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T h e Oa k v m je B L li TRANSMISSIONS 1 Setting his sights on Sydney Sports OAKVILLE 337-1373 C w M f of Donral t Speers ART BY THE LAKE Arts & entertainment For the finest in CUSTOM UPHOLSTERING call Baier's. M ates of fine upholstered furniture (between BroincA T h rt Lwe) 23 3 3Wwcitft R oad, lnH7 107.101 aW U Town home to accident alley The intersection of Trafalgar Road and Leighland Avenue and Iroquois Shore Road have the highest number of accidents in Halton region By Irene Gentle SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER If you're one of the thousands of-drivers who travel Trafalgar Road north of the QEW, watch out - that's the number one stretch of road for accidents in all of Halton. That revelation came from a recent report presented to the region's planning and public works committee. In terms of sheer numbers, the most accident-prone inter section involving regional roads was at Trafalgar Road and Leighland Avenue and Iroquois Shore Road Overall, 7 of the top 10 accident intersections were locat ed on Trafalgar Road. "But," said Ho Wong, the region's director of long-range planning and transportation services, "those numbers don't take into account the amount of traf fic going through." The report showed all continuous east-west routes in south Halton, including provincial highways, were ranked as severely congested during six peak morning and after noon traffic hours. Despite that, Halton's accident rate remains relatively low with the majority of per capita accidents taking place on rural roads. "Our safety record is generally good," said Wong. "We only have a few locations that require modifications." (See `Report1page A2) S U N R I S E S E R V I C E : O akville Christians of all denominations gathered at sunrise on Easter Sunday at Coronation Park to mark the first Easter of the new m illennium . Upwards o f 800 peo ple watched the sunrise at the Lake Ontario shore line under calm conditions. Those attending then walked to the park's bandshell for a 45-m inute ser vice. That's IVacey Dim ney and Erica Pinto (right) singing during the service. For story, see page A2. Photos by Peter J Thompson Conservation Halton fires board By Lisa Cartwright SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER In what Conservation Halton (CH) officials are calling a "fresh start," nine board members from its volunteer fundraising body have been terminated. "This was done to create a fresh start for a valuable program that now has renewed focus," stated a CH press release. All CH Foundation board members, except three CH representatives who must sit on the fund-raising body, were hand-delivered letters from CH CAO secretary-treasurer Theresa Maguire-Garber. The letters, marked private and confiden tial, stated the volunteers' contracts had been terminated and they had to reapply to CH if they wanted to continue to serve on the foun- Officials say move was to give fundraising body renewed focus" dation's board of directors. Originally, most contracts didn't end until late 2000. At a CH board of directors meeting, mem bers went in camera. Afterward, a recorded 65 vote had board members deciding that foun dation volunteers should be relieved of their contracts. "I was quite honestly shocked," said Milton Councillor Cindy Lunau, who has sat on the foundation board of directors since 1997. "I am hurt. I am confused by the action. I can't imagine what good reason it can be." However, now-former foundation board member Don Ford said he wasn't surprised that it happened. "They needed to do that," he said. "In some ways it should have been done earlier." Ford said CH has undergone drastic changes over the last several years including a 30% cut in government funding. When an organization changes, it makes sense that the fund-raising board should as well, he said. "We serve with the approval of the board. The board decides what to do and they are in full power to do it." Maguire-Garber said it wasn't an easy deci sion for the CH board of directors to make. She said the foundation members had done a tremendous job, but the time had come to make changes. (See `Message; page A8) Halton not immune from poverty impact By Irene Gentle SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Poverty has increased all across Canada, according to a recently released report by the Canadian Council on Social Development. But though much of Halton was ranked the most prosperous of 47 stud ied Canadian municipalities, it's still paying its fair share of social assistance costs, said Halton Chair Joyce Savoline. Aside from spending $10 million annually to address Halton's social needs, another $23 million is shipped out of the Region to aid the needy in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), she said. "We recognize that poverty is an issue that affects us and our neigh bours," said Savoline. "For every dol lar we spend on social services in Halton, we give more than $2 to the GTA." (See 'Poverty' page A8) Female caterer dies in refinery accident today' s paper Editorials................. ...............,A6 Focus ..................... R1 ____ ___ ,B6 Automotive.............. ................ C1 Classified________ Sports....... ............ Business ____ C4 - - .................... An Oakville resident was killed last Thursday (April 20th) at the Petro Canada Refinery in Clarkson. Zinila D 'Mello, 48, died when a Petro Canada service truck reversed into her as she walked by, pinning her under neath the vehicle. The accident occurred in the loading area of the Lube Plex building. D 'Mello, a catering employee for the Petro Canada refin ery, was transported to Oakville-Trafalgar M emorial Hospital. She was later transferred to Hamilton General Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. m _______ ,.D5 Labour group marks Day of Mourning The Oakville and District Labour Council is hosting a Day of Mourning Friday ceremony in remembrance of injured and killed workers. The ceremony is at 3:35 p.m. at the injured workers mon ument outside the Oakville Central Library on Navy Street. Guest speaker at the ceremony is Nancy Riche, secretarytreasurer of the Canadian Labour Congress. A representative from the Six Nations will bless the event with a Sweet Grass Ceremony. In 1998, there were 345,831 workers who were injured in Ontario. Photo by Peter J. 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