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â€" This is a community issue, and my children will be affected by it, as will ildren of friends and relatives. It should be noted that if the Board feels that is curriculum "is good enough" to be fully implemented next fall, parents ill continue to openly oppose its use until a document reflecting a strong ibstinence/chastity component, balanced and accurate health information, and roperly referenced material is evident. The testimonies I heard from teachers on June 20th highlighted the discernâ€" (ment and sensitivity they obviously felt they had to use â€" and did use â€" when teaching this program. Jaywalking law should be enforced ‘_I would also like to point out to this Trustee, who knows me personally (and For whom I voted in the last election) that my husband and I have supported the ublic school with our tax dollars for 16 years and have only this year put our children in the separate school system. I am deeply disturbed by the number of people I have observed crossing the streets of Oakville against a red light. Children and teens are at fault; however, they appear to be following the example of adults, seniors included. Does the Town of Oakville have a law against jay walking? If it does, enforcement of the law, with appropriate fines, would line the town‘s coffers with gold and avert tragedy. e Board office June 20th. As a concerned parent, opposed to the curricuâ€" m, I was grateful for the opportunity to present my case. Of the 29 delegates that presented, 16 were pro and 13 con. Those who ke for the curriculum spoke many times in vague generalities; those who ke against, directed their thoughts on specifics, in my opinion. As I listened to those who supported the curriculum, mostly from teachers d their children and/or students, I had the distinct feeling we were talking out two different curricula. The 21% condom failure rate mentioned by one dent, and discussion on toxic shock syndrome mentioned by another student not in this curriculum for example. ‘ Many students stated that much discussion time was spent on relationships d emotional aspects of early teen sexual involvement. Relationships discusâ€" on in this curriculum centre around sex; there is no mention of husband, wife, Arriage, or even a permanent heterosexual monogamous relationship. Many of the students who spoke were older, and would not have had this iculum, so perhaps were referring to another one. I must come to the conâ€" usion that the teachers who taught this also used other sources to round out curriculum, and I commend them for doing so. Teacher delegates were only questioned by trustees once. When directly ked about how a particular component in the curriculum was used, there was ong pause followed by a very generalized reply. As well, one teacher also ded that some of the questions in the sexual arousal board game were insenâ€" ive or embarrassing, and therefore, did not use them. Those opposing the curriculum were, however, repeatedly questioned. One legate was questioned and asked to show where in the curriculum abstinence ‘as not supported. When the delegate asked the trustee to show them where ey thought it was supported, and thus, be a starting point for discussion, Mr. iting cut off the question period citing time constraints. ‘ Many opposing delegates were asked whether or not they felt that parents ad the right to choose what their children are taught, and referred to a section f the Education Act which states that parents have the right to choose alternate furriculum if they find something unsuitable in the curriculum being used. I was asked this question, as well as, singled out as a separate school supâ€" rter (as if somehow this fact invalidated my concerns). I stated, emphatically, at all parents need to have input; if there is an alternative curriculum, I‘d like o see it; and why put teens through the embarrassment of being pulled out of a ogram, why not have curricula that parents can choose to opt in and not out Some offenders look both ways before crossing against a red light; others step into the street anxiously waiting for the oncoming traffic to pass. Some simply cross as if the traffic was not a factor. A few seem to expect drivers with the right of way to stop and let them pass, thus justifying their inappropriate behavior. Sometimes, a bicyclist is the perpetrator and the danger is increased. Chicago Pete says: arents concerned about ex education curriculum ar Sir: I spoke as a delegate to address the Grade 9 Healthy Sexuality Curriculum 13, 1994 Jury 2200 2358 _ Jury 29( 30 f DIRECT FROM VANCOUVER KARPAOKE â€" LINE DaNC Direct from Detroit COMMENT competition You could win $500! 9 p.m.â€"1 a.m. \ _ Ts Buus" THE BLOODHOUNDS Juy 1087 16!" with the Lazy ‘L Dancers you could win $500! EVERY THURSDAY 7 p.m.~10 p.m. E.G. Jones I‘m impressed. Not only do you get a place in the woods to pitch a tent, paddle a canoe, light a campfire, and all those other Canadian woodsy things to do in the provincial park system here in Ontario, you also get a naturalist thrown in for the same price. PUD And these naturalists, I think, are worth their weight in gold. Not only must they be knowledgeable about everything from snakes and birds and raccoons and everything else wild and woolly, but they also know how to tell people about it all in a fun, creative way. Best of all, they can do it right in the classroom of the woods themâ€" selves, walking along a trail, sitting under some trees, or looking at difâ€" ferent levels of water in a beaver pond. The naturalist we listened to at Awenda Provincial Park is, I supâ€" pose, much like the other naturalists in the more than 260 provincial parks in