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st wkkenmriseptippr2i9dfl11 education task force recommendations will have little impact a provincial task force promoting the elimination of half the school boards in ontario will have little direct impact on york region last wednesday the ontario school board reduction task force released its interim report that con tains measures to redefine the way boards are run so that more money is directed into the classroom a plan to redraw the school board boundaries and erase up to 50 per cent of the 168 ontario boards wont change the look of the york region public and separate boards two of the largest in the province its really a nonissue said bill crothers chair of the york region board of education theres no apparent impact at the moment however a proposal to cut down on the number of trustees could see up to 15 fewer trustees making deci sions on behalf of local taxpayers and parents crothers said the york public board has an enrollment of 78000 students and the population is growing according to the govern ment report boards with more than 80000 should have between 11 and 13 trustees and the 18member separate board which oversees a student population of 42000 will have its trustee reps cut to 9 three of the current trustees are responsible for the frenchlanguage section of the board the task force plan would shift this responsibility to a board that encompasses virtually all of southern ontario this board would be one of 15 french board to replace the current four boards and 74 french sections michel fortin chair of the york separate frenchlan guage section proposes that the headquarters of this pro posed french board be based in aurora the task force said that a board of fewer trustees will be relieved of some of its respon sibilities but tina rotondi molinari chair of the york region roman catholic sepa rate school board wondered who will take on these duties the trustee reduction wont take place until the next municipal election in 1997 the task force also recom mends capping the yearly trustee salary at 20000 the york separate trustees now earn 12500 a year while their public counterparts make 19650 crothers said a report due this fall on the changing face of the greater toronto area will have much more impact on york region than the board reduction report the golden commis sion will effect people here it will reorganize people in the gtahesaid municipalities in the gta are putting forth ideas on how the gta should be gov erned area mayors will meet next friday to talk about their perception of how the gta should be run the golden report is expect ed in midnovember the final report of the school board reduction task force is due by the end of the year waiting lists specializing in the care of residents with alzheimers 24 hr registered nurse on duty assisted nursing care available activation program ie movies outings entertainment rrns avattartr immediately we currently have beds available for long term care placement or 30 day trial placement adult day program now available- transportation can be arranged we also have a 3 year accredited nursing home adjoining our retirement home come in for a cup of tea and a tour of the home green gables is now accepting residents in need of oiygen therapy call kathleen gordon at 905 640 13 10 9th line stouffville maridiam lita the members of the board of directors markham stouffville hospital foundation would like to express their sincere thanks to the community and to all those who contributed to the success of the club med sept 25 clutfmed week at markville location only free membership for nw booking offer expired october 24 95 anon i v v v thomas cook trnvel markville shopping centre eatons lower level tel 4776381 martin a mnxbrr at iht tfcoaut cook craap lower level near wal mart tel 4776700 fall fashion show those include our lead sponsor markville shopping centre and its retailers our co- sponsors dfi securities inc frank soave executive vice president for fortune financial and ultra mart and our contributors cornell development group chatelaine magazine forget me not floral designs intercon security mixed emotions the costume shoppe svengali hair studio the body shop and tuxedo royale a very special thank you to our celebrity models carla collins cohost of cftotvs eye on toronto don cousens mayor of the town of markham alicia kay host of cftotvs by design jean fleming professional model barry lawrence cohost of cbctvs cottage country maye musk nutritionist and professional model robin ward cohost of cftotv eye on toronto and markham stouffville hospital guest models lisa frain diana mcmahon dr stephen mcmahon dr stephen mclaren andrea russell leslie trimble jane virro dr michael virro and our community guest models terrylee barker cassandra brigante jordon brown caroline chong yen daniella dorazio lezli hunt katie johansen sam johansen olivia meikle rosie melatti antonella pirocchi and andrea wong