The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

The .Oakville Beaver, Friday March 17, 2006 - 9 Regional task force requested to end funding inequities By M e la n ie Hennessey SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER es. Oakville Councillor Jeff Knoll suggested the concept at a recent council meeting.. He speculated the task force could be similar to the one the Town of Oakville recently created that dealt with reforming the Ontario Municipal Board. Council also supported having Regional Chairman Joyce Savoline request a meeting with Premier Dalton McGuinty to pres ent council's position on various funding matters. This would include the Region' s opinion that Halton Region is looking to set up a task force that would address funding issues between munici palities and other levels of govern ment. Regional council has directed staff to bring back a report on the feasibility of establishing such a group, which would examine things like GTA pooling -- a sys tem the Region is mandated to contribute to by the Province that helps Toronto pay for social servic an exit strategy is needed for pool ing. Savoline voiced her feelings again that GTA pooling is "inap propriate." "I think we need to, sooner than later, make a bigger fuss," she said. "There' s no time like the present " Milton Mayor Gord Krantz concurred with the chairman. `We've been too nice for too long," he said. "We've got to get somebody's attention sooner or later." Savoline and Oakville Mayor Ann Mulvale pointed out there are other funding issues that need to be dealt with besides pooling, such as development charges. Mulvale thinks having a municipal voice at the table would assist the Province. Almost $39 million was approved in the Region' s 2006 budget for pooling, which equates to about $201 for the aver age taxpayer. Savoline has written to the Province in the past to voice Halton' s opposition to GTA pooling. Some of the issues the Region has with the system include its lack of accountabil ity and predictability and lack of inde pendent audit verification. SAVE *200 per couple! Book by April 1 ,2 0 0 6 8, GREECE 9 days/7 nights - Thursday, June 1,8 ,1 5 4 days Greek Island & Turkey Cruise · 3 days Athens Includes: Roundtrip Airfare · Accommodation · Select meals - Transfers "5 0 % O F F Splendour F o r a lim it e d t im e g e t u n lim it e d s a v in g s a t L a - Z - B o y F u r n itu r e G a l l e r i e s F a c t o r y A u t h o r iz e d C le a r a n c e . 16 days/14 nights - Thursday, June 1,8 ,1 5 4 days Greek Island & Turkey Cruise · 7 days Rhodes · 3 days Athens Includes; Roundtrip Airfare · Accommodation · Select meals · Transfers Classical Odyssey E o o </> £ 16 days/14 nights - Thursday, June 1 ,8,15 4 days Greek Island & Turkey Cruise · 4 days Crete · 3 days Santorini · 3 days Athens Indudes: Roundtrip Airfare · Accommodation · Select meals · FREE half day tour of Athens · Transfers Minos Magic m m $oOAQ Recliners ,m S 3 9 8 from Sofas $898* Reclining Sofas from Tables & Lamps $1 2 g 8 ' a> 16 days/14 nights - Sunday, April 30 12 days Greek Coaeh Tour* 2 days Athens Includes: Roundtrip Airfare · 11 nights escorted coach tour including entrance fees Accommodation Select meals · FREE half day tour of Athens · Transfers ADD TAXES & FEES S217.30 - S331.43 TO ABOVE PACKAGE PRICES Essential Greece c o> c 3 It's our annual winter event where you'll find remarkable deals on the largest selection of Genuine La-Z-Boy furniture in Ontario, including one-of-a-kind discontinued items and floor models. With 1,OOOs of colours and styles to choose from, and No Interest, No Payments for up to One Year* you can have the Beautiful furniture you need, right now! So hurry in, an event of this magnitude won't last long! 1,000's of M o d els InSto ck F o r Im m ed ia t eD eliv ery! TORONTO WINE & CHEESE SHOW March 24 - 26,2006 Toronto International Centre Visit our booth at the show for your chance to win an unforgetable trip for two to Spain! VIST NOLITOURS.COM FOR &*ORE DETAILS ON IB S BESmWJON AM D THAM# EUROPEAN VACATIONS ^ E n sem ble TRAVEL'Group o >r <D > a> o TO BOOK, CONTACT YOUR FAVOURITE TRAVEL AGENCY t r a v e f £ ? p iu s i ,· * trip centraka BU RLIN G TO N H A M ILTO N Power Centre Q E W at Brant Street ( by C o stco) (905)331-7600 I M ISSISSAUGA N O RTH Heartland Town Centre Mavis at Rodeo Drive ( by Home D e po t) (905) 568-2211 M ISSISSAUGA OAKVILLE NEW STORE! Dundas at Winston Churchill (N E C om er) (905)569-0046 I ww w.ia 2boytoronto.com R ights are from Toronto via A ir Transat. Prices are valid fo r new bookings only. Package prices shown are per person, based on double occupancy. Spain prices based on option 1, lead category. Package pric es include an Early Bookin g Bonus, these savings are reflected in the advertised price. Prices sub je ct to availability at tim e of booking and is s ub je c t to change w ith ou t notice. Prices available at advertisin g deadline. Taxes and all additional transportation related fees are additional and are noted aboye. For fu ll description, te rm s and conditions and insurance refer to the applicable Nolitours brochure. Nolitours is a division o f Transat Tours Canada Inc., a m em ber of Transat A.T. Inc. | - r and is registered as a travel w holesaler in Ontario-(Reg. no 50 0 0 9 4 8 8 ) w ith offices a t 191 The W est M a ll/ Suite 6 0 0 , Etobicoke, Ontario M 9C 5K 8. , d e s ig n LAMPS · '" h f i m e "Offer does not apply to Dotted/Flyer/Sole merchandise. See store for details. On approved credit only on your La-Z-Boy Charge Card. Applicable taxes and service charges due at time of purchase. Limited lime offer. See participating dealer lor details. RECL1NERS * SOFAS · CHAIRS · DININGROOMS · BEDROOMS · TABLES · RUGS · ACCESSORIES w w w .h id d e n la k e g o lf.c o m /.-u rw ite U rv tv rv x ie 'lavc 36 C h a m p io n sh ip holes H o m e o f the C a n a d ia n O pen qualifier Com plete prem ier practice facility G o lf clinics, Jr. G o lf C a m p s & private co a chin g taught b y qualified profe ssionals Best G o lf Pro Sh o p in the area! r C A LL TO D A Y ! jp t iA ls / & v& y^t~ rvo w !