Halton Hills Newspapers

Halton Hills This Week (Georgetown, ON), 11 September 1993, p. 2

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Page 2 — Halton Hills This Week, Saturday, September 11, 1993 AKER: aa fora $50 acer ive Reducing Salon / 116 Guelph Street Georgetown 873-4907 Anniversary Special /3i.°05°: Bonus Hours icate for any service draw to be held Sept. 30/93 How to: QO Profit from Canada’s Economy QO Improve your returns while staying conservative oO Choose safe alternatives to WHEN: low rate investments MONEY CONCEPTS FINANCIAL PLANNING CENTRES Thursday, September 23rd, 1993 at 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Knolcrest Properties, 360 Guelph St., Unit 38B, Georgetown For reservations call 873-1877 ~ Limited Space Available ~ TINEWIOEVE “ Steven G. Kelman One of Canada’s renowned financial authors ~ Investment. Strategies _ How to Create Your and’ Make tt Work for You By Steven G. Kelman & Seymour Friedtand Parents get voice in education system For the first time in Ontario’s history, parents will have input at the provin- cial level into the develop- ment of education policy, Halton North, MPP Noel Duignan has announced. Duignan said the Ontario government is creating the Ontario Parent Council, an 18 - member advisory group that will represent the views of parents throughout Ontario. The council is being established by Minister of Education and Training Dave Cooke, and responsi- bility for the oc ae been given-to Mike F: Associate Minister “Of Education and Training. “I’m very proud to be able to say to parents ‘This gov- Noel Duignan education system. Parents have until Oct. 7, to apply for membership on the council. Applications may be requested from any regional office of the Ministry of Education and panne or by calling 1-800- ernment want to hear what _ 663-0 you have to say and is giving you a chance to take part,” said Duignan. “The council has tremendous potential to give parents a voice in the decisions that affect the future of education. Partnership between govern- ment and people who are concerned about their chil- drens’ future are crucial to the strength of Ontario’s education system. The coun- cil will be one means of fos- tering those partnerships.” Cooke said the creation of the council is part of an ongoing commitment by the government to increase the accountability of Ontario’s LOTTERY courtesy of Bonus: 41 Sat, Sept. 4/93 B} 05 09 19 25 32:34 Bonus: 40} Early Bird 20 23 38 39 RESULTS UNOFFICIAL [Call 870-9134 (Lotto 6/49) or 870-9135] INDERS: Centennial School, Del For information please call GIRL GUIDE REGISTRATION We will be registering girls for: SPARKS Age 5 BROWNIES Ages 6 to9 GUIDES gto 12. ace SENIOR BRANCHES Ages ietot? SEPTEMBER 14, 1993 6:30 TO 8:00 P.M. Georgetown East {seuistation will be held at lrex Blvd. Georgetown West “including Limehouse Brownies) will be held at Knox Church Hall, Main St. South. Ladies who would like to assist our young people in the difficult work of growing up through music, crafts, games and leaming,and who would enjoy fun and companionship with others with the same interests are needed and would be welcomed. Lynda Strathdee Linda Hunter (877-1787) (877-1305) East District West District aaaintpe Carniicel Six Ue the 18 positions on the Ontario Parent Council will be filled by a regional selection process. Any Ontario parent not employed by the ministry or a school board may apply to be a member. Membership will reflect the geographic reali- ties of Ontario and the diver- sity of its population. Duignan also announced the release of two publica- tions designed to enrich par- ents’ knowledge of, and involvement in, the school system. One is a plain lan- guage version of the Common Curriculum, Grades 1 to 9. This new cur- riculum describes the knowl- edge, skills, and values that students are expected to develop from Grades 1 through 9. ‘ 5 ther publication is Back to School Report, an eight - page tabloid to be dis- tributed to parents, teachers and others involved in edu- cation. More than two mil- lion copies will be distrib- uted throughout the province beginning today.

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