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;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 77th Annual Santa Claus Parade Mail to: LIONS SANTA CLAUS PARADE Box 73, Georgetown, ON. L7G 4T1 AL WATT 905-877-9896 EI LLOYD 905-877-6831 No Political or Protest Groups, Please! PARADE ROUTE Guelph St. from Sinclair to Mill St. and Charles St. to the Fairgrounds NIGHT PARADE STARTS AT 5:00 PM GEORGETOWN LIONS CLUB Date: Sunday, November 10th, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. Theme: ITS BEGINNING TO LOOK ALOT LIGHT CHRISTMAS ENTRY FORM Name of Group: _____________________________________________________ Contact Person: ______________________________________________________ Street Address: ___________________________ City: _____________________ Postal Code: __________________ Telephone: ___________________________ Float Design (Brief Description): ______________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Number of Marchers/Walkers: ________________________________________ Overall Length including Marchers/Walkers: ___________________________ Special Requests: ____________________________________________________ ENTRY FORM MUST BE RETURNED BY OCTOBER 31st, 2007 (POLICE REQUIREMENT) WHILE THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE, A CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE APPRECIATED TO OFFSET THE RISING COSTS. Call Single Parents and Their Kids! Limited Space Beginning Oct. 15, 2007 United Way of Halton Hills wishes to thank all of the people and businesses that contributed to the success of our 9th Annual Presidents Ball. The Ball raised an impressive $14,000 to kick-off our 2007 Campaign! A Moveable Feast Acton Movie Gallery Acton Sobeys Acton Soccer Club Air Canada Arnolds Greenhouses Barbara Ariss Best Western Inn On the Hill Bingemans Park Black Creek Pioneer Village Blue Springs Spa Boston Pizza Brightwater Equestrian Centre Canadian Tire Candace Slack Canterbury Gourmet Foods Carolyn Filter Casa Lena Castelli Canada Cirque Niagara Cogeco Conservation Halton Country Reflections Dairy Farmers of Ontario Dairy Queen Georgetown Dover Industries Dowell Family Downtown Spa & Relaxation Eagle Ridge Golf Course Elmslie Family Emerald Isle Feet In Motion Food Basics Foodstuffs Fraser Direct Gary Kirkpatrick Georgetown Choral Society Georgetown Globe Productions Georgetown Little Theatre Georgetown Lotto & Info. Booth Georgetown Raiders Georgetown Soccer Club Georgetown Thai Cuisine Georgetown Terminal Warehouse Giant Tiger Gisele Bes Glazed Expressions Godfathers Pizza Goodlife Fitness Gourmet Foodservice Granite Ridge Golf Club Great Expectations Hallmark Haltel Communications Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce Halton Hills Furniture & Appliances Heathers Bakery & Caf Helson, Kogon, Ashbee, Schaljo & Associates Herbal Magic Acton Home Hardware Georgetown House of Buddha Inga Lavoie Jim Annett Jim Morwick Jackson Triggs Winery Joe Rockheads John Gibson, CA Kelseys Laura Secord LCBO Orion Gate Left of Centre Photography Les Suites Ottawa Lululemon Lynne Ellis Main Street Perk Mandarin Buffet Maple Lodge Farms Margaret Peters Merdeka Millcroft Inn & Spa Moksha Yoga Mysteriously Yours Theatre New Orleans Pizza & Subs Niagara Falls Marineland Nicole Troop North Halton Golf & Country Clu North Pole Outdoor Gear Ollies Cycle & Ski Ontario Science Centre Pet Valu Pets At Home Pizza Hut Playdium Power Zone Fitness Centre Proplastex Raves At the Spa Real Canadian Super Store Regan Desjardins, Barrister & Sol. Rivalize Day Spa Rogers Video Royal Ontario Museum Scott Becksted Scotia McLeod Second City Toronto Second Wind Pilates Shepherds Crook Shoppers Drug Mart Simon Fraser MacDonald Sobeys Acton Spruce Your Roost Squirts Toys Stage West Stitt Family Studio 49 Tania Spill The Art Gallery of Ontario The Art of Flowers & More The Freckled Lion The Hobby Horse Quilt Shoppe The Independent & Free Press The Olde Hide House The Plantation Bar & Grill The Stuffed Olive The Terra Cotta Inn Toronto Argonauts Toronto Lynx Soccer Club Toronto Raptors Basketball Club Tranquil Body Solutions Vicki Hardstaff - Creative Memories William Band Studio Youngs Pharmacy YoYos Japanese Restaurant Our sincere thanks to our Volunteers, North Halton Golf & Country Club (special thanks to the kitchen staff), Ruth Tupe, Ron Greidanus, Chris Cooke, Brian Garvey, Cara Hamilton, and all of our guests who supported the event!! Thank You to the following people and businesses that donated items to our Live and Silent Auction GOLD SPONSOR - DUFFERIN AGGREGATES SILVER SPONSOR- COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES Signage Sponsor: The Sign Shoppe Ticket Sponsor: C&S Printing Acton/Georgetown, Friday, October 12, 2007 7 Between now and Feb. 1, 2008, administra- tors at the Halton Catholic District School Board are busy unlearning the seven-year-old Safe Schools Act. Revisions to the Act, contained in Bill 212, are a somewhat radical change, said John Langill, who is Assistant Superintendent of Education with the board. The general intent of the bill, called the Progressive Discipline and School Safety Act, promotes a more gradual and constructive approach to student discipline. He told trustees at last weeks board meet- ing that a great deal of work is ahead for administrators, parents and students who need to be made aware of the changes. The biggest change is that principals no longer have the sole right to expel students, only to recommend it in a written investiga- tion report, to a committee of the board (comprised of no fewer than three trustees). And there is no such thing as mandatory expulsion anymore, said Langill. The boards Safe Schools Action Team composed of principals, vice-principals, senior staff, trustees and teachers among other tasks, must set up a site where students suspended (for more than five days) or those expelled can get academic and counseling support. It takes a great deal of work to put togeth- er a program like this, said Langill. The voluntary program will likely run in conjunction with the Halton District School Board and be located in North Burlington and Oakville, he added. According to the boards Director of Education, Lou Piovesan, programs already set up in Toronto and Dufferin boards attract 90 per cent of the students facing such conse- quences. The latest statistics available reveal that in the 2003-2004 school year 1,385 students (5.2 per cent) attending Haltons Catholic schools were suspended and 10 (0.038) were expelled. Within the Act is a grey area called miti- gating factors that now takes into considera- tion the age of the student, discipline history, ability to control their behaviour, or under- stand consequences of bad behaviour, their risk to self or others, whether racial or harass- ment was a factor in the students behaviour, or whether the circumstances can be attrib- uted to their disability. There was a perception that the previous bill disproportionately impacted on males, students of colour, Aboriginal students and special needs students, according to the find- ings of the provinces Safe Schools Action Team that visited communities across Ontario to examine school safety. The Ministry of Education is giving a healthy allotment of funds to the Halton Catholic board including: $235,000 for staffing, training and resources to use for pro- grams for expelled and suspended students; and another $124,000 to hire a social worker and/or child and youth counsellor to support bullying prevention initiatives as well as for monitoring attendance and supporting pro- grams for expelled students. Catholic school officials forced to unlearn Safe Schools Act MELANIE CUMMINGS Special to The IFP