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Whitby Free Press, 15 Jan 1986, p. 9

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FROM PG. 1 Parking signs are poorly situated- Altman WHITBY FREE PRESS,WEDNESDAY,JANUARY 15, 1986 PAGE 9 1 i Carrieýr ý into town along High- way 2 where the lots are to be found. Where signs do exist, Mr. Altman said they are at least half a block before the lots and there are no signs at the corners where people should be turning. To make matters worse, according to Mr. Altman, there is only one town employee responsible for ticketing cars downtown and on Saturdays, when business is supposed to be at a peak, there is no one policing parking in- fractions. "On Saturday the parking situation is so bad I might as well be closed," said Mr. Alt- man. At a meeting of the town's operations com- mittee last week Mr. Altman proposed that the town build a parking lot on the vacant proper- ty behind the stores on the west side of Brock St. south of Dundas. Currently the property is used for parking by the owners of stores and business around its perimeter but Mr. Alt- man said it could easily contain a municipal lot with a capacity for 40 vehicles and there is ac- cess to all four streets bordering the property. Mr. Atlman said the reception his idea Speaking to You By SCOTT FENNELL, MP (PC - Ontario)- If you are a university student and are starting to think about employment for the up-coming summer months, the following may be of interest to you. I have just been advised that the House of Com- mons will be hiring 26 Parliamentary Guides for employment from May 5 to Sept. 1. These positions are open to Canadian citizens who are in full-time attendance at a recognized university. The basic requirements are the ability to speak in public and a suitable personality. Knowledge of French and English at the superior level for the abilities to listen and speak is an essential condition for appointment to this position and knowledge of other than the two official languages of Canada is considered an asset. The duties involved are guiding groups visiting the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings, and providing narration regarding the history of the Canadian Parliament in both official languages. Guides earn $7.94 per hour and work shift work totalling 35 hours per week (days, evenings and weekends). All applicants and successful can- -didates will be required to pay their own transpor- tation, accommodation and other related expenses. Successful candidates are required to wear the uniform provided by the House of Commons. If you are interested in applying, you must com- plete a House of Commons Application form and the Parliamentary Guide Questionnaire, and the deadline for receipt of applications is Feb. 15. These forms can be obtained at Student Manpower Cen- tres, but should you have a problem in. getting for- ms, a limited number are available at my con- stituency office: 52 Church St. S., Pickering. The applications should be mailed to: Parliamen- tary Guide Recruitment Program, Human Resources Directorate, P.O. Box 1021, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, KiA 0A6. Please note that candidates must be available for a written examination and, if successful, for an in- terview. received was less than enthusiastic and he was told that the town did not own the property. The town's reasoning for dismissing his proposal eludes Mr. Altman who believes the town could easily obtain the land. "(Works director Dick Kuwahara) looked at me like he was talking to a child," said the disgruntled mer- chant. FROM PG. 3 Mr. Kuwahara is not convinced that there is a problem although he concedes that the situation requires fur- ther study. "I don't know if there is a problem. We really don't get many com- plaints," said the works director who assumed responsibility for parking two years ago. Parking used to be han- dled by the town's treasury department. Presentation not refused says Whitby teacher telling Ms. Gomille that he could not promise students would attend her presentation because the club was voluntary. In fact another teacher did a survey of club members later and discovered very few were in- terested in seeing the presentation but Mr. Bengel said he didn't hear from Ms. Gomille again anyway. "I have nothing to lose if she wants to make a presentation. The kids can make up their own minds," said Mr. Bengel about the issue of whether or not trap- ping is humane. On Friday and Satur- day at the Whitby Library Mr. Gomille showed a film featuring David Suzuki and other prominent scientists and animal rights ac- tivists. The film, which contains graphic footage of animals suf- fering in traps, makes a strong case against fur trapping. Five people showed up for the presentation. Ms. Gomille's conflict with the Whitby Senior outdoors club prompted her to start an organization called Teachers Against Propaganda. According to Ms. Gomille, the trappers presentation to the club is in conflict with the province's educational goals. She said that Goal 13.3 of the Ministry of Education's guidelines to educators states that "Moral values should permeate all aspects of the school program." Quoting the ministry's literature further, Ms. Gomille said these moral values include compassion, respect for life and sen- sitivity. "Clunking an animal on the head if it's still alive or trapping are not consistent with the values encouraged by the Ministry of Education," said Ms. Gomille. She was expected to make a presentation to the Durham Board of Education on Monday night. 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