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l swiys economist suntumgaro5ndjbe rrglowsnuammber 2001 t could be dismissed as a utopian pipedream cousv fc by jeff mitchell sfljqr writer- v character what does it believes it cart make a jmeantoyou difference lthatfe the central ques- s only way it will be ifttah in an exercise aimedto successful- is if people buy york region canadas into it he said first character community not even sure j its an exercise backed by a simple philosophy- accord jing to markham mayor bon cousens who is spearhead- j ing the project 1- v there are a lot of things that are important in life but theres nothing more impor- tarit than being of good cnar- acter he said good charac ter and the attrib- utes which xbh- tribute to it will be the themeof a 0 workshop being x held today at york regions head- quarters in newmarket guest speakers will brief a standing commit- tee of regional politicians business people educators and citizens groups 6n successes of the character community movement in the united states york region hopes to pro mote a list of attributes which will create a ing by example ihineis rtrmouring- cohfirmingarid validating the characterisficscon- sider to be important v glazet a membert ofr me j jto that end york region vresidents will be askeft what me initiative should entail c6iisens wants the project td be inclusive and diverse itslikea farrnefprepar- regidns task force said if ing his field before he plants it means honouring the characteristics we considerto be important more respectful caringarid safe community 7 while such an initiative the values will be that we want to push but we believe its going to have a positive effect on the behaviour of everyone if it strengthens our soci ety so much the better j the region is drawing r upon the experience of the york region dis trict school board which has implemented- its own character initiative- encouraging students to con- sider arid- adopt i such positive attributes as res- pect honesty r integrity is beginning to pay- ing off according to avis glaze associate director of education were already seeing results she said glaze said students are considering the conse- quences of their actions- while avoiding or resolving confrontations 1 this is about respect- glaze said it means teach- makes sense for- the com munity at large to expand oh jthe notion of character confirmation she envisions a program that confirms and promotes the attributes that will make for- soiindsecure families and communities this is canadian isntit she said this is whats going to riiake bur country the car- the seed he said jfouhaye ready and receptive before you plant c a plan of action for the character community com mittee will be formed follow ing todaysseminaf and the initiativejtnay be launched r next month dr avis glaze saysncsuraging students to adopt character virtues like integrity arid honest is begimiirig to pay off correction notice lhour noyember 21 272001 future s shop hyecthe following error occurred on 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