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A4 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday June 28, 2000 Junior Naturalist Program at Bronte Creek Bronte Creek Provincial Park will offer a free Junior Naturalists Program with the purchase of a season's pass. The program is geared to children between the ages of 4 and 10. Kids will have the opportunity for hands on exploration of nature, learn ing about what real naturalists do, and getting the chance to try themselves. The medium will be Bronte Creek's natural environment, which will be explored on every Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. The first four-week session begins July 4th and finishes July 25th. The program is repeated for the next four-week session starting August 1st. For more information call Andrea Carere at the Nature Centre, 827-6911 ext. 231, or visit the park. I T S A S TA R T : S t Cuthbert's Anglican Church held its ground breaking ceremony Sunday for an addition to the Maple Grove Road church. But instead of having the event outside, church officials per formed the deed indoors. Pictured here: Brian Grose Rector's Warden, Richard Elliott, Chair of thfe Committee, Mayor Ann Mulvale, Rev. Joe Asselin, MC Gary Rutherford and Ralph Wallis. Photo by Peter C. McCusker v w c e rtifie d ' P R E -O W N E D All vehicles listed here have a V W 2yr/40,000km W arranty including Roadside Assistance and to qualify, have passed a 75 Point Inspection 1 9 9 6 V W Jetta GL i 1 9 9 6 V W Jetta GL 4dr, 5 speed, ps, pi, alarm system, air cond, 108,000km. St#9602A Fired Conservation Halton Foundation members boycott special presentation B y Lisa C a rtw rig h t SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER 4dr, 5 speed, ps, pi, alarm system, air cond, 93,000km . St#9524A 1 9 9 6 V W Jetta GLS 4dr, 5 speed, ps, pi, pw, alarm system, air cond, 120,000km. 1997 VW Jetta Turbo Diesel 4dr, 5 speed, ps, pi, alarm system, air cond, 75,860km . St#9627A 1 9 9 7 V W G olf CL 4dr, 5 speed, ps, pi, alarm system, air cond, 80,600km. St#B1567 1999 VW Jetta TDI 4dr, 5-speed, deisel, air conditioning, 60,000kms St#Bl 580 i > Receive 200 LITRES of Fuel on purchase of any Used Car with a copy of this ad. O ffe r v a lid from June 2 3 -July 1 5 /0 0 D r iv e r s w a n t e d .' All vehicles are fully re-conditioned, certified and dean-air passed Oakville Volkswagen 557 Kerr Sheet, Oakville (905) 844-3285 The food was laid out and the invitations sent, but not one of the seven former Conservation Halton (CH) foundation members or the two life members showed up Wednesday for a presenta tion that was meant to hon our them. James Snow, Ken Brandson, Bill French, Bill Robinson, Tony Beale, Cindy Lunau and John Ford as well as life members Ninalee Craig and Allan Burton were invited, but did n't appear. "Part of me is and part of me isn't," said Melanie Wojick, executive director of the foundation on whether she was surprised that the former foundation members, who were relieved of their positions in March, didn't show up. "It's unfortunate." CH board of directors voted to dismiss the volun teer fund-raising members so they could "create a fresh start." The dismissals came after the foundation board had changed their strategic direction from hosting events to asking for corpo rate donations. Many of the foundation members didn't like the change and the meetings became unproductive as people spent more time arguing about the past, rather than moving forward, said former foundation chair Dick Haas, at an earlier interview. But not all of the founda tion members agreed with the decision to dismiss the board. Many were shocked when their terms were pushed back to March 30 and then they were fired the next day. In earlier interviews, Cindy Lunau questioned the legality of the move as well as the fairness of asking peo ple who have been soliciting donations for years to reap ply for their job. But despite the hard feel- ings, CH decided to invite the former members to a presentation that recognized their hard work. "We still want to recog nize the past services of those individuals," said Gary Hutton, the director of mar keting and community rela tions services of CH. "Conservation