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CCNA BETTER NEWSPAPERS COMPETITION 2000 '.com S c h o o l b o a rd p a s s e s `p a in fu l' $ 2 8 4 -m budget Status quo "not possible" says director as inflation more than double 1.6% increase By Dennis Smith SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER A `painful' budget of nearly $284.2 million has been approved by the Halton District School Board. "The budget is balanced, but not without some significant pain," Education Director Dusty Papke told trustees. "We'll have to create ways to share resources and provide the highest possible service. This is not a needs budget." There appears to be more provincial funding with $100 per student for local priorities, which adds $4 million, said Papke. "But this is a 1.6% increase when there's 3.2% inflation," he said. "The status quo is not possible." The new bud get covers the fiscal year from Sept. 1, 2001Dusty Papke: Aug. 31,2002. S c h o o l heating & hydro boards are costs soaring required to sub mit balanced budgets to the province. Lack of provincial funding to covcr new special education planning requirements, the new Grade 11 cur riculum. plus sharp increases in utilities were among budget problems cited. "The increases in heating were dra matic and hydro will increase a mini mum of 20%," said Papke. "In Halton, we received more than $750,000 to cover this, but it was withdrawn from this year's budget. And it came in mid year, so it doesn't show up in our pre vious budget." He said the board will go to the pub lic next fall to make its budget prob lems better known. Carla Kisko, the board's business services superintendent, said the province may still help out with increasing utility costs. But Kisko said it's not known why the new Grade 11 curriculum funding was reduced 50%. P o lic e s e e k in g g a s b a r b a n d its Photo by Peter C. McCusker HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA: Marcella and Santiago Arcella stay warm in a blanket while watch ing Canada Day celebrations at Coronation Park. The almost-cold weather was a departure from the steam ing temperatures o f Friday. For more on the festivities, see Focus section. T ow n wants more teeth in dog bylaw H u m a n e re p o rt o n to S o c ie ty to a d d itio n s b y la w s e x is tin g % By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Now that Oakville has a new cat bylaw, the Town of Oakville may add teeth to its dog bylaws. Town council wants the Oakville Humane Society to report by midSeptember on potential additional dog bylaws -- some of which are already in place at other municipalities. The additional by-laws would gov ern things like size and construction of doghouses, and the appropriate length of chain to be used when tying up a dog. In some municipalities, it's illegal to drive with a dog in the back of a pick-up truck, but not in Oakville, said Oakville Humane Society supervisor and OSPCA inspector Colleen Gyergyai. These are grey areas not covered by the 110-year-old Ontario Society for the Prevention o f Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) Act or the Criminal Code. Change to those laws is being sought, but is slow and beefing up local bylaws may help in the interim. "Maybe we should bring our bylaws up to speed," said Ward 4 Councillor Allan Elgar when the issue first surfaced at a recent Administrative Services Committee meeting. The move was sparked by the com plaint o f an Oakville resident who pleaded with councillors to improve the life o f a neighbourhood dog she's been trying to help. The woman said she's been stymied by antiquated laws and loop holes for a year. She said her heart is breaking since the miniature-sized dog is tied on a short chain in an old outdoor shed, day and night, year round. However, the Oakville Humane Society has made 15 visits to the loca tion and has found the dog, who is not house-trained or neutered, to be healthy, clean, fed, watered, in a heat ed shelter with a blanket and stool to get off the ground, said Gyergyai. "Nobody bothers with him other than to feed him. This past winter was extremely cold and he was out there all through it," countered the woman. Mayor Ann Mulvale said town hall (S e e `B y la w ' p a g e A 5 ) Someone here has $11,000 ticket Get out your old lottery tickets: an $ 11,000 prize bought in Oakville is about to expire. According to the Ontario Lottery and G am ing C orporation, the unclaim ed second prize worth $11,033.40 is from the July 15, 2000 Lottario draw. The winning numbers are 15-2629-34-38-39, Bonus 31. To win the Lottario second prize, players must match five of the six regular numbers plus the bonus number. The person in possession of the ticket should fill out the back and sign it and get it to the Lottery and Gaming Corporation office, located at 33 Bloor St. East in Toronto, before 5 p.m. on Friday, July 13. Players have one year from the original draw date to claim their prize. In recent years, a H am ilton woman and a Barrie man claimed Lotto 6/49 second prizes worth $92,934 and $52,250 respectively after hearing radio announcements about two tickets about to expire. (S e e B o a rd ' p a g e A 5 ) Halton Regional Police are on the lookout for two men who robbed an Oakville Petro Canada station Friday morning. According to investigators, the inci dent occurred around 4 a.m. when two men approached the lone attendant at the station, located at 1537 Trafalgar Rd. The suspects ordered the employee to return to the kiosk and while enter ing the facility, one suspect grabbed the attendant by the shirt and pushed him. The clerk was ordered to open the cash register and hand over the money. Both suspects then fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. A silver Honda Civic was seen leaving the scene immediately after the rob bery. A videotape system was in opera tion at the time and is now under review by investigators. The first suspect is described as a white male in his mid to late 20s, fivefeet 10-inches tall, weighing 150 to 160 lbs. with dark hair. He may have been wearing a hat. He is said to have beady brown eyes with large pupils and was unshaven. He had a thin face and a pasty complexion. He was wear ing a dark green/black flannel construction-type long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans and yellow work boots. The second suspect is a black male, about 20 years old, six-feet tall, weigh ing 190 to 200 lbs. with a big build and large shoulders. He has brown eyes, a loud voice and was wearing a red/black flannel lumberjack-style long-sleeved shirt and black pants. Anyone with information is encour aged to contact Det. Const. Jeff Leder at 825-4747 ext. 2278 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. in s id e Edtoriais... Focus.... Entertainment . ,.B1 ,,C1 Business... Sports... Automotive. ,.C8 _D1 ..06 Photo by Peter C. McCusker P artialdelivery: F u tu reShop, B lack'sC am era, T h e B a y, T ruG reen, In to o a la x . Phase2 C anadian P BRIDGE OVER MURKY WATERS: With the weather cooperating, construction crews working on the new Rebecca Street bridge over Bronte Creek have been able to keep on schedule. This photo was taken on the east side looking west on Rebecca Street. The first vehicle is expected to cross the $10-million span sometime in September. D r. 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