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37 · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, March 27, 2009 Authors invested blood, sweat and tears in their craft EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CHARGES Halton Region NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS FIRST MEETING ­ POLICY REVIEW PUBLIC MEETING ­ TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009 @ 8:00 P.M. Halton Catholic District School Board, Catholic Education Centre 802 Drury Lane, Burlington TAKE NOTICE that on May 5, 2009, the Halton Catholic District School Board will hold a public meeting pursuant to Section 257.60 of the Education Act. The purpose of the meeting will be to review the current education development charge policies of the Board and to solicit public input. Any person who attends the meeting may make a representation to the Board in respect of the policies. The Board will also consider any written submissions. A Policy Review Document setting out the Board's policies for the current education development charge by-law will be available on or before April 6, 2009, at the Board's administration offices, during regular office hours. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY: SECOND MEETING ­ SUCCESSOR BY-LAW PUBLIC MEETING ­ TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009 @ 8:30 PM Halton Catholic District School Board, Catholic Education Centre 802 Drury Lane, Burlington TAKE NOTICE that on May 5, 2009, the Halton Catholic District School Board will hold a second public meeting pursuant to Section 257.63 of the Education Act. The purpose of the second public meeting is to consider the continued imposition of education development charges and a successor by-law and to inform the public generally about the Board's education development charge proposal. Any person who attends the meeting may make a representation to the Board in respect of the proposal. The Board will also consider any written submissions. All submissions received in writing and those expressed at the public meeting will be considered prior to the enactment of an education development charge by-law. On Tuesday, June 2, 2009, the Board will consider the adoption of a by-law imposing education development charges in Halton Region. The education development charge background study required under Section 257.61 of the Education Act (including the proposed EDC by-law) which sets out the Board's education development charge proposal will be available on or before April 6, 2009, at the Board's administrative offices, during regular office hours. THIRD PUBLIC MEETING ­ IN CONSIDERATION OF BY-LAW ADOPTION ­ JUNE 2, 2009 @ 8:00 PM Halton Catholic District School Board, Catholic Education Centre 802 Drury Lane, Burlington TAKE NOTICE that on June 2, 2009, the Halton Catholic District School Board will hold a third public meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to consider the enactment of a successor EDC by-law that will apply in Halton Region. Any person who attends the meeting may make representations to the Board in respect of this matter. Written submissions, filed in advance of the meeting, will also be considered. All interested parties are invited to attend the public meetings. The Board would appreciate receiving written submissions one week prior to the Public Meeting, so that they may be distributed to Trustees prior to the meetings. Submissions and requests to address the Board as a delegation should be submitted to: Paul McMahon Superintendent of Business Services and Treasurer Halton Catholic District School Board 802 Drury Lane, Burlington, Ontario, L7R 4L3 Telephone: (905) 632-6300 Facsimile: (905) 333-6610 Any comments or requests for further information regarding this matter may be directed to Paul McMahon, Superintendent of Business Services and Treasurer for the Halton Catholic District School Board at (905) 333-6610. Alice Anne LeMay, Chair of the Board, Halton Catholic District School Board Michael Pautler, Director of Education Halton Catholic District School Board Continued from page 33 her peers in the business told her, "The old guys were always telling us that, but we never wrote it down. It's a good thing you did." Beiman said writing the book "was difficult because it had not been done before." She had to rework parts and shuffle chapters. "This book was a lot of blood, sweat and tears," she said. Beiman is using her leftover notes in a book she is currently working on called Animated Performance: Bringing Imaginary Characters to Life. Beiman has worked for Warner Brothers and as the supervising animator for "You don't need to film anything to animate a scene. You can use your imagination." Nancy Beiman, animation professor, author and former Disney animator Walt Disney, a position only two other women ever held. She has worked on characters such as Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny and Donald Duck. She thinks students rely too much on computers and live action as a reference for their animation. "You don't need to film anything to animate a scene. You can use your imagina- tion." The School of Animation, Arts and Design also recognized Rafael Goldchain, Mike Walsh, John Armstrong, Moira Clark, Robert Fones, Sybil Goldstein, Gillian Iles, David Joron, Angela Leach, Dorian Fitzgerald, Michael Hughes, Alan Poaps and Shawn Daudin for their published work.