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st sh f- i t tlittvm a r t weekender saturday september 27 1997 p 3 stouffville teachers stage noonhour picket mike adler staff reporter single file stouffville district secondary school teachers join with colleagues across the province in a lunchtime protest against proposed provincial labour legislation photo by steve somerville teachers and other school staff walked protest pickets around schools throughout the region thursday as provincial union lead ers threatened to strike against tory labour legislation the latest bill under the educa tion quality improvement act would give the province power to limit preparation time for teachers extend the school year and cut some professional development days two shifts of stouffville district high school teachers walked in the rain taking about 20 minutes for each shift said principal rod leonard students asked what the teachers were doing and that was about it he added the education bill is a direct attack on teachers working con ditions and public education said corey trute vicepresident of the local ontario public school teach ers federation and a markham elementary teacher who said cut ting preparation time by 50 per cent would cost 10000 teaching jobs teachers in this province will not stand by and allow this govern ment to compromise our childrens future he warned in a statement this week a group representing student leaders in the province also expressed concern about the gov ernments approach to education reform students fear that less prepara tion time for teachers will translate into a decrease in individual com munication for the student- teacher relationship said rebecca hartley an official of the ontario secondary school students asso ciation which advises snobelen amardeep rai a grade 10 stu dent who joined the picket at mid- dlefield collegiate institute in markham also expressed this view adding that teachers are doing more things but the gov ernment doesnt see that adult community plans brought to public meeting joan ransberry staff reporter construction of a golf course linked to a 150million adult lifestyle community slated for aurora road and hwy 48 will get under way in the spring if local council agrees next tuesday beginning at 7 pm at the ballantrae community cen tre the foran group consultants for developer schickendanz bros ltd will present details of the plan at a public hearing whitchurchstouffville council will once again oversee the meet ing this marks the second time the public has re viewed the ma jor proposal in the spring more than 325 residents of ballantrae and musselmans lake attended an information pp session to hath- forhan jr erdetailso adult lifestyle community its made up of 900 homes a champion golf course a club house a swimming pool a tennis court and jogging trails the community will be built over a 15year period if all goes well construction of the 18hole golf course to be built on 370 acres will begin in the early spring meanwhile the startup for the first phase of the housing develop ment will start in the summer said bob forhan jr spokesperson for the foran group as was expected the most often asked question on the plan is linked to water local residents have asked for assurances the development will not impact on the communitys development quality and quantity of water concern is such that the develop er presented a water report outlining the full details of the water supply on tuesday a full team of spe cialists including architects and engineers will be on hand to answer all questions including those linked to the water supply said forhan jr most of the residents of the new development will be 50 years and older about 80 per cent of the homes will be onestorey bunga lows while the rest will be link houses the development will be a con dominium setup with residents owning the houses and lots while all outdoor upkeep is done for the residents its been well received so far said forhan jr weve tried to be very open yes its been an ambi tious project angel is second candidate in ward 3 v x jy ice seek witnesses joan ransberry staff reporter sexual health queries answered health professionals offer information and treatment about sexual health issues relationships stds hepatitis b hivaids pregnancy and birth control options there is a telephone information line and four clinic locations avail able for information call york region health services public health 9401333 or 18004612135 a political watchdog is running for whitchurchstouffville council in the upcoming municipal election sophie angelis 41 a community activist from woodbine avenue has filed the appropriate papers to seek office in ward 3 the established lifestyle of our community needs to be protected its a wonderful place to live lets take care of it said angelis angelis stresses that she is no stranger to the ward ive shown an interest in plan ning matters and in the environment for many years i want to be part of the decision making said angelis angelis is challenging peter dobrich for the seat which takes in lemonvilie and the surrounding area dobrich a member of the local hydro commission declared three months ago that hes a candi date in ward 3 meanwhile ward 3 councillor margot mar shall recently reported that shes retiring from political life angelis said there are issues affecting her sophie home ward that angelis need to be addressed im not against industrial devel opment but i am opposed to scat tered industrial development during the campaign angelis said she will tell voters shes against building a new town hall the timing is wrong she said angelis a homemaker has been married to john for 23 years the couple have two children irene 16 and nineyearold anthony the municipal election campaign is heating up incumbent mayor wayne emmerson is being chal lenged by musselmans lake resi dent charlcne jones while ward 1 councillor ivanka bradley announced that shes not seek ing reelection to the ward seat area resident steve pliakes has filed to run helene john- being charlene jones son is challenged by roland kontgen in ward 2 while incumbent council lor mike watson has announced that hes not seeking reelection ward 4 councillor cliff dunkeld wants to return to council while ward 5 councillor judy scala hopes to get reelected no one has come forward to chal lenge either dunkeld or scala incumbent ward 6 councillor mark kostandoff is running against thicketwood blvd resident sue sherban the cutoff date to enter the municipal race is oct 10 were first in distribution weve delivered 35494316 flyers doortodoor so far this year for further information on how we can deliver your flyers call ruth or melissa at 6402100 watch for these flyers on saturday september 27 1997 the stouffville walmart p g pringles brochure loblawssupercentre sears store manager event petsmart biway the bay white sale shop save canada ap weston produce moores the suit people cashway iga stouffville dominion loblaws yonge bernard 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