THURSDAY OCTOBER 11, 2018 $2.00 WEEKLY IN PRINT. MUCH MORE ONLINE ANYTIME. InsideHalton.com AAAAAUAUAUTOTOTOPRPRPROOOOO OOOAOAOAKVKVKVILILIL EELELELE 2212212 2 W2 yecroft Road, Oakvkvillilleee 905-469-24422 autoprooakville.mechanicnet.com MECHANICAL SERVICES Real Local People. Real Local Service. Michelle Cooper 905-826-4900 www.michellecooper.ca is becoming: dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 SAUNDERS, SAXTON & WINTER Wendy Saunders Sales Representative Kim Saxton Sales Representative Ruth AnneWinter Broker ~ALegacy of Excellence~ 136 Church Street, Suite 1A - Oakville, ON | 905.845.1223 sswteam.ca | sswteam@johnstonanddaniel.com 4141 Derry RoadWest - $2,299,000100 Lakeshore Road E, Suite 102 • $1,129,000 136 Church Street, Suite 4A - Oakville, ON | 905.845.1223 Get more community news now It was open season on perceived dysfunction at the Halton Catholic school board at the Oct. 4 trustee candidates' meeting in Oakville. Five of eight of the candidates run- ning for Oakville's three spots took turns taking jabs at the current board's decisions and tactics - and with the two incumbents among the no-shows, there was often no one to give a second opinion. About 60 people attended the event, organized by the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Associ- ation (OECTA) and held at Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School. Audience members took turns for their chance at the micro- phone, regularly returning to a small roster of themes: consulting parents and students on board de- cisions, repairing the relationship between the board and the school community, and how to balance Catholic morals with the realities of young people today. Many of the candidates' re- sponses referenced the board's controversial Sanctity of Life poli- cy, which prevented schools from fundraising for "charities or non- profits that publicly support, ei- ther directly or indirectly, abor- tion, contraception, sterilization, Oakville Catholic trustee candidates Nancy Guzzo, Jeff Mamer and Chris Saunders prepare for the debate at Holy Trinity high school on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Saira Peesker/Metroland OPEN SEASON ON HALTON CATHOLIC BOARD AT OAKVILLE CANDIDATES' MEETING See OECTA, page 14 PARENTS AND CANDIDATES FOCUSED ON SEVERAL CONTROVERSIAL BOARD DECISIONS SAIRA PEESKER speesker@metroland.com IMPACTING YOUR COMMUNITY