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10 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesdlay July 7, 1998 Open access to RC system An error occurred in the Canadian Champion in the Friday JuIy 3 paper. The ad should have read: August 3lst Course 4 day course 9:00 arn - 3:45 pm %ong Drivers of Canada %Thatswhat parents are for. 875-0480 The Champion apologizes for this error. e from QUESTIONS on page 4 affiliation and support are considered when a non- Catholic child applies to attend a Catholic school. Hlowever, tiven the overcrowding uf' Haltun cie- nientary sci ls. [lie hoard is iii aceptin-any addi- tional elernentary students at this time, Mr. Piovesan added. "Open access means just that,'" explained director of education Fred Sweeney. "Our schools at the sec- ondary level are open to any students that want to come." High school students may also be exempted from the board's mandatory religious currculum, although that is not encouraged. "We tell them they have to take religious education, even though the (Education) Act says they can be exempted,'" Mr. Sweeney said. "There's really flot a lot we can do about (open access)," he added. "At leasi thats what the legal opinlion WC' se liai 'ays.- As of October 1997, the Halton Catholic District School Board had 1,231 open access high school students enrolled across the system. The largest number of non-Catholic students are attending Burlington's Notre Dame and Oakville's St. Ignatius of Loyola secondary schools. Free workshops on writing resumes and cover letters are offered at the Milton Resource Centre, 310 Main St. E. The weekly 'Create a Winning Resume' (9:30 arn.) and 'Compose a Dynamic Introduction Letter' (l p.m.) workshops are about three hours in duration. For more information, cali the centre at 876- 9828. Help for Parents - a parent support group - meets every Tuesday at Pinelands Presbyterian Church, 5270 New St., in Burlington at 7:30 p.m. With trained counsellors, the non-denomina- tional group helps parents of children who are in trouble at home or school, or with the law. Cal 1-800-488-5666. The Milton Deaf Action Group meets at the Halton Regional Police station on Childs Drive from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Both deaf and hearing people are învited to attend the event, which is ASL interpreted. Wednesday JuIy 8 Free workshops on interview skills and thse hidden job market are offeoed at the Milton Resource Centre, 310 Main St. E. The weekly 'Learn How to Seil Your. Skills' (9:30 a.m.) and 'Find Out Where Most of the Jobs Are' (I p.m.) workshops are about three hours in duration. For more information, caîl the centre at 876- 9828. Thursday July 9 Teddy Bear Time at Milton Public Library begins. The drop-in story-time program for children aged 3 years and over is held every Thursday at 6:45 p.m. until August 13. No registration is required. Overaters Anonymous meets Thursdays at 10 am. at Bethel Christian Reform Church on Hwy. 7 at 10 arn. Cali 878-2545 or 878-1039. Monday July 13 - 17 The Milton Community Resource Centre hosts a summer day camp for children aged 6 to 1l years. The camp runs weekly fromt 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 'Mis week's camp features a visit to the Ontario Science Centre. Cal 876-1244 to register. Computer training in Burlington Computer trainng is available in a wide variety of courses at the Halton Adult Education Centre this summer. The centre is located at 5151 New St., east of Appleby LUne, in Burlington. For information and registration, cati 333-3499. J - Dateline Dateline is a free listing of coming events only. The column is available to local commuflity groups to assist in promotig their future events Only charitable or non-profit community groups may use this service. We can only guarantee one issue of publicity closest to the date of the occurrence although more insertions are possible if demand is lw. Notices for Dateline should be hand- ed in at the office of The Champion, 191 Main St. E., mailed to P.O. Box 248, Milton, Ont., L9T 4N9, or faxed to (905) 878-4943. The final deadline is noon Fniday for Tuesday's edition and noon Wednesday for Fnidays edition. Dateline items wiIl not be accepted by telephone. Tuesday JuIy 7