dentistoakville.com905-842-6030Specializing in Concrete CleaningDriveways, Walkways, Patios...Residential/Commercial www.cleancrete.caSNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010ONTARIOS TOP NEWSPAPER - 2005-2008An HonourPage 25 647-282-3325USING56 Pages $1.00 (plus tax) COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIESA member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 49 No. 69FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2011Catholic boardbudget faces$4.5-M deficitBy Tim WhitnellMetroland West Media GroupThe Halton Catholic District School is in themidst of trying to find ways to reduce a poten-tial budget deficit of nearly $4.5 million.Board financial services staff informed trustees atTuesdays school board meeting of a looming deficitbased on projected revenues and expenditures.The pending deficit for the 2011-12 school year isbroken down into a$3.2 million revenue/Coming up with expenditure shortfall,$3.2 million in awith about anothermedium-sized board $1.26 million worth of (like Halton) is no new initiatives andeasy task.programming alsobeing considered bythe board.Paul McMahon, HCDSBThe board antici-superintendent of business pates a total govern-services and treasurerment grant revenue of SUPPLIED PHOTOabout $312 million.One difficulty in finding areas to save money isBEAVER TRAILS TO MOUNT KILIMANJARO:Derek Blakely and Richard Beed took a copy of The Oakville Beaver to the top of that the majority of the boards costs are fixed 85Mount Kilimanjaro. In climbing the mountain, Blakely fulfilled a life-long dream and raised $50,000 for the new Oakville hospital.per cent of the 2011-12 budget allotted for the salariesand benefits of its employees.Mount Kilimanjaro climb benefits new hospitalThat leaves just the 15 per cent used to pay non-salary items like classroom resources, transportation,By Nathan Howesraised $50,00 for the new Oakville hospital. Ive had several clients (and) friends thatutilities and custodial contracts as areas to find sav-OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFTo thank all of his supporters, friends have died, whether its cancer or otherings to reduce the deficit.and colleagues, Blakely hosted a Kili Climb related illnesses, and I didnt want to lookHowever, many of those costs are fixed as well, sayne small step for Derek Blakelyfor Cancer Care Thank You Event in back on life and say 10 years from now, whyboard administrators.leads to one large donation for theMississauga Thursday night where he was didnt I do it? said Blakely. To climb aComing up with $3.2 million in a medium-sizedOOakville Hospital Foundation. joined by representatives from the Oakville mountain is very much an individual kindboard (like Halton) is no easy task, superintendent of On May 15, Blakely completed a life-longHospital Foundation and Oakville-Trafalgar of self-fulfillment, so I wanted to make surebusiness services and treasurer of the board Pauldream by reaching the summit of MountMemorial Hospital (OTMH).there was some sort of charitable aspect toMcMahon told trustees.Kilimanjaro.Its something to challenge myself it as well.In doing so, the Oakville resident alsobased on things you can call bucket lists. See Flatlining page 3See Altitude page 52011 ACCENT CLEAROUT?THE 2011SELLING PASSENGER CAR BRAND IN CANADA?YEAR / 120,000 KM#NO CHARGE$1,200 VALUE?WARRANTY t 46/300' t '0( -*()54 t " ALLOY WHEELSUPGRADEt 41035-TUNED SUSPENSION7AND$%(- 4QPSU NPEFM TIPXO2011 ACCENT L SPORT 3DRNODOWNPAYMENT%OWNIT83$WITH0%RIGHT NOW FINANCING MONTHSNO DOWN PAYMENTOWN IT83WITH0GETFOR UP TOHIGHWAY 084?#* 8&&,-:'*/"/$*/( '03 UNTIL 20125.7L/100 KM 50MPG%&45*/"5*0/ '&&4 */$-6%&% 1-64 )45 1":.&/584 .0/5)4See Hyundai of Oakville for complete details.