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Page SECTION A HERALD Wednesday May How do you Support for French Immersion rescue spell relief Betty Fisher greeted of Conservative leadership candidate John Crosblc In an way last Wednesday In Mr came to speak to delegates from the Hal ton area In a swing through Ontario Mrs Fisher was the only declared follower who was elected a delegate for the Brampton Georgetown riding John didnt try hide his relief when he old reports that he was encouraged by the announcement that Pre mier Bill Davis wouldnt run for the Conservative Parly leadership Premier Davis would have proven lo have been a formidable candi date Mr said last Wednesday In a tour through He was wooing PC delegates from BramptonGeorge town and ridings at Hultonvillcs Some place Else restaurant Mr will be spending Ihe next two weeks In Ontario before travelling British Col and then to Alber ta On his campaign swing across Canada Mr Cros said people he talks to feci the growth of the economy is the most important issue Theyre worried about Jobs and future of Canada he sold Mr called him self a conservative on financial issues but a moderate on other platforms On the Question of cruise missile testing Mr said he sup ports the tests because Canada Is a member of NATO and because the Russians deployed the Canada also manufact ures parts for cruiso guidance system and therefore It would be hyp ocrisy deny the cons a chance to test the cruise on Canadian soil he said It Is media ism say he Conserva tives are going too far to right he said In reply one question The danger is from the left Prime Minister and ihe Liberals Mr Crosble said Herald Staff Writer Feelings of frustration were high as with a one Ate margin parents vot ed to accept the alternat ives presented by Halton board or education repre sentatives Monday night for children In the French Immersion pro gram at Joseph Gibbons Public School Currently being taught by iwo full time teachers with class sixes of and the Grades and Immersion students will be combined into one split grade class next year The board Ion has offered three opt ions parents effort to reduce the Impact of the high pupil teacher ratio In a spill grade theadd of a para professional or two halt time paraprof cssionals or a half time teacher There Just arent enough staff lo cover the region for us to be able to Residents oppose rec centre bid Citizens living near southwestern Milton Hills border arc concerned about yet another recreational centre planned for Hills rural area and they want town council to do what It can snuff out the proposal before it ruins the rural life they come to enjoy A parcel of land south of Speyside and west of Highway has been rented by a group known as the Inter national Peace Camp The groups plan develop the area as a recreational centre will reviewed shortly by the Niagara Escarpment Commission NEC the body which has planning control over the area But even though the NEC meeting has yet to take place there are already signs of activity on properly Milton resident Colin Muspratt told the towns general committee Monday night And recently that activity threatened the homes of residents neigh boring the property as Camp workers tried to clear the land with fires One recent ignit ed a Ireeline within fifty feet of his home Mr said and narrowly missed engulf ing another property Halton Hills and Milton fire departments have been called out to the property to control fires Mr Muspratt said add ing that Camp workers are nowhere to be found when the fire trucks arrive Hills deputy fire chief Bob Hyde said that chief Bill Cunningham had been In touch with a representative of Camp and In a May letter advised him that some of the actions on Camp property could be contravening the provin cial fire code Spin nets charge resident caused consider able damage on Duncan DriveSundayat Warn The Georgetown driver was charged with impair ed driving by Hallon was SIS damage to six parked cars and several fences before the car Police said there were no injuries to the Impair Weapons incident A 42 year old Georgetown man was charged with having a weapon dangerous to public peace Saturday In connection with an Incident in front of the Sinclair Avenue A and store around A 27 year old man was threatened with a knife during an argument regional police reported There were no Injuries Traffic mishap Two northbound vehicles on Eighth Line north of Wlldwood Road collided Saturday at 45 when the first made a left turn into a private driveway at the same lime as the second was about to overtake It There was MO damage to the two cars and James Edward of Acton 19 was taken to Georgetown Memorial Hospital with minor Injuries The ummg car struck a hydro pole on the east side of the road Lousing damage lo hydro properiv charges were laid by police who recorjed conflicting statements from the drivers Involved lost control on road as he came south around a bend on Duncan Drive Mount the west curb the driver crossed boule vard and sidewalk strik ing a hedge at Duncan Dr The vehicle alto took out a hydro pole support behind the hedge before continuing across the mounting the cast curb where It rearended a vehicle pushing It forward Into a third car which in turn pushed Into the rear of a The driver then conlln southbound tearing down the fence on the south side of Ihe driveway at Duncan and continuing across the front lawn of Duncan police said There it broke off a pine tree approximately six inches in diameter at the trunk The Chrysler then coll with a vehicle park ed In the driveway at 49 Duncan pushing it through a fence dividing 49 and Si Duncan Dr The pushed car then collided a sixth vehicle Doors Open at May 18 Friday SATURDAY MAY ALU SIGNS POINT TO- FLOUR G PROPS W PEAN BUTTER 99 A CHOCOLATE 99 MAIM ST SO PH 106 THUFRI SATURDAY In addition to clearing land Camp workers have also moved a construction trailer on the property When developed Mr said the Camp may accommodate up people on some occasions and will have parking for cars as well as sports fields and campsites He reared that council will face similar noise complaints to ones which have arisen concerning festivities at Ihe Croatian Centre south of Norval and the Canadian Yugo slavian centre south of The Peace Camps plans be argued will turn the property into a smallscale the midway It will totally change the character of tho rural neighborhood Mr pratt said We dont want the CNE In our backyards He noted that the NEC file number on IheCamps application Is prefixed by Hal ton Commerci al- which suggests that the recreational centre will be run as a money making enterprise The issue concerns not only Immediate neigh bors of the property but also affects the whole township Mr Muspratt maintained II could consume council time for years he said Because the property falls under the NECs planning guide lines Hills unlng bylaws dont apply In the in two full time leach ices superintendent Ron Chapman told over 30 concerned parents He said staffing has been allotted by the board for region and board administrators have to operate within ihe are allowed Class have dropp ed from the original 32 begun In Grade 1 as families moved away or children who didnt do well in the program were put into the regular Eng llsh language program Hills trustee Belly her said There is a per cent retention rate in Immersion program co ordinator of modern Ian Pen nock said The administration has given you their best regarding what can do for French Mrs Fisher said You can appeal it to the board however She I offer much hope Ihe board would reconsider and give wo teachers for September although Mrs Fisher off her support in bring the parents concerns to the board table I assure you Id fall over dead if board were to go along with It Mrs Fisher said They II turn down because its way below board guidelines for any class site including kind Pa raprof are instructional assistants who work under the dir ection of a teacher Mr Chapman said They can do mosl things in class but dont have the responsibility he said My personal prefer ence If I had a child in the program I prefer to have a full time bilingual paraprofessional Mr Chapman responded when asked which option he would recommend to parents Thai gives you the continuity in Ihe class However he fre quently wllh naif lime people you get more than half tlmework from them because of ion to the job the para profess you have a one- two punch Mr man said with the each giving concepts and skills lo the class then together the para professional working with ihe children to make sure they were understood Having a ional Instead of another full time teacher for the students was called far less than Ideal by parent Murray Thai to me is going two giant steps back Wards in terms of Ihe quality of education our children will receive Mr said I think you can treat French Immersion as a regular program and try to put Into the convent guidelines you Mrs Fisher agreed that he quality would not be same bul said having 17 students to one teacher was something the board could not afford to do Mrs said she feel students would be gelling that much less a quality education if the board options were loll Another option not mentioned was that avail able students currently in Grade transferring to Public School where there wilt be a Grade immersion class in September In a hands up vole however parents showed reluct ance separate their children from the friends they had made at Joseph Gibbons If six children did leave Joseph Gibbons pro gram the class site would be under and Mrs Fisher said Ihe re numbers warrant the extra cost of para professionals or a half lime extra teacher The options currently be ing offered by the board would be retracted The board of 20 trustees Is the final decision cr Mrs Fisher told par ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM COME TO ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Ens Jonns United Church G woe town Sun Mam 10 JO Firs Hall rear entrance WE ARE OPEN MONDAYS Grand 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