Wednesdsay May 24, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER A3 Conservation Halton M ENSW EAR has new-look board C O M P A N Y ---------- PONTII------------- Volunteers fired, some chose to re-apply interviewer. The interviewer wrote down the responses and ranked them from one to 10. The information -- Four out of five former which isn't public record -- is still in Conservation Halton Foundation board existence. The questions were to see whether members who re-applied for a position on the fundraising body were approved the candidate was open to the goals and purpose of the foundation and whether for appointment Thursday. In a recorded vote, eight members o f they supported the bylaws, Haas said. "Whoever they re-hired would have the Conservation Halton (CH) board of to be a person who would not be dis directors elected to re-appoint Jack Amo, Don Ford, Dick Haas and Sarah ruptive to the meetings and stay Lowe. Three board members opposed focused on the fundraising," he said. Haas, who was the chair of the foun their applications. dation before being invited to re-apply, Milton town councillor Cindy Lunau had re-applied, but w asn't agreed with the dismissal of the foun dation board and said it was time to accepted. The reappointments are for two-year move on. "Keeping this going is not beneficial terms. At the end of Thursday's meeting, for the foundation." He said the mudslinging and rehash Halton Hills Mayor Marilyn ing of events is what made CH dissolve Serjeantson, a CH board member, asked to go in camera to discuss anoth the board in the first place. Haas said at every foundation meet er potential appointment to the founda tion board. The name wasn't released to ing after the change in strategic direc tion, people argued about issues that the media. CH dismissed nine foundation vol had already been voted on. "It's no use in dragging old dead unteers March 31st as part of what was cows out of a ditch," said Haas, quot called a "fresh start." Only three people remained on the ing a Dutch expression. But it's not rehashing, it's a matter foundation board -- CH chair Brian Penman, vice-chair Dennis Gregor and of finding out the truth, said Lunau. "I don't know how people can feel board o f director member Jean W illiams, which are mandatory the truth is harmful," she said. Lunau, who said she wanted to con appointments. tinue on the foundation board because Five candidates were interviewed April 19th by three board members as of her commitment to the organization, well as CH chief administration officer said she received a short letter from the Theresa Maguire-Garber and founda interview committee denying her appli tion executive director Melanie Wojick. cation. The letter stated her strengths didn't The interviews were about 45 minutes match those of the foundation. They long. Gregor said every candidate was thanked her for applying and wished asked the same questions by the same her success. By Lisa C a rtw rig h t Bos & Co. DKNY SAVILE ROW SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER VERSACE w / n n a in tf'?*/*& £ / V * ////: // Photo by Peter C. McCusker OAKVILLE W inston G ote Pow er C tr. (90S) 403-9028 M ISSISSAUG A 1911 Dundas St. i. (90S) 212-9255 NO R TH Y O R K 55 Orfus H i (416) 784-3339 W O O D B R IDG E Colossus Centre (90S) 265-9048 LIVING HISTORY: B ro n te H isto rical Society m em bers Flo Reynolds (secretary) an d L o m e Joyce (historian) look over some past pages of the O akville B eaver on display a t the Sovereign House. The his toric hom e officially opened fo r the season on Sunday. SCARBOROUGH Warden Power Ctr. (416) 755-4620 BARRIE Barrie Power Ctr. (705) 733-5637 O ver 550 N ew & used Vehicles Available in t r e p id C o n co rd e Finance Rates as low as 0% Lease from $0 down w Q.E.W. Speers Rd. E 3rd Line CHRYSLER £ 4th Line D odgeT rucks 646 4th Line, S peers R oad, O akville w w w .oakvilledodge.com i