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A2 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday March 8, 2000 C O M E " I T O T H E S O U R C E CAW DONATION: N adine W ildgen and R ita B ording from the CAW Local 707, E m ployee Equity D ep artm ent at F o rd 's O ntario Truck Plant, p resent a $2,000 ch eq u e to D ian e Beaulieu, H alton W om en's P lace P rogram s Supervisor. It's part o f the C A W 's program o f helping n on-profit com m un ity agencies. Photo by Barrie Erskine 0 /1 /1 /1 C l n o% m * 48 mmtJm m 2000 Customer Cashback MARKET VALUE PRICING FOR OVER 7 YEARS T h e R e a l i s t i c P r ic e t h a t c a r s a n d tr u c k s a r e s e l l i n g f o r in t h e M a r k e t p l a c e Development may not address needs-Graham (C o n tin u e d from p a g e A 1 ) Graham said it was "not unreasonable" to have all the answers before approving the O P and zoning amendments and asked that the matter be deferred for one week. After lengthy wrangling it was agreed that the zoning amendment bylaw be given first and second readings only with the third held off until Monday. A t that time Graham wanted to know whether, given the unusual nature of the fifth floor dilemma - and if OTM H could extend the lease until spring - the 34 residents could be given first crack at Centra] Park's site. A Central Park spokesperson explained that, while the needs o f the fifth floor residents and their families are well known to them, the com pany is not privy to discussions between O TM H and Q ueen's Park about OTHS. On the upside, they also said that, according to current regulations, the fifth floor patients would rank second only to those in a "crisis" care situation in being assigned beds. G raham also w anted more information about Central Park's plans for the facility and the income mix it hoped to attract. "I'm not convinced that (Central Park's) appli cations are going to address the needs o f the com munity," said Graham. On Monday, Council voted to request that the mayor write to the M inister o f H ealth to press that "special and imm ediate" consideration be given to the fifth floor residents' needs and circumstances. That said, Ward 3 councillor Tedd Smith reiter ated last w eek's stand that land use matters and the hospital situation are two entirely different issues. Ward 6 councillor Kurt Franklin agreed: "I don't think we did ourselves proud last w eek by dragging this out." C iv ic S c e n e W e d n esd a y , M a r ch 8 th : S p ecial C o m m ittee-O f-T h e-W h o le m e etin g o f the H alto n D istric t S ch o o l B o ard m eets at 8 p.m . at the J.W . S in g leto n E d u ca tio n C en tre, 2 0 5 0 G u elp h L ine, B u rlin g to n to hear p u b lic d e le g a tio n s re g a rd in g the C. N. W atson rep o rt on the H alton D istric t S ch o o l B o a rd 's 2 0 -y ear strateg ic y ea r ca p ita l plan. A p u b lic in fo rm atio n m eetin g reg ard in g C o u rtw e ll S to ra g e is at 7 p .m . at th e O a k v ille M u n ic ip a l B u ild in g , 1225 T rafalg ar Rd. T h u r sd a y , M a rch 9 th : T h e O a k v ille Y outh A d v iso ry C o m m ittee m eets at 7 p.m . in th e O a k v ille R o o m o f th e O a k v ille M u n icip al B u ild in g . A p u b lic in fo rm atio n m e etin g reg a rd in g N u e ra M a n a g e m e n t is at 7 p .m . at the O ak v ille M u n ic ip a l B u ild in g . T u esday, M arch 14th: T h e O ak v ille Site P lan C o m m itte e m e ets at 5 :3 0 p.m . in the T ra fa lg a r R o o m o f th e O ak v ille M u n icip al B u ild in g . W e d n e sd a y , M a r c h 1 5 th : O a k v ille 's C o m m ittee o f A d ju stm e n t m eets at 7 p.m . in th e B ro n te R o o m at th e O ak v ille M u n icip al B u ild in g , 1225 T ra fa lg a r Rd. T h u rsd a y , M a rch 16th: A p u b lic in fo r m atio n m e etin g re g a rd in g the p ro p o sed zo n ing am en d m e n t fo r 2331 N in th L in e is at 7 p.m . in the T ra fa lg a r R o o m at th e O ak v ille M u n ic ip a l B u ild in g . Prices dearty displayed in all windows of new & used vehicles. Shop 24 hours a day on our lot. FORD LINCOLN · Market Value Price \N D Halton District School Board QUESTIO NS and A N SW ER S about the INCLUDES F R E IG H T 0 AIR TAX .^PROTECTOR P i M l ' N U I t V I V I I PIUS SE* ANTI-THEFT Q. A. ! STRATEGIC CAPITAL PLAN ("CN Watson Report") W hat is a Strategic Capital Plan? Why does the Board need one? A strategic capital plan is a long-range look at student accommodation needs throughout the entire region o f Halton. The Ministry o f Education requires all District School Boards to file a capital plan by October 2000. How was the CN Watson Strategic Capital Plan developed? CN Watson and Associates Ltd. reviewed the accommodation needs throughout the entire region o f Halton. Demographic trends, future growth and developments, sustainable student enrolment levels during the next 20 years, projected enrolment, and the B oard's "surplus space" were considered in the development o f the plan. In developing recommendations for the next twenty years, (including school closures and new school construction), CN W atson also considered criteria such as distribution o f buildings within each review area, age of facility, date o f recent major upgrades, and amount o f excess space in each area. ® NO ADMIN. FEES ·NO PDI CHARGE 1570 TRAFALGAR ROAD, OAKVILLE at the Q.E.W. « 8 4 4 - 3 2 7 3 | Q A. Coming March 18 to a Fun Place near you! John Crilly invites you to celebrate the new Millennium Q. A. Do we need new schools? Yes. The CN Watson plan says approximately 75,000 new dwelling units will be built within the Halton region during the next twenty years. This breaks down to 43% in Oakville, 25% in Milton, 22% in Burlington and 10% in Halton Hills. Projected enrolment in the elementary panel forecasts an increase o f 78%, and a 59% increase in the secondary panel. This means during the next 20 years, the Board will see a region-wide increase to approximately 48,894 elementary students (from 26,105 students) and 23,732 secondary students (from 14,958), almost doubling the existing student population. The plan suggests the construction o f 42 new schools (34 elementary and 8 secondary) during the next 20 years to deal with "catch-up" needs as well as "growth-related" accommodation needs. Approximately 18% o f the cost o f the plan, or $72 million, relates to the B oard's "catch-up" needs to alleviate crowding in existing schools. W hy are school closures being considered? The Ministry o f Education's "Ministry Rated Capacity" formula states that region-wide, the Board presently has too many spaces for the number o f students in its system. Overall, there are 1761 surplus spaces in the elementary panel, and 3588 surplus spaces in the secondary panel. While there is a region-wide surplus, some schools are presently at or exceeding their capacity, while other schools are under-utilized. Under the Ministry's funding formula, there are two key points to note. The Board has a specific amount o f money to only operate spaces for the students it has. If the Board pays for more spaces than required (ie: if a school is operating under-capacity), this takes away from the funding available for those other schools which may be fully utilized. The second point to note is the Ministry's method o f generating funding for new schools. The Ministry will only provide pupil accommodation grants (PAGs) to Boards to build new schools when a Board's enrolment exceeds the amount o f space it has. In order for Halton to address its "catch-up" needs as well as prepare for new growth, closures are necessary. The CN Watson plan suggests the closure o f 14 schools (11 elementary and 4 secondary) as well as the disposal o f 9 vacant surplus properties during the next 20 years. This will generate funds necessary to build new schools. W hat else is addressed in the report? The report recommends a Junior Kindergarten program. Increased enrolment due to JK would generate more than $53.5 million in grants for new pupil spaces. When will trustees vote on the report? Will school closures be dealt with separately? Trustees have approved a timeline which will see the CN Watson report come to the Board for decision on March 22nd. This vote will only be on the plan itself, as an indication o f intent o f the Board's direction in dealing with accommodation issues. The Board has designated March 8th to hear registered delegations, regarding the CN W atson report. A complete list of dates can be found on the Board's website at: w w wl.haltonbe.on.ca School closures, as outlined in the plan, will be voted on separately. According to Board Policy 7000-21: School Accommodation, a "School Closure Study Committee" will be established for each school designated for closure. Each o f these Study Committees will be involved in an extensive consultation process with staff, students, parents and community in order to best address student needs, and should a transition to another school be necessary, to do so with the least possible disruption to students. How can I find out more information? Contact your local trustee, or attend any public session o f the Board and/or Committee meetings, held at the JW Singleton Centre, Burlington. Trustee and meeting information are on the Halton District School Board website at: ww wl.haltonbe.on.ca J.W . Singleton E ducation Centre, 2050 G uelph L in e, B u rlin g to n O N L 7 R 3Z 2 (90S) 335-3663 (905) 842-3014 (90S) 878-8451 F A X : (90S) 335-9802 fit. Patric Dance KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS HALL 1494 Wallace Rd. Oakville Starts at 8 p.m. featuring the Q. A. Molly McGuires w ith the Q. A. G0GGIN IRISH DAMCERS plus Oakville's best made IR ISHSTEW- all you can eat! and DOOR PRIZES GALORE $20.00 per person / Q. A. T ickets a v a ila b le at the K ofC H all or b y ca llin g 827-1854 Proceeds to Ju ve n ile Diabetes