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at ER A ' ARAL 7 *si 1 inf v \ sibdesidismodidisintdedibrsnimososilusshbasshviwedioonmismsmiva ld Bowl For Millions The Bowl for Millions in aid of Scugog Big Brothers Association got underway Sunday at Centennial Lanes in Port Perry and will conclude this Saturday. There are special prizes for those taking part and for those who have pledged money; and of course all the funds go towards a worthwhile cause. Bowler in the picture is Jim Rider of Centennial Lanes. Winter Storm Closings Lost school days a matter for concern Durham Board of Educa- tion officials are hoping that the worst of' the winter weather is over for this year, g So far this school year, the Board calculates that the bad weather has caused the loss of one complete school day and three part-- days, which is about the same as the last three years. An official with the Board said last week that while the number of. lost days "is becoming a matter of con- cern," the situation has not yet reached the point where these days would have to be made -up in some way dur- ing the remainder of the year. The official pointed out that the time lost this year did not mean schools were closed completely, but . rather days when the buses either did not run, or took students home early. However, it is now only the second week of Febru- ary, and the -official said there is a point where a decision: would have to be made to make up the lost days. ! Any decision to this affect would be made by the area superintendent who would turn the recommendhtion over to the school board for approval. And the lost days ¢ould be made up in a variety of ways including a reduction in the remaining teacher development days, extension of the school day for a period of time, or by having teachers assign an extra work load for their students. There was a time when lost school days had an ad' verse affect on budgets as direct provincial grants were based on daily atten- dance figures. Now, how- ever, the grants are based on enrollment figures. In commenting on the situation in Durham Region, the official noted that schools in this area have been more fortunate than those in other areas of southern Ontario, such as London, where as many as nine full days have been lost so far this school yéar because of the winter weather. MEER nny Teachers upset over board hiring policy Elementary and high school teachers across Dur- ham Region are upset over recent Board of Education policy which in effect would limit the hiring of new teachers to those with one year teaching experience or less. Representatives of three "~ teachers federations in Dur- ham held a press conference in Ajax last Friday afternoon to air their concerns and to seek public support in their efforts to have the policy modified. The teachers feel that the new policy adopted by the Board at the regular meeting January 9 is discriminatory in nature and could be detri- mental to the quality of education in Durham Region. A statement read Friday Vol. 112 No. I5 afternoon by Janet Beaton of the F.W.T.A. claims that the new policy is contrary to Board policy number 4156 which says "employment of teachers must be on the basis of merit". The statement by Ms. Beaton also claims that those directly affected by the policy were not consult- ed, and that the hiring guideline may cost the Board "more in the future than a free and open hiring practice". A second statement read by Carol Dempsey, vice- president of district 17 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Feder- ation also claims discrimin- ation and expresses fears for the quality of education in Durham. And Ms. Dempsey said Wednesday, February 15,1978 that the Board is acting in "bad faith to all other Ontario boards and the teachers' federations and affiliates". In her statement Ms. Dempsey also pointed out that the new policy could have adverse affects on teachers hired by the Board on one year probationary contracts. Since many of these teachers. have had prior teaching experience, it would effectively rule out their chances of getting full time employment with the board after their contracts expire. Commenting on the new policy adopted by the Board, chairman Yvonne Christie said the reasons are partly for economics, and to allow new teachers a Continued on page 9 28 Pages Public hearing for favern-restavrant Scugog Township council Monday night heard argu- ments for and against a motel, licenced restaurant and gas station complete planned for a 15-acre parcel of land in Scugog at the intersection of Highway 47 and Regional Road 23. The public hearing Mon- day night was required because the _ applicants, Martin Keunen and Mary O'Connor need an official plan amendment to permit the land to be re-zoned to a special commercial desig- nation. After listening to argu- ments for more than an hour, Mayor Lawrence Malcolm said the Township will con- tinue to accept written sub- missions from the public until February 22, and no decision on the application for official plan amendment will be taken until the Dur- ham Regiof Planning department has an opportun- ity to'submit a report on the proposal. In a statement on behalf of the applicants, lawyer Richard Taylor said the pro- posal "reflects a special commercial use, and the applicants have no intention to construct general retail outlets on the property". Uxbridge Township coun- cil had expressed fears that the amendment would allow a shopping plaza; which could be detrimental to the downtown core of Uxbridge since the land in question is less than a mile from the Uxbridge business section. However, Mr. Taylor said clearly that this was not the intent, and that the plans call only for a service station, motel-hotel, and restaurant- tavern. Mr. Taylor argued that the application would not violate the premise of the Official Plan, and that' this kind of development would enhance the immediate area. He added that the present use of the land has no unique attri- butes "since it is primarily grassland, and does not represent good quality or high productive farm pro- perty and is of little agricul- tural value". And he went on to say that the proposed development would "improve and facilitate the tourist traffic'. OBJECTIONS Alan Wells, who lives a short distance away from the Continued on page 13 roughing penalty. Hockey 'gladiator' receives *150 fine A 37-year-old Fenelon Falls man was fined $150. in Whitby provincial court last Friday for punching a referee during a game January 15 at the New Scugog Arena, David L. Nicholls pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault causing bodily harm, but guilty to the lesser offence of common assault. The incident took place during an industrial _ league game and court was told that Nicholls" became upset after being assessed a two-minute He started yelling at the referee and after getting an additional ten- minute misconduct, jumped over the boards and punched the referee in the head. In handing down the sentence, Judge Donald B. Dodds told Nicholls that hockey "'is supposed to be a game, not a Roman amphitheatre'. "They are supposed to be players, not gladiators," said the judge. Nicholls has been suspended from the indus- trial league for a year as a result of his conduct.