7 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,D ecem ber 6,2018 insidehalton.com When the newly-elected version of the Halton Cath- olic District School Board held its first meeting on Tuesday, those who have been following its activi- ties will have noticed a sea change. After a vast majority of the outgoing board mem- bers declined to run for re- election - and Oakville trustee Anthony Quinn was defeated - eight new faces will grace the nine-faces will grace the nine-f person board. Oakville representative Helena Ka- rabela was the only re- turning trustee at the board's inaugural meeting at Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School in Mil- ton. The new members are Peter DeRosa and Nancy Guzzo for Oakville; Janet O'Hearn-Czarnota re- presenting Halton Hills; Tim O'Brien, Brenda Ag- new and Vincent Iantoma- si for Burlington; and Pat- rick Murphy and Marvin Duarte for Milton. We reached out to all of the new candidates to get to know them a bit better, and will publish their re- sponses as they come in. Nancy Guzzo earned 4,652 votes (17.92 per cent) in her effort to become an Oakville Catholic trustee in October's election. She came second only to Peter DeRosa, with whom she ran for election on a three- person slate that also in- cluded Jeff Mamer. Mamer was not elected, while board incumbent Helena Karabela took the third po- sition. During the campaign, Guzzo expressed signifi- cant concern that the board was earning a bad reputation due to the con- troversy around its Sancti- ty of Life motion, which briefly halted school fund- raising for charities that support abortion, stem- cell research or medically- assisted death. In 2008, Guzzo was part of a 20-person protest out- side Oakville's Waterford Long Term Care Centre, and was identified in a news article at the time as the Ontario Federation of Health Care Workers' spokesperson. The protesters were at- tempting to draw attention to what they saw as not enough provincial funding to properly care for those living in such facilities. NANCY GUZZO AGE: 42 RESIDES IN: OAKVILLE OCCUPATION: LABOUR OCCUPATION: LABOUR OCCUPA RELATIONS Previous involvement with the school board: I was involved on school council for the past nine years, with the last three as co-chair and chair. What made you decideWhat made you decideW to run for trustee? I believe strongly in our Catholic school system and wanted to be part of positive change at our board level. What are your goalsWhat are your goalsW for your time in this posi-for your time in this posi-f tion? My goals are to ensure the stakeholders have a strong voice, that we are engaging with our future leaders by focusing on their needs as a whole, that we are equitable in our decision-making and to continue to deliver the best education to our stu- dents through all of our programs. NEW OAKVILLE CATHOLIC TRUSTEE SAYS DECISION-MAKING MUST BE 'EQUITABLE' Nancy Guzzo was elected in October 2018 to represent Oakville on the Halton Catholic District School Board. Nancy Guzzo/Supplied SAIRA PEESKER speesker@metroland.com NEWS NANCY GUZZO RAN ON A SLATE OF 'MODERATE' CANDIDATES SUPPORTED BY THE BOARD'S TEACHERS 9 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU BETTER AIRE ONE MADNESS SALEAIRE ONE MADNESS SALE FURNACE DIAGNOSTIC SPECIAL $49*$49* *Call for detailsFAST & RELIABLE SERVICE $1990$1990$1990* *Call forD etails Starting From LIMITED TIME OFFER ONLY OR LIMITED TIME OFFER $3990$3990$3990*Startingom *Callf or Details RECEIVE UP TO $1,000 IN REBATES* Upgrade YoUr fUrnace for onlY HigH efficiencY fUrnace & central air York 10 Year parts & laboUr WarrantY York 10 Year parts & laboUr WarrantY $1,600 RECEIVE UP TO $1,600 IN REBATES* $59/MTHOAC* 95.5% EFF. PACkAgE INCLudES: • 95.5% HigH EfficiEncy gas furnacE • HigH EfficiEncy cEntral air r410a rEfrigErant www.aireone.com OVER 120,000 SATISFIED CUSTOMERS OAKVILLE 905-849-4998 1-888-827-2665 2 0 1 6 R B C C A N A D I A N O P E N | 1 3 220 Randall Street, Downtown 905-842-2100 peterwatsoninvestments.com Thinking of Retiring… Someday? Let's Talk. Visit our website to sign up for a free consultation. Peter Watson MBA, CFP, R.F.P., CIM, FCSI Jennifer Watson B.A. Downtown Oakville peterwatsoninvestments.com of sign consultation.consultation. MBA, FPSCMBA, FPSCMBA, FPSC Peter Watson MBA, CFP, R.F.P., CIM, FCSI Jennifer Watson MBA