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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, SEPTEMBER 12,2001 PAGE 3 Durham part of GTA transit survey ; Residents' input : is needed, says chairman ; BY JACQU1E MclNNES Staff Writer • DURHAM - It's not big •brother watching, really. But the 'government docs want to know '.where you go and how you get there. • Durham Region residents will • be part of a transit survey involving involving 130,000 households from ^Hamilton to Clarington, in a joint -research project between the -provincial government, the TTC, rca Transit and 15 municipal ^governments including Durham -Region. "What we're trying to do is ".get as much information as possible possible from the municipalities involved," involved," says Durham Chairman -Roger Anderson. "We're trying -to find ways to improve regional (transit and local transit." • The survey will be conducted 'by telephone and focus on trip -information of each household "member, including the origin, ROGER ANDERSON 'A.v we grow there will be more and more burden on our roads' destination, time, reason for travel travel and mode of transportation. The survey will also seek information information on the number of vehicles in the household and where each family works or attends school. All personal information will be kept confidential and will be used for statistical purposes only. It is being conducted by the University University of Toronto. "It's important if residents get a call to answer as many questions questions as they can. We want the residents to give a really clear message to the minister on things they'd like to sec happen," says the chairman. "As we grow there will be more and more burden on our roads. There arc ways of getting getting people in and out faster. We're constantly trying to get CP and CN to get more tracks." Mr. Anderson points out there are innovative ways of transporting transporting people that haven't been explored explored in Ontario yet. "If you look around Europe or even the United States there are other ways than cars such as light rail, electric rail, trains, buses and all sorts of things we should be looking at." The chairman hopes input from residents will give a clearer picture on the best way to serve their transit needs. The survey began Sept. 5. It is the second phase of the research. The first phase took place in fall 2000 when 30,000 households were contacted. The results are expected to be released early in 2002. Clarington Leading the Way L7 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON PUBLIC NOTICE FINAL 2001 PROPERTY TAX BILLS The Final 2001 Property Tax Bills have now been mailed for all classes. Residential, Farmland, Managed Forests and Pipelines: 1st Installment Due: September 20,2001 2nd Installment Due: October 25, 2001 Multi-Residential, Commercial, Industrial classes and sub-classes: 1 st Installment Due: September 27,2001 2nd Installment Due: October 25,2001 PLEASE NOTE: We no longer accept Visa or Mastercard for payment of taxes. To avoid line-ups please choose one of the various payment options listed on the tax bill that is convenient for you. Failure to receive a Tax Notice does NOT eliminate the responsibility for the payment of taxes and penalty. Tax Department 905-623-3379 iTeachers' deal meant ; last-minute changes i Scramble was on to fix : student timetables l BY JENNIFER STONE StajfWriter K CLARINGTON - Most pocal high school students Qstarted the school year with [•accurate timetables, in spite p)f last-minute changes to ^teachers' teaching time re- i'quirements, say board officials. officials. "It certainly was a lot of '-work, but there was a real tteam effort," says Joanne [-Hough, superintendent of Schools with the Peterborough Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Northumberland and Clarington Catholic (•District School Board. « Both the Catholic board "and the Kawartha Pine Ridge ^District Scho.ol ... Board preached workload agree- î.ments with secondary school (teachers the week before (■school started. The agree- Cments increased average class 'Size, but decreased teacher ^workload by a portion of a [•class period per day. And that [meant altering schedules at •Jhe last minute to reflect the Ichanges. Both boards had ugiven principals a heads-up Cthe change may occur before [ideals were struck, allowing [-for preliminary work to begin Con tentative new schedules 'Tor teachers and students halike. "There had been some [-tentative discussions that this may occur with principals," says KPR superintendent Joe Hubbard. The matter, ratified by both teachers and trustees Wednesday, Sept. 5, was endorsed endorsed in principle by trustees the Thursday before school started, "and thereby, Friday and during the weekend, (school staff and principals) made the changes." Likewise, time was short for Catholic board officials making the timetable changes. "We determined on the 23rd (of August) that we would prepare a different timetable and workload schedule for teachers," says Ms. Hough. "We finished the agreement on the 29th, and in the next few days, they (schools staff and principals) made it happen." While Bowmanville High School principal Rusty Hick says he and his staff didn't have to work over the Labour Day weekend to effect the change, "we put in some late nights last week." Changes were made in time that BHS students could pick up timetables timetables by the end of last week. Some students with both boards had to make visits to the guidance department to fix course conflicts early in the first week of school, say officials. But, with "over 13,000 secondary students and over 600 classroom teachers, everything went very, very smoothly from my perspective," says Mr. Hubbard. Hubbard. WANTED Bed Racers Ènter your bed and 5 person team in the Newcastle BIA Bed Races Saturday, Sept. 29 11:00 AM ; CASH PRIZES I GET IN ON THE FUN! 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