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---~-*--. -. ~ ~Usf2~~ ~$r~ ~ Orcno Weeldy Ttmes% Wednesclay, October 8~ 19~7 Co-nstruction under wayfor elevator at Orono United Chi. Members of the building committee do the ceremonial ground breaking for the ele- vator installation. Pictured are Marie West, WayneBaily, Klaas Schoenmiaker - chair and Rev. Mer-vin Russell - secretary. Committee mem- bers not available for the photo are:. Pamnela Werry - treasurer, Bill Tamblyn, Derek Barnett and Charlie Reid. After an appeal for gov- erniment funding to make their chiurch building wheel chair accessible was denied,, the building commiittee was resigned to thie tact that it wouild have to seek the funds themnselves. Three years later the elevator is being installed, funded entirely by the con- gregation and the commiiunitýv. Stayi ng In Touch. John O'Toole Durhamn East MPP On Friday, October 3rd, there was a large demonstra- tion of teachers at my con- stituency offce. Over the past week, 1 have had over 100 telephone oels fromn teachers. I have also had a few calîs froxa students and parents., As I spoke with the demon- strators I felt veiy anxious. As I looked out, I saw, teachers whom I know as friends, teachers who taught our five children and young teachers wlth a worried expression on their young faces. Out of respect for the important role of the teachers, I spoke with and listened to the demon- strators. 1 heard them say how they have no choice and' questions like, how can we improve education and take out a billion dollars? With a background of chants, 'we won't back clown". our con- Th1e elevator ,whicht is being installed on the north- east side of the building will stop at three levels. The lift cani be accessed fromn ground level and will stop in the sanctuary and in the 'base- ment. Once the elevator is installed, new wheel chair accessible washrooms ýwill be built in the basement of the These improvements will make the building totally accessible to church miembers as well as the miany commu- nity groups that use the church building during the week. It is hoped the, elevator will be operational by the new year. versation was not very pro- ductive. The, teachers were angry and they really dldn't want to hear anythlng 1 had to say. There is so much nis- information anid conrxoversy around this legislation that It is difficult to have a produc- tive conversation. As a mem- ber of the governmeat, I don not believe tbat this exercîse is about removing money from the classroom. I have not seen any pollcy of our government with a target amourit of dollars. There lias been plenty of ta]k about the length of la class teacbing timne. Froxa what I hear in my riding, a secondary teacher bas the equivalent of tbree 75 minute periods (3 hours & 45 min.) plus one preparation period of 75 minutes per day. 1 understarid that haif of this spare is often called on to relieve Othe- teachers. This Is total ffve hours. Many teachers ïa.îd students are lnvolved j1ý e xtra curricular activities a§ well as plenty of marking and home work. The length of the secondary school yeaÈIis another Issue. Currently, the year starts after Labovr Day, usually a couple of ,,eeks for exams before Chri§lIflaS, a couple of- weeks off at Christmas, Match Break, another two week exam period, an Easter break, clasýses finish lni late May or ear'Y June with the exaxns in -,id June. 1 know of no other jpb where you get two montb§ Off ti your flrst year of emploYment. I recog- nize that d1jring the summer, many teaciers take suminer courses to Lipgrade their qual- ifications. Both parlies must continue to negotiatf'. Nothing will be accomplislied by walklng away and 1 urnlng our backs on our cbllidren. Eventually. both side,3 sit down and examine everY Option to elimn- Inate any waste, Improve quallty and make the whole system mof e accountable ta students, teaches, parents and taxpa.Yers. 1 have the bighest respect for teachers and ama vefy sympathetic to the current level- of anxiety. I ama hopeful that the discus- sions thî~s eek will be prob ductive anc1 we cari focus on the studerits ln our class, rooms. The Select Committee on Ontario Hydro Nuclear Affirs has met a couple of trnes. As a member @f tis commidttee, I have encouraged the mem- bers to corlduct tours anid have publld meetings at both Pîckerrig aPd Darlington, as well as th Bruce stations. These meetings will be ope#~ to the puPlic and wlll be scheduled in late October. The meetings wIll be adver- tised. To this point, commit- tee members have met with ,The MinistrY of the Energy personnel @rid reviewed the furictions Of the Hydro Board of Directors, the Power Corporation Act from 1906 and the Ontario Eaergy Board. Our schedule will have us wreet wlth ail the principals starting with Chairmari & CEO, William Farlinger, Allan Kupsis, Carl Aridognini. as welI as Dr. .Blshop from (AECB), the Atomlc Energy Control Board. The all-party conimittee willl review the MacDonald Commission Report, "A Framework for Competition". In a couple of weeks, the gov- ernment will release the "whltepaper" on the restruc- turing of Onitario Hydro. This topic is very important and 1 will attempt to keep you post- ed as I ama able. If anyone wishes more Information, please cail my office at 697-1501 or 1-800- 661-2433. My thought for the week, "I have learned that we can't ask our clldren to listeri to our teacbing and wise advise 1and also expect them to ignore some of our exaxnple arid adult behaviour". Prime Minîster appoints ,Shepherd caucus chair Prime Minister Jean Chretien appointed Durham MP Alex Shepherd chair of the econornic caucus. -fThe respect Mr. Shepherd bas earned from members of caucus since he was first elected i 1993, coupled with bis experîence in fiscal mat- ters make hlm an excellent choice to MI1 the role of chair," Prime Minister Cbretien said. The role of the economlc caucus is to advlse ministers of the Impact legisîation has on Canadians and to give mninsters caucus' vlews on what direction the govera- ment's fiscal agenda should take. "One of the thlngs Ill be trying to do is get MPs plugged into the budgetary process," Shepherd said. -Shepherd added that get- ting the opinions and ideas of MPs before econoinc mnis- ters will be a priority includ- ing the public's concerns in the areas of gasoline pricing. pension reform, accountabil- lty for government spending, equltable taxation and sci- ence and tecbnology. 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