Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 8 Nov 1996, p. 1

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202831. Publicboard balks -at vets' potrcots Veterans says theyfeel slighted but board refuses to enter any contesis- By KAEN S&M Thse Chamrpo Local war veteralis s yyfe slighted afier lte Halton Boad0 Educatiosi refused Iheir tequest for students to0 panîclipate in an annual Remlembrance Day poster contest. Fur the aecond year un a row. thk imulifc schoot l/iard hias declined the Milton Legion b6rach, % invigalion lor students Io Juin un on the longlime compmotion. *Ille Legton usquile dusappoinled,* sil Bruce MacNsab. chairman or th veteran 4:lub'syouth and çducatiion commsittec, Remembrance Day ceremonies. Milton wîtt reme<nlVer the tallen solderns, a"lors and simaen of war Siriay and Monday. Remembrance Day activities, *organized by the Royal Canadian Legion. Brancis 136, witl gel an eaty saau wtll a parade downtowri Sundayeti 130 p.mý Velerans wiH march froni the Chatles Street liegion l, lthe ceno- tapis et Towan Hall. Bus transportea lion witl be availdet. Remembrance Day serVices Monday wtU b hlId ai Evergreen Censetety on Ontan Street ai 11i .m. In the evaning, the tegion will hoGst banquet witt hpppy hour at 6:30 Iottowed by dinnep ai 7:30, Tickets, wbîch codt $7.50, are availbt e b legion hall. For more inormation, Cali 878- -The Cattuolic schools welcomne us wiih Openim. However,-the board hasn*i for years c ndorsed poster contesis atany kind un ils çchools. said Bob Parry. supernk4bndnt or educatuun services. Sucu contests consumfe clasuo3om turne qhat could c keièr spent. use up art sup- plies and wrongly create compe:tduon in an. Mr. Parry saud. "This ipoiucy) is donc to reduce ihe impact on clasiroomi lime and Tesources - imken Up hy suctu contesis and to acknuwt- edge that our studients have a wide range of skills and abililie% thial are flot always ahle to kc rcflctcd or appr4iatd in a comesl atmospherc.* lie wrote in a ecemiser 1995,lciter io the Lcguon. lie aulded tal il tk*uo)ard altowed sIS. dent partîcîittin un a Leguon contest. ut would i4so ke ohlugatd io take pari in competutuons run by uuiher cieganuzatuon% on important issues such as tire prieenon andi home sutcty. 'lUe ire a set tr arge numker :togan niatlons tuai tor itucîr purpo.es wush toPoot5OPAI& AN have poster or essay contesis un thc ponpW.1 WUbtes GRrHAM PA&Na sEw ie rmts ainBadc dcl heunlv u wrote "Once generat accçp- decnh Wo lise 'pt«e în for stisia hw à0 pallliate i am tehe a ce Boad oste Edcon tance i, given to one îîrganui*iion. it ,sdiirt'olnn h eIn@ nhto Ssuet tpsriiel naRrebac otrcn tîcut to say no tio aroiher.' test. Mr MacNiff .gued that the Legion's eîînîes,. whîch asks %tudents io uttusîraie Ha T s au whai Rememnbrance Day meani te them. H a rh sa surrîîunds speciat cirqamstance s and - ued helu tise acosrdinpetto usa expansion will be a local show The Royal Canadian Air F(cfe veierun usefut learning lot for situaenis tosuncter- Uy BRADHAM staund the Nacriluce's made by Canadians iThe Chanwfon wtu, losit heur lis es in Wa. L-ocal govemmenls wutt bc ithrbg playen. in nornh fllton espan- lie suid he duesut endeRiand the 'ton and te provincial govtnment will nul. Premier Mike Harrts bîuard's reasoning because uup untlt 1995 i;flated qhis wek, Milton students annualty qo<uk part un the As welI. th1e premier woutd lîke tut see Mition's controsiersiat chlis- eompttuîun, whicb tuas hem -running for ie delsate resolved oune way or another withuî a teP years.- Mr. Hanis speit Tuesday nigut wîli thk Pahty fatithful at u $600 lip an OctobetI9flete~ from th1e pe?plteTMryfundraiser in Camptietttvlk.' Legion flthe 1 hard's supernlendeni of rie event. tuoemed by Tîm ftottons co-tutunder Ros Joyce, iý un ils sclsool services David Kali. grugt full pet- fourlh consecutive year. Premier Hams tttled the large Mohuawk mision for thse veîcruns lui r'na poster Raceway meeting mon. subsanltally miore support than he garneresi countes[ ai Milton Disînci Ftigh Schuo WL the sam event three years agoi Tke kst enirtes un the cuîmpeîîn s'e Afier hi% speech Premier Hams% tok the itme to address somie cu4mlnly stmsplayed for turc ye.urs ai h1e local concems. H*Ioiched on the chtortnation oft Mion's water Legionsý Rensemhrance Hall. suppty and uncerlainis surroundtng the Ftatton tirban Struture SMr Paru> asked ct Leguon in lhis citer Plan IIIUSPI. nolt nierpret the htard*. respuinse, as a Rgardng ctutonnaiun. whîch tuas bren imposed in Milton as a .se. BOARD on pope 12 Mille Hâaris - ARRIS HIRE on papeS RENTANY TWO WEEKENDS CL SMA FROM DISCOUNT AND ENJOY A A THIRD WEEKEND FREE* 878-4131 ' Somn restirctioni iapply 4 nmaS.N "We wo4tyour buine;ss and uue'l corne ri'ht to yourfroat door to get it! wmaus w.fMmoawse

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