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12 -The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, November 17,1998 IMADD starts campaign against drunk driving's tol Il from KICKS on page 10 - Mothers and Fathers Against Drunk Driving" "My husband (Bill) and 1 don't drink" says Stephanie Dooley, president of MADD Halton. "But still it affects us." (The Dooleys lost a daughter, Janet, who died after her car was struck by a drunk driver in November, 1991.) "We've recently spoken to hard-line dninking and driving offenders in the Brampton Men's Correctional Centre," said Ms Dooley of MADD's ongoing awareness campaign. -Many of them have neyer heard the victims' side - the vîctims who have no voice - Sehool Funding: Long-Term Solutions That Put Kids First We believe every childin tbis province deserves an equal chance at Mie. tI the past, school funding was anything but fair because it was based in part on how much each school board could raise in local taxes. Now, thanks to student-based funding, every child in Ontario can have fair access to a high-quality education, no master where they liye. More money for classroom education, less for bureaucratic waste, For many years, parents complained about school boards spending too much on overhead and administration, and too itie on classroomn needa. We asked boards to find savings ini overhead and administration, then apply these hindi to classroom needs. Most boards responded in gond faith. A few didn't. Instead, they threatened to close schools. We could flot stand by and let them threaten our kids' schools. To protect children from unneceisary school closures, we came up with four different solutions. A permanent 20% top-up grant for schools with fewer students. Previously, a school built for 100 students that had only 80 students enrolled would have lost 20% of its operating budget. Now, schools operating at leas than full capacity will receive a top-up grant__ of up to 20% to bring them doser to, or up to, fill operational funding.à New permanent allowances for schools with non-standard design features. Some sehools have unusual design features that incur additional costs. For example, many older sehools have extra-wide hafiways that need to be heated and cleaned. These unique design features have now been taken into consideration when calculating school funding. More Urne for school boards to move money into the dlassroom. To prevent certain boards from unnecessarily closing sehools, we're giving them more tinie at current funding levels to find the savings we know exist. Boards facing funding increases wiil receive their increases as rsginafly seheduled. Professional third-party help to find savmngs in administration and overhead. I response to a request for help from the head of the Toronto District School Board, the Govemment wifi provide themn, and any other board requesting it, with a team of management experts to help them find ways to save money in operations and administration. Anequal chance for every child remains our goal. We're more commritted than ever to raising tht quaity of education for al Ontario children. But we realize that it wiil take tme for our prnnaples to hecome reality. Not to mention a ittle gve and take from everyone. CA 1-888-848-5905 and get the facts. & Ontario and we received a personal thank you letter from these inmates and a returo invitation tor Novemnber 10- She said new legislation requiring anti-ignition locks be installed in the cars of repeat impaired driving offenders, by court order, after the fourth conviction, does not send a strong enough message. -They sbould be put in the cars after two convi ctions -- after the first would be even better." Why delay? She questioned why the leg- isiation may be delayed until next faîl. '"Me law exists now, why not implement it now?" Drunk driving is a leading cause of death in Canada, said Dawn Regan, national resource development co-ordinator for MADD Canada. According to MADD statistics, an average of 4.5 people are killed across Canada each day due to drink- ing and driving, and another 125 are injured. Approximately 3.5 million red ribbons will be distributed across Canada during the cam- paign, which runs to January 8. MADD Canada, whicb bas 30 chapters, launched its Red Ribbon Campaignoun the Internet on November 4. Details, plus an eight-page bis- tory of the Red Ribbon, can be viewed at its web site: www.madd.ca The Red Ribbon Campaign originated in the United States Bronte part y soon Bronte Village hosts its first annual Christmas Charity Challenge Saturday, Nov. 28. H-ighlighting the event wilI be a noon hour boat race with con- testants donating entry fees to a charity of their choice. Proceeds from the rest of the day - which includes horse and wagon rides, an elves workshop, a petting zoo, ive entertainment and a tree-lighting ceremony - will go to Meals on Wheels. Food, monetary donations as weIl as used toys will be accepted. We've gai o greac deol ta keep your car running no motter whot winter tkrows ai you. 9Lube, Oil & Filter -Check ail fluid levels inspect ires und rotute if n.cessary, Brake Inspection *Cooling system Inspection (bobs, koss, colant) *Test Charging Systemn (Bottery, Ahernator, Starter) *O~FEt ENDS NOV 30 Sto n n e urtrie ccn£ias ret £t sue *sri e rcsta o cv ou od FOR OREINF RMAION'AL and was first started in Canada in 1988 by a Windsor woman whose son was killed by a drunk driver. Many ribbons MADD Halton hopes to dis- tribute between 50,000 and 75,000 red ribbons across the region, explained Ms Dooley, a retired General Electric employee. "We have 30,000 ribbons threadcd into cards," she said adding three former colleagues, Shirley Duncan, Edith Williams and Lucy Pickering, are the backbone of her army of volunteers who threaded nib- bons to MADD Halton carda. "We are ail retired GE employees," Ms Dooley explained. "We worked with our hands. These three women exceeded by far what anybody else is able to do, threading 5,000 to 6,000 ribbons each." The remaining ribbons are used for donation boxes distrib- uted across Halton, encourag- ing people to buy a ribbon and tie it to their car antenna. "The red ribbon is our most visible symbol," said Dale Houghton, vice-president of awareness for MADD Halton. "We're here to stop drunk dri- ving and help the victims of this violent crime. I ask you to tie on a red ribbon for safety." For more information about the Red Ribbon Campaign, cali MADD Halton at 844-0096. ýjm m'-i M ro ýM At 1(ame MI