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weekender january 19 1991 p3 catholic students will learn about condoms trustees julie caspersen staff reporter condoms have arrived in catholic classrooms in york region although abstinence is preferred said separate school trustees teachers requested a clarification of the york region roman catholic separate school boards policy on including the prevention of aids through the use of condoms and foam in the family life program trustees discussed a motion endorsing the promotion of condoms as a form of birth control and as protection against hiv infection although the motion stresses the boards preference for abstinence from intercourse until marriage at all times teachers will stress that abstinence is the only way of ensuring prevention of the hiv infection and affirm the wisdom of our tra dition that sexual intercourse take place only after marriage the motion reads trustees discussed the issue at a december education committee meeting and again at this months meeting after seeking input from parents an amendment including the endorsement of chastity until marriage was added at last weeks meeting i think wed be closing our eyes to whats happening in society today if students are not taught about the proper methods of infection prevention board chair joe virgilio saidmy concern is for those who reject the teachings of the church markham trustee terry ryan said after attending a brother andre par entteacher meeting he feels most parents are in favor of the condom seg ment of the course you dont endorse something by talking about it ryan said grade 7 students have been taught about condoms and foam for over a year in separate schools in york region however for many years the sub ject of birth control was not part of the catholic school systems curricu lum province may open meetings ever is currently considering new laws that would open up the local government process the changes according to queens park sources will include provisions requiring local govern ments to make meetings more open to the public and will limit and define when private meetings can be held the proposed changes which were introduced by the former lib eral government are expected to be more stringent under the ndp joan wilson secretary of the board of managers of central united church chats with the right rev- photoannette buchkowski erend dr walter farqharson the united church moderator spoke in unionville last sunday uc moderator speaks in unionville enzo dl matteo staff reporter central united church in unionville celebrated the last of its 150th anniversary special sundays with a visit from the moderator of the united church of canada dr walter farqharsonthe prestigious guest addressed packed two morn ing services on the theme on the edge david reeve minister at the church said he was impressed by the sincerity and warmth of his per sonality he seems to be the right moder ator for these days of upset within the church said reeve he brings the gift of healing and an understanding heart he did not get into the controversy and showed through his message that police station to serve markham stouffville the men and women in blue have moved into town wednesday marked the official opening of the markham police sta tion where 112 uniform york region police officers and detectives will fight crime in 5 district as markham and whitchurchstouffville are known v the presence of a police precinct and the men and women who work here will provide the security our community so deserves markham mayor tony roman said the station will serve approximately 110000 people the 5 district facility costing almost 63 million houses a circular glassenclosed community room for use by local groups and for police- thedovb a decision taken by markham council behind closed doors recent ly may not be allowed in the future under provincial changes being considered to the way local govern ments conduct business at a special meeting called by acting mayor fred cox recently council endorsed an agreement between the town and international alliance of theatre stage employ ees the agreement which dealt with the use of unionized workers at the markham theatre was voted on publicly but debated and decided behind closed doors cox said the town has traditional ly held meetings dealing with per sonnel matters in private the prac tice is common among local coun cils however the municipal act which regulates the workings of local government bodies does not specify personnel matters as ones that ought to be dealt with in pri vate nor does markham councils procedural bylaw under the act the town has the authority to hold private committee meetings but not private meetings of council the provincial government how- school board promotes peace in classroom in order to promote peace the york region roman catholic sepa rate school board has put together a resource package designed for teach ers along with the canadian charter of rights and freedoms and a guide to the human rights code the fold er contains listings of environmental books a pamphlet on how to prepare a garbagefree lunch and race rela tions information the folder also promotes the use of the peace garden at the new markham town hall the garden is described as a place of green space and works of art and is a permanent statement of support of world peace and fellowship i the united church is trying to understand gods love where it is nudged by our traditional approach to the law of god reeve was referring to the current controversy over homosexuals being eligible to apply for the min istry a debate which has disrupted several congregations throughout the country his sermon compared the united church to scriptural personalities such as jacob moses and jesus in that they each represent gods peo- pie living on the edge of theologi cal understanding said reeve dr farqharson comes from salt coats sask where he has served a threepoint rural charge for 30 years he is a noted hymn writer and has set the lyrics to five entries in the new hymnary one song give to us laughter was performed sunday by the junior choir the activities of moderator involve engagements across the country during a twoyear term already he has visited churches in newfoundland and british columbia and brought greetings to unionville from an armenian con gregation in cambridge and an ital ian one in west toronto reeve was a commissioner at the 33rd general consul in london last august where dr farqharson was installed and he booked sundays engagement right away community relations and houses a large screen television and a projector communitybased policing is a main objective of the force and is stressed in the fiveyear strategic plan released last week a weightroom with a well padded floor and a mirrored wall is located on the second floor of the 3 1 600-square- foot building along with officers change rooms complete with color- coded lockers each shift is assigned a different colored locker to allow space for changing clothes five holding cells containing a bench and a toilet are monitored by camera which can be viewed from the front desk one of the three interview rooms is also equipped with a camera- a toilet is present in a room designed to administer breathalyzer tests so theres no reason for a suspect to leave the room a major incident room was includ ed in the design where police can for mally meet to coordinate a plan of action and relay information during serious events such as train accidents or a dangerous chemical spills the community relations branch race relations bureau and major crime unit have all been relocated at the markham station to make space at other regional stations w1f- earn extra money become a carrier today call 2948244 or 6402100 attention flyer advertisers we can deliver your flyers for as little as 312 a i piece so far this year we have delivered 1152846 flyers doortodoor in markham unionville mllliken stouffville uxbrldge and i surrounding rural routes i we 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