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. u37 Former worldâ€"class freestyle skier Meredith Gardner (right) and Canadian Olympic freestyler Kennedy Ryan delighted students at St. Vincent‘s Separate School, Thursday, with tales of their Olympic Experiences. Pictured here with the two freestyle skiers are (left to right) Jennifer Garvin, Karen MacMaster and Chelsea Larkin. The two women attended the school as part of Female Athletes Motivating Excellence (FAME), an Ontario government program promoting female athâ€" letes as role models. The two women spoke to the students, signed posters and distributed 1994 Canadian freestyle skiing team calendars. Gardner, a former Oakville resident who retired from freestyle competition five years ago, worked for CTV as a Color Analyst at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillchammer, Norway. . (Photo by Peter McCusker) A Metroland Community Newspaper ‘ sisu,. . Vol. 32 No. 30 gZ’alm/a ¢Best gmml@ /{/ws;ogaer CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1993 WEEKCON OAKTOWN $ SHOPPING PLAZA SAVE 5 550 Kerr Street Open Sundaém a.m.â€"5 p.m. 299 445732 â€" REG.$7.99 UPPER OAKVILLE SHOPPING CENTRE 16‘ measuring tape. ABWIastic Upper Middle at 8th Line case. SAE/Metric. 3/4" W. â€" Open Sunday 11 a.m.â€"5 p.m. 57â€"7110â€"2 _ 4 849â€"TIRE "You have to go on what you think is defen51ble It doesn‘t (See ‘Board‘ page 5) In a statement recently issued to trustees, Board chairman Dave Whiting maintained that Halton is "not the kind of board Cooke is talking about," said Siebert. As a smaller board â€" at least compared to some provincial counterparts â€" Halton is currently faced with proâ€" viding for 43,000 students with plenty more to come. (The comâ€" munity of West Oak Trails alone, for example, will add thousands more.) As a result, Sigbert said trustees agreed with Whiting‘s position. Halton currently has 18 trustees, each paid a stipend of approximately $13,000 a year. Some trustees, such as Oakville Ward 5s Debbie Marklew, have suggested in the past that the honâ€" orarium trustees are paid should beâ€"cut before their numbers. "Boards still have three weeks in which to take action," Cooke said. "I have made it clear to the boards that, if they fail to respond to this opportunity, the provincial government will have to look at lecislating reductions." Last year, provincial legislation covering school boards was changed to permit the number of trustees to be cut. On March 8th Cooke reiterated his position that boards trim trustees to show they‘re committed to costâ€"cutting â€" or the province will do it for them. "We didn‘t feel it was approâ€" priate for the board to downsize," said Siebert. he ball is back in the province‘s court after Halton Board of Education trustees decided it doesn‘t make _ sense to cut their ranks. Accordlng to Oakville Ward 4 trustee Penny Siebert, Education Minister Dave Cooke asked them to review the d [ situation and they did. Case closed By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff Public school trustees refuse to reduce ranks SUNDAY, MARCH 13,1994 f 28 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) 288 Lakeshore Rd. E. ........... 842â€"7 DISTRICT OFFICE Appleby Mail, Burlington q 333â€"1212 343 Kerr St.. Oakville Place Sears............... Bay ... s SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Loblaws, Food City, Canadian Tire, AP, Kmart, The Bay, Biway,Hikers Haven No Frills, Aikenheads, Stoney Creek Furniture Paper Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2004 8.80% Changing role Page 3 Mark Sli (416) 359â€"4633 ..... 842â€"9410 ext. 460 ..... 8424811 ext. 324 NEW Sheridan instructor plays role in sports therapy revolution