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OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, June 10, 2009 · 10 Residents now onside Portfolio with global responsibility Continued from page 1 Chisholm and New Central remaining open, as well as a new school in Clearview, effective September 2010. "I want to congratulate you for coming up with a proposal that is educationally sound and creates a partnership with the community that was recommended by Dave Cooke in the Cooke report," said Mark Caskenette, spokesperson for Oakville Residents for Public Education (ORPE). However, one speaker was upset that Joudrie broke his own guidelines set out at the beginning of the process. Joudrie said in February the recommendation had to feature JK-Grade 8 schools of 450 students or more. The current recommendation would see Chisholm and New Central with student bodies of 338 and 300, respectively, in September 2010, and offer programming for JK-Grade 6. The parents at the meeting seemed to be more supportive of the recommendation than trustees were at Wednesday night's board meeting where many voiced concern. Trustee Philippa Ellis, who represents southeast Oakville, attended Thursday's meeting, but left before it ended. Audience members asked Joudrie to convey the community's support of his plan to the trustees. "I love them (trustees) dearly, but sometimes we disagree," Joudrie said. "It is a democratic process and we're going to work through this." Continued from page 1 Canada Secretariat. The Canadian government had requested the workshop, according to a Dec. 15, 2008 statement from Raitt. Liberal energy critic David McGuinty blasted the decision for Raitt to be in Victoria rather than Paris. "It tells me all along Minister Raitt hasn't been taking this seriously," said McGuinty in an interview with The Oakville Beaver yesterday. McGuinty said the Chalk River nuclear reactor, west of Ottawa, is responsible for 60 per cent of the world's supply of medical isotopes, which are used for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients. "So we have not just a domestic responsibility, we have a worldwide responsibility," said McGuinty. "That's why she should have been present (in Paris)." Raitt didn't return calls for comment however, she did issue a statement on Jan. 30 following the workshop, noting the participants had agreed to measures to address issues with the supply of medical isotopes. "My colleague, the Minister of Health, and I have been clear that ensuring a reliable supply of medical isotopes is a global issue that warrants a global response," said Raitt in the statement. The problem-plagued Chalk River reactor shut down in May, leading to a shortage of radioactive isotopes. Raitt was in Victoria Jan. 30 to speak to the city's See Raitt page 12