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Oakville Beaver, 27 Oct 1993, p. 9

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Five new Oakville schools on Board‘s ‘wish list‘ | By KATHY YANCHL Oakville Beaver Staff 1999, will be sent to the Ministry of Education and Training after final approval is given by public school trustees at their next meeting Nov. 4th Wish list is the best terminology to describe the five year capital expendiâ€" jure forecast, according to Burlington Trustee Lynda Schreiber, who can‘t see the province having "a lot of monev to fulfill a lot of our wishes." The five year capital EXf forecast, covering the years 1999, will be sent to the M ] Trustees reacted differently to the forecast. Some seemed determined to bump up projects in their own areas, others seemingly resigned to the fact the province doesn‘t have the funds to accommodate everything on the list. The forecast also includes upgrades and renovations to several schools, including Gladys Speers ’L {'T oN HOT PRicg nQ,\@D’EF Blue Jays World Championship SWEATâ€"SHIRTS > styics §§333 & All Women‘s Winter BOOTS save 20% OFF g ’ Women‘s Western Collection by PALAMINO save Up to $20.00 125 CROSS AVENUE W’ ATHLETES TBAFALGAR VILLAGE 4 WORLD ipital expenditure )04 1( be apf Th Iyc trusted H their own schools and that‘s na said Howitt, who is optimist most trustees will allow the res the economic situation to dor their parochial feelings. "The staff comes up with mula, it‘s not a scientific form it‘s a formula to take all the 1 requests for money" and pri them in a "reasonable and fair requests IQL PHVDWJ. 2M E2 PCDCCDEAN them in a "reasonable and fair" way, added Howitt. "Most of the time trustees accept that," he said. Although she would prefer to see "things moved up", trustee Penny litut ub Santa Claus Parade ready to roll Nov. 20th W mmill The 1 I} 1X ximately TY )O( h me h( wh n rmal The h T( ubmitté nes up with a forâ€" ientific formula but ind W mc the ne time whe lo what N6L T that‘s natural," )ptimistic that v the reality of n to dominate it the vanous ind prioritize MJ nC th l NO( Ni 11 he l1St If Men‘s Dress SHOES s2ta, georgio Bruntini, Save up to CED FASH Xpen: n the S1 hial ik ) Puma Nylon JAGKETS Reg. $59.99 Now $39.90 Sieber tional 600 students from the Glen Abbey/West Oak Trails areas will be attending T.A. Blakelock and Queen Elizabeth Park schools in addition to the 800 currently being bused south of the QEW. Siebert doesn‘t see the next board meeting being particularly argumenâ€" tative, because"sometimes, the numâ€" bers speak for themselves." Oakville Ward 5 trustee Debbie Marklew would like to see two River Oaks schools on the fiveâ€"year foreâ€" cast instead of just one. She would like a second school added for conâ€" struction in 1999, and said a delegaâ€" In iW urrent h met NT )0 it ition construction )7. By then, she s int MC vnert J main 11 {1 i| it is (7th)." ; seventh and re m the Minis "satisfied" with the xpenditure forecast cerned about the wth in h TOT UI Brooks 3 in 1 Winter JAGKETS $149.99 that th iid. an addi THE OAKVILLE BEAVEE _ D& UOHU ) ONS FOR THE WHOLE FAI\4 uld War \ biy hich T SWEATâ€"WE tion Of CC dents will tion supp( ed. These would involve upgrading of the cafeteria and food service areas, administrative space and sciâ€" ence labs. Schreiber‘s main concern is Burlington‘s King‘s Road School which is in dire need of renovations. The school was built in the 1950‘s and hasn‘t had a major overhaul since. The principal still shares an office with the nursing staff, the files and the secretary. Kings Road School occupies the last spot on the renovation list. Although Schreiber says she will WOSS on the Ai lrustee Lingda Lane was glad 10 see a proposed Iroquois Ridge School on the list for 1996. "I‘m pleased to see we‘re in the top three. We certainly have the numbers to be number one (on the list). But vou don‘t have to be numâ€" list). But you don‘t have to be numâ€" ber one to receive the funding," said Lane, explaining that in previous years, the number one ranked school on the proposed project list was not the one to receive the funding. V Trustee y money h med ncerned parent Un rtino thi 1| n( ippearin inda n Sall n iys she will id School‘s o on it makâ€" l m the 10 lc m T if there mpl h Te tC BINGO 2:00 Centre of the Mall Seniors‘ Discounts All Day Long 125 Cross Ave. (Across from GO Station) (6 Bus to Trafalgar Village. For information call: 844â€"0881 You can take the Community THURSDAY, OCT. 28th. 845â€"0150 at Have your blood pressure checked by the staff of Churchill Place between 10â€"2 p.m. $20.00 | Y €

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