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The board‘s position was that these students were receiving bus service "outside the policy excepâ€" tion" said Superintendent of Business Joe Birett. Thirtyâ€"two routes were reviewed by the board last last year and several routes were discontinued. The decision also affected other children, currently being bused, from other schools within the region. Although parent delegations spoke on their individual busing predicaments at the transportation review committee meeting, trustees Last week was busy for the quicklyâ€"assembled group of St. Matthew‘s parents who made preâ€" sentations before the Halton Roman Catholic Schoolboard and the board‘s transportation review comâ€" mittee. They discovered only recently that the route would be cancelled in September. The board had decided approxiâ€" mately 70 children living in the area bounded by Upper Middle Road, Dorval Drive, Monastery Drive and Nottinghill Gate would walk to school. _ arents of children affected * by the cancellation of a bus route to St. Matthew‘s have made some progress in their fight to maintain the service. They, along with parents repreâ€" senting more than 300 Catholic eleâ€" mentary students who are affected by the board‘s recent transportation review, convinced the transportation review committee last week to urge the board not to cancel the buses. St. Matthew‘s parents plan to appeal bus cancellation at April 26th meeting By KATHY YANCHUS Oakville Beaver Staff The parents saw the issue as a costâ€"cutting measure at the expense of childrens‘ safety, said Asadoorian. "You can‘t put a price tag on the safety of these children," he said. "Policies and distances should not be the guiding principle." voted on the whole package, according to St. Matthew‘s Save the Buses spokesperson, â€" Mark Asadoorian. VERMONTS FINEST « ICE CREAM FROZEN YOGURT Bronte 87 Bronte Rd., Oakville From 12â€"9 p.m. Anyone interested in lending their support to the cause, is asked to contact Asadoorian at 825â€"4111. Asadoorian is hoping that parâ€" ents of every child affected by the cancelled bus routes will turn out for the April 26th meeting of the board when the busing issue will be voted upon. Asadoorian said parents were angry and upset and "they aren‘t going to go away." « Ir m m I' i arcacde 7:00 p.m. CALL TO REGISTER (416) 537â€"6895 TO DONATE AUCTION ITEMS CALL BILL BOOTH (905) 338â€"6423 Everyone Is Welcome. Question Period to Follow FRIDAY, APRIL 15 SATURDAY, APRIL 16 /7 BP sound systems FEATURING THE FABULOUS NEW 1995 OVER $150, ooo IN AUCTION ITEMS JQV o ciBk cA C L GENERA H?‘Q“‘éspssemb“(e pignmert® Rotary Clubs of Oakville * To Know About Infertility But Were Afraid To Ask" Attend a FREE Seminar MONDAY, APRIL 25 BENEFITTING ROTARY COMMUNITY CHARITABLE PROJECTS The Montgomery Inn 4709 Dundas St. West (at Islington) "Everything You Wanted