Halton appre ciates their work and effort. It's important to recognize those people's past achieve ments." Even though the former members didn't attend, foundation member Jack Arno will be hand-deliver ing a framed picture of Crawford Lake to each person. The matting will have the individual's name as well as an inscription that reads "In recognition of your contribution to Conservation Halton Foundation." Low income singles get housing break By Irene Gentle SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER ENNISCLARE INTERIORS . Anne oak lamp table Reg. 1069.00 Pair of end tables Iron & glass. Reg. 589.00 ea. Sale *176 e a . Pine end table w/drawer Reg. 817.00 Sale *319 Cloissone carpet 5 '-6 " X 8'-6 " Reg. 899.00 Sale *326 2-drawer end table Reg. 1149.00 Sale *599 Rectangular cocktail table Wood with leather insets Reg. 1389.00 ea. Sale *345 Grape Arbour carpet Reg. 719.00 Low income singles who find it tough to meet steep Halton rents will be the target market for up to 84 rent sup plement units allocated by the Province earlier this year. Regional Council agreed last week to focus on singles after learning they're the most under-served population in Halton when it comes to affordable housing. "They tend to be a group that isn't thought about in terms of needs," said Gwen Maloney, Director of the Halton NonProfit Housing Corporation Division. "They're coming to us for one bedroom apartments and we don't have any." When most social housing units were being constructed, single people weren't fingered as a priority, explained Maloney. By the time their need became obvious, rental units in general had ceased to be profitable. New units stopped being built, leading to the current region-wide shortage of rental housing. Today, Halton's vacancy rate is less than one per cent. But it doesn't pay for builders to dip back into the rental market with land and constructions costs as high as they are, said Maloney. "The private sector has told us they don't make money building rental housing," she said. "They're better off to build condos or other types of ownership housing." So when the province announced it would help fund 84 rent supplement units in Halton, Maloney saw it as an oppor tunity to correct some of the earlier imbalances. The next step is to encourage landlords to take the province up on its offer. To that end, the Region is poised to launch an information and advertising blitz geared to area landlords. Sale *416 ea. Striped sofa Damask Reg. 1899.00 Sale *499 Bergere chair - Tapestry fabric Reg. 1687.00 ROYAL BAN K F IN A N C IA L G R O U P Sale *799 Wood top console w ith metal legs Reg. 1687.00 Sale *769 Pair of loveseats - Striped Damask Reg. 1899.00 ea. Sale *929 Wing chair - Harlequin Hunter Reg. 1077.00 Sale *799ea. Sota Primrose background with flowers. Reg. 2149.00 Sale *499 Executive chair - Taupe leather Reg. 2607.00 WHILE Q ilA tfTm ES L A ST Sale *799 Pair of wing chairs Exposed wood Taupe crackle finish. Reg. 2475.00 ea. Sale *1199 Hand Carved Queen headboard Reg. 5999.00 OVER 6 0 0 PIECES OF FURNITURE REDUCED TO CLEAR! E N N IS C L A R E IN T E R IO R S Sale *1299 ea. 2-piece sectional sofa Reg. 4449.00 Sale *1999 Chelsea Rose sofa Reg. 4815.00 Sale *2399 Solid wood comer desk Youth collection. Reg. 5000.00 Garry Bader, Area M anager, H alton, thanks the follow ing employees fo r donating their personal tim e to m ake this year' s O akville W aterfront Festival a success: Joyce Pounder Cecilia Kung Donna Lee Jackson Cynthia Tierney Louise Girard Carmen De Sousa Joy Griffith Charlene Erratt Michelle Penman Troudy Clark Judy Wayland Cheryl Maybury Brenda Peart Maria Greer Donna Whitaker Sale *2649 Dresser, mirror, 2 night stands Cognac oak. Reg. 7883.00 Sale *2499 Sale Ends July 3 ri CLOSED SATURDAY, JULY 1ST & SUNDAY, JULY 2ND, 2000 5 piece bed suite Solid wood birch. Reg. 7999.00 Sale *3199 Sale *3999 T h e p e r f e c t gift t h a t 's a lw a y s w e lc o m e EN N ISCLA RE IN TER IO RS 1075 NORTH SERVICE RD. WEST, OAKVILLE. Tel: (905) 825-2450 STORE HOURS: Mon., Tues., Wed. & S a t.10:00 am to 5:30 pm Thurs. & Fri. 10:00 am to 9:00 pm. C losed S undays July an d August. 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