Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), October 4, 1986, p. 9

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crisis on durham board durham board of educations longrunning accommodation problem is now reaching crisis proportions according to a board press release early figures show that nearly 800 additional elementary stu dents have enrolled in durham schools for the 198687 term areas hardest hit are ajax with 550 new elementary pupils whit by at 295 and pickering with 289 while uxbridge brock and scu- gog enrolments have remained relatively static oshawa has ex perienced an overall decline at the secondary level ajax whitby and pickering have undergone a combined increase of approximately 300 students compared to totals of a year ago as of sept 22 1986 63 new port ables have been added to the sys tem while another 16 have been relocated to new sites this brings to 258 the total number of port ables used by the boards schools the board continues to have the highest percentage of elementary students in portables of all public boards in ontario the release stated the ministry of educations policy of granting funds to the durham board of education for the building of a maximum of two new schools each year does not keep pace with durhams rapid growth rate and increasing enrolment figures the accommodation crisis par- ticularily in the elementary schools affected by rapid new de velopment can only worsen if durham does not receive addi tional schools at a much faster rate than is current practice providing quality education today for tomorrow is a diffi cult if not impossible task if the durham board of education can not provide adequate classroom space and facilities for the teaching of students in its juris diction weekender october 4 1986 p9 nuts to shellout eatons correction eatons october showcase of values scheduled to appear in the markham economist and sun and the oakville beaver on wednesday oct 8 was inadvertently distributed on wednesday oct 1st eatons regrets the error the following corrections apply to eatons october showcase of values due to supplier delivery problems the following items will not be available for immediate delivery however orders will be accepted for delivery by the dates shown pge 9 items abc the new caliph collection ol allwool rugs and runners rugs abc in size 40 x 511 runners in sizes 2x2 x 47 2x2x2x10 2x2 x1v2 november 28th page 25 item a1 not shown 30 range with selfclean oven model ss 3085 white range ss 3065 almond range not available pge 28 item a white ironing board october 17th pge 28 items jk save 25 tfall super luxe nonstick cookware the keying of these two items is incorrect should read as follows j is a 22cm frypan k is a 26cm frypan inadvertently the errors listed above have appeared in our advertising we sincerely regret any inconvenience or confusion to our customers if halloween makes you think of tooth decay think again the kidney foundation of canada is launching a fun- draising campaign using peanuts in time for the annual parade of ghosts and goblins volunteers at the town of markham unit will be busy selling the sugarfree snack through businesses schools and individuals each 2 bag of peanuts con tains 18 individual snack packs suitable for halloween and lunch box treats and loot bags cases of 24 bags can be ordered and delivered at 48 each proceeds from this campaign will fund patient services research and public education the honorary chairman for the markham unit is local mpp don cousens bobby orr will head up the national cam paign and don cherry is re sponsible for ontarios parti cipation the kidney foundation hopes to raise more than 200000 in the toronto area for more information or to place an order call thornhill chairperson janet bick at 889- 4387 charges finalized in bus accident criminal charges are expected to be officially laid this week against the drivers involved in an aug 28 school bustruck crash that sent 23 whitby students to hospital a durham regional police spokesperson confirmed that charges have been finalized fol lowing a lengthy investigation in volving the crown attorneys office although all the details were not available at press time sources said its likely both the bus and truck drivers will face separate careless driving off ences dozens of passengers suffered minor injuries when a charter- ways bus loaded with children and camp counsellors collided with a dump truck on brock rd near the entrance to pleasure valley park nearly 50 members of the whit by youth action group at st john the evangelist catholic church were on their to a daylong outing at the uxbridge twp facility when the accident occurred wfisn iropsp for nonmembers from 1200 noon to 530 pm call for class schedule all memberships are on time stop markham village lanes shopping centre ib markham village womens club we are temporarily located at the works department behind the markham village lanes 2947764 144 maim st n markham monfri 730 am900 pm

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