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ifr jp t ik v tv iimi l smajnslwstouflvge 6404646 vol 102 no 5 serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area countrye tyme ij realty ltd country property eciaust johhwhytau a metroland community newspaper wednesday february 1989 gtfovydi pages 50 cntsi for bowes education volunteer by kate gilderdale stouffville a decision by york region public school trustees to reject a cutback in honorariums from 18000 to 15000 has disappointed chairman harry bowes of whitchurchstouffville mr bowes motion jan 23 in favor of the rollback was seconded by ken taylor of east gwillimbury and supported by ron wallace of aurora the vote was 173 opposed initially air bowes felt the decision could have gone either way when the first vote was taken on the 15000 figure last fall it was 87 against he said for several trustees it was part of their elec tion platforms he continued although not necessarily by those elected the result bowes said would have been much closer if those whod originally voted in favor of the rollback hadnt changed their minds he said all board members were well aware he didnt support the increase theyd been aware of this for the last five months he stated the intention of ministry regulations explained bowes is to ensure trustees dont set their own honorariums they set it for the new board but not for themselves the educa tion act then says the new board can decrease it but they cant in crease it this leaves it up to new members to make up their minds a suggestion that the whitchurchstouffville member was looking for brownie points has been flatly denied they all know im retiring said bowes they also know i donated 1200 to the high school an annual scholarship unfor tunately they dont know stouffville its a unique community a lit tle different air bowes explained how the town relies heavily on volunteers people who run everything from minor hockey to the strawberry festival i appreciate how hard these people work they receive no money he said air bowes regards the position of school trustee as a community service part of the spirit of vohmtcerisin that typifies whitchurch- stouffville i was committed to it the rollback and im disappointed it didnt happen he concluded confirm 30 aids cases by bruce stapley york region as in cidents of aids exposure in crease gail clenman health educator aids project region of york feels public education is vital there are 30 known cases of ex posure in york but this doesnt mean there arent others out there gail stresses thirty people have tested positive she explains bul some may have taken the tests in toronto or may not yet have shown symptoms gail emphasizes the fact the majority of persons exposed to the hiv infection human im munodeficiency virus will die research she says is continuing in an effort to come up with a drug to successfully treat the disease however to date none has proved completely successful a key role played by the aids project is to reach the public with uptodate information the organization also provides sup port for those afflicted as well as families and friends we welcome enquiries gail states we invite anyone lo call us at the york region public health unit aids education is mandatory in ontario schools from grades 7 to 9 gail says her group has been working closely with york region board of education but teens sometimes feel theyre immortal they dont always take the information seriously she notes highrisk activites must be ex plained gail says also myths concerning the disease must be discounted those who know of or work with aids patients must be taught to be sympathetic and not discriminate she states gail dispels the suggestion that aids is a disease associated only with the gay community theres a great need for education gail concludes an eyewitness whitchurch ed and heidi hakonson and family travelled to owen sound last week to enjoy the dayco georgian cup snowmobile races s but it was a day theyd like to forget they witnessed a freak accident that resulted in the death of a fiveyearold girl a snowmobile driver craig fraser of alississauga lost control of his machine on a curve it slammed into a telephone pole and fence near where little carissa alcarthur and her grandfather were standing carissa died jan 26 in sick childrens hospital toronto heidi said theyve been attending snowmobile races for 1g years but never saw an accident like it before educator raps i ministry report praying for snow claremont its winter carnival week at ciaremont from jan 31 through feb 5 the community kicks up its heels even a shortage of snow wont deter folks enthusiasm activities follow wed feb 1 lioness bingo community centre 730 pm thurs feb 2 snow queen pageant communi ty centre 830 pm fri feb student snow sculpture weather permitting public school torchlight parade united church to the park 630 pm opening ceremonies and family skating party weather permitting community park 7 pm teen dance community centre 8 pm sal feb 4 pan cake breakfast united church 8 to 930 am ciaremont mile run old brock road 1030 am carnival parade old brock road 11 am open house and awards presentations legion hall 1130 am childrens events community park 1230 pm carnival contsts com munity park 1 pm youth vs oldtimers hockey game weather permitting 2 pm community park trappers ball ciaremont 4seasons 8 pm to 1 am sun feb 5 oldtimers hockey community park 130 pm skiingtobogganing public school weather permitting 230 pm ham supper baptist church 5 pm and 630 pm brawl a stouffville teen was treated in hospital and two companions were injured during a fight friday near the corner of main and ed ward streets sean sorichetti baybcrry drive suffered a fractured nose and lacerations to his head less seriously hurt were steve campbell glengall lane and shawn procunier iromvood crescent all of stouffville r the glass in the front door of the mr submarine shop was shattered the assault was describ ed as unprovoked the stouffville lads were unable to provide police with names nor could they recognize their assailants from photographs stouffville an angry harry bowes chairman of york region board of education has written letters to every member of parliament across ontario refuting statements made by education minister chris ward both inside and outside the the legislature with regard to ac cess of children of refugees to on- tario schools a copy of mr bowes letter reads since the minister of educa tion the hon chris ward saw fit to send the chairperson of every board of education in on tario a copy of his recent state ment in the legislature and also a memorandum re persons claiming refugee status i am sending you the correct informa tion to set the record straight on feb 11 1989 the minister telephoned me at our board of fice for information concerning the issue in the toronto star i parkyiew project stouffville stand in line this in effect was the response by councillor doug alles to a request for 25 sewage units at parkview village ninth line south the parkview village retire ment community association wish to add a further 25 cluster homes at their site for this they require additional sewage capacity councillor alles argued parkview should submit a formal application and wait their turn like everyone else to do other wise he said would set a dangerous precedent your asking for trouble cau- tioned councillor margot marshall councillor wayne emmerson recommended parkview be put on a list for future considera tion to which councillor ron robb replied parkview wants these units now honored uxbridge a 26yearold secretary wordprocessor operator has been named durham wests outstanding jr farmer of the year anne vanderven rr 2 ux bridge was honored at banquet and dance saturday in the udora hall she was presented with an engraved plaque assured him that no refugee pr refugee claimants had ever been barred by the york region board of education but that because of the heavy influx of regular resi dent students and refugee claimants some had a delay of two or three weeks in their registration of course there was a twoweek christmas holiday the time j i also assured him that all had been placed at the time of our conversation regardless thjb minister chose to make his state ment in the legislature corrt- menting on the sensationalism of a cub reporter from the toronto star fell chri t model skater page a8 imil a