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~be Cnabtn arnPir0 A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 139 No. 74 Tuesday, November 24, 1998 32 Pages 750 (GST included) n 6 Storm relief 3 Opinion6 Community Page 8 Dateline 14 Real estate REl -12 Sports 23-25 ClassIlied 26-27 Reding student vents frustrations for peers By CLAUDIA D'SOUZA Special to The Champion A representative for Halton's five Catholic high schools bas urged the school board and its teachers to get back to the bargarning table -now. In the past 10 weeks, escalating teacher's work to ruIe sanctions have left students with no extra-curricular activities and lost instructional imne. At the moot of the dis- pute is a Bll 160 requiremnent that teach- ers' workloads be increased. The board has interpreted this to mean seven of eight periods Must be taught. Last week, Bishop Reding school coun- cil chair Paul McDougall, representing board-wide secondary school council chairs, delivered his message in a room packed with parents, teachers and students. "When you get to the end of the rope, tur around, there's a whole length in front of you," he said. "Our purpose is not to take one side over the other, but rather to advise the board and its teachers of our concems and recommendations." The student proposed re-starting negotia- tions to end the "intolerable" situation and eexamining difficulties from a fresh per- spective. He advocated the creation of a "'creative log jam breaker," a panel with new and equal representation from the Halton Catholic District School Board, the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' ese PUSH on page 13 Mohawk siots appeal on from tax watchdogs By IRENE GENTIE The Champion The Ontario Jockey Club should pony up on prof- its. That's the message the Milton Ratepayers Association is hoping to send by appealing a recent decision to allow up to1 Mohawk Raceway. With slots, Mohawk would be a 24-hour a day, 365 day a year operatiofl. Cun'ently it ns 100 nights a year. Adding the siots will make the raceway a casino in every- thing but name, without pro- tecting the community from added costs such as policing and road maintenance, said the ratepayers' spokesperson Pat Kelly. "This is a casino they're building but we lose all our benefits," he said. "Our bottom line is we believe every other commumity has incurred added cous from siots.", If the raceway were to be slotted as a casino, it would be forced to slide a portion of its profits over to the Town of Milton as part of a provincial deal sweetener. Instead, the added slots have been allowed as a minor land use change for the raceway, meaning there are no provi- sions in place for Milton. "I don't see any reason that the Milton taxpayer should have to pay the costs of the OJC," said Mr. Kelly. The ratepayers' group has taken its case to the Ontario Municipal Board. "Ail we're Iooking for is the 0MB to agree that this is a major land use change," saîd Mr. Kelly. If it does, it could overturn the decision to allow the slots made by the Committee of Adjustment. That committee is an unelected citizens group formed to judge minor bylaw 1,200 siot machines at Pst Kelly variances. "We consider this 365 days a year a major land use change," said Mr. Kelly. "We say this is a major change in venue." It isn't that his association is against gambling, said Mr. Kelly. They just want a piece oftdie pie. However, Monday Milton Mayor Gord Krantz said that he is part of a concerted lobby- ing effort aimed at gleanîng a financial rake for Milton, and other centres that are backing gambling. Mr. Krantz said 18 munici- palities in Ontario are in the saine boat, and have met with provincial officiaIs at the min- isterial level to press their case. Mr. Krantz indicated he was optimnistic about getting Milton a share of gambling revenues, and that he expected the ques- tion to be settled in relatively short order. "As long as the OJC pay their share, we'll go away," Mr. Kelly said. Though the appeal has been launched, it could be months before a hearing is scheduled. Shon Milton First for. Photo by GRAHIAM PAINE Hello doliy Elght-year-old Deidre Scholtz and father CIarn show off smre of the fundralslng Deidre Doils on sale durlng Saturday's Communlity Chrstmnas Bazaar et Milton Mail. Ses another photo of the oyant on page 5.