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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, May 1, 2014 | 14 $ Maytag® Bravos XL® HE Top Load Washer with Steam · Maytag® Bravos XL® washers power out tough stains and deliver the best cleaning in the industry* with the PowerWashTM cycle. · This laundry pair is backed by a 10-year warranty on the washer motor, stainless steel wash basket, and stainless steel dryer drum. *Among leading competitive brand front load washers; comparable cycles and settings. Visit maytag.ca for warranty details. 1700 See in-store sales associate for available qualifying models and instant savings.** Savings may vary by participating authorized Maytag® appliance dealer. SAVE UP TO * Public board may change busing rules by Tim Whitnell Metroland West Media Maytag® 29 cu. ft. French Door Refrigerator · This fridge is equipped with StrongBoxTM Door Hinges to keep doors aligned and reduce cold air loss. · This fridge is built strong to last long, backed by a 10-year warranty on the compressor. 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Dealer alone has sole discretion to set retail prices and prices may vary by dealer. See in-store sales associate for details. Dealer prices may vary. Dealers have sole discretion to set retail prices. ®/TM © 2014 Maytag. Used under license in Canada. All rights reserved. 476 KERR ST. OAKVILLE (JUST SOUTH OF SPEERS RD) 905-845-2933 www.oakvilleappliance.com ** See in-store sales associate for list of available qualifying models and applicable instant savings. * *Compared to ProScrub® option. Some conditions may apply. Instant savings of $500 based on purchase of the following KitchenAid® models: KDTE704DWH/BL/SS, KDTE704DPA, KDHE704DSS. 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This offer is not available to dealers, builders or contractors. Combined wash and dry results of leading premium brands; dry testing conducted with rinse aid. ®/TM © 2014 KitchenAid. Used under license in Canada. All rights reserved. More high school students with the Halton District School Board might be eligible for busing next year. Trustees are expected to vote at the May 7 board meeting on a recommendation that the walking distance policy for secondary students -- used to determine eligibility for board-provided transportation to their school -- be lowered to 3.2 kilometres from the current 4-km benchmark for 2014-15. The 11-member board also will consider harmonizing policies for the transportation of French Immersion and English program students. The recommendations came to the board following a study conducted by Halton Student Transportation Services (HSTS), the consortium that includes local public and Catholic school boards. The two boards' current home-toschool distance criteria of 4 km is higher than the provincial average of 3.2 km. Catholic board trustees are expected to discuss similar student transportation recommendations in this month. "It is expected this reduction in walking distance will benefit both students and school communities, improving student attendance, reducing administration and the associated stress for staff and students by nearly eliminating the need to authorize optional seats on buses, and by reducing the need to provide student municipal bus passes in Oakville and Burlington...," stated part of a trustees' report on the recommendations. The HSTS feasibility study determined the additional cost to the public board for secondary students would be $155,482 and result in an increase of 826 students receiving transportation services (from 2,543 to 3,369), an increase of nearly 33 per cent. Cost estimates are based on 2013-14 HSTS contract rates. The number of new students who would be eligible for busing would increase the most at Georgetown District H.S. with 189 added at an estimated cost of $29,672 more. "I think by doing this we are going to help a lot of students," said Oakville trustee and board chair Kelly Amos. She noted there are often a number of students each year who are not eligible for busing that apply for optional seats on buses only to be denied. Oakville trustee Ann Harvey Hope see Proposed on p.18