Ontario. And be it an early morning walk around the beaver pond to point out everything from the different levels of waters, the beavers‘ homes, and all the birds in the area, to a program on native culâ€" ture â€" which is what Awenda is all SEALED TENDERS, on forms provided will be received by the Town Clerk, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6H 2L1 until 2:00 pm local time on: Tuesday, July 26, 1994 for the following work: 1. Construction of approximately 1,224 square metres of new concrete sidewalks. Plans, specifications and tender forms will be available on or after Monday, July 11, 1994 and may be obtained from the Department of Public Works, 2274 Trafalgar Road, for a nonâ€"returnable payment of THIRTY dollars ($30.00), GST included. The contractor whose tender is accepted shall be required to post a Performance Bond satisfactory to the Town Council, equal to 100% of the contract price and a labour and Material Payment Bond totalling 50% of the contract price. A certified cheque, a Bank/Trust Co. draft, or a bid bond for the amount specified in the tender documents must accompany each tender. Tenders will be opened publicly at a meeting of the Tender Opening Committee at the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario on Tuesday, July 26, 1994 at 2:30 pm local time. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. TENDER FOR CONCRETE SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION AND ROADWAY PAVEMENT REPAIRS O.H. Ellis, P. Eng., Director Department of Public Works There are no Council or Committee meetings until August 2, due to summer scheduling. 2. Reconstruction or repair of approximately 1,108 square metres of existing sidewalks, 487 metres of existing curbs and 500 square metres of existing asphalt pavement. amping out in the great outdoors 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD + OAKVILLE, ONTARIO + L6KH 2L1 CONTRACT NO. SWâ€"28â€"94 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER about â€" this guy was terrific "You know, my Grade 4 teacher told me I had an overactive imaginaâ€" tion," he said, to a rapt audience of kids busy making corn husk dolls and doing an old native stone game. One kid decided native people needâ€" ed a microwave and was immersed in his own creation of this necessity of native life. "But an imagination is one of the best things to have. And I don‘t think you can have an over active one." He was comfortable making the corn husk dolls and telling how he dried them out a year ahead of the program; he knows more about native stories and songs; and in a predominantly French area, he spoke a little in French and had the kids speak a little French. Throughout the interpretive proâ€" gram, he would casually drop all sorts of interesting stories about ( I‘M BORED. ) â€" nature and our own relationship to it And later, we saw the same natuâ€" ralist guiding a few people along a precarious area, pointing out all the interesting stuff along the way. Naturalists, I suppose, are at home anywhere in the woods or the water. They are also comfortable in moments of crisis, as we found out, when one of the kids placed a tarp ring over her finger thinking it would make a neat ring. Kate hadn‘t said anything, but as the finger swelled over a number of hours, it began to really hurt and she finally pointed to the "ring" that was stuck way beyond her knuckle. The silver ring had all but disappeared and no amount of dish washing liquid would budge the thing. Sorry, but I had remembered the insect repellent, the sunscreen, the tent pegs, the fly, even a few tarps, but I hadn‘t thought to throw in anyâ€" thing that cuts through metal. We had to get to the front of the park through the acres of wood to get some help. And wouldn‘t you know, one of these parks‘ workers was there in less than five minutes to cut close to the finger. Kate â€" tearâ€" fully thinking her life was over as the snips came closer â€" was calmed The Jazz Festival opens in conjunction with MIDNIGHT MADNESS on Friday night and runs throughout the weekend. QUARE Saturday: 1:00 pm â€" 8:00 pm Plus, live jazz in participating downtown clubs and restaurants! Friday: 6:30 pm â€" 1 1:00 pm The Oakville Jazz Festival is brought to you through the support of: The Oakville Beaver, Mediacom, The Royal Bank, Movers International, CIBC, Torontoâ€" Dominion Bank, Royal LePage, Royal Life of Canada, Duvaire of Canada, The Marr Group Ltd., Mattamy Homes, St. Lawrence Cement, Lear Seating,Westroc, and The Downtown Oakville BIA, Bell, Ford, O‘connor McLeod. Pestival enormously by the man‘s patience and soothing manner. "I remember doing the same thing when I was a boy," he said. And I tell you, as some of the worst thunderstorms hit us that evening, I wished one of those handy guys was around as the kids held on tight with the sky rumbling and the tent shaking under the heavy rain. Feminists be damned I thought, as the sky opened up and the lightenâ€" ing lit up our site. That day, we‘d heard from other people that a tree had fallen close to their own tent. Nothing‘is worse than thinking you will be crushed by a falling tree in the middle of the night in the midst of a torrential rainstorm. Well, other than missing a mortgage payment, I suppose. In any case, when it was over and we survived â€" Drew had slept through the entire storm â€" we emerged from the tent and looked around at the sheer beauty of the place. Glad to be alive. And happy that we had had the foresight to put the matches in a dry spot. A mug of hot coffee with a few bugs, what does it matter. Saturday: 12:30 pm â€" 6:00 pm Sunday: 12:30 pm â€" 2:30 pm LAKESIDE Call Jazzline 845â€"5585 Box 5405 n't\“' \ July 22â€" 24, 1994 by Steve Nease Pestival