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6 - The Canadian Champion, Fniday, June 9, 2000 WHAT'S WONG IT's BEEN A COMMENT 01%1 PESON Motorists just want to PY get around hassle-free What a bone-headed idea it was for Toronto to shut down its major ighways to accommodate a charitable bike-riding event last week- - end. It goes without saying that fundraisers are a good thing. But surely Toronto Mayor Met Lastman realizes that virtually nobody works a straight Monday to Friday week anymore. That means there would have been plenty of 905 residents with hampered access to eaming their daily bread. And with summer temperatures finally starting to heat up, do we really want drivers hot under the collar from being diverted to aching- ly slow side roads? In his defence, Mr. Lastman has promised it won't happen again. But the stâte of our area highways are bemoaned for good reason. The congestion stinks. So does the smog, which has recently been accused of being a far bigger llter than many realize. ?7 Gridtock is a many-pronged devit that witt take years to slay. In the meantime, let's flot look for ways to provoke motorists who just want to get from point A to point B without incident. SO UR READERS WRITE Check your weil water, re oa Education needs stabilityfoB!!7 1 live at 8618 Eaquesing Line sand was recently inforsncd that my well is cxlccnsely contaminsted wilis E. coli anti a highl evel of cotiferes bacteria. 1 qstlckly ativiseti my neiglibeurs te get tiscir water checketi otily so discover tat my neigibur was aircady informnct tisat ho tiat E. oi conitamination in lits Ranoidti satuplîngs werc apparcsstly perforenoc on Eaqouesissg Line by thec w4i*le My nelgliboll was tôld net te drink tise water froiu his well, 1 waa umawam o ethie siiolaieo andeusWiiu*ng to con~sunme theo water fp>mn mine. Thse only, reaaon 1 lied the water checketi was because 1 beanie ili for neyerai tixys. r'm eurrently tooking it how this situation miglit have occunieti. Wlny was 1 not infornd ofthIis poteit- tiafly-tiangerous situation? Since somne of us ont Eaqntesing Une draw fines the aame underground spting, ducs it nul aces appropriate tu nulify ail those whe are at risk? Any person drinking water from a well alieul get thi* wat&r chccketi fo~r di eir own s*fty ad pce f mîndit5 - 0bMfhVLob» Dear Editor: Re: Mantiatoay volunteer aasign- ments. Inm an elementary achool teacher employeti by the Hatton District School Boardi. 1 have taught for 19 yearn anti I have worketi in Milton for the st nine yesrs. During my employment wiUi the boarti 1 have nuperviseti a vsriety of extra-curricular activities. I have participateti in these activities out of enjoyment anti intereat. The time 1 have provitiet haa been voluntasy anti hayonti my teaching assign- ment. I'm dismayeti by the govern- ment's latent leginlation, Bill 74. This legialation is aimeti at making voluntary activities mantiatoay for teachers. This takes the joy out of what waa once an opportunity to relate Box 248, 191 Main St. E., Mme Caeuilam Champlu, pubisheit every Tuesday andt Friday at 191 tO Stuaents Main Si. t., Milton. Ont., LOT 4N9 (Box 248), saone of Tht Meiroanit intereat. Milton, Ont. L9T 4N Printing. Pairtting il ittihutinti LUIt. croup of subunrban compamenu wh Bh 7ci inctoies: AaxfPickeriit9 Nes Aitventiser. Altintar tteraiit/Curier, Barrie Bl 4i (go5)878 -2 4 1 dance. sarry's Bay Thia Weae., Balton Enterprian, Brampton Guarii, teachera art Burlington Past,. Balnttn Shapping Nes, City Parent, City of Tank life Of thei Goaritian, CollingoodWasaitgna Cannectian, East Yark Mirnor, tria Editorial Fax: 878-4943 AdvacatlCtontry Roaten, Etairicake Guardian. 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OshawaiWhittby/Cainltta/Part Perry Tis Wnýek, Owen Sand NeR Oliver A.s>ciate Puitit.her Tribnea, Petnrbroagh This Wenk, Pîctar Caunty Guide, Ricthmaond T T BalI Deajon General Manager Hi/TtrrnhilitAaathar Liirri, Scarbaraogti Mimaif, StasttVîtteltxiai gen B A I Karen Smitha Editor Aitoertining ns acceptait an tht canitian tuai, in the evnnt ni a typa- IN -M4E i lyrophicat ear.r that portior aftie aitoartisnt npact accapitit ty tiht arra- Steve Crozier Circulation Manager nanan Oem, tagether atiti a reananable attoaact far signatura, aili nat ha Teal Cams OJfice Manager chargtd tar, buai tht balance oi the aitoantineannt ai ire polot toi ai the applicabile rate. Tht publinher renernea tht riglit ta categanize aivtiie- .4 TIra CA"e Production Manager tanin or itectine. K SO loosely waitlen that left without a private r own. Decision as to whst activities an individual teacher will be involveti in andi what time commitments are to ha matie are no longer the right of the teacher. Young family, ilI parents or course work to improve your teaching of the Ontario curriculum are ail ticcontiary to the directive of the ministry. The workday neyer enta untier this proposeti legisîs- tion. It's clearly stateti in the bill that extra-curricular tiuties can be assigneti for any hours of the tiay or.night anti tiuring any day of Uic tichool year, inclutiing tisys, which are not tichool tisys. Extra-curricular tiuties can be assigneti for activities on achool premises or any other location (Bill 74, section 3(2). Education Act, section 170.) Dave Cooke, Uic co-chair of Uic Education Improvement Commn-ission, has repeatetily stateti that the education system neetis a time of stability to, incorporate Uie over recent years. Removing teach- ers' basic rights by mantiating extra-cumrcular activities doenn't neem to be in the spirit of stabiliz- ing the system. Does anyone reatly think teacli- ers wili ba able to peeform enthuni- astically anti effectively when they have no rightn to make personal tiecision about their after-school activitien? P'm a tiedicateti teacher but I'm flot sure if l'Il bc able to make it to the end of my career. This govemn- ment has taken lise joy out of work- ing with chittiren anti every day the symptomas of burnout take a fariner gnip. Please contact your local MPP, Ted Chudleigh, and make it clear that this legialation is flot accept- able to you aa a resident of Ontario. Mr. Chutileigh cai ha reacheti by e-mail teti@teticisutleigh.com, phone 878-1792, or fax 878-5144. Orlan Charbonneau Burllngton by Steve Nease THE CMIADIAi CHAMPION