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January 7. 2016 | 18 § The Halton Catholic District School Board can P expect a steady increase in enrolment over g the next four years, according to Ministry of __ Educationâ€"mandated yearly projections, pre s sented at a recent board meeting. £ Despite enrolment declines in Burlington and & more mature areas of Oakville, strong growth in Milton, north Oakville and Halton Hills will provide an average yearly growth rate of apâ€" proximately 218 students over the fourâ€"year period from 2016â€"17 to 2019â€"20. ¢ In Burlington, the trend is a declining student population in most neighbourhoods with the s exception of the northeast Alton community, 7 whtch has experienced "significant new enâ€" ~ rolment growth." g Although there was a "sizable" increase in juâ€" 9 nior kindergarten students in 2015, it is not in § keeping with recent trends and may just be g an anomaly, stated the report. § The total enrolment in Burlington is currently 5 8,515 students â€" 5,633 elementary and 2,882 3 secondary students. The city‘s population ; is expected to increase to 193,000 â€" from 175,779 â€" by 2031. By comparison, Milton‘s population is projectâ€" ed to increase to 164,000 residents by 2021 and 238,000 by 203 1. The town will see "a very October 2015 to May 2016 Catholic school board projects steady enrolment increase high rate of growth in its student population" over the next four years, stated the report. Current student numbers for Milton Catholic schools are 5,970 elementary and 2,459 secâ€" ondary students for a total of 8,429 students. New subdivisions, located west of Tremaine Road, south of Derry Road and east of Thompâ€" son Road, "are rapidly filling its schools" Despite growth in the north, Oakville‘s stu dent population will show "a slow decline" over the next four years. Current student population numbers in Oakville are 11,469 â€" 7,615 elementary and 3,854 secondary students. Oakville‘s popula tion is expected to jump to 258,000 by 2031 from the current 182,520. Halton Hills‘ student population is 4,283 2,723 elementary and 1,560 secondary stu dents. The town‘s anticipated population by 2031 is 94,000, up from 59,008. New subdivisions in south Georgetown and intensification are offsetting declines in schools within mature neighbourhoods, acâ€" cording to the report. Enrolment projections are used by the educaâ€" tion ministry for budget forecasting, and by the board, for budgets, staffing and shortâ€" term facility needs, such as portables. Wilfrid Laurier University is pleased to partner with the Town of Milton and the Milton Public Library to present the seventh Laurier Milton Lecture Series. Upcoming Lectures: e Wednesday, January 13: Climate Geopolitics: The World after Paris 2015 e Wednesday, February 10: Balance and Cognitive Deficits Post Concussion * Wednesday, March 9: Are Today‘s Financial Markets Fair? Lectures will be held at the Milton Centre for the Arts from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Admission is FREE! Funding partner: Miiton Public Library Public o. Library Supporting contributions from: Miiton Canadian Champion, TVCOGECO and Cogeco For more information or to register: www.milton.ca ®@ 90§â€"875â€"2005 The eastbound lanes of Hwy. 401 were closed at Hwy. 25 following a multiâ€"vehicle collision during Monday‘s evening rush hour. Three e suffered va d of injuries ng Y ng peopl! rying J egrees of inj Motorist airlifted to hospital By Catherine O‘Hara CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF A woman was airlifted to hospital followâ€" ing a multiâ€"vehicle crash on Hwy. 401 near James Snow Parkway Monday evening. The collision, involving two cars and a transâ€" port truck, occurred after 5 p.m. The woman, determined to have suffered critical injuries, was airlifted to a trauma centre, while another motorist with serious injuries was transported to hospital via land ambulance. A third person suffered minor injuries in the crash. The eastbound lanes of Hwy. 401 at Hwy. 25 were closed for several hours. According to Ontario Provincial Police Serâ€" geant Kerry Schmidt, officers had to work on getting vehicles off the highway to allow members of the Collision Reconstruction Unit the opportunity to map the scene and investigate the cause of the collision. ROBERT (PIE) LEE INSURANCE AGENCY Lite *« Disability e Eoi C is * Critical * RHIPs * Ulfs *« RHSPs «* «#«g «* uoi s# L VS A s« HLSPs l oW PWP «l tal d C 0d C ) ‘ EEBURARY 29TH, 2016 IS THE LAST DAY \ _ TO CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR 2015 RRSP! C o n@robertisetinanc ial. com tuÂ¥anc ial.com bob@roberticetinanc ial. c om "Specializing in Retirement Financial Planning‘ CALL FOR NO OBLIGATION CONFIDENTIAL CONSULTATION 245 Commercial St 2538 Store Wide* *pet food and kitty litter excluded Roethime __ , Milton, Ontario L9T 2J3 TEL: (9058) a7Bâ€"8706 FAX: a740 3602 403% Winter Coats, Boots and Sweaters wE Anf NERE! 55 Ontario Street South, EeCA milton Mail 1 289â€"878â€"4000 «ocms MWt cssc cce «s ... ces itb css uons <a P woume