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The Acton Wednesday Oct B7 Educators adopt long term plan for Halton public schools Acton Firelighters pour water on a blaze at Hornby Box and Pallet Friday afternoon Fire causes 2500 damage Acton Firefighters chimney blaze were called to extinguish Factory built chimneys flames in the dust col- arc certified by he lector at Hornby Box and Canadian Standards Pallet on Main St Friday Association for 1000 de- afternoon however chimney The fire was the second fires are much hotter he at the plant this year said The fire damage was caused by a spark according to Halton Hills Fire Department spokes man Larry Brassard A spring fire was also that blaze confined to the dust col lector at the plants rear Brassard went on to say that fires such as Saturdays chimney fire Rosemary can be expected to be more common since autumn has arrived There was no damage at the fire he added Chimney fires can be prevented by having the chimney cleaned ob served Brassard Fac tory built chimneys and fire places usually have to be replaced after a The fire in a shed last week on the Fourth Lino is still under Invest Brassard said the estimated damage in LIFE AND Emphysema is not cm- able but It con be treated Those who have it can be helped to live with it Call the Halton Lung Association at for information about their Better Breathing Club by Eric LI stone educators have a homemade cry into the mid 80s Board of Education trustees gave their qualified blessing Thursday to the million dollar gaze Into the future otherwise known as the Long Term Plan LTP Briefly stated the board is heading Into these directions 1 within schools the board will try to balance Its staff in terms of ex age leadership and others teachers will learn to be better teachers ensuring students have equal chances to learn what they need regardless of where they live In the region meeting the needs of students such as children with cystic fibrosis what the board calls special education Improving buildi ngs and expansion of core French The Increasing of class time devoted to learning French is one of the controversial directions taken by the board Students will received minutes of French instruction each day They were getting 40 minutes every other day Also French as a second language will be In elementary schools Fourteen new French teachers are slated for hiring by next fall and another are to be ELKS Monday Sight 53 NUMBERS added by 1B8S Milton trustee Ivan Armstrong said he dts covered on vacation in Quebec that language does not matter to they want financial concessions Another Milton trustee John Bradley outlined a romantic notion of what benefits can be gained from another culture Bradley said he was glad he took Latin and French in It will be a terrible disgrace if Hal ton does not expand Its adopting the expanded program there Is the statement support for this direction represents an acknowledgement of a provincial and national priority Burlington trustee BUI said that if its really worthwhile cant we mandate that kids learn a second language ActonEsqueslng Trustee Betty Fisher was in favor of expanding the program to minutes Some parts of the such as the hiring of teachers will be brought back to the board tabic for trustees to discuss according to education director Em Lavender The boards third direction the provision of equal and balanced curriculum opportunities for students was re worded at the board table at the lost minute Under the direction the board would bus children to a school where the pro gram they wanted is offered Their neigh bo hood school may be too small to offer every thing they would like Trustee got the words within avail able resources added to ensure that French Immersion would not be included In the busing Heltons board does not bus children to French Immersion courses par ents drive their children schools offering the course French was not Implied In the offering of the bus for equal and balanced curriculum opportunlt les said Lavender It may not be the In tent but I can see it happening said French Immersion may be separate but tran porta Ion of students for program reasons Is the thing A second one of the boards direction was also reworded by trustees Facilities consolidation and Im provement had added to it and increased utiliza tion by the community The second change came at the urging of Burlington trustee Cam Jackson who said that the renting of space may stave off the declaration of a school as being rcdundar ACTON COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTRE CANADIAN ODEON THEATRES A GEORGETOWN 3 OH GOD BOOK THE COUNTDOWN H Starting Friday raj SOUEEZEPIAV ERIN FALL FAIR OCT 111213 THANKSGIVING WEEKEND Held On The Fair Grounds Main Street Erin On Highway No ffllPAY Placing of In Colljoun on Ocl lOlh till 1 1 30 a m Judging Friday afternoon Toon DancootCollsoum Hall SATURDAY pm Dairy 4 companion STOCK PULL 30 Sanctioned Goal Sliow 130 Jersey Pet show on In family pais shown by children 3 years in Cot scum Muse Heartaches SUNDAY Western Ponies on no and in Harnos Palomino classes pm a pm Fashion Show by Hi Fashions it In coliseum Heavy Draw A Children In Concoft Fergus Dross Band on grounds MOfJOAV DO Saddle Hunlor horsos am Market Cattle 100pm Lpflhl Horsos and Draft pm pm Fergus FERGUS PIPE BAND and entertainment lor all THANKSGIVING MEALS served In the d weak end by Woo I nor g Catering Kitchener CAMPBELL AMUSEMENTS MIDWAY ADMISSION Adults and High School pupils 00 Children FREE Cars WoGk end Poss mm Satuntev Music it Western Show 0CT25INTERNATI0NALCENTRE Featuring JOE BOWMAN DULL ARTISTS Saturday 1XNI GO DOWN IOTHI- CELLAR Allen Production present IN THE Starting KAY HAWTRYond DONALDSON Special Star BARRY MORSE DAYS OF FUN FOR EVERYONE FREE PARKING BONUS FEATURE FBI SAT ONLY IWd Boa Opfta 7 pm Talaa Crypt JO Criw In Night 110 drivein latest Survey CONFIRMS AM to MIDNIGHT 1st 96000 2nd CHCH 3rd CBLT 5th 6th GLOBAL 7th CITY 8th 9th 600 PM to MIDNIGHT 1st 199 CBLT 2nd 3rd CHCH 4th GLOBAL 5th WGR 6th 7th CITY 8th 700 to 1100PM 1st 200 WKBW 2nd CBLT 3rd CHCH 4th GLOBAL 5th WGR 6th WIVB 7th CITY 8th WUTV 9th 630 PM NEWS COMPARISON 1st 275000 WIVB WUTV GLOBAL CITY CBLT WKBW WGR 74000 64000 62000 53000 44000 41000 23000 Monday 1o 600 PM to 800 PM 1st 156 GLOBAL 2nd CBLT 3rd WKBW CITY 5th 6th WIVB 7th WUTV 8th CHCH 800 to 1000 PM 1st CBLT 2nd CHCH 3rd WKBW 4th WGR 5th GLOBAL 6th WIVB 7th CITY 8th 9th 1000 PM to MIDNIGHT 1st 213000 CBLT 2nd WKBW 3rd CHCH 4th WGR 5th GLOBAL 6th WIVB 7th CITY 8th WUTV DATA SUPPLIED FROM AC NIELSEN SURVEYS MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DAY HOUR AVERAGE ALL VIEWERS AUGUST CFTO Continues to Grow