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6 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, JuIy 2, 2002 SCOMMENT Education director 's salary hike puzzling t seems curious that the Halton District School Board, the same board that mounted a very public campaigît to informn us about public education funding shortages, is stili intent on paying its education director consecutîve salary increases of more than 8.5 per cent. As the scbool board tackled the unenviable task of chopping $4 mil- lion from its 2002-03 budget to avoid a deficit, neither a freeze nor a reduction of Dusty Papke's 2002-03 base salary of $1 65,000 was arnong the cuts trustees considered. In fact, Mr. Papke will see his salary jump $1 3,000 corne September. This after he received a base salary bump of about $ 12,000 at the start of the 2001-02 school year. No one is questioning Mr. Papke's value here, but rather the impres- sion that his salary and the boards fundmng position seem to contradict one another. As the leader and highest paid employee of the board, per- haps he should step forward and provide a prudent example for others to follow during these lean times. We respectfully submit that its high time this board started putting its money where its mouths have been - back in the classroom. O UR READERS WRITE Woman in accident offers thanks for help Reporting of com plaints against surgeon -we -.ere- ---meoIA v my neîe y ia shouldn't have been left to familles: reader Dear Editor: I'd like t0 take ibis opporiuniiy 10 send a beartfelt thank you to al tbe people who belped my daughier and 1 oui during a motor veicle accident ai tbe corner of Laurier Avenue and Oniario Street last Tuesday. We were on our way to Milton District Higb School to fmalize ber class selec- iion papers, smnce the originals got losi in transit between San Sherratt Scbool and MD. We were involved in a motor vebi- dle accident ai thse intersection and ihe mini-van we were in was bit andi knocked over on ils side. wonderful people. 1 would like to say ihank you to ihe guy wbo helped get ibe driver's door open. 1 would ike 10 ibank the guys wbo pulled my daughier and ihen me oui of our van. 1 would like to say thank you 10 ihe nurse who was ibere to help us as we waited for the police and fire and amnbu- lance. Thank God for ail of you wonderful people. We'1l neyer forget your help. Tbank you from the bottom of our hearis. Bonnie Luz and Cynthia Bouafiold Milon Dear Editor: Tbis letter is in response 10 the article 'Former Milton surgeon loses licence 10 practîce in Ontaro'. printed in The Champion Friday. June 14. Having grown up in Milton. I can recal many siories rcgarding Dr. Kennetb Bradley. Now wben 1 read about the revoking of bis licence and some of the facis that led 10 ibis decision, 1 cani bhelp but wondcr if any action was taken by the doctors and nurs- - -A -akedvlai-.v wth r. Some people speculate there's a silent code within the medical pro- fessiont in regard 10 reporting sus- pecîed collcague incompetence. It seems to me ibat if bis col- leagues had initiated complaints, the senseless deatbs may not have happened. However. if ibis is indecd not the case, but ibat be was rcporied by colîcagues over the years, then 1 suggest ibis presents an even more troubling problcm. The greatesi role of tbe medical n,,-ess.uin is todo whatsinlthe best ing of suspecîed incompetence of fellow doctors and other bealth care workers. Afier ail, who bas more knowl- edge of ibis than the people wbo arc irained to do the same work? It sbouldn't bave requiredth ie efforts of ihose courageous families wbo losi loveti oncs under tbe trust- cd care of ibis docior 10 bring sucb incompetence to the attention of thse appropriate disciplinary body. Charlene Summerfleld es wo wokaclsi wm u. p e'*'------ ---I Bradley over the years. inieresi of the patient. As far as I'm Mitoil THE CNADIN CHMPION Thanks to ail those who supported cancer fundraîser nesH Etatdoatd im ad uplis 0Y-k-i-bp Box 248, 191 Main St.E, Milton, Ont. 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Tue publistet reseruesthlie rght ru categoriue dertsenettu or decline. rhe MitenCatudiat Capiont ouaReeptiabie Podut Dear Editor: I 'd like 10 ibank everyone wbo participateti in the second annual Canadian Cancer Society Dinner/Dance beld ai Holy Rosary Parisb Hall April 13. A special ibanks goes oui to aIl the people and busi- pen. Witb everybody's effort, we raised $1,780 for ibe Milton brancb of the Canadian Cancer Society. Azzura Faggion Tremaine Road Pud by Steve Nease 'OMM w