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10 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday July 11, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Town likely to stick with current ward system - for now By Kim Arnott SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER It appears that any change to Oakville's municipal ward system will have to wait until after the 2010 election. Town councillors are recommending that the current political structure remain in place until after the Region of Halton looks at how it allocates its seats to its four municipalities. That's not expected to occur until after the 2010 election. "We don't want to do this twice," said Ward 6 councillor Max Khan, who made the motion to stick with the status quo during Tuesday night's Administrative Services committee meeting. Since 1990, Oakville has been divided into six wards ­ three north of the QEW and three south of the QEW. Each ward elects two councillors, a Town Councillor and a Town and Regional Councillor. The Town Councillor sits only on Oakville Council, while the Town and Regional Councillor sits on both Oakville and Halton Regional councils. With the rapid population growth north of the QEW since 1990, the current ward system is now out of balance. Ward 2, in south central Oakville, is expected to have a population of only 20,314 by the 2010 election, while Ward 4, in the town's northwest corner, will have more than 48,000 people. With continued population growth planned for the north, the system will get further out of balance in the coming years. In 2005, a citizens' task force recommended a north-south realignment of the ward system. However, politicians had hoped to do that in conjunction with a review of the Halton political structure, necessary due to population growth in Oakville and Milton. Currently, Halton Region Council is made up of Oakville's six Town and Regional Councillors, along with six councillors from Burlington, three councillors from Milton and two councillors from Halton Hills. The Mayors of each municipality, along with the Halton Regional Chairman also sit on the 21-member council. The recommendation from the Administrative Services committee still requires ratification by the entire Town Council at its meeting on July 14. MRZ IN SU VEHICLES WINDSHIELD PRICED WITH WILL BE UNBELIEVABLE ALL IN-STOCK ZLE SIZ NTS FO NY NEWFINANCIN ONHA URCHASE E P LLA C OV,000 WIT ER RO 1,000 09 CO 20 DA! SOLD IN CANA THE OXFORD DIFFERENCE FIVE TIPS TO UNDERSTANDING THE REPORT CARD The end-of-year report card is a pivotal time for families. It's a time of transition as students complete one grade and ready themselves to begin a new grade in the fall. It's also a time of stress. 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