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IB NEWS HUMANE SOCIETY LOOKING FOR INFO ON MALNOURISHED DOGS The Oakville and Mil- ton Humane Society (OMHS) is looking for an- swers following the dis- covery of three severely malnourished dogs in the community. Humane society staff noted ina Thursday, June’ appeal that within the last week three dogs have been n in at the shelter in “terrible condition." They said an older fe- male doz was found on Kerr Street and described her as under socialized, di- abetic, blind in one eye and found at Maplegrove Plaza and are also described as socialized. “OMHS is a resource for anyone who cannot afford to provide care for their pets," said Stephanie Alek- sich, OMH er of Animal Protective Servic- ig you can't afford to care for your pet, we can help. It's heart-wrenching to see animals like this in our community, and we en- courage people to reach out before it gets to this Point. " Any with informa- tion about these malnour- ished dogs is asked to con- tact the humane society at 905-845-1551 or ter@omhs.c: e humane society re- OMHS photo The Oakville and Milton Humane Society is looking for information on three malnourished dogs recently found in the community. tions from the public to protect the most vulnera- ty animals in the commu- nit ‘Aleksich noted that res- idents who have no infor- mation about these dogs can still make a difference in their recovery and sup- port other animals at the shelter by making a dona- To donate, visit https: S/ secure.omhs.ca/don: CATHOLIC BOARD FACING ENROLMENT DECLINE DECREASING STUDENT NUMBERS WILL MEAN REDUCED FUNDING rellirs@metroland.com There are significantly less students heading to the Halton Catholic Dis- trict School Board (HCDSB) than were previ- ously anticipa' board meeting, trustees were presente ed draft of budget estimates for the 2023-24 school year. The report revealed enrol- ment projections that ww a net decrease in predicted students attend- ing at the board. Enrolment is the main driver of revenue for a board as the Ministry of Education provides fund- ing based on how many students attend. “If youcompare us back to (2019-20), we're actually down between 1,500 to 1,600 elementary students, and we're up in secondary about 400 or so students. 0, our net change from basically COVID to now is we're down about 1,100 or so students," said Aaron Lofts, superintendent, business services and treasurer of the HCDSB. "That represents about $12 to $18 million in funding that we have to adjust for." The latest estimates for e next school year have attending Halton Catholic = schools. In the 2019-205 school ant roughly 36,444 attended at the HCDSB. Pinte reo | ¢ The board has also # faced challenges around a inflation, staff absentee- 2 ism, growth demands and ¢ e costs associated with ag- 3 ing facilities. For years, a the HCDSB experienced 8 steady student population 8 growth — until the pan- demi lemic. "It's a challenging time e private sector, a challenging time in the public sector. We've been experiencing, I should say, declining enrolment since really the start of COVID. It's really had an impact on our board's fi- nances. It's had an impact community," Lofts. The total expenses for the board in the coming year are estimated at $469 million, with about 85 per cent of that for salaries malnourished and under lies 100 per cent on dona- tions/missionpawsible. During the “June 6 roughly 35,302 students and benefits. YMCA of Carrier) AW “™ Turn to the experts *TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY HEATING & COOLING www.aireonewest.ca ed 905-849-4998 CAMP SAFE * ACTIVE ¢ FUN * OUTDOORS. 905-845-3417 :ymcaofoakville.org i 3 3