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It‘s official:high school busing continues POSING FOR THE CAUSE _ ism mwmmmmmmmmmwmmwx ns By DIANE HART )pecial to the Beaver Y orried about a mass exodus of students from their own system into the Catholic one, public school trustees voted Monday evening not to scrap the bus service for high school students living south of Hwy 5. for students. mill rate increase. tee. ng. _ourt on April 19th at 9:30 a.m. Coronation Park landmarks heading to Brantford facility By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff Two local landmarks were picked up and taken out of town last week but don‘t worry, both are in safer hands than they‘ve ever been. The objects in question are the large World War II guns which for years stood with barrels pointed skyward in Coronation Park. On Thursday, representatives from the Canadian Military Heritage Museum in Brantford, used cranes to pull them off their concrete pads and set in motion the protracted process of their complete restoraâ€" tion. The weapons â€" a 40 mm Bofors and 90 mm antiâ€"airâ€" craft gun â€" were among a host of similar arms used to surround Quebec City for air defense when Gen. Dwight _ D. Eisenhower met Winston Churchill there during the war. According to Museum director Adam Everingham, they were left behind for the Canadian Armed Forces to use and eventually were put on display on Trafalgar Road. Later, they found a home in Coronation Park. "The guns â€" at least the 40 mm â€" are to be restored to full operating condition," said Everingham who, like many locals, played on the weapons as a kid. "The 90 mm was really abused. There are a lot of parts missing." The deal to remove and conserve the pieces was done in conjuynction with the Town and the local Legions. As part of the agreement, a plaque recognizing this coâ€"operâ€" ative effort will be affixed to the guns. Anyone with any background information on the guns â€" or even a missing piece â€" is encouraged to call Everingham at $42â€"1730. According to Everingham â€" who last week had an airâ€" toâ€"air missile in his living room and a vintage anchor in his truck â€" the breach of the 90 mm was welded shut while iron rods kept the legs braced open. Once lifted off the ground, says Everingham, the legs folded neat as you please. § C O4 arl St., Burlington 639â€" "Are we prepared to abandon large areas of the community to the Halton Roman Catholic Board? And are we then prepared to accept the religious ghettos this would create?" asked finance committee chair, Penny Siebert, speaking against the costâ€"cutting proposal to cancel the bus service Trustees have been deluged by petitions and phone calls about the proposal to cut the service which would save the board $189,000 in 1994. It is part of a five feature budget cut recomâ€" mendation by the administration to help the board meet its 0 to 1% Just last week, trustees on the finance committee had to grapple with another contentious issue â€" the alternate day kindergarten plan which was ultimately scrapped by the finance commitâ€" Siebert said that in her Glen Abbey ward, she had logged 118 phone calls, 32 letters, and numerous signatures on petitions all opposed to the plan. "The community has spoken loudly about this," she said. Parents and ratepayer groups who had gathered petitions and written letters opposing the canâ€" cellation had warned of the possiâ€" bility of the students choosing to (See ‘Decision‘ page 5) Man faces sex assault charge A Toronto man has been arrested and charged following a comâ€" laint by a 13 year old Oakyville girl that sheâ€"was sexually assaulted. According to Halton Regional Police Sgt. Joe Martin, the victim eported that on two separate occasions the man â€" who was an invited guest in her home â€" sexually assaulted her. The police investigation revealed the incidents occurred in October and December 1993. The assaults, Sgt. Martin explained, involved inappropriate touchâ€" Robert Alexander Wood, 40, of Haddington Ave." has been charged vith two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interferâ€" »nce. The accused was released and will appear in Oakville Provincial World War II guns get new life at military museum D 7 7 \ One of two gu at Coronation Par re loaded ard a ruck for a trip t Btl‘ord where it v restored and kept at the city‘s Canadian Military Heritage Museum. The guns will undergo at least a year‘s worth of repairs including the removal of countless layers of paint that will be replaced by the original green color. The Bofors will then be available for local Legion and Town functions free of charge. This is in keeping with the Museum‘s philosophy of reaching out into the communiâ€" ty to put artifacts on display and to conduct educational programs in school classrooms. - The facility is an extension of Everingham‘s avid colâ€" lecting, the help of a friend and the coâ€"operation of 14 Legions and some 300 volunteers. After checking all over Ontario for a suitable site, they selected an old facâ€" Maximize Your Financial Planning With A Free MAX Computer hax tory in Brantford where, as fate would have it, the Mosquito aircraft was built. Scheduled to open May 7th, the Museum will be a convenientlyâ€"located alternative to the War Museum in Ottawa. With artifacts representing all the armed forces and spanning the years from today to the time of Joseph Brant, it is the largest museum of its kind in Canada. Currently Everingham â€" who said almost all their vehicles are in running condition â€" is looking to get his hands on some vintage aircraft as well. ‘ . 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According to Halton Regional Police, the thefts included a rash of break and enters in which burâ€" glars used a kind of Viceâ€"Grip to twist open the key locks of severâ€" al businesses. One incident occurred at Town Gate Cleaners on Royal Windsor Drive. A total of $175 cash was ‘taken. Another happened at The Looking Glass on Marine Drive in Bronte. Only $10 was stolen. The nearby Bronte Men‘s Hairstyling and Barber Shop on Lakeshore Road West was entered in the same way and $800 in cash and hair spray was stolen. Sometime overnight between Friday and Saturday thieves used a more direct approach and simâ€" ply smashed the glass of the ground floor front door to Hydraâ€" Pak Systems on Beryl Road:; Several photocopiers worth an undetermined amount were taken: Sometime overnight between Saturday and Sunday a Chev van parked on Jeanette Drive was ken into a roto tiller plus a lawn mower worth approximately $2,000 were stolen. 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