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SCHOOL SUCCESS \v\vw.chisholniccntre.coni (905) 844*3240 Chisliolin * Kym Banting cycles, swims and Dragon Boat runs for arthritis research raises eyebrows PAGE D3 PAGE B1 Mercedes Benz Q.E.W . *, Dorval D r. www.oakvillebeaver.com NOH I A M H r o l a n t l I 't i b l i c i i l i o n A S V o l. .i f ) N o . 7 ` ) MOST AWARDED COMM UNITY NEW SPAPER 4 .S / '<U /( \s , . > ( \ 7 US ·/ > /( W 'l l 1M .S I >.\Y. U IV i. 2<K)_> HHS to receive $4.8 million from province But organization still expects financial challenges By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF H a lto n H e a lth c a r e S e rv ic e s ( H H S ) h a s le a rn e d i t w i ll re c e iv e m o re th a n $ 4 .8 m illio n in a d d it io n a l o p e r a tin g f u n d in g f o r th e 2 0 0 2 /0 3 fis c a l y e a r. HHS officials received notification "We will be dialoguing with ministry Tuesday from the Ministry of Health & officials to fully assess and evaluate the Long-Term Care outlining the details, details of the announcement to deter which included a two per cent inflation mine how this funding will affect our ary increase -- allotted across the board organization," said Senior Viceto all Ontario hospitals -- President Allan Halls. "As the communities of "Like all other healthcare amounting to S I,785,300. HHS also received con facilities in the province, Milton and Oakville firmation that a perform our organization is facing continue to grow, we ance grant of $1,795,200 some major challenges. that was received in the are challenged to keep As the communities of 2001/02 fiscal year, will up to the demand for Milton and Oakville con now be included in the hospital-based health tinue to grow, we are base budget. The balance challenged to keep up to care services." o f the funding. $ 1,311.000, the demand for hospital· Allan Halls, is related to growth in vari based healthcare servic ous programs and services senior vice-president es. in the hospital, such as the "While we appreciate Halton Healthcare Renal Dialysis program. the funding increase, our Senices The funding announce initial calculations are ment does not address last year's deficit indicating that we will be facing some of more than $3 million, however, significant financial and operational which was primarily attributable to the challenges in the upcoming year." growth in patient volumes at both hos HHS encompasses both Oakvillepital sites last year, nor does it provide Trafalgar Memorial Hospital and funding for the level o f growth antici Milton District Hospital. pated this year. (S ee `Province' page A3) Halton public school board gets $566,000-plus for maintenance One day after the Halton District School Board reluctantly passed a budget it said was about $4 million below what it needed, it has received an unexpected windfall. The public board will receive anoth er $566,768 to be used specifically on repairs or maintenance to schools. H alton's Catholic board is getting $100,000. The money is part of a recent gov ernment announcement o f a further $25 million built into the Ontario 2002 budget for school board facilities renewal. Considering the maintenance fund ing pickle the board has found itself in in recent years, being under-funded by about $1.3 million annually, the half million dollars will be put to use easily, said HDSB facilities superintendent Gerry Cullen. "I'm pleased. We always have an outstanding list of things we have to do. This will go towards the next $500,000 on that list." Although he's not sure which schools will benefit from the new money, and how. Cullen said it will be used for typical projects and repairs to heating, air conditioning electrical and mechanical systems, flooring and re paving of driveways or parking lots. (S ee Money' page A3) Tyrel Featherstone · Special to the Oakville Beaver O H C A N A D A !: Annie M oore, left, and I.ua Eiriksson. right, sing-along with the entertainm ent at C oronation P ark at the C anada Day celebration. The Bronte Village BIA and the H alton M ulticultural Council (HM C) hosted a bash for C anada Day on July 1. The celebration of C an a d a's birthday in both Bronte and Coronation P ark. The event began in Bronte complete with a birthday cake, followed by a parade along Lakeshore Road to C oronation P ark for the HMC opening ceremonies. All afternoon, both venues hosted entertainm ent that included CaribesoPs cabaret show Fuego de C uba; Siony's Dance C om pany; H abeeba H obeika's Egyptian Dance C om pany; G ia Veronica Pugliese, a talented teen vocalist, who sang her own compositions in Italian and English; the Replay Band: Nuevo A m anecer M ariachi Trio: Tahitian and Mexican dances, and more. M P P t a k e s w a lk in g t o u r o f m o r a in e Oakvillegreen wants land to remain in public's hands By Kim Amott SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER I'm standing atop the Trafalgar Moraine, just east of Third Line. Despite the romantic notion of Oakville's wild and undeveloped north ern lands, at first glance I seem only to be surrounded by a rather unremarkable field of grain. But local ecologist Paul O 'H ara ges tures for me to step back a scarce 10 feet from the edge of the field, into a row of trees and poison ivy. Suddenly, the land falls away dra matically. into a deep valley o f the Sixteen Mile Creek. It is a problem o f perception, notes Mike Colle. a Toronto-area MPP and the Liberal Critic for the GTA. The field may look environmentally unimportant -- even ideal for develop ment -- but it acts as an important buffer for the sensitive valley and the watercourse that runs through it. Gesturing at the valley, then nodding to the field, he asks, "What are your chances of protecting that, if you don't protect this?" Last week, local environmental group Oakvillegreen organized a walk ing tour o f a portion o f Oakville's northern lands owned by the Ontario Realty Corporation (ORC). About 15 per cent of the land slated for future development north of Dundas Street is currently owned by the ORC, an arm o f the provincial government. O f the approximately 1,100 acres owned by the province, about 300 acres are slated to be donated to the town, while the remainder will be sold for development. 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