4- The Oakville Beaver, Friday June 13, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com World leader of women's intimate apparel SALE prices from WAREHOUSE $ 4 to 8 99 $ 2320 Bristol Circle Unit 4, Oakville (Dundas & Winston Churchill) 99 SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER DEMONSTRATION: Clearview residents brave the heat to make their voices heard. 6 Blowout Days of fabulous lingerie at our lowest prices ever... Don't miss it! Friday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday Sunday June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 15 12pm-6pm 11am-6pm 11am-9pm 11am-9pm 10am-6pm 10am-6pm School accommodation debate is heating up Cotninued from page 1 Oakville's Natural Stone Supplier Contractor Referral Program W in sto Ford D r. W in ya l Ro 2339 Cornwall Rd., East of Ford Drive Ph: 905-849-5557 www.boulders.ca Monday - Friday 7am-5:30pm, Saturday 7:30am-3pm Co r nw al Ford Motor Company of Canada ds or Dr . BOULDERS STONE SUPPLY Providing A Full Line of Premium Grade Stone Products For Pools · Patios · Walkways · Retaining Walls · Gardens n Ch ur ch ill Bl vd . Fo rd Dr . accommodations for students within the community." Sounds simple enough, however, getting a consensus when schools could be opened or closed rarely is. In southeast Oakville's Clearview neighbourhood more than 100 residents braved the weekend's scorching heat to wave signs to show support for the construction of a school in their community. Separated from the older areas of the southeast, and after nearly 20 years, the community DAVID LEA / OAKVILLE BEAVER wants to see a neighbourhood school rather than their children being bussed away from the neigh- PROTEST: A southeast Oakville lawn sign erected bourhood. to protest a possible school in Clearview. Yet another parents' group in the southeast's older areas has been established, dubbed My Oakville, and the group purchased a full-page ad sion debate and it now has a website It met at the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre in The Oakville Beaver to condemn the Clearview last Sunday in anticipation of school board effort, believing a school built there will put an end to one or more of southeast Oakville's older reviews of public schools in Glen Abbey next fall. For the officials of the Halton District School schools like Brantwood, Chisholm, E.J. James, Board, figuring out who needs to go where is a Linbrook, Maple Grove and New Central. The ad was met with charges of `hate monger- complex issue. "Schools in Burlington and Oakville that are ing' by some residents. south of Upper Middle are, for the most part, The controversy has led to lawn signs and letdeclining in enrollment and schools that are in ter-writing campaigns. The Clearview Oakville Community Alliance Burlington and Oakville, north of Upper Middle (COCA) committee also fired back at the ad, issu- are, for the most part, stable or increasing in ing a press release in which it attempts to clarify enrollment," said Parfeniuk. "Then we have areas like Ward 6 and Ward 4 in its position noting, that with the school it enviOakville that are growing north of Upper Middle sions, fewer than 100 students from Chisholm and Maple Grove public schools would need to be and south of Upper Middle they're declining. We have a number of situations in Oakville where we diverted to the Clearview school. Parents' groups have also engaged in letter are looking at boundary changes to ensure that writing campaigns, circulating petitions and a the facilities of the Halton District School Board legal trust fund has been set up to protect estab- are maximized in terms of their use." To contact MY Oakville, visit lished southeast Oakville schools. There have www.myoakville.org. even been moves to acquire heritage designations To contact Clearview Oakville Community for some schools. Alliance, call 905 829-1533. In Glen Abbey, Ward 4, the situation is someTo contact OPENS, visit www.opens-now.org. what different with the parent group OPENS For more information on the program accom(Oakville Parents Encouraging Neighbourhood modation review process, or to contact local pubSchools) mobilizing. The group formed during the French immer- lic school trustees, visit www.haltondsb.on.ca. Up pe rM id d le Rd . lR d.