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10 Oakville residents are being asked to sign a petition asking Queen's Park to give the Provincial Auditor the right to do value for money audits on school boards. Right now. the Provincial Audit Act allows the provincial auditor to do inspection audits but not the value for money audits which would look at what the taxpayer received, dollar for dollar , The petition is spearheaded by Oakville resident Arleen keinsborough, who earlier this year challenged the Halton Board of Education's ACT (Adult Computer 'itaining) centres. ' Reinsborough. who operates her own computer training company (Computer - ESE), put forth her challenge on the concern that the ACT centres are subsidized by By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Stat}r Petition seeks support for special school audit BLOCKBUSTER BARGAINS on radio tor WI your vehicle has no channels PLL Mah Stlo Check the white nages tor the Radio Shack store at narticinating dealet nearest you mg j)tlyjpg APPLY TODAY! 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Examples are the City of Burlington and Canadian Westinghouse. She said they undercut other businesses because of local tax subsidization. Reinsborough said she believed the ACT centre mandate was the re- training of those who were unem- ployed or didn't finish high school and needed re-training. After meetin with board offi- "w":""."‘" ...- ""'"'r"'HT" "W '* cials twice in Ffbruary to go over questioning corporate training. the books in respect to the ACT The resident said she's focusing taxes and are competing against her business in the private sector. The resident said she spent two years compiling information to cor- roborate her concerns regarding the Halton Board of Education's Mon - Fri 8:30am Saturday: 9:30am 1e 9pm 6pm Protect your homa with a make alarm Ideal tor use when training dogs \NN IN lit1 11111 "ty 5 g 9 tht 12.95 centres, Reinsborough remains dis satisfied. To Reinsborough it doesn't add up to fiscal accountability nor does it provide the basis on which she'd expect decisions should be made. "There was lots to look at but you couldn't come to any conclu- sion," said Reinsborough, explain- ing the accounts were kept in mg me accounts were Kept in "blocks" not separated for each of the 48 programs run under the umbrella of Adult and Continuing Education. While perfectly legal, Reinsborough said there's no way of determining which of the pro- grams is successful and which may not be. Reinsborough says she's not questioning computer education for students nor the unemployed. She's questioning corporate training. on the public school board Ultraso save 815 The Home ( The Home ( Hi! My tri 8368 / The Home Show is Coming! TheHome Show Is Comma! Hit. My name IS Homer! Pass the word! The 4th Annual Oakville Lifestyle Home Show is coming to the Glen abbey Recreation Centre on Third Line. April l6. It. IS. 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However the chief says he's got Halton police chief eyes early retirement Sale ends April 36. 1993 save 820 save 33% till minutes lip" 44-8709 at the 22 Lakeshore RoadWesl (Unit 4) constituency office of Oakville South MPP Gary Carr, It's also being distributed throughout Ontario from Scarborough and the Organization for Quality Education. Formed 18 months ago, that organization has enough accumulated time now to retire immediately. "I've got so much time in the bag I could go now," said Harding. However the chief admits to mixed feelings on the idea saying he's not keen on the idea. "I'm not anxious to retire. I can't see myself sitting on a fence doing nothing. I need to work," he said. At the same time however, the chief speaks positively of the impend- ing change. "It's probably about time for some new blood and new vision. Maybe now is the time to step aside," he said. >--------- Harding is currently working with the Halton Regional Police Services Board and a consultant to the board, on developing job descriptions for both the chief and deputy chiefs posi- trons. He's offered to stay on as chief until a new one can be hired and to stay for a while to "coach" the new police chief get adjusted. --------- Harding was victimized by an EXERCISE IS - FITNESS IS THE CHALLENGE THE REWARD m ”AIS [JNBELIEVABI E IN l BQIQHQTQBX QEFEB!!! be: be: X If CUT YOUR BILL IN HAU'r_1f XXX Located inside SPORTDOMES at 1333 North Service Road (between 3rd & 4th Line Road) 847-DOME KEEP FIT (icsr'i'j:'s Please present ad before ordering. Maximum 2 persons per ad Not valid in conjunction with any other specials. Subject to all applicable taxes Offer valid any day after 9:00 PM till closing and expires April JO, Invites you to drop in and check us out at Oakville's newest casual meeting and eating place! 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Raised by his grandfather, a mili- tary man, Harding was himself in the military and then enlisted in the Mid- Wales Constabulary. After 13 years, he emigrated to Canada and trained with the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force. Harding joined the Brampton Police which later became Peel Regional Police in 1967. He left in May I979 to come to Halton as chief. LENS C" te, ‘w i A I 'tttst'?);: aGf,tt's%i"'c,, 30, 1993 ‘F rl 9‘) a» a