MECHANICAL SERVICES AUTO AUTO AU TOPR PRO PR O OA OAKV OAKV KVIL ILLE E 2 2 Wyecroft Road, Oakv 221 kvill ille e autoprooakville.mechanicnet.com 905-469-2442 2 SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ontario's top newspaper - 2005-2008 On the radar Sports dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 50 No. 149 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2012 40 pages $1.00 (plus tax) Ho, ho, hound Repeal Bill By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF 115: Halton public board nikki wesley / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @halton_photog best of friends: Former Oakville & Milton Humane Society resident Eli, 3, poses with Santa during the Oakville & Milton Humane Society's third annual Pet Pics with Santa event at Dealing with Dogs training centre. Proceeds from the event will be used to help homeless and abused pets now in the care of OMHS. The final photo opportunity for pets at Dealing with Dogs is tomorrow (Saturday) from noon-4 p.m., 1380 Speers Rd. For more information, visit www.omhs.ca. Those at the helm of the Halton District School Board are feeling the pinch of the dispute between the teachers and the Province -- and now even the students. As teachers cut extracurricular activities and "It's (Bill 115) administrative duties in impeding the general protest of the government's negotiation process Bill 115, the Putting because of its Students First Act, and stuconstraints, the dents walk out of classes in protest of the loss of those constraint that activities, school board requires us to bargain trustees agreed Wednesday to a pre-existing end to ask the Province to settle point." the dispute by repealing the bill. Don Vrooman, Trustees voted at the Halton Board of Dec. 12 board meeting to Education trustee, pen a letter to Ontario Oakville Education Minister Laurel Broten urging the minister to repeal Bill 115. Oakville trustee Don Vrooman, who brought the motion forward, said several other school boards have already done the same. Vrooman said the bill has resulted in many negative effects and is hampering negotiations between school boards and unions for the public school teachers and support staff involved. "It's impeding the general negotiation process because of its constraints, the constraint that requires us to bargain to a pre-existing end point," he said. Bill 115 freezes teacher wages, cuts into benefits and takes away teachers' local bargaining rights as it gives the Province final say on the terms of negotiated contracts. See Teachers page 4 Only 2 days left FREE GIFT WITH EVERY TEST DRIVE! CHOOSE FROM OVER 120 INSTOCK VEHICLES YEAR-END CLEAROUT SALE! *For instock vehicles only, only available at Hyundai of Oakville see dealer for details. EVERY PURCHASE DURING THESE 2 DAYS WILL GET A FREE TRIP TO LAS VEGAS!!!* ONLY AT HYUNDAI OF OAKVILLE!