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also appoint an advi sory council of parents teach ers and students which will advise the committee respon sible for the guidelines the advisors will represent all of the different views pre sented to the board craigen who will chair its meetings promised craigen maintained all sides can still agree on a curriculum once they get past their emotions were looking for the same outcome she insist ed such common ground was hard to see when board trustees heard the latest dele gations on the subject last monday parent bert walker said he and his wife have a traditional family but added the couple also have a lesbian daughter in saying so walker was responding to other parents who say discussing homosexu ality in schools will threaten traditional beliefs in chil dren bill kinney doubted this would lead students to make the right decisions do you believe that sound responsi ble decisions include choosing homosexuality and abortion as an alternative to family values he asked but walker said his daugh ter is a lesbian because she was born that way outdoor education centre planned by charlene mccue correspondent a proposal for an outdoor education and train ing centre including a school dining hall sleep ing accommodation and infirmary will be pre sented tonight at a public hearing the lake simcoe region conservation author ity lsrca along with trails youth initiatives tyi an educational camp for inner city youth is undertaking the proposal as a joint venture on a long term lease basis located at pangman springs on warden avenue the initial phase of the project will include a 40seat dining hall along with kitchen facilities food storage wash rooms lounge office and a classroom for 20 peo ple also included are cabins for males and females staff and cook cabins an infirmary and a direc tors cabin they hope to add on a school build ing to accommodate 120 individuals in about five or 10 years the proposal indicates lscra would benefit from reduced operating costs and could take 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