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Civic Scene Tlirec limes a Week FLYER DELIVERY Added Value Package # 1 D IST R IB U T O R of flyers to Oakville homes and apartments r , Xsk i albou* L ourW SU M M E R SPEC IA L! Seniors Specials ALL DAY LONG!T o b o o k y o u r f l y e r c a l l : J O H N M O O D I E a t T h e O a k v i l l e B e a v e r 8 4 5 - 3 8 2 4 e x t . 2 3 5 P a g e r . 1 - 8 8 8 - 5 8 0 - 8 9 4 2 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER i&_ Photo by Christine Smyth NEW DIGS: Halton Regional Police Services Const. Ellie Van Vliet, stands in front of her new community policing office on Kerr Street. The new location is in the John Scott building at Florence Avenue. Walk-A-Dog-A-Thon aids guide dog centre Canadians in over 50 cities across the country will be raising funds on Sun. Oct. 3rd for Canine Vision Canada. Canine Vision Canada trains Dog Guides for Canadians who are blind and visual­ ly impaired. Last year's walk raised $150,000! This year's goal is $180,000. The Oakville Lions Club will once again host a Canine Vision Canada Walk-A-Dog-A-Thon this year. Last year's event raised more than $10,000. The 10 km walk will begin at 9 a.m. at the Burloak Canoe Club, 150 Water Street. Registration is an hour before the event begins. Dog Guides are provided to clients from across the country at no cost. Canine Vision Canada is a national char­ itable organization, receiving donations from individuals and corporations. Those wishing to participate are asked to pick-up a sponsor form and get as many pledges as you can, then come and walk. Bring along your favourite dog, friend, family member, or walk with us! Sponsor forms are available from the Oakville Humane Society, area pet food stores, and animal clinics or at Canine Vision Canada, 152 WiJ|on Street. No teachers will lose jobs 10,000 fly e rs p r i n t e d & M | 0 k g L O d i s t r i b u t e d Wednesday September 29, 1999 (Continued from page 1) Anthony agreed with Petrusich that the board was lucky there would not be a negative impact on teachers, such as the need for layoffs due to fewer pupils. Staffing figures are already "pretty tight", Anthony noted, adding there were several last-minute requests for leaves of absence as well as other teachers who moved on to other boards, all of which balanced the drop in enrol­ ment. Halton Hills trustee and board chair Ethel Gardiner termed the student decrease a "real anomaly". Superintendent A1 Greyson said many factors could account for the sig­ nificant drop in enrolment and he would delve more deeply to come up with exact answers. Meanwhile, he offered some hypotheses. "This is the first year we integrated a different (computer software) system in doing student enrolment projections. We are working on a different set of assumptions because we need to chal­ lenge traditional ones" based on resi­ dential planning. 'T he Catholic board is now getting the higher ratio of (new) students," said Greyson, because more Catholic schools than public ones are being built around the region. The uncertainty of the existence of some schools is likely playing a part in which system a parent puts their child, he added. The superintendent also alluded to other possible explanations for general declines in public board enrolment including dual-income families delay­ ing the start of having children or the switch to private schooling. Busing regulations may also enter the picture, said Greyson. He noted the Halton board provides busing to Kindergarten- Grade 5 pupils who live more than 1.6 kilometres away from their school and to students in Grades 6-8 who are 3.2 km or farther away. Conversely, the Halton Catholic board buses students from JK-8 if they are 1.6 km or more away. Plus, new Catholic schools are being built with in-house, daycare, he said. starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29th: The Halton Region Planning and Public Works Committee meets at 9:30 a.m. at regional headquarters. The Halton Region Administration and Finance Committee meets at 1:30 p.m. at regional headquarters. A public information meeting regarding 1235-1255 North Service Rd. W. is at 7 p.m. in the Trafalgar Room of the Oakville Municipal Building. Thursday, Sept 30th: A public information meeting regarding the Community Resource Group is at 7 p.m. in the Oakville Room of the Oakville Municipal Building. Tuesday, Oct. 5 th: The Committee of the Whole meeting for the Halton Roman Catholic District School Board is at 7:30 p.m. at the board office at 802 Drury Lane, Burlington. Wednesday, Oct. 6th: Halton Regional Council meets in the region­ al council chambers at 9:30 a.m. at regional headquarters, 1151 Bronte Rd. Join us for our Annual S e n io r s C r a f t & B a k e S a le Thursday, Sept 30th Entertainment NEWS & SPORTS Q.E.W. Trafalgar Village Cross Uve. ; .A o p e e rs Ho, FLYER DELIVERY Added Value Package of flyers to Oakville homes and apartments Seniors Specials ALL DAY LONG! Join us for our Annual Thursday, Sept 30th Q.E.W. Cross Uve.