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Board sends rep to French convention Although trustees Bert and Ivan Armstrong were opposed Board of Education agreed to pay expenses of one representative of the French Language Advisory Com mittee to the Association of French Advisory Committees of Ontario annual convention at Mont St Gabriel Quebec at an approximate cost of The convention is from July to Trustee Hinton said he was concerned because the convention was being held in Quebec He also considered the cost excessive He offered to share expenses with other members to send one person and said the board was setting a precedent especially since the con vention could be held in Northern Ontario Instead of Quebec Luciano chairman of the French Language Advisory Com mittee questioned by trustees over the length and venue of the convention said It took five days because there was only one each year and they bad many topics to cover He said the laws had changed re French language education and he thought the board would be kept better informed on them if they had a delegate present Burlington trustee C Jacksons query why the separate school board had not been approached on funding drew a sharp retort from board chairman Morton He noted the French Language Advisory committee was ours not the separate school boards Jackson retorted that might be true but there were separate school supporters on the committee Burlington trustee Mrs said the committee had three members from the Board of Education and in the past members had gone to the convention at their own volition and ex- Policy still not established The Acton Free Pr Wednesday Juno 1978 16 GSin entry Eastern Ave reported employee of the torn entered the gran Canadian Tire warehouse on P7ng way wooden boards Halton Regional Planners will go back to the drawing board In yet another attempt to develop a policy designed to regulate the number of lots that can be created In the rural areas of the region Initially the policy set a limit of 100 lota per year But that aspect of the regions official plan drew a lot of criticism during public bear ings held throughout the Planners were told the measure was too restrictive arbitrary illogical and dif ficult to Implement Reacting to that criticism planners developed a policy which would set the limit at an equivalent of two per cent of the population In the rural area of the region in any given year Georgetown Councillor Roy Booth was quick to point out that the first policy was too restrictive but the revision Is impossible to Implement or understand Under questioning plan ners were unable to clarify doubts that committee members raised concerning the Interpretation of the policy Planners said the new policy would have allowed more than 1M lots per year They explained the policy was designed to preserve the rural character and natural resources in the rural parts of the region Theft Cigarettes and money were taken from a Main home police report There was no sign of forcible entry Charged A area man and two Acton men were charged by police with possession of stolen property following Investigation of a break in AUCTIONEERS Ron Lamb RR1 Belwood 8433839 Mike Kelly 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE DISCO DANCE FORAGES 12 to ROCKWOOD TOWN HALL Friday June 16 8 to 12 pm Admission Door Prizes and Spot Dances PAY AT DOOR OR PHONE BRIAN GUELPH CITY Pipe Bands Ed Neigh checks to see if the pipes of piper John Bottomley are in tune before their competition at the Highland Games in Georgetown on Saturday The band placed first John is on the Free Press news staff and lives on Willow St Lavenders survey criticized by trustees Director of Education to the board first trustee and they had ample time to Emerson Lavender and Fred Burlington register objections before Board of Education chairman Rev Garry Morton severely criticized Thursday by some trustees for author izing a survey of parents in Halton on their views of education I feel It should have come Rockwood accident A car driven by Robert Smith of was on highway when It was struck by a car driven by Wanda The car stopped at Fall St in and was making a turn when it spun out of control Damage was estimated by Guelph 0 at MS00 Gates stolen Two Lundy gates complete with hinges were stolen from a hydro site on the 15th side- road The gates were chained to a hydro pole ready to be used and the chain was cut with a hack saw TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CONTINUING SALE WITH 10 OFF ALL MERCHANDISE IN STOCK NOT ALREADY REDUCED ALSO MANY ITEMS TUHED AT TO REDUCTIONS HINTONS LAKEVIEW CENTRE Carpet and Fboriig told both Lavender and Thursdays meeting Morton who said ho was as Morion also said much to blame as the director comments he received had of education for authorizing been congratulatory Neither distribution he nor Lavender apologized The eight page survey for their actions went to one out of 10 parents Trustee Miss Meares of in and enquired what Burlington said as a former parents thought of the quality administrator In the school of education their children system she recalled sending arc receiving out similar questionnaires Trustee Bert said and comments from the questions were posed in an public were favorable since affirmative way to generate gave them a chance to affirmative answers He con- express their views sldered the questions unfair Were constantly saying to laypeople not conditioned we iced response from the to meet that type of question public the director has taken the step as I did The responsibility is without permission She mine Lavender told board said she received one com members matter of ment about the present Mine too said Morton survey calling it worth- suggesting it was the while responsibility of the board to Questioned about the cost of try sample opinion on the thehurvey Lavender said the quality of education and he funds came from a special saw nothing wrong with the directors fund which survey He told trustees budgeted for notice of the Intention hud elementary schools and been in the trustees 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