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A Metroland Community Newspaper s Vol. 32 No. 75 Canada s Best /Vwa;pqaa Owen Robertson reâ€"painted the faded lines of the noâ€"parking zone outsnde the narrow entrance of his home. (Photo by Peter McCusker) Parkmg violators rile senior By HOWARD MOZEL Special to the Beaver uring this weekend‘s Waterfront Festival ' downtown parking will be at a premium *# so just a quick word of warning: steer clear of 110 King St. It‘s tenant, Owen Robertson, is fed up with cars blocking the narrow entrance to his historical cottage and has taken steps to keep them clear. The best solution was the most obvious: reâ€"paint the faded lines marking the noâ€"parking zone. The Town painted it last year, but so far has yet to return and update the job. Frustrated at not being able to squeeze his grocery cart through his gate (and not wanting to crease someone‘s quarter panel) Robertson started to work Thursday mornâ€" ing. "People are not very considerate," said (See ‘Upset‘ page 13) WE‘RE PIII)IIII «ED, PUNKRIS, Sales Representatives BIG ON SERVICE SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 1994 28 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) Sexâ€"ed concerns fail to arouse action from «E ) > public school trustees‘ Motions to change curriculum take back seat to summer vacation By KATHY YANCHUS Oakville Beaver Staff It‘s a waiting game for opponents of the Halton Board of Education‘s Grade 9 Healthy Sexuality curriculum. Concerned parents, students, teachers and special interest parties have voiced their concerns about the explicit nature of some of the material and their feelings that emphasis on abstinence is lacking. They did so again at Thursday night‘s board meeting, but as it stands now, nothing has changed since Monday night‘s special board meeting on the subject, and the curriculum will continue to be taught in Grade 9 classrooms this fall.(Two thousand students have already studied the curriculum) Notices of motion from Burlington trustee Noel Cooper and Oakville Ward 2 trustee Cheryl Reid were submitted requesting revisions and abstiâ€" nence emphasis, but these can‘t be voted on until the next board meeting. While the next board meeting is scheduled for Sept. 8th, the board might conduct a meetâ€" ing in August to wrap up unfinâ€" ished business at Thursday‘s meeting. Superintendent of Instructional Services Graeme Barrett said emphatically last night he has no intention of revising the curricuâ€" lum and that staff certainly would not be available during the sumâ€" mer to do so. Cooper‘s motion specifically requested inclusion of a oneâ€"hour segment devoted to the "virtues of abstinence" and elimination of the game board and questionâ€"section, replacing it with expanded inforâ€" mation on the risks of becoming sexually active. (Cards for the game board include questions such as: Out of every 10 women, how many would you estimate have masturbated either as chilâ€" dren or after they were growing up? What do you think is the length of the average man‘s erect (See ‘CURE‘ page 5) 1/3 OFF 18"x36" 18 x 36" INSIDE CLASSIFIED.................... 23â€"27 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Food City, Canadian Tire, AP, Kmart, Biway, The Bay, No Frills, Pharma Plus, Halton Women‘s Place, Armadillo Restaurant 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2004 Mark Slipp (416) 359â€"4633 *Rates subject to change Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 OAKTOWN SHOPPING PLAZA 550 Kerr Street Open Sunday 10 a.m.â€"5 p.m. 844â€"5732 UPPER OAKVILLE SHOPPING CENTRE Upper Middle at 8th Ling, Open Sunday 11 a.m.â€"5 p.m. 849â€"TIRE TO BE CANADIAN THERE‘S A LOT MORE TO CANADIAN TIRE...FOR A LOT LESS. CANADIAN 79â€"1647X 2 1 5x 10" 99â€"0701â€"8 Reg 8.99 SPECIAL BUY Save up to 40% 5°x10" 54 x 27". Reg 17.99...... 10.99 72 x 36". Reg 26.99......15.99 TIRE