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WHITBy FM P¶WS8ý WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 199, PAGE 9 Construction delays may affect sehool openings By Tr-udie Zavýadovicu About 1,350 Whitby elemen- tary and secondary separate school students face housing in temporar schools'next year as they await the completion of their home schools. Anticipatedt trade* strikes at the beginning of May may affect the schedulëe completion of schools under construction, in- cluding Father Leo Austin Secondary School. On March 5, the board decided that students of the French hi h school, Ecole Secondaire Chares Garnier, will remain in the ele- mentary school building on Michael Blvd. first known as Marguerite ctYouville school, from September, 1990 until their school is completed. That motion overturned an ori- ginal motion passed in February, 1988 that the. school house Charles Garnier students until June, 1990. WhÏitby trustees Ed Finan and Tom Oldma2n are opposed te the March 5 motion. Thiey say that at a time of overcrowding the Marguerite D'Youville scéhool, which has a capacity for 516 students, would*only have about 180 students - the enrolment of Charles Garnier students. Students fromn south of Hwy 2 between Brock St. S. and Regional Rd. 23 who now attend St. John the F!vangelist School were te, become Marguerite D'Youville (Michael Blvd .) stu- dents ini the next school year but will remain in portables at St. John if the Charles Garnier stu- dents remain where they are. Finan p ut a notice of motion at the March 19 board meeting that the board use the vacant pupi1 spaoes (about 300) in Charles Garnier on Michael Blvd. te aile- viate the crowded conditions of St. John. Finan's motion was defeated. He was directed te put it Deore the board's English sector com- mittee sizace it was an English langug sje Finane sayshuhe will take it te the English' language sector but doesn't know what good it will do. "I don't know how they will handle it. Pm afraid they will think, as I, that it should be handled by the joint board.» uçontingency plans were dis- cussed at the English language sector,» said chairman Catherine Tunney. "The board studied those options at the lest ELS' meeting and they were well stu- died at the committee level.» St. John now has 19 class- rooms and 10. portables. As of the end of February, enrolment was 814. The ministr-y allows for 35 students per classroom. "r'm in favor of Finan puttin the motion on the floor,» said Qîdman. "However, I wouldn't have supported it. lim not in favor of elementay and second- ary school students together. inm positive parents wouldn't want that. It would be a bizarre situa- tion. It's not conceivable.» Oldxnan says that of ail the things that h ave happened in Whitby over the past ive years, this is the issue ( temporary men-sures te accommodate stu. dents) that bas upset him the Most. Another motion passed March 5 says that if Fr. £eo J. Austin school is not ready, students be housed temporarily 'in the former Denis O'Connor High Schooi building next to St. John. Oldman is planning te put his own motion te the property and transportation commitee, bis attempt te offer a solution te the schooihousing probiems. Grant Andrews, superinten- dent of business, says that a decision as te whetber the board need fail back on contingency plans will not be made until the end of May. However, parents have been notified of the con- tîngency plans. 00 V -leu EHT EMPLOYER HEALTH TAX In January 1990, the Employer Health Tax (EHT) replaced OHIP premium payments as a method of contributing towarcts the cost of health care in Ontario. Liability for the tax began in January. Ail employers with permanent estabiishments in Ontario are required to pay the EHT on a monthly or quarterly basis, depending on gross salaries and wages paid to empioyees. Employers who are on a quarterly remittance schedule are required to make their first payment no later than April 15, 1990. Any employers who have flot yet received information or remit- tance statement materials from the Ministry should cati any of the following numbers to avoid incurring penalties and interest for tax paymenits due: 0 Metro Toronto e Ail other areas e e French language enquiries Telephone device for the deaf of Ontario 'inistry .venue 965-8470 1-800-263-7965 1-800-668-5821 1-800-263-7776 Remo Mancini Minister Exclusive F B L U ~ WRDDING CREATIONS A IN QUALrTY Mdrd JUng SILKGOWNS iroimofAmulqhd Beaded Brdai Gowns Bridai A=oearies Cuatorn Tairg toaU f Gowna Mdother of Bride and Groom Feahons Claaac Evning Wear Affordable Prioes Arndble E.rcusiswIy in Durham Region ai 413 Dundas Sc k, LAIÉ 2. Whithy ForAppdauroern CaJk (416) 430-5955 A e sirit of A ntoa program'to encourage giving and volunteccing