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30 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday October 13 2000 Catholic school board on building spree By Kim Arnott SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER The Catholic school board's building spree continues. Halton Catholic District School Board trustees have approved a plan to begin design work on four new elementary schools across the region. They also approved additions and renovations for another four of the board's elementary schools. Over the last several years, the board has opened two new elementary schools in Oakville and one in Burlington. Construction is under way on a new elemen tary school and a new high school in Georgetown, and plans are in place to build a new high school in Oakville. As well, a number of the board's older schools have enjoyed major renovation work. With many of its schools at or over capacity, the Catholic school board is eligible for provin cial grants to construct new buildings in rapidly growing areas of the region. The situation is in sharp contrast to that faced by the Halton District School Board, which is looking at closing a number of under-utilized schools in order to receive provincial funding for new building projects. Provincial funding for new schools is only available to boards with an overall shortage of space across their system. Those like the Halton public board, which have excess capacity, although it may be in the wrong geographical areas, are not eligible for money to build new schools. Two of the Catholic board's new elementary schools will be built in Oakville. West Oak Trails will get a new school for September 2003 and Iroquois Ridge will see a school open the follow ing September. The other two new schools are planned for east Milton, to open in September 2002, and the Orchard community in Burlington, planned to open in September 2003. . How to Avoid Costly Housing Mistakes Before and After a Divorce OAKVILLE - Divorce is rarely easy and often means a lot of difficult decisions. One of the most important decisions is what to do about the house. In the midst of the heavy emotional and financial turmoil, what you need most is some non-emotional, straightforward, specific information and answers. Once you know how a divorce affects your home, your mortgage and taxes, critical decisions are easier. Neutral, third party information can help you make logical, rather than emotional, decisions. Probably, the first decision is whether you want to continue living in the house. Will the familiar sur roundings bring you comfort and emotional securi ty, or unpleasant memories? Do you want to mini mize change by staying where you are, or sell your home and move in a new place that offers a new start? Only you can answer these questions, but there will almost certainly be some financial repercus sions to your decision process. What can you afford? Can you manage the old house on your new budget? Is refinancing possible? Or is it better to sell and buy? How much house can you buy on your new budget? To help you know what questions you should ask and how to arrive at the right answer for your spe cific situation, a FREE special report has been pre pared by industry experts entitled "Divorce: What You Need to Know About Your House, Your Mortgage and Taxes." To hear a brief recorded message about how to order your free copy of this report, call 1-800-6958306 and enter ID #1009. You can call any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call now to find out how to make this part of your current situation less stressful. Thu trpori is courtesy of Sylvia FromsUm, SuUon Group Summit Realty h e Not intended to sohnt properties currently listedfor sale. Copyright 19%. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A D V E R T IS E M E N T. E d w a rd Jones invites you to attend Health Care Stocks The Prescription for Your Portfolio I Opportunities for investing in the health care industry I W hat stocks to buy now | Strategies for your portfolio Featuring as speaker: Sarah R o ss, C F A HEALTH CARE ANALYST FO R EDWARD JO N ES Wednesday, October 18, 7:00 p.m. H o lid a y Inn 590 Argus Road, Oakville, O N The seminar is free, but seating is limited. Call for reservations. Stephen Ison 110 Dunn Street Oakville ON L6J3E1 MatthewLangdotd Dennis Metz 1395 Abbeywood Drive Unit #12 Oakville ON L6M3B2 46 Lakeshore Road West Oakville ON L6K1C7 Ronald Prokop 635 Fourth Line Unit #10 Oakville ON L6L5W4 Vikram D att 77 Bronte Road Unit#101B Oakville O N L6L3B7 Lou Channell 2251 Westoak Trails Bkd Unit #4 Oakville ON L6M3P7 Bob Mulligan 610 Ford Drive Unit#lB Oakville ON L6J7V7 Perry Pappas 2387 Trafalgar Road Unit#E2 OakvilleON L6H6K7 Edwardjones Serving Individual Investors 338-6161 825-9651 w w w .edw ardjones.com 844-3141 8424911 465-3460 847-8803 338-1661 257-7884 Member CIPF