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Parents upset by brief notice THEOAKVILLE ACNE CLINIC (Continued from page 2) Thirty-two routes were reviewed by the board late last year and several routes were dis- continued, he added. Most St. Matthew’s parents were notified of the board’s deci- sion in a letter sent home by St. Matthew’s principal Arlene McCarthy in early February. “We’ve been moving at an alarming rate since then,” said Asadoorian, who was not pleased with the brief notice designed to “prepare your children for walking to school next year.” “How do you prepare children 5 and 6 years old to walk to school...in 1994?,” queried a conâ€" cemed and frustrated Asadoorian. A handful of parents found out prior to the notice’s distribution when one parent registered her child for kindergarten in January and was told there would be no bus transportation. The reason for the cancellation is that the area doesn’t fall within the transportation policy’s dis- tance requirements of beyond 1.6 kilometres or one mile. In a board transportation policy review it was noted that some students “had the privilege” of transportation despite the fact they weren’t eligi- ble. “The way the parents see it is that it comes down to money,” said Asadoorian. Asadoorian says his group doesn’t hold a grudge against trustees but believes people in general are unhappy with these forced board cutbacks and as such, has sent copy of the group’s letter and petition to Halton MPP Barb Sullivan. He believes the issue boils down to safety. “If you can’t go to work know- ing your children have safely arrived at school, what’s the point in going to work,” he said. Asadoorian’s group’s rational for maintaining the bus service revolves around safety and includes the following points: D the increase in residential traffic in the area (including the number of inexperienced drivers attending Loyola); CT the speed of traffic on both Monastery and Nottinghill Gate; [3 the recent sitings of individu- als lurking in and around the many trails that populate the Glen Abbey/St. Matthew’s area; D the large ravine on Monk’s Passage and adjacent wooded area; D the striking of a student while waiting to cross at the con- trolled crossing in front of the school; D and impassable sidewalks after heavy snowfalls. “As a young child walks from Greenbriar to St. Matthews, they must pass a minimum of 48 drive- ways,” the letter continues. “A lot of people are struggling with this. They’re putting a dollar value on the safety of our chil- dren,” said Asadoorian. Ward 4 trustee Bryan McIntyre, who has met with the parents as a group and is impressed with the organizational steps they've taken to date, said “based on what I’ve seen and heard, there are sufficient safety concerns that the board should certainly review this.” McIntyre qualified this com- DEBBIE BADOWSKI, M. D., LINDA ZIMMERING, M. D., DENISE GRANT, M. D. ment, however, by adding that are "0me eptm%mwpatwm despite the legitimate concerns, AnserUes come to e wvmdby 0MB “you’re always up against the M l G V' N M ' ' ” a e Tove e 0 “m, equity issue. He urged the group 511’] Maple vaeDI'IEeag Appo tments to concentrate on the safety aspect of the issue. TAIIEA lIKIK AT THIS IIAKIIIllE . .. some sun"? SPEIAII wastedisposal - Plustaxes INCLUDES 'Mostcarsandliohttruoks lUBE, OIL EIIJERW... 145 TIRE ROWION BUMPER TO BUMPER INSPECTION UNDER HOOD COOLING SYSTEM PASS FAIL RADIATOR Ex ires Marc 18/94 - Plus environmental MISCELLANEOUS UNDER VEHICLE OIL LEAKS PASS FAIL ENGINE PASS FAIL ELECTRICAL 766! ‘7 new Kappa SMEIN HLHON - e TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE DIFFERENTIAL FRT. LININGS °o RR. LININGS % ROTORS CABLES FLUID LEAKS WHEEL BEARINGS STEERING FLUID LEAKS LINKAGE FRT. SHOCKS RR. SHOCKS SPRINGS EXHAUST MUFFLER PIPES BRACKETS LEAKS RAD HOSES HEATER HOSES LEAKS ANTI FREEE FLUID LEVELS ENGINE OIL TRANS ELUID ANTI FREEZE BRAKE FLUID POWER STEERING WIPER SYSTEM BLADES WASHER SYSTEM MOTOR OPERATION WIPER LINKAGE ROAD TEST ENGINE PERFORMANCE â€" TRANSMISSION OPERATION â€" CHECK FOR OUTSTANDING RECALLS FORD VEHICLES ONLY K LEFT LEFT / , ,0 570 TRAFALGAR ROAD At the Q.E.W., OAKVILLE - . ».â€"-~_‘---~-~- ‘ a 4' HEAD LIGHTS SIGNALS LIGHTS PARKING LIGHTS TAIL LIGHTS BRAKE LIGHTS LICENSE LIGHTS HAZARD LIGHTS BACK UP LIGHTS MARKER LIGHTS AIR CONDITIONING GENERAL HORN OPERATION TIRE CONDITION RIGHT FRONT RIGHT REAR LEFT FRONT LEFT REAR BATTERY TERMINALS CABLES FUEL TANK LEAKS UNIVERSAL JOINTS LINCOLN MERCURY 344-3990