inside opinion 6 calendar 17 sports 18 classified 20 a plastic company ready to make move north from markham to stouffville community calendar event friends of musselmans lake meeting when tonight 7 pm where cedarvale community centre 3 fostering a child in need can be both challenging and satisfying for a family ser vi ng whi tch ur ch- sto uffville since 1 888 50 cents including gst 7 24 pages ebucation highest court to decide if constitution violated tuesday oct 191999 argtieslor taxation control by patrick casey v- staff writer the supreme court of canada will have the final ruling regard- irig the validity of ontarios restructured education system ixtigdkadsis high est court granted a request by the t english catholic teachers association to hear arguments whether the provin cial government violated the constitution when it removed me right of school boards to raise their own taxes in april the ontario court of appeal overturned an earlier decision that labeled key sections of the provincial governments billv 160 unconstitutional to catholic school supporters however oegta first vice- president kathy mcvean said the allocation of funds is not the crit- ical issuej but rather the central- ization of power at queens park and school boards lack of adrnin- istrative control j- v york regions catholic school board chairperson elizabeth crowe admitted bill 160 is not perfect but said the new funding model is an upgrade oh the anti- quatecl format including pump- ing more money toward high- growth boards in ari effort to build new schools at a faster vpace york regions catholic school supporters were forced to accept inflated education tax bills thahks to the school boards 32- milliori illegal debt that was finals ly erased last year spike stopper m staff photosteve somerville stouffville junior team member adam howe blocks a shot at the millennium gup volleyball tournament saturday hosted by stouffville district secondary school to reach us905 6402100 s m enforces riding safety standards bydawnliersch staff writer a georgina stable owner- says riding establishments that are proven safe shouldnt be saddled with a new licensing bylaw georgina council is consid ering passing a new bylaw requiring minimum safety arid licensing standards for riding stables following the lead of r aurora and whitchurch- stouffviile the bylaw has already been given two readings arid is expected to be passed next month after consultation with local riding establishments but don hepworth of leacock hill stables in baldwin believes the bylaw is too strict they might as well close pur doors and sell the horses for meat hepworth said the bylaw will require riders younger than 18 to wear hel mets and proper footgear for bid children younger than six from trail rides and require rid ers aged six to 10 to be led by an experienced rider holding their horse on a tether phyllis morris penned the controversial bylaw tightening stable rules r it will also license riding establishments subjecting them to annual inspections to ensure they comply with regu lations hepworth argued his 11- yearold establishment already follows many rules of the bylaw and believes only new busi nesses less than seven years old should be subject to it he said the bylaw also duplicates rules established by other organizations for instance the ontario equestrian federation and the association of horse riding ftabhshments have issued their own lists of minimum b see bylaw page 7 i stouffville canadian tire all auto monday friday m igy centre sslk 800 am 800 pxti toopm riiiiiiicifii iitiviiti i insured deposit rates ivij5 atfjsjml- a uif i ytir ukitra 3yeav tr4w uytrfr 0it 3s rrsfs mutual funds life insurance rrifs f j ken prentice cfp jringwood dr stouffville 6429507 i i