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14 JUNIOR/SENIOR KINDERGARITEN REGISTRATION FOR SEPTEMBER 1994 THE HALTON ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD ; ADVANCED registration for those children who will be attending Junior or Senior Kindergarten in the Catholic Schools in Burlington, Oakville, Milton, Georgetown and Acton will be held at all schools on % WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY y January 19 and 20, 1994 ’{ 9:00 a.m. to Noon * 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. C AGE OF ADMISSION RE! Junior Kindergarten . Children are required to be 4 years of age on or before 5 years of age on or before December 31, 1994 December 31, 1994 * Birth or Baptismal Certificate required for age verification * Before registration is finalized, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, mumps and rubella * Families registering for the first time at a school are requested to provide the child‘s medical card number at the time of registration. * For further information or alternate registration date, please contact the principal of your nearest Catholic School. Sentor Kind Children are required to be C.G. Byrnes Irene McCauley y Director of Education Chair of the Board THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Smoking begins at age 11, study finds â€" LE CONSEIL DES ECOLES CATHOLIQUES DE HALTON AVIS D‘TINSCRIPTION SCOLAIRE PROGRAMMES DE MATERNELLE ET DE JARDIN D‘ENFANTS (pour la rentrée des classes en septembre 1994) L‘inscription par anticipation d‘enfants francophones d‘age scolaire admissibles a la maternelle ou au jardin d‘enfants en septembre 1994, aura lieu a l‘école Sacréâ€"Coeur (Georgetown), l‘école Sainteâ€"Marie (Oakville) at l‘école Saintâ€"Philippe (Burlington) aux dates suivantes: ef MERCREDI ET JEUDI 19 et 20 janvier 1994 I + entre $X _ onet12h»13 h 30et 17h AGE D‘ADMISSIBILITE ET DO ATION M%tlgmg]]e Jardin d‘enf; Tout enfant ayant atteint Tout enfant ayant atteint Tage de quatre ans au Vage de cing ans au plus tard lfeg?é i décembre plus tard 1{3939 L décembre * Certificat de baptéme ou de naissance; * On demande tout parent qui inscrit son, ses enfant(s) pour la premigre fois, de bien vouloir fournir, lors de l‘inscription, le numéro de la carte de santé de chaque enfant; * Tout enfant doit avoir complété le programme prescrit par la Loi sur l‘immunisation contre la diphtérie, le tétanos, la poliomyélyte, la rougeole, les oreillons et la rubéole avant que son inscription soit Analisée; * Veuillez communiquer avec la direction de l‘école catholique de langue francaise de votre communauté scolaire pour obtenir des renseignements suppléementaires ou pour fixer une autre date d‘inscription. Gilbert McCraw ¢ Président de la Section de langue frangcaise Irene McCaule yrnes Présidente de * C.G.B nseil Directeur de l‘éducation THE (Continued from page 13) According to a brochure from the Halton Lung Association, "just one cigarette speeds up your heartbeat, increases your blood pressure, upsets the flow of blood and air to your lungs, and â€"‘causes a drop in the temperature of your fingers and toes." Chances are, Robert got some inforâ€" mation about how smoking is bad for his health from the Halton Lung Association, Canadian Cancer Society, Heart and Stroke Foundation, or the Addiction Research Foundation. All are members of the Halton Council on Smoking and Health (HCSH), an umbrella organization promoting National Nonâ€"Smoking Week, Jan. 16th to 22nd, and today as Weedless Wednesday. When it comes to smoking among children and youth, there is "some good news" and "some bad news," says the National Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health (NCTH) in Ottawa. The good news is that over a 25â€"year period from 1965 to 1990, smoking among 15 to 24â€" year olds dropped 34% for males and 16% for females. Currently, 21% of all 15 to 19 years olds (male and female) and about 35% of all 20 to 24â€"yearâ€"olds smoke. "‘From 1981 to 1990, regular smokâ€" ers aged 15 to 19 and 20 to 24 decreased the amount they smoked considerably," states the NCTH survey. "Except for men aged 15 to 19, there was a substanâ€" tial decrease in the proportion of daily smokers consuming 11 or more "THE HEAT IS ON" 5 A.E .R W A Â¥. G Aâ€"R D E N.:S NewaAy At Hwy, 427 THE QUEE Jan. 19, 19 cigarettes a day and a complemen increase in the proportion consumin to 10 a day." The survey included b occasional and daily smokers. Of those surveyed, 45% of the 15 19â€"yearâ€"olds and 46% of the 20 to yearâ€"olds reported "quitting smoking the lifestyle change they intended make in the year following the surve and 60% of 15 to 19â€"yearâ€"old yo women reported they were for smokers. The bad news, says the NCTH smoking among 11 to 15â€"year olds. " the 13 and 15â€"yearâ€"olds surveyed 1989â€"1990, more students who smo indicated that their parents smoked d than did the nonâ€"smoking stude Among the 13â€"yearâ€"olds, about 22% the females and 29% of the ma smoked if either parent (or bo smoked daily. _ "In 1990, the proportion of 15â€"y olds who were current smokers (22% males and 29% of females) was hig than for the (overall) 15 to 19â€"year age group (21%)," states the surv Among the 15â€"year â€"olds, 65% of boys and 62% of the girls tried smo at least once. Among 11â€"yearâ€"olds, about 36% the boys and 19% of the girls tr smoking at least once, and 7% of boys and 5% of the girls are curr smokers. Among 13â€"yearâ€"olds, 14% the boys are current smokers (41% h tried cigarettes at least once) and 20% the girls smoke (compared to 50% have tried it once). "Compared to 11â€"yearâ€"olds of same sex, 15â€"yearâ€"old boys were than three times as likely to smoke d . or occasionally, while 15â€"yearâ€"old g were almost six time as likely to do the survey states. It is believed if a young person not start smoking before age 18 t they will never smoke, accordin Joyce See of the Halton Council Smoking and Health It is for this re that the Ontario government, thro Bill 119, the Tobacco Control Act, to restrict the sale and giving of tob to persons 18 and under, bann cigarette vending machines, and p hibiting the sale of tobacco from ph! macies. The pending legislation has passed second reading â€" is sup ed by such organizations as the Cou for a Tobaccoâ€"Free Ontario, of whil HCSH is a member, and the Ontaf Campaign for Action on Tobace provincial lobby representing sevd educational, medical, health and smoking groups. 5 Existing legislation, both federal provincial, controlling the sale of tob co products to minors is "outdated unenforcable," states the HCSH. ‘ federal Tobacco Restraint Act of 19 forbids the sale of cigarettes anywhy in Canada to anyone under the age 16. The penalties are, however, insign icant, with a maximum fine of only for the first offence to $100 for the ""In Ontario, the Minors‘ Protect! Act, which dates back to 1892, forb the sale of cigarettes to anyone under age of 18 (but) it allows for children buy tobacco for their parents," i HCSH continues. ‘"The fines have ne increased and now stand at a minim of $2 and a maximum of $50." The pending Tobacco Control sets fines at $2,000 to $50,000 for v dors (clerks and cashiers) selling tob: co to persons under 19, and $5,000 $75,000 for corporations (retailers) % ing tobacco to minors. The legisla also stipulates that tobacco prod cannot be given to persons under 19. The Council for a Tobaccoâ€"F Ontario was formed in 1974 by Canadian Cancer Society, the Heart Stroke Foundation, and the Ontga Lung Association. "These three orga zations recognized they were doing si ilar work (to discourage smoking)," its executive director Alwyn Robertsq The organization, previously kno as the Ontario Interâ€"Agency Council Smoking and Health, was strictly vol teer until it began receiving Onta Ministry of Health funding in 1990. One of its annual promotio National Nonâ€"Smoking Week, now its 20th year, encourages smokers ‘give it up,‘ even if only for one d Weedless Wednesday. Over the years public press against smoking, especially in wo places, hospitals, restaurants and pu buildings, has resulted in local: byl becoming tougher. The Town of Oakville is looking amending its 1987 smoking bylaw increase its nonâ€"smoking areas For information about smoking: health, and quitting, call the Halt Lung Association at 847â€"1033. *« Guaranteed Quality * Free Estimates * Floor Refinishing e New Installations e Reasonable Rates EP )_â€"2 Hardwood Floor Experts (416) 745â€"5198