>Z Bel, 248, 191 Main St E, Milto.zn. L9T 4N9. (gs)s 878-2341 Fax. 871-494I Classîifil Advcrtising: 875-3300 .~Inn Oliver Publisher Rab K.Up hy *Teai C. . <)fJhe Afa.a.,r il. Cd. P-,,d, 0." ,' ýg VIMENT Th aflm Fdfl PU àM om Ut 0" Clv PliO l. rI IWu CoAwi. 15 pk iS h i. ft1515 GUiUO ho50o auw M IWU Fmoa = le.p 1 Ah oa, -b ceNSM bd txo.h mm 2a Midiai Po.aaaoboM.,. M . m mm, K" Th%=. SLeffl M NiWUOU w005n ftia &o S..mdt i U M.,« Iffiu ff #M. Noua" Ta1' A... wmNS. « mm 11MW'. ffl m-, 4g4a Cl4P 01Wt T.m.im OMM I m au. i1 W .l ol ,W gil a0,W ài ~eh * Get it over. with, soonj Event the miost fiscally canservative among us cari take no joy inoyesterday's massive layofI annauncements by the 1{ialton Board of Education. Grantcd, there is an element of the political in the timing of the týin., Si nilar cutback statements are being rcleased across 1Onta.,o.TIbis is at the urging of the provincial scbool board Iobbying group, in order (a prçssure Qucen's Plark into releas- ing its so-called 'tool kit' for coping with provincial austcrity. ln tIsat sense, thse layoffs aren't final. Ibat is, whilc tie coin- ing cutlpcks'will be prafounid, since the school boards ycn't privy ta provincial thinking, il is flot known exactly if this particularonumber-of employccs, in these particure work groups, will be s0 deeply affectcd. But thse end resuit wiIl be something similar, so there is oeally no cause for hope. The bus is going ta crash. itre will be casuakties. Many. Who they are though, isn't certain yet. As it stands naw, 572 teachers in aiea elementary and sec- ondary schools have been told they wiAl be out of a job at the end af flic school ycar. Also facini unemploymcnt arc twa superintendéents pnd.53 contract ieachers primarily involved in aduit education. -Mixed in ta this menu ai mnisçty 4e variaus office workers, janitorial staff and some others. To cornte in mid-May are management staff cutbacks an thse orderof 25 percent.0 At tbis point, tIse prclNincial gavemment appears ta have clumsily ovcrtaxed tfie patiýnce ai 9lîtario's public s1haol boards. Faced with thc rcality ai Isaving ta aller 16 wccks natice ai Iayoffs ta its emplayces, the Haiton board has donc so, as have ather public schaol boards. As rage burris brightly in the board Foms Edtýcation Minister John Snabclcn giNcose Nero-esque appcarancc ai fiddling uncertalnly with bis 'taols' in ýsomc Quccn's Park garret. * It wauld seem ai this point tha Qaecn's Park hIas Iittlc sub- stantive ta affer school bards rcgarding; Iow ta cape withe thse conmjng cutbacks. In truth, the boards may have been mastly grasping at straws anyway by expecting much. Thbe systein is gaing ta bc sa profawidly alurcd tiat mis- sive dislocations will result, no mater what pawcrs ta tinker with it Queen's Park offcrs the bards. And sa a mast uripleasant epiiode begins ta unfald across Ontario, Isaltingly and arnidcvcn marc rAncor than necessaïty, s ince the pravincial govcrnmcnt.has fumbicd and last maenm on the issue, at lcast for naw. Bumbling and palitical jockey'ing asidc, anc thing should now lic apparent ta even the most Mlyopie among us. This protracted praccîs, tagctber with most ai thc ather comin provincial cutbacks, must bc completcd as quickly as ýpassi- bic. Ta do any less is cruel and cowardly, a shamneful dbrink- ing in thc face ai dassnting, uripleasant cond hard rcality. - "ol Kelly Redy t0e lieo ie Os* plno otdeqe *~ i10 e he wemiul muachededem, ancuAndrIm. Slute Pope miel Dellile SI.aUOui DWdIMHgl Sahol. The"gl lied pka"I to chou ehoul thg ma00 pfllluIfly when leoir lou doao thes TA SlmkaiocIt Junior Tahèlm 16-15 t0 janp irto econd plam Pages, of th e Pa st One YearAgo Fr.u t1h. h 9, tOO Wu. *Scouts Canada held a garage sale tu raise mnny for die Cunada Rd Crua Society. More tihan 1,000 ilfios werr avaiuable. ichardson Chev-Olda ai bcrry Road and Ontario Sin donaied the apace. - Intenationial WomensDay wat*ch.We around il.1 world a tradition dait staurd ln 1910. Local celeirlion foçaaaed on the Wonwn's Information and Support Centre of Hate., wlaich operied in Milton in acsolwr. 1993. * The Town dt Miken planned tu incecase sanie of its fee for Icisre pisigrbnus and facility renIais. Council sanc- tioncd th1e move baud on the genema] cammittre recoin- 20 Ycars Ago Front the Marck 10,'1976 Mma *Roy Bemvieu. preuidean of Ford of Canada. oltlciaue si dmc offciaI opering of Gallne Melora Lid. Ila. new Unroeln-Mcreaay dualtalip mwu lacaàed ai the conae.o Main Stam aid Wilson Drive. * The Milice Distict loçWa Asiuyh in conjonction math 'by bam" aliop of Ocougulm preaue&a mn- Pud Imélaff YOU QMI 1W WiDwmým ixasmu fAIR PMMr*P cal faslaion show ai die EC D.wy High ,¶ctcol a"Iiori- um. The Milton Chansonettes choir and trio provided musical beclcguvd i th çvewt. -Barbara Y. (Roylc) Ford of Mikon the rirai wona. tu ever mSccve a Master Breeder Shield fient dec Canai. Holutein Association, was hoooured ai the club's ua" nmctng. Tooenl. lise awaisl was the highest uMaiable by a Holstein beScr. 5û Yeors Ago - Front du. March 7, 194 Wu Milton Public Scho" pupils presented a onci ini die higla school auditorium lixe wus good iltendance ag boda shows, flac prograîn consisted of drills. damces. ptays, reclttbons. gynmusticsai aclections by deo school choir. .- A meeting of dix Halle Mik Prothaces wu held gi 11w craNS miemNbMilto.wepnm.yc qeton der con- aidesuion waa Mmt pmopoud Milk Maketin Agmenet Xl wèe decided thu no action would be Mmhe by pohaces in regard tu connim tu ait anodinr nwellg of die ptodaai wu célid. -TIti February meeting of te MounWaa Uinio Women'a biaidtué wu l1 nt Bel SeliaiL Toi lige ad glot Vidion mue pic-U OPaiNg uercisea wue MWe and achaocl dildmit p.ovld. muumiela ai. mu bX Steve Neast