10 - The Canadian Champion, Frlday, Apnil 2, 1999 Gevaert has Iowest attendance, but second _highest pay 0from GEVAERT on page 1 time the' conliîitee ,lui COmmittet' memibers Councillors John Challinor and Brian Penman also attended ail meetings, with Councillor Ron Furik missing one and Councillor Wally Hunter missing two. Out of 25 counicil meetings held last year, Mr. Gevaert attended 15, most of themn beforé August. In contrast, Mr. Penman and Mr. Lee had per- fect attendance at counicil meetings. AIl other counicillors clocked in between 20 and 24 meetings for the year. Mr. Gevaert won't be winning any gold stars for 1999 attendance, either. Since the start of the year, Mr. Gevaert has tumned up at just two out of nine counicil and committet' meetings. Despite this, he's the second higlhest paid Milton counicillor, taking home $14,611 lin salary and expenses. Though some counicillors, such as Mr. Hunter, Mr. Challinor and Mr. Malboeuf, have taken voluntary psy cuts since last year, Mr. Gevaert is still collecting a full pay. Only Mr. Furik took home more money in 1998, pocketing $14,818 for his work as a coun- cillor. Mr. Gevaert, who promptly returned a eall from The Champion on the malter, said he's not ready to vacate his place at council, "Yes, I still want to represent the people of Nassagaweya," he said. Mr. Gevaert said he keeps up by keeping in regulâr contact with Town Cleik Heleni Lisi. Despite the lengthy list of no-shows, Mr. Gevaert said he has not been taken 10 task by any of his con- stituents. "I'm not aware of any complaints. There Lieven Gevaert may be somte but I'm not aware of it," he said. That doesn't mean conditions have been ideal for Ward 3 residenla, he said. "TIe fact that I'm here doesn't allow me 10 serve the constituency the way I'd like 10. I'm already looking at huw I'd serve hetter by being there more often.' According 10 Ontario Municipal Act (OMA) reguLitions, lie lî.ti heen ,iway long enough to be turled. The' OMA states that councillors must miss three months of counicil duty before action can he taken 10 remove themn from their posts. "Other than shaming them int retumning a portion of their remuneration, there's nothing legally you can force people 10 do," said Mayor Gord Krantz. In thse end, the people will decide when enough is enough, he said. With his lime in Israel winding down, Mr. Gevaert expects 10 be warmning his seat in coun- cil regularly by June. He said he has already tumed down a similar consulting job that would have startcd soon. 1I wouldn't do this again. 1 didn't expect it would be this long." Wh d os e divn core sa thyr jus lk Yg Dries Maybe it's because Young Drivers has thirty yearso instructors over the past 10 years. experience teaching collision avoidance. 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The evening begins at 7:00 pmî with displays i ~. and refreshments and the speakers beginning aI 7:30 pin. Seating is limited, - so book your seat now by calling 338-4379. "For goodness sake"l is brought to you courtesy of Halton Healthcare S. - F R.- V* I C * E - S and Zjg Canabtan Cbampton I~~J(I E.C. !!DY Û IBN SCUGOL ? Dateline Drury - March 26,1999 by Jessica Wellstead and Katie Murzin Welcome to Dateline Drury for the week 0f April 2, 1999. E.C. is bustling with activity this week, the f irst of the spring season. "Dracula Baby", this year's school musical, is well under way. Ail involved actors, singers and musicians are practicing daily their dance steps, songs and scenes in order f0 bring f0 the stage a wonderful performance in May. Keep Up the good work cast and we'll see you on the stage later this spring. In other arts news, E.C. Drury will be sending a number of musicians to Hamilton Place f0 perform in fhe annual Halton Showcase. Amongst those participating are the school choir, the vocal music class and a few insfrumentalists. Good luck f0 ail those performing on April 8th in Hamilton. Back at Drury, the Student Government is organizing its second annual Hacky Sack compe- tition f0 be held Friday, April 9th. The enfry fee is $1 per student and ail are welcome to partic- ipafe. Corne on out and show off your skillsl On an academic note, if has recently been found that those who eat breakfast are beffer able to concentrafe and do well in school. For this reason, E.C. Drury will be parfîcipating in a new program called The Meal Mobile: Breakfast f0 Go! The program, which will run fwice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays, is a joint venture befween the school counicil, Knox Presbyterian Church'and the Halton Social Planning Council. lJnder the guidance of the region of Halfon, Drury's school counicil will provide the funding for the breakfast and Colleen Smith of Knox Presbyterian Church will provide the volunteers, bath aduit and student, who will help carry ouf the project. Loblaws will be providing juiceboxes, baked goods, snacks and fruit for the Meal Mobile af reduced or no cosf f0 the school. Fn order f0 purchase these items, students can buy a card for $2.00 which enfifles them eighf choices from the "Breakfast f0 Go" cart. The Meal Mobile will sfart its rounds on April 7f h and carry on through the rest of the school year. If the program is successful, if wîll also be run during the 1999/2000 school year. Thaf s the scoop af Drury for this week! Enjoy the warm weather and we'll see you back here next week - same time, same place - for another edifion of Dafeline Drury! GRADE "A"9 NEWfs MILTEON DISTRICT HEIN SCGOL ADVRTSE-N JacueneamMaIssa Ch«k"oe Grade "A" News af MYDHS By Jacqueline Bass and Marissa Cheskey We hope that you ail had a great week! We're.sure the fact thaf is was only a four day week made if a liffle more enjoyable. We hope that no one forgot f0 sign Up for the 30 Hour Famine this week. It will be faking place on April 9 and 10. Good luck to ail the participants who are out f ranfically gathering sponsors. You might have noticed on the sign out front at M.D. that this years Spring play, Done to Death, is coming up. The cast is madly pracficing as we speak and it will be performed on April 15, 16 and 17. Tickets are being sold for eight dollars. It's a great way to spend an evening and support M.D.'s young actors and actresses, so don't miss out! We would also like fo remind you for one more time that the last dance of the year will be held on April 8. Tickets are only seven dollars if you buy them ahead of time and eight dollars if you waît and buy them at the door. Remember jt's the Iast one of the year so don't forget to buy your tickets A. S.A. P The M.D.H.S. badminton team is on their way f0 the Halfon Regional competition on Thursday, April 8. Have a great time playing and good luck to ail of the badminton players ouf there! Have a great long weekend and Happy Easter!