Tha Canadian Chamýpion, Frcday,'Àpril 10, 19é8 -5 School board likely to take on new debt Antther $L7 tmt//ton it cxp.xted Io he ,tdded Iote Uc ltrn Ditrit îS,ýhol Boards $3-mi/lion de/icit. Board members heard the bad news recent/y just before passing an operatingt budget of $165.9 mil/ion. The shorl-year budget covers the period t'rtm Jan. /10 Aug31, /998.i The increase 10 the budget de/kcit is from1 an expected provincial c/awback of sav-i ings gained by school boards during the4 lwo-week leachers' sîrike last f'ai. Business superinlendent Wayne MeNa//y said he saw staff drafting claw- back legis/alion when he visited the Ministry of Education recent/y. Ils not de/mnite, bol i's 99.9 per cent sure," he said. "l's about as definite as il can gel wiîhouî seeing il in black and whie" He said the clawback wou/d coul the Ha/Ion board $1-$2 mil lion. "The govemment wl/I probably redis- tribute il as somelhing like eaming materi- ais granî," said Mr. MeNa//y. -Then they can say they're puîîing money back mbt the system, but il wil/ probab/y not be an even trade on the clawback"- Oakville Trustee Peter Petmusich estimaI- ed the Ions from the clawback aI $1.7 mil- lion. He urged any extra board money, such as savings in snow clearing, go îowards paying down the deftciî. Mr. MeNa//y said provincial transition funds for amalgamations and downsizing wi// be sought 10 reduce the deficit. Ho said the fond is available for many uses, bol deicits are not specifica//y mentioned. The business superintendent said the dctcit tust bcl<ctttcd Up wît/ttn acouple ot \ctrS. "We'i/ have 10 cut expenditures 10 a point where ils /less than our funding, but there'il have 10 be a strategy on where you go for the next two yearu,- he said. The board wiII not tackîe the deticit until iîs 1998-99 budget. Mr. McNally urged trustees 10 pass the short-year budget immediately tiecause il's laIe and utaf/ing decisions must be made. A minor adjustment wau made 10 the short-year budget, with $157.000 moved from tuition tees 10 the decentra/ized uchool budget, which had earlier bust $248,000. Spending of decentra/ized budget items is contro//ed by schoo/u and may flot a/wayu go te supplies, said Duuty Papke, director of education. But some trustees urged the $91,000 more be returned to thut budget. "This is putîing money back int the classroom, said Oakvu//e Trustee Marianne Hawthorne. Build skills Looking 10 build job ski/lu and he/p with global development? Then Youth Challenge International is up your a//ey. YCI invites those 18 10 25 10 app/y for three-month vo/unteer projectu nexl winter in Cosla Rica and Guyana. A total of 45 positions are avai/able for Ontario candidates. The dead/ine for appli- cations is May 15. 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Thse art ont the walls is înirrnred lyth /e art on tIse plates, wilui is as pleasiitg tut the oe, as it is trithie palate - The' naine -,Brîîîellt-i" -tnes fron minîe of Italvu îinîst celebrated xines, Brunîello D/i Muiîtalciîit. 6~«c~ee 6a4«4~ ~#e4%Çi~ Somple of Brune/to Menu, rom /eft to rtght: Chef's Antipato Potter, Pot/o o//o Drovolo, House Specio/ly Lnguîne ai Cortoceto Provenzo/e, 395 MAIN ST. EAUT 875u3305 Owvîer Michael Morrt, svhon testi frotî a faînilv traditionî of hiaute cuîisineî (-Michael's Back Door" iî M ississauga) hriîîgs tii Bruîîello lus cool îîitîîtelit to exceptioflal service and1 qualit>'. "This is the place for those wvlo svaît the liest of' evervthing, without the taiîît of p)retenisioni". Brunello offers a delightftîl diîting experieîîce. Froi the monnîît you walk ilitî Brunello, huge murais create a Mediterranean atinosphere. But it lu the food that lu important. Chef Domenic Pasqualino and Sous Chef Anthony Morra take great pride in their work. You can enjo>' quality food, reminiscent of Tuscany in a warm aamhiance that takes you back in time to Renaissance ltaly. A variety of fresh fishi and finle cuts of qualit>' meats, accented by the generous use of fresh herbs, are purchased dail>' to enmich the patrons' selection. Brunello is perfect for an>' occasion. Coîne see Michael for lunch, dinner or any special part>? that you are planning. To cele/arate oîtr Second Anniversarrj, Bnunello Ri.torante invites al b experience t/he "T-tesof Tu.ucanîj'. lit Tutscantj, /titory pf)tttrvoou at yon at evn u'ri c<it/t the glorie's of Florence tt ifs Iteari. Froin a land.vea1e of «litve grores, Vincyîardv, rotînded ino.vsyintîtîrttain.s antd long siuîtn<tflt beacees, einerge.s a nstc, i/et elegauf ecisine. T/te dis/tes aire.fIt and rie/t, îifton being /teati/. 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