ftswtfwntnggaiwivi ggga -j- 5 j i f 26 economist ksunffribunez in the schools vj st by roger varleyvt staff writer- a almost 80 students were visited by the grim reaper at- brother andre catholic high school in markharh yesterday every 20 minutes the squeal of tires and the rending of metal the sounds of a car crash were heard over the pub lic address system inevitably the recording was followed by the appearance of the tall gaunt blackdraped figure of death come to claim a vicum f- his appearance often was greeted by a combination of smiles and nervous giggles as the students wondered who was to be taken away but there were also looks of alarm and then there was silence as the victim was thrown over the grim reapers shoulder and carried away once identified as victims students werejaken to the morgue a sealedoff washroom in the cafeteria area wherethey were dressed in black with facespainted white and eyes blackened anclthen returned to the populace to learn what it meant to be dead no talking to anyone no participating in class discussions no answering or asking ofjquestions at lunch time the victims were required to eat at atahle draped with black plastic garbage bags segregated from the 36 ssmofs message pat robinson inc tpisteeiri bankruptcy jail for a free personal discussion with creditor problems proposal to creditors personal businessbankniptcy j financial counselling richmond hill 9555 yongest 401 aiwddnd 905 5089493 aurora 15105 yongesl 201 atouiich 905 7272577 north york 45 a ave e 201 al 4l0 toll free 18777272577 email patpatrobinsoncom veb wvvpatrobinsoncom pat robinson trustee come join our robin hood families and staff fortlie st and the opening of registration for th2001 season flagpole fungarnes crafts batting cage- anadncers yummy stuff likespow cones and cotton candy x the premiere showing ofthe 2000earbook video 1 save on early registrations october 29th 2000 100 400pm at etiennebrule secondary school in north york 300 banbury road york mills banbury r robin hood camps gjgr temporary road closure r fi regional roftp regional road 30 will be closed oh october 31 2000 from 0900 to 1 500 at the cpr tracks to facilitate track crossing repairs this road is commonly known as the townlihe and intersects with hwy 7 just east of locust hill canadian pacific v railway rest of the student body i think its a said- i v- v sff w u vorguesaidsomefell6wstuehtsh across the front of thfe stage mat runs along one side of trie y talking yyheri she returnedto tier class but i didnlr v cafeteria tombstones were erected adorned with phovinevershutupnormauysd tographs of the deceased jj r shesaidapparendyunawofmeironyofherstatem fbur students were taken from the classrooms every 20 angela barbbsa sat in the cafeteria casting morethan the minutes tbreflect statistics that show someone fe killed or occasional glance at the table feservedfor trie deadr injured by an impaired driver every five minutes v- it j i the event was staged by the schools branch of ontario students against impaired driving osaid on the lasf dayof- a weeklong impaired driving awareness program most of the teachers are 100 percent behind us said the schools osaid president karen brockesl most of the teach ers respect what we are doing and wont ask the victims direct questions and if any of the victims were seen talking we go up and yell at them said brockesl theyve got to be serious if they want to get the message across vicepresident jody chrobak said some students were receiving the message v one grade 9 girl started to ciy when her friend was taken away shesaid r student shari russell discovered in a small way what ks like to lose a friend- c she attempted to communicate with her friend one of the victims during lunch hour but was met by silence its frustrating she said im trying to find but something from her thats important to me at this moment but she agreed the exercise was effective id be very sad if i lost my friend said russell this shows us how to save our lives and our friends victim kristin wilkins who observed the notalking edict by speaking to the economist suntribune only inside the good way to express whats happening she she admitted that when the grim reaper visited her class room to claim the class clown her reactibriwaslike oh yeah rr buut makes you think how many people drink and drive she added y i and if the grim reapers visits werent enouglv students passing through the main lobby were greeted with the sight of three bodies lying in a corner under sheets one of them an infanl rl brockest chrobak and covice president- sabrina azeez said they had been planning the awareness week since sum mer this week weve lived and breathed osaid said azeez noting members of the group arrived at school yesterday at 7 am and would spend the entire daytdevdted to tiie grim reaper event c i- chrobaksaid every student lriterviewed at the start of the school year with a view to joiningosaid knew atleast two people who were either guilty of drinking and driving or had been affected by a drunk driver il one of my uncles was hit by adftinkjdriver said ghrqbak he lived but it shakesyou up 7 brockest said the daughter of a school secretary was kuled in an accident involving a drunk driven vsahv f onanbinder action anbinder action anbinde ii z o 1 ii dc lu q 2 0q z ii ii cc lu q z cq z ii si 11 cc lu q z m z 11 a new set of challenges calls for a new and proven set of ideas for over three decades jeanette anbinder has helped build our community into the markharh we know today world class in every as a key member of the town of- markham staff she helped reshape waste management practices at all levels her ink tiatives have brought international recogni tion to the town of markham as a volunteer on many local provincial and regional boards and associations jeanette has worked tirelessly heraccom- plishments include president of the york symphony orchestra provincial task force member working to improve secondary school curriculum community organizerto preserve unionville main street province of ontarioawardyyinneras an outstanding individual in wastemahagement initiatives our challenges are critical continued provincial downloading of costs child care programs youth facilities and programs seniors housing the plight of the homeless 3ts traffic transportation and transit protection of our air and water land use planning protection of our remaining green space amalgamation markham has been our familys home since 1969 my sons grew up here the concerns we had then are still with us today they are the gualityof life issues growth fiscal respon- sibility on the part of local government creat- ing jobs in markham that help build the com- munity and with an increasing population r v these issues are even more critical tojaywe have to plan ahead and we have to start now i appreciate the services weve had in the past but its time to bring them intothe 21st century as well as plan for the future as a markham staff member i have listened to and acted on behalf of people for years youth seniors homeowners tenants and the business and industrial communities voiced their concerns we listened we helped make changes and markham is a better place today now i need your help to make a difference for eveiyone in our community as your chosen representative on regional council anyone can complain about problems jeanette anbinder has proven she can help develop the solutions- wwwjeanetteanbindercom jtxxribt slnifjueii q anbinder jeanette authorized by the cfo for jeanette anbinder campaign 3ani9nv noixov- u3qnianv noiov d3qnianv nov o m 33 11 o ii z cd z o m ii 3 o z ii z cd m 13 ii g o z ii z cd z m 3d c4 kv vci s -it- hiit vji r t 1 t iun c rf 1 ir lj j v t iivv 4 t h iii w 1 1 n ezsii m vv tt n