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14 Orono W~ek1y Tlme~ Wednesday~ October 22, 1997 Teacher groups join to dispel the myths A combination of teacher's organizations joined in an effort to get their mes- sage about the negative effects of Bill 160 out to the the public. On Thursday night about 70 people were at Bowmanville High School, to hear what teacher's groups had to say, and ask questions. The meeting was chaired by Harvey Balakosky, represen- tative of OPSTF. Marsha Jones, President of the Federation of Women Teachers - Newcastle Clarington Board, Nicole McGill, executive on the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, and Lanny Cooper of the Ontario Secondary Teachers Federation, attempted to dis- pel the myths of Bill 160. High School teachers teach 3 out of 4 periods a day said Nicole McGill. The fourth period is used for preparation time. Fifty per- cent of this time is used up by being 'on call' to cover teach- ers who are absent or away on a school sports activity. Prep. time is also used super- vising students on their spares, calling parents, meet- ing with other teachers, and generally performing duties that could not be carried out in a class room. McGill said if teachers lost the prep time as stated in Bill 160, instead of preparing and teaching 90 students a day that number would go up to 120, meaning less individ- ual contact with students. It would also mean less time for extra curricular activities, and a loss of 1000 teaching jobs at a time when high school enrollment is rising. "Bill 160 provides no lim- its to who is qualified to C Council Nc • Enniskillen resident Mike Bilsky asked council to do something to slow down the cars on Old Scugog Rd. in front of their school. Since the road has been paved, cars often travel at speeds 20 to 30 km over the speed limit of 50 km. Staff will look into this matter. • Helen Zimerling, a Courtice resident would like to see sidewalks installed on Hwy 2 from Varcoe Rd. to the exist- ing sidewalk. Ms. Zimerling would also like to see a stop light at the intersection on Hwy #2 and Varcoe Rd. Councillor Hannah pointed out that this intersection is one that is currently being monitored by the Region of Durham. The sidewalk issue will be studied by staff. • Two residents spoke against a proposal to construct a gas station on the NE corner of Bloor St. and Courtice Rd. Council's recommendation is that this application be denied. • In addressing council teach in our schools", said Marsha Jones. This billis simply a way to save money. "Children of Ontario deserve qualified teachers", Jones concluded. Lanny Cooper told the audience that after Bill 160, school board trustees will just be pawns. Teachers are legally employees of the school board, with Queens Park setting the mill rate. This scenario sets the stage for collective bargaining con- flicts. "Do they want the Boards to be the scapegoats?" Cooper asked. Harvey Balakosky told the audience that the system is working well. "Why do we have to change it?" he asked, "We aren't asking for any- thing." Balakosky did remind the audience that in 1982, Bill 82 was passed addressing the needs of 'special needs' stu- dents. At that time it was decided that these student's needs would best be met if they were integrated into the regular school system. Teachers believe in this deci- sion, but it's one of the main reasons the cost of education has gone up. The cost to integrate these students is between $30,000 - $50,000 per year, per student. During the time set aside for questions, one parent said, those not involved in the schools system have only heard one side, the govern- ments. Public opinion is on the Goverments side he said. A teacher in the audience remarked that the poor turnout at the meeting was a sign that parents are not get- ting the message, if this Bill goes through, their children will suffer the consequences. tes - Oct. 20 regarding an application to permit an "Eating" in his "Take-out" establishment, it became apparent that the applicant was breaking the law by providing tables and chairs for customers to eat in the establishment. The estab- lishment is located in a plaza on Towline Rd. S. and Glenabbey Dr. Councillor Dreslinski asked that Planning Staff meet with Mr. Fu and explain to him and his client what is allowed under the current by- laws. A resident living behind the plaza, told council that the objectionable fumes coming from the exhaust fans on the roof do not add to their quality of life. This matter will be before council again next week. • Clay Taylor, North Clarington Ratepayers Association told council that this summer was one of the noisiest in years at Mosport. IMSG's promise to reduce noise by 50% did not hap- pen. "The tin walls erected as noise barriers is just win- dow dressing," said Taylor. ArtPur Black I hate to cook. I really hate doing dishes. You'd think those two aversions would make me a dedicated restaurant fàncier, but nope. I hate restaurgnts too. Well, I don't hate them exactly. It' just that for me, the dining out experience usually makes me wish I'd stayed home with a peanut butter and jam sandwich, watch Madame Benoit and take notes. First you have the restau- rant names. Do they have to be so pretePtious? A name like Swish chalet conjures up visions of fleidi-style milk- maid/waitresses decked out in dirndls and pigtails, backed up by bearded guys in leather shorts blowing into 20-foot horns. But what do you get at Swiss Chglet? A joint that serves passâble chicken in a basket in an atmosphere redo- lent of an aifport terminal. It's not just the Swiss. There are Italian 'Trattorias' and Greek 'Tabernas' and French 'Cafes' and Spanish 'Casas' -_ or the very worst -- places that go by the name of the guy who owns them. Salvatore's. Chez Pierre-Luc. Bleh. I'n still looking for the place with the winking neon sign that says MEAT AND POTATOES. Then thëre is the waiter problem. I 11ad just sat down at a table in a steakhouse the other night when a guy in a white shirt comes up, sits down across from me and, with a big sniile says "Hi, my name is Andy and lIl be your server tonight." Well, hi Andy. My name's Arthur but you can call me Artie Baby. And this is Sonya. She'5 a belly dancer from Latvia but she's got a Ph.D. in Neurosurgery. I'm in the international diamond business myself which means I'm licensed to carry a firearm in public. As a mat- ter of fact I've got a .44 Colt Python under the table aimed at your groin even as we speak. Now do you think you could bring us a couple of menus, Andy old Pal? That's what I wish I'd said. Being Canadian I just mum- bled something incoherent and played with my water glass. But it put me off my Mr. Stockwell stated that it's time to get firmer with Mosport. If concerns can not be addressed in the winter months, IMSG will not get the licenses they will need to operate races next summer. - The expenditure of $33,651.50 was approved for the supply and installation of a gas furnace for the Newcastle Arena. Pritchard Mechanical of Port Hope was the successful bidder for this contract. feed. Which brings us to the bill. How are you supposed to calculate a 15 percent tip of a sum while making sure the greedhead government doesn't get any more than the 15 percent its already skimmed off the top? If I wanted to spend the evening doing math I'd have stayed home and worked on my income tax retum. Still, we've got it easy here in Canada. If I ever get to Hungary, there's a restau- rant in Budapest that I intend to avoid. It's called the Dreher Halaszcsarda. A couple of Danish tourists decided to take their dates there one evening. After a so-so dinner and a couple of drinks, they called for the bill. The waiter gave it to them. When they broke it down, it came to: Four steak dinners: $1,279 Four cognacs: $460 Round of drinks for musical trio: $4,448 DROP OFF BY oom PICK-UP after 11:00am MON. FRI. 10 CLERNERS DRY CLEANING DEPOT ITEM PANTS & SLACKS BLAZERS 2pc. SUITS BLOUSE SKIRTS SWEATERS DRESSES WEDDING GOWNS SUEDE & LEATHER PRICE 4.95 4.95 I9.50 495 4.95 4.95 $9.50 ..Mg|Y .m.o" omv~muâu WED. FRI. MON. WED. NOW AVAILABLE AT Armstrong's PRICES HIGHER FOR EXTRA CARE GARMENTS MENS LAUNDERED DRESS SHIRTS WITH INCOMING DRY CLEANNG 1.11 WITHOUT DRY CLEANING .40 FOLDED, ADDITIONAL $ .25 DELIVERY SCHEDULE Orono With taxes the total came to $8,300 -- and ahem, that would be in US dollars, of course. "Those are our night prices" the restaurant manag- er asserted breezily. He explained that the Dreher Halaszcsarda has a policy of multiplying listed prices by a factor of 10 after 7 p.m. Especially, one suspects, when the customers happen to be gullible-looking tourists. Reminds me of the story about a Giant Panda walking into a restaurant. He orders a huge five-course meal, scoffs it all down and calls for the cheque. The waiter bring the cheque, at which point the Giant Panda hauls out a hand- gun and shoots the waiter. As the Giant Panda saun- ters out the door the maitre'd rushes up and says: "What did you do that for?" The Panda says "Hey man -- I'm a Panda. Look it up." The Panda leaves the restaurant. The maitre'd calls for an encyclopedia and searches under "P". When he gets to "Panda" her finds: "A large furry Asia mammal that eats shoots and leaves. figure Shainng a Heahhier Future