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E School will hold pilot program to teach sign language 18 IMO I By PAULINE JOHNSON Queens Park Bureau TORONTO The Ernest C School in Milton for the deaf and hardofhearing has been chosen to conduct a pilot program on teaching American Sign Language as an optional language of instruction Education Minister Sean Conway announced on Wednesday Classes in ASL will start at the school in September and the pro ject is expected to be expanded to schools in Belleville and London in September 1991 The province will spend a total of this year in starting the program Part of the money will be spent to beef up staff levels and resources at the three run schools Conway said Improvements at the schools will include added homevisiting pro grams board consultation ser vices and sign language training for parents and staff Studies in ASL will be offered at the Milton school to students at the preschool nursery kindergarten and Grades to levels American Sign Language is dif ferent from the English sign language often taught to service clubs and youth organizations It involves facial body language to convey concepts and meanings and is widely used as the language of choice among many deaf people The training of student teachers of the deaf at the Sir James Whitney School in Belleville will cease Instead the teachers are to attend an asyet unnamed univer sity facility of education where they will have the opportunity to gain specialist qualifications and Graduate Second Lieutenant Kevin Wayne Corney received a bachelor of engineering degree in fuels and materials management and a commission In the Cana dian Forces during graduation ceremonies held on May at the Royal Military College of Canada In Kingston Ontario Second Lieutenant joined the Canadian Forces on June 1986 and enrolled at under the Regular Officer Training Plan Second Lieutenant will serve as air navigator in the Canadian Forces The degree was conferred by Murray Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada take a Masters degree in deaf education The provincial government will also provide bursuries to en courage deaf people to take studies in deaf education Richard Johnston the NDP education and skills critic has been pushing for the use of as a tool of instruction in all schools He said is not ex actly by the in- of only pilot programs in schools specially designated for the deaf and The Ontario Association for the Deaf also said it was shocked and disappointed with the pilot project and would continue to press for passage of Johnstons bill Bill 122 50th Anniversary Mayor Russ Miller made a presentation on behalf of The Town of Hills to Ross and Kncchtel of Acton on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary celebration at the Board of Trade Country Club in Saturday June fl With NutriSystem I permanently lowered my weight 126 lbs I lowered my cholesterol too The great thing about NutriSystem is its emphasis on good nutrition and maintenance They taught me to eat right so I not only lost weight I been able to maintain my weight loss for a year now Dishes like Chicken Polynesian Beef and Thick Crust Pizza arent just delicious theyre low in cholesterol as well Now I feel better And my doctor says my cholesterol has never been lower I feel its added J years to my life Our weight loss program will help over ONE MILLION clients this year It includes Safe easy and permanent weight loss Professional Supervision No calorie counting No gimmicks OVER 19 YEARS OF WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESS Our client Tom lost lbs OVER 1 600 CENTRES WORLDWIDE weight loss centres 3 WEEKS FOR ONLY Call Today For A FREE NoObligation Consultation ORANGEVILLE BROADWAY GEORGETOWN RGETOWN MARKET PI STREET 8731900 GEORGETOWN MARKET PLACE STREET lulu Don not mud Spin tod it