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wjeerblwplsbemberiwiw 4 yir pf f mm jyb mim an official photo session was bold last week for hospital pi the public to get an update on construction prog- president p ressof the markham stouflville hospital site er stouftvill jcg bcaap ly- ructioiiorcwnmns for the eastguii nd 6f the building is underway at the left worker pours coricreti piling above are multischool system unified by language i by deb bodine champion 1 1 1 french schools in york region j may one day be part of a revolu tionary school board concept i jbased on language rather than re- j iligion jl speaking at a york region catholic school board meeting tuesday night ottawa planning director maurice lapointe told trustees about a proposed all- french board that could set a pre cedent for school districts across the province the new board would include frenchspeaking catholic and public schools in the ottawa- carleton district when you are in the minority you are thinking of survival of the preservation of your linguis tics and culture said mr lapointe it is a very strong feeling he added that despite denomi- national differences fran cophones have many common goals under proposed guidelines for the unified french language board catholic and public schools would have the right to set priorities outline curriculum and choose their own teachers one executive director would be common to both the public and catholic school elements but the position would have limited power i did not invent this model said mr lapointe it has been talked about for 15 years his planning committee is cur rently studying ways of getting the unified board off the ground we are promoting schools that are each a separate entity catholic or public said mr lapointe the factions would not share all things only those that do not affect religious rights while there arc more than 40 francophone catholic schools in the ottawacarleton area only four are francophone public schools in york region thorc are 366 francophone elementary stu dents with a predicted enrolment of 1200 by 1996 markhams first francophone school ste marguerite bourgeoys is scheduled to open september 1988 however millikcn trustee joe virgilio said the proposed french language board is really a non- new gym slated for local school st robert high school which has been plagued by overcrowd ing problems was given the go- ahead to build another addition the fourth in the past ten years planning committee approved the addition which consists of a twostorey attachment at the rear of the leslie st building a new main entrance a large- size gymnasium and an interior courtyard will be part of the 4450 sqare metre extension the addition is expected to add 11 new classrooms and will allow the removal of 17 portable classes clustered at the back of the school body shop nixed car wash okayed a development firm was given the green light to build a car wash at the corner of warden ave and stceles ave however a proposed car repair shop was scrapped because com mittee members felt it would be inappropriate for an area soon to become a gateway to the town of markham the new modified plan in cludes a combination gas barcar wash to be located at the corner of steeles ave and acadian ave as well as five interconnected office buildings ranging from six to nine stories in height one of the buildings may be turned into a hotel with an attached restaurant a committee report said the new plan is bettersuited for this high profile location at the gate way into one of markhams most prestigious industrial areas issu j exam ate school fifing tl ittt we deliver we can deliver your flyers for as lifile as 35c each call advertising ai 2042200 or distribution at 2948244 1987 flyers delivered 8539000 198778000