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Oakville Beaver, 22 Jun 1994, p. 4

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London e Samia « Kitchener e Ottawa 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. / Rain or shine You‘ll meet 100 dealers displaying a vast range of antiques â€" farm fresh and refinished furniture, nostalgia, decorative arts, and eclectic unusuals. Admission $5.00 per vehicleâ€" includes the show, parking and access to the park for all occupants. LEARNING CENTRES 3425 Harvester Rd. Burlington Kids who can read, write spell feel ?ood about themselves! Oxford teaches kids to Read, Write Spell by PHONICS. List of programs @Reading * Math * Study Skills * Time Management * lime Management * Homework Support CHRISTIE PRESENTS... Antique Show Saturday, June 25, 1994 Confederation Park, Stoney Creek Take QEW to Hwy 20 (exit 88) l Information: (§19)925â€"6606 / (§19)824â€"1842 Erin Mills Parkway Just North of the QEW. Over 120 Shops Services including Food Emporium, Eaton‘s Kâ€"Mart. Mall Hours Mondayâ€"Friday 10â€"9 * Saturday 9:30â€"6 * Sunday noonâ€"5 100 dealer outdoor * Preschool, Elementary Secondary School programs _ %@r Delegations at the meeting includâ€" ed representatives from the Halton Rape Crisis Centre, the Halton Home and School Association and the Halton Regional Health department, who defended their input into the docâ€" ument and the research used to formuâ€" late it. Lecturing and labelling body A motion forwarded by Burlington trustee Anne Barbu at Monday‘s meeting, to hold inâ€"service sessions for parents at the beginning of each semester, will be voted on tomorrow evening "It‘s not a votable issue," Cassidy said, expressing some concern that many people may not be aware of that fact. Even if a trustee puts forth a motion to review the program tomorâ€" row, the board could not act on the motion until September at which time the curriculum would already be inteâ€" grated into all Grade 9 classes. (Continued from page 1) (Citizens United for Responsible Education) and that the document was a responsible one and had the support of the vast majority of students and staff in Halton. Program should be operational by fall THE OAKVILLE BEAVER parts is out, interactive discussion and role playing is in, said public health nurses Mary Anne Carson and Linda Andrews. Presenters were articulate and emotional. Student Melody McQuarrie commented that the board should be spending more time on instruction in spelling, math and readâ€" ing skills as opposed to sex. She wantâ€" ed to know what the final exam would be for this particular course? "Pick a partner and go have interâ€" Many of the teens who spoke admitted they were choosing abstiâ€" nence despite the curriculum‘s explicit information on the sex act; still others said the graphic nature of the material was overwhelming and unnecessary. CURE‘s â€" Teklenburg slammed the board for not listening to any of CURE‘s recommendations for change and presented the board with a petition filled with 1100 names. While supporting the curriculum in one breath, one Burlington departâ€" ment head for physical and health education, admitted some of the game cards were inappropriate and he perâ€" sonally didn‘t use them. A delegation from Parents, Family and Friends of Gays and Lesbians challenged the document for its lack of information on homosexusality. Michelle Walker, an instructor at Nelson High School believed the curâ€" riculum‘s goal was to plant the seed for the years to come, a preventative document to equip students with the necessary information about the conâ€" sequences of teen sex before they As for the parental concerns about the material‘s appropriateness, Lynda Greer of the Halton Rape Crisis said these same 13 and 14â€"yearâ€"olds deemed too immature for the material are "the same ones looking for it and they have a right to know." Alanna Stephen, a 16â€"yearâ€"old Oakville Trafalgar High School stuâ€" dent said some of the material "overâ€" whelmed and disturbed her." She felt it was unnecessary and presented in a very embarrassing fashion. She believed Grade 9 students are scared of the very thought of having sex and she spoke of friends who had lost their virginity who "were emotionally devâ€" astated." If abstinence was more clearâ€" ly taught, kids would buy into it, she Concerned parent Anne Marsden said the curriculum forced womanâ€" hood on "children" and also inferred that kids could not discuss problems or sexuality with their parents. curriculum, spoke eloquently about the lack of information on abstinence. "‘The message is that abstinence is the safest way but here‘s a condom, go have fun," she said. Guest speaker Dr. Matt Stempien, medical doctor of the Base Hospita Program of Burlington‘s Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital, will discuss the necessary steps to take to establish a paramedic program as promised by the Ontario Government. Dr. Stempien will also discuss the need for fire fighter defibrillation (The Oakville Fire Department is currently equippec with defibrillators). The meeting will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the hospital auditorium. Credit Valley Hospital is located at 2200 Eglinton Ave. W., Mississauga.The meeting is sponsored by The Advanced Coronary Treatment (ACT) Foundation. A paramedic program for Oakville, Burlington and M1531ssauga will be the focus of a public meeting at the Credit Valley Hospital in M1ss1ssauga June 23rd. believed Grade 9 students are scared of the very thought of having sex and she spoke of friends who had lost their virginity who "were emotionally devâ€" astated." If abstinence was more clearâ€" ly taught, kids would buy into it, she added Michelle Walker, an instructor at Nelson High School believed the curâ€" riculum‘s goal was to plant the seed for the years to come, a preventative document to equip students with the necessary information about the conâ€" sequences of teen sex before they She found it interesting that on teacher admitted reâ€"structuring th program on his own initiative to more age appropriate, and of the teen: who were studying the curriculu i now, the many who said abstinence was emphasized in their classes Obviously teachers were using theil own values and information, because the curriculum lacks in data on abstiâ€" nence, she said. If teachers deen some of the material inappropria why is it still in the curriculum, stlj questioned. Meeting to discuss need for paramed1cs Location: PUBLIC WORKS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES CANADA CROWN ASSETS DISTRIBUTION CENTRE 6205 KESTREL ROAD MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO (905) 670â€"6253 For more information call 274â€"0880 Vehicles For Sale This Month: Approximately 80 vehicles â€" pickâ€"up trucks, vans, minkvans, station wagons and cars such as a 1987 Buick Grand National â€" 6 cylinder turbo and a 1993 Plymouth Voyageur miniâ€"van. Next vehicle sale: Thursday . â€" June 23/94 â€" 8:15§5 AM TO 3:30 PM Friday â€" June 24/94 â€" 8:15 AM TO 3:30 PM Saturday _ â€" June 25/94 â€" 9 AM TO 1 PM Offers will be received on site until 1 pm (D.S.T}, June 25/94. Offer forms and conditions of sale will be available at the site. Only bids received on site or by facsimile (905â€"676â€"3375/670â€"6254) during the sale period will be accepted. Conditions of Sale All items are sold "as is" and must be paid for by cash or credit card. All sales are final. Vehicle Sales Held Monthly Next vehicle sale: Thursday Store Hours Tuesdays/Thursdays........ Saturday of Vehicle Sales GOVERNMENT MATERIEL Public Works and .*l Government Services Canada clothingâ€"booksâ€"footwear housewaresâ€"hardwareâ€"office furniture camerasâ€"jewelleryâ€"cosmeticsâ€"and more CROWN ASSETS RETAIL STORE WHY PAY MORE?, . .WHEN YOU CAN SAVE MONEY ON: 1291 SPEERS 00 am 3:00 pm 1:00 pm Teklenburg hopes trustees will n miss this opportunity to unite oppo ing parties. Stephen saw defenders of the c riculum talking in "comforting gene: alities, but when people brought fo ward specific concerns, they weren‘ addressed." actually become sexually active. Te remove the curriculum would be backwards step and blind kids to th realities, commented one of Walker‘ ‘parents‘. Both Teklenburg and Carole Ani Stephen, an Oakville parent and who organized a public forum on th curriculum recently, vowed to conti ue the fight until parental conce‘r‘q were addressed. "We want to see reconciliation an see unity. We hope we can find som trustees who will play that reconcilia tory role," he said. Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada June 22, 199

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