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AMetroland Publication T he Oakville Beaver^ £ Prudential 338.6550 BIG ON SERVICE 24 Hr. Pager * R P U N K R IS L--1 SALES REP Vol. 37 No.43 Oakville's Award-Winning Community Newspaper 36 Pages SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 1999 75 Cents Plus GST W orkfare expands to private s e c to r By Kim Amott SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER The Tories' mandatory work-for-welfare program is expanding into the private sector in Halton. Under the new scheme, announced Thursday by Minister of Community and Social Services Janet Ecker, businesses that hire welfare recipients will be given money to cover training and supervision costs for up to six months. "This expansion is going to help more people get back to work, it's that simple," said Ecker, while making the announcement. "We're responding directly to requests we've received from municipalities and people on welfare for more opportuni­ ties." Halton is only the third com- Community and Social munity in the province to Services Minister expand the Ontario Works Janet Ecker program into the private sec­ tor, but Ecker said all commu­ nities across Ontario will be taking part by the end of 1999. Regional chairman Joyce Savoline said Halton decided to expand its workfare program because of the success experi­ enced so far with Ontario Works. Since June 1995, Halton has (See 'Employers' page 2) Photo by Peter C. McCusker SAY C H EES E: Canadian Cancer Society's Lillian Morris and Joan Gibb dig into the lasagna at Queen Elizabeth Park High School's 22nd annual Lasagna Night on Thursday. The annual event raises funds for cancer research. C o m fo rt-g rip g a rd e n to o ls W e e d digger, Transplanter, Trow el or Cultivator. R eg. 5 .4 9 59-8237X Sate price in effect Sat April 10 to Fri. April 16,1999. UPPER OAKVILLE SHOPPING CENTRE Upper Middle at 8th Line O pen Sunday i 10 a.m .-5 p.m. I 8 4 9 -8 4 7 3 0AKT0WN SHOPPING PLAZA 550 Kerr Street O pen Sunday 10 a.m .-5 p.m. 8 4 4 - 0 2 0 2