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1all IHIHAVUL â€"LUDLULOIUI Robert Glasbey Advertising Director Norman Alexander Editor Geoff Hill Circulation Director Teri Casas Office Manager Tim Coles Production Manager Ltd. group of suburban newspapers which includes: AJaxâ€"Pickering NOWs Advertiser, Barrie Advance, Brampton Guardian, Burflnon Post, Colinglood Connection, Etobicoke Guardian, Georgetown Indé nt Acton Free Press, Kingston This Week, Lindsay This Week, Markham Economistâ€"and Sun, Stouffville/Uxbridge Tribune, Milton Canadian Champion, Missiscauga News, Newmarketâ€"Aurora Eraâ€"Banner, North York Mirror, Oakville Beaver, Orillia Today, Oshawa/Whitby This Week, P;l::orough This Week, Richmond HiV Thomhil/Vaughan Liberal, All material published in the Oakville Beaver is protected by oopyflg‘r‘\,l‘.nmy reproduction in whole or in part of this material is strictly forbidden without the consent of the publisher. Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typographical error, that portion of the advertising space cccupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. The publisher reserves the right to categorize and reject advertising. In the event of typographical error, advertising goods or services at 1 goods or services may not be sold. Advertising is merely an offer to sell and may be withdrawn at any time. moniker that has stuck for the past five years is ‘cranky‘. That name was likely coined by a politician and not a taxpayer. On Monday, another 52 MPs will become eligible to receive their federal government pensions. These members are those who have served the miniâ€" mum six years in Parliament. Canadian voters have been called many things over the years but one What makes the MP pensions unique is that they can receive it immediateâ€" ly after serving six years, regardless of their age. They receive a set amount based on 30 per cent of the average income over six years. But if you serve 15 years, that goes up to 75 per cent of the best six years of income. og ”'fi\éy jloin the current 443 ‘retired‘ MPs who already receive goldâ€"plated government pensions. Call it the gift that keeps on giving...and giving.. and.. And the kicker here is that once a former MP hits 60 years of age, an inflaâ€" tion clause kicks in that‘s applied retroactively to when that MP retired. Some MPs who were clected young, like former Tory cabinet minister Perrin Beatty, could see their pensions double by the time they hit 60. In Beatty‘s case, the 43 yearâ€"old who now earns more than $70,000 in pension income, could conâ€" ceivably receive $140,000 a year by the time he turns 60 if inflation is five per cent a year. Little wonder then why various taxpayer and citizens‘ groups have called for MP pension reform. And they‘re not alone. All three parties used pension reform as part of their campaign platform planks, including the Liberals. But now, after more than one year in power, the majority government hasn‘t done a thing about it. meeting for the next three year term of it board of trustees. For resiâ€" dents of Oakville, that means there will be two new trustees representâ€" ing the concerns of parents and taxpayers in Ward 2 and Ward 3. On December 1st, the Halton Board of Education will hold its inaugural Lk Jim Peterson, who chairs the government‘s finance committee, reportedly said he ‘hopes‘ to announce pension changes in the February budget. We‘ll see â€"New challenges Both Anise Docherty and Neil Reid are coming onto the board at a very difâ€" ficult time. Provincial funding has been in decline, many parent are not satisâ€" fied with the education their children are receiving and the effectiveness of trustees has been called into question The Halton Board of Education is the largest consumer of tax dollars in the region and it‘s up to our trustees to ensure that this funding is spent in the best way possible. But of equal, if not more, importance is just how well Halton students are being prepared for life beyond high school. Unfortunately, trustees have very little to do with the kind of curriculum that is taught in our schools. That most fundamental element of our educationâ€" al system, is dictated by the Ministry of Education. And although much lip serâ€" vice has been paid to parental concerns over course content, the Ministry still doesn‘t have clearâ€"cut goals set out for student achievement. If our trustees are to have any meaningful impact on our education system, they will have to begin lobbying MPs to have the Ministry‘s approach to eduâ€" cation changed in accordance with the wishes of parents and students. The curâ€" rent system isn‘t working and it must be changed. We‘ll be watching to see if the new batch of trustees is up for the challenge. Yes: 8 No: 0 Are you in favor of not permitting election signs on Townâ€"owned land? Golden trough 467 Speers Road, Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4 845â€"3824 Fax: 845â€"3085 UAKVILLE B Are you in favor of changing the way in which MPs® pensions are calculated? Cast your ballot by calling 845â€"5585, box 5008 to vote. Callers have until 12 noon Thursday to register their vote. Results of the poll will be published in the next Friday edition of the Oakville the nex Beaver. 40 years ago ; he Oakvilleâ€"Trafalgar Drive to aid the Ontario Hurricane Relief Fund closed Monday with more than $10,000 contributed. That was the sum in the banks Tuesday, but excludes direct donations from the district. The banks report a total $7,238 deposited for the fund since the disaster midâ€"October. Of this sum, about $3,250 was raised by the Oakvilleâ€"Trafalgar Relief fund, chairman Tom Holden stated. The fund was orgaâ€" nized by local service clubs and the Chamber of Commerce. The district fund was climaxed last Sunday by gala variety shows which brought top TV and radio performâ€" ers to the Gregory Theatre and raised $500 net for the drive. â€"The Oakville Recordâ€"Star, Nov. 18, 1954 30 years ago The Ontario Municipal Board has ordered a public hearing on Oakville Council‘s controversial Centennial project money bylaw. Oakville Council has asked the OMB to dispense with a public vote on the proposed Centennial ‘67 proâ€" ject. Town residents gave generously to help victims of hurricane Hazel "In view of the strong opposition to the proposed bylaw," Mr. Kennedy said, "the Board has ordered a public hearing." Municipal Board Chairman J. A. Kennedy said today that the board on Nov. 9th forwarded a letter to Oakville council informing it of the board decision. The date of the hearing will be announced later. The town, in the face of public protest over the Centennial Committee‘s choice of a project, approved the committee proposal for the construction of an exhiâ€" bition wing, formal gardens, on the old Central School Commons at an estimated cost of $119,000. A majority of residents have made it known that the construction of a recreational facility such as a youth centre, or similar project would meet with much greater public favor. One town councillor, McLean Anderson, has urged the town to drop the exhibition wing proposal and adopt a more popular centennial project. He announced in October he would protest the preâ€" sent project before the OMB and warned if the exhibiâ€" Alook back at the events that made headines in Oakvile. tion wing plan went before a public hearing it would be doomed. â€" Daily Journalâ€"Record, Nov. 14, 1964 20 years ago A major Oakville company is taking steps towards an expansion that will more than double its present facilities. G. D. Searle and Co. of Canada Ltd., a pharmaceutiâ€" cal firm best known as a pioneer in the birth control field, will ask council‘s planning and development comâ€" mittee for its endorsement of the project Thursday night. Searle project manager Webb Morrison said last night the planned expansion will cost an estimated $3 million. The firm‘s present facilities, located on a 10â€"acre site on the southeast corner of North Service Road and Iroquois Shore Road, is comprised of a warehouse, office space and plant. The first phase of the expansion class for a twoâ€" storey addition of 15,600 square feet. The existing facilâ€" ities cover an area of 44,000 square feet. â€" Oakville Journal Record, Nov. 18, 1974 10 years ago The union president representing Sheridan College‘s 400 teachers has vowed he will devote all his energies in the next four months to seeing that as many Tories as possible are defeated in the next provincial election. "We‘re targeting the ridings where the Conservatives won by only a small margin," said Ron Martin, presiâ€" dent of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union Local 244. "There are a lot of people out there in the union movement, an a lot of teachers, not just in community colleges," he warned. Martin, who was on the bargaining unit and strike coâ€"ordinator across the province during the threeâ€"week community college teachers‘ strike, is furious at governâ€" ment legislation which ordered teachers back to work. â€" The Oakville Beaver, Nov. 14, 1984 Taken from the archives of the Oakyville Beaver including stories from The Oakville Recordâ€"Star, The Oakville Trafalgar Journal, the Oakville Journal Record and the Oakville Beaver.