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'é 1 fl, ..'M.4,ifl Connoôlly:e A t ime for change B y Marlo Boucher, Rland Claire Connolly is run- nnasa separate schooI Frenchi ýtrto candidate because s3he isu't satisfied with the current trusteefs. "It seems for some reason that whoever decided te run would do a good job, but the last three years have left mucli te be desired,' she says. Insurance Compa-y 0f Canad -11 PCUJCY&IREFFEC' DITEaF EM'RY YrAR I IW NMAND ISPAI C&ADAMNTER PROVINC:E Connolly is. running for the first time because she feels it is time te make some changes. She says Ecole Secondaire Catholique Cliarles Garnier should have its own building. «It's important that people look after French education lu this province » she says. Connlly tresses quality of eductio asthe main issue lu It doesn't i Have to M71-7564L 92 92 End Like Ta This... <> .LZ 2 4 or Traff ic-Tiecet?, CAL THE TRAFFIC TICKET SPECIALISTS >Let us take the fear out oflgoing to court by goîng for you. SERVING DURHAM REGION FOR OVER 5 VEARS FREE CONSULTATION - LOW COST REPRESENTATION It doesn't cost you anything totalk to us ... It might cost you plenty if you don't. Wh430-8845 (701 Rossland Rd. OSHAWA 436-7194 E) (249 King St. E.) the next few yoars . «We have te make sure we dont suifer because we are a miuorlty," she says. She doesn't thluk Quobec willl separate from Canada and is «net a real issue here." Connolly has been a member of API Association des Parents et des instituteurs-trices (Parent and Teachers' Association) since 1981 and was president of the association between 1986 and 1988. ROLAND CLAIRE CONNOLLY Lapointe: Plan now for future ByMarlo Boucher Marc Lapointe says the time is uiow te plan the future of French education. «We have te start now and'get the processgolug inordr teget the necessary funds,» says th MARC LAPOINT FOR BEE LOVER. OHL separate school 1rencli trustee candidate. Lapolute says the steps must be undertaken te aim for school projects sucli as construction of now schools lu 1995-97. The flrst-time candidate says the Frenchi section of the Dur- hasm separato board must try %t make the system a little botter.» Laplunte would like te, see con- struction of a Frenchi primary school lu Whltby. The nearest French primary sehool i. Notre Dame.. de la Jeunesse lu Ajax ho says. A rimary slool lu Whitby would cut oni travel time for students and may help convince parents te send their children te a school here, hoe says. Another important step i. the expansion of Ecole Secondaire Catholique Charles Garnier, ln its own building, hoe fa~s The school is now sharing a uilding with Father Leo J. Austin Secondary Scliool (English stu- dents) on Dryden Blvd. He says Garnier la too close te the English school. Lapointe says SEE PAGE 42 Boisvert: Challenges for French educatiol-- By Mario Boucher Robert Boisvert i. lookm*gfor ward to, the challenge facing 26 VARIETIES TO CHOOSE FROMI! BREWERS' CHOICE The Personal B8rewery ]ROBERT BOISVERT Loolring for Retail Space? How about a location where your successis a partnership of your landiord and yourself and your rentlis geared to that success? - appiloL 1500 sq. ft. Cail 668-1468, francophones in Ontario. The ýseparate school, Frenchi trustee èandidate says the neit three years will be very challeng- ing for Frenchi education lu this province. The firat-time candidate sa"s the French gection of the separate board will require focus and experience.1 Boisvert says ho has attended many.of the school bçard meet- ings since the lest elecion. aI feel I can contrlbutè,.aÉ lot lu the neit térni," ho says.Boisvert lias been the pre- sident of the parents' association for Ecole Secondaire Catholique Charles Garnier for the last four years. The 44-year-old feels his experieuce w*hile livlulvn-i eus areas sudh as Monea, Markliam, Rouyn-Noranda irkland Lake and Calgary ;T11 help him as a trustee. A resident lu Wbltby since 1984, lie feels there is a good relationship between franco- phones anfanglephoues lu tlie ares.. Boisvert says if Quebec ever separates from the rest of the Moutry French education my ineiua &vir delicate situation." «lBut I dont believe the quality kf Prend education lu ntarluo iould sufe,' ho says. Liake other minorities lu the province, Boisvert says franco- phones will b. able te live very wvell o ven *if Quebec were te BrinTimmins lu Northern Ontario Boisvert now works for IBM lu ÏÀarkham. Ho la married, witli three chli- dren, two who pze atendin G ar- nier, locatldou Dryden Biv. Langlis: Promote quality teachn By Marlo Boucher Louis-Artliur Langloi*s says, it i. important for Durhamn separate scwhool board French trustees te -keep teachers from leavingFPrencl ischools., 1ureai-wersare l.eaving for dif- forent reasoxns and we 'have.te fiud why,k le says. o LanmIoîas the quality o education is vital te theéneode of Frenchi chidren. "I have a gèenuine intereat ini French education and iu school board activities," he says . Langlois says ho wants te help promote quality teaching iu .French schboolsasd «teexpress their noeed without taking any- thl ngfi-dm anyboy else."- I1t i. the first tme he is run- ning as a trustee. LUnglois is uow employedby Ontario Hyrosad has boen a resident ofWhitby for a year. LOUIS-4ý.RTHUR LANGLOIS Belcourt: Imnprove local education By Mario Bucher Separate ochool French truste candidate Marc Belcourt wants- to, work with the board's English trustees .teý improve the 1 loal education system., He says hie wanits te «co- operate wvith the English trus- tees ini order te, have an educa- tion which has equality for both francophones and anglophones." Belcourt says'he, also hopes to croate an atmosphere conducîve te, keopmng the French toachers' in the system. Incentives - Ïnd challenges muet be provided te the teachers te stay in the ares, he says.. Belcourt says hus other objec- tive is te "provide a Catholic and French education for our chil- dren." He says he is also concerned with high taxes. But ho won't 'Comittoal rmise. te reduco taxs utilhe owsif itcan be ,achiovod. .Belcourt says lie will do hie best'to try «t keop coste down, and te see that taxes are wisely spent., He is married with two chli- dren. MAR BECOURT,