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iTrustee pay to increase from $5,OOO to $1 3,159 per year 0 from PUBLIC on page Ai New provincial regulations make it possible for boards io dramatically increase the anntîal stipend for subsequenî boards, andt awaid back pay Each irusie wîiI receix e $8,1 53 in back psy lfor the peri- od September 1, 2005 to September 1, 20M. As well, each irustee wtll gel an adii tional $ 1,882 tacked on to their monthly psy spread out romn September through Novembher 2006, as part of the entire 15- month retroactive peiîod. The boardl also approved, by an il -0 vote, 10 increase regelar trustee pay to $13,159 per y'ear [romt the current $5.000 annual fiat rate across the province. The new psy scale is iin effeci froin December 1, 2006 to the end of Novemiber 2010. Boardl vice-chairs and chairs wîlI make n extra $2500 andi $5.000 respectively annualiy beyoiîd the truste hase ainount. Factoring in a sîudcni enrol- nment anioLui, which wîiI be re- calculatetl every year, the Halion board chair wtlli make $20,475 anti the vice-chair $16,830. Board Superintendent of- Finance Sieve Pareniuk saîd previously that the $88,683 n trustee re'troactive pay hias to be absorbcd 1w the board. [le saîi hie cxpects te Minîstry' (f Edeicatton xiii cover the dîffer- encen itrustee psy ai the tncw amnount. -1-rusiees- aninual paý, has been $5000 since the Conservative government ofl Mike Harris changed the pay scale in 1997 to a fRat-rate sys- îem for the 72 school hoards in the province. Previously trustees sel their own psy In 1996, Hlalton trustees receîved $12.252 annually' whîle the boaird chair got $18.372. At the special meeting, trustees alset amended ils policy concerning student trustees. Studeni irusîces who go on 10 attend colfege o~r unîversîty are clîgîble for a $2.500 honorarium for est h year ilicy serve on the board. -Studeni trustee ternis are f'or one s est but they can be rcappiiinted b .înoiher îerm. [ducation Director Wayne Joudrie said afier the meeting thai the money to psy the hono- rariu[n 10 student trustees xii be funded by the Province. Shopping centre construction to resume The construction of s new shopping centre will soon be geîting underway on a property that bas sat vacant for months at Thompson Road and Main Street. Plans for the development at the southwest corner of the intersection were delayed for a while after nearby business owner Link-Line appealed it to the Ontario Municipal Board (0MB), citing coneero [or the sites design. But the 0MB recently gave the centre the go-ahead, making way for a large Loblaws store and East Side Marios restaurant, among other retail uses. "They're hasically just wrap- ping up their site plan right now, which is required before they can get their building permnit," Town Director of Planning and Development Mcl lovio explained. He added that preliminary work on the site, such as plumb- ing installation, is currently being eompleted. Construction could start within the next few weeks. The shopping centre is a Joint venture between Tninity Development Group Inc. and Loblaws Companies Ltd., with RioCan Real Estate lnvestment Trust involved on the finaneing side of things. The Canadien Champion, Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - A5 a * Iý epe onus now to prepare your car for when winter cornes. (~IIISt Stay out of the coUd and on the road wit Ontario is working today to prepare Ontario's workforce for tomorrow. r j5~(D3U~4YJD ~ 54 an M~LTON I 878@093I~i 1 Ontarios Youth Science and Technology Outreach Program (YSTOP) s one wvay Ontario la encouraging the next generation of innovators ail acrosa the province. tnveating in research and innovation helpa keep Ontario globally competitive. And that wvorks for ail of us. To fnd out more about YSTOP and Ontarios other Research and Innovation programs,please visit wwwvv.ontario.ca!worksforme a i Paid for by the Covernment of Ontario à -tn DRIVE CLEAN For the Air All Makes and Models We Breathe e Brake Services - Tires - Auto Flectric and e Steering & Suspension a Heating & Air Charging Systems e MOI Safety Inspection Conditioning Service - General Repairs 1 1