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PAGE 10THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, OCTOBER 4,2000 Arrive in style BOWMANVILLE - Some students from St. Joseph's Catholic School were escorted to McDonald's in style by Young's Limousine Sendee. Tyshian Roy (front row, far right) and Brittany Hunt (back row, middle) raised the most money during a school fundraiser fundraiser and invited two friends along. Joining the winners winners are, front row, Kim Hunt, Erin Thibodeau, Sandra Sandra Auger and Tyshian; back row, Ernie Young (limousine (limousine sendee), Brittany and Joann Wegener. WALTER PASSARELLA/ Statesman photo Cut to budget doesn't mean students are doing without: board purchasing manager BY JENNIFER STONE Staff Writer A five-per cent cut to the school supplies section of the public school board's budget doesn't mean local students are doing without classroom essentials, says the board's purchasing purchasing manager. It just means "using the (available) (available) money more strategically," says Deborah White-Hassell, manager of purchasing services with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. In order to pass a budget which fell within the $260 million in grants the board receives from the Province, trustees trimmed spending for school supplies by five per cent across the board in the 2000-2001 budget. Ms. White-Hassell says educators are helping to save money with supplies. supplies. "I give the teachers and various site managers out there a lot of credit for being creative," she notes. "Generally "Generally speaking, if they can't afford to use the more expensive exercise Former BHS principal gets new duties i\it> »'i zslsild wi zqofli .zvA rekatii * **: ncu U BY JACQUIE McINNES • Staff Writer 1 CLARINGTON - Clarington's loss will be the school board's gain when Clarington's superintendent of schools takes on a new role this fall. Former Bowmanville High School principal Joe Hubbard has accepted the position of Superintendent of Administrative Administrative Services with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, leaving his current position of superintendent superintendent of schools for this area. "We're going to miss him here in Clarington," says trustee Bob Willsher. "He had a lot of interaction with parents parents in his role as superintendent of schools." Mr. Hubbard will replace Bryan Fisher who is retiring from the board's head office in Peterborough. Mr. Hubbard's Hubbard's responsibilities will include overseeing facility services, transportation, transportation, planning, purchasing, warehousing warehousing and central administrative services, services, Freedom of Information re quests and records management. v "Given all the high-priority issues with which we must deal in administrative administrative services, the board considered it imperative we fill the position fulltime fulltime as quickly as possible," said board chairman Catharine Tozer. "Joe has proved to be a highly skilled superintendent superintendent of schools who has maintained maintained strong, positive relationships with his staff, his community and the board and he has many experiences and problem-solving abilities which will serve him well as he moves to his new portfolio." In the fall of 1998, Mr. Hubbard was instrumental in negotiations between between the board and teachers during contract talks, notes Mr. Willsher who says, "he's an excellent leader. I think he'll be able to initiate changes which better serve the students and parents." Chuck Kennedy, a retired superintendent, superintendent, will temporarily take over the duties as superintendent of schools for Clarington. Public school board meetings available by video conference Residents in Northumberland and Clarington won't have to travel to Peterborough Peterborough to see a meeting of the public public school board. As of last Thursday, the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is making its meetings available by video conference at three locations along the lakeshore. Residents can attend the meetings at the school board's Centre for Individual Individual Studies sites at: Victoria Street and Highland Drive in Port Hope; 108 Boundary Road in Brighton and 2226 Maple Grove Road North in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. "We introduced video-conferencing with our budget committee meetings last spring and we found people participated participated at all three video-conferencing sites," said Catharine Tozer, chairman of the school board. "We want to bring our meetings as close as possible to the hundreds of thousands of students, parents, staff and community members spread across close to 7,000 square kilometers throughout KPR," she added. The video-conferencing is two-way, which allows people at the three sites to speak to trustees during the delegation delegation period of the meeting. Extra-curriculars offered at Catholic high schools Extra-curricular activities are being offered at the four high schools in the Peterborough Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board. Mike Langlois, the director of education, education, said there are activities being offered offered to the students. However, there is no inter-school competition because the volunteer organizations made up of teachers and coaches that previously scheduled these activities no longer exist, he added. "The leagues were set up hy volunteer volunteer teachers and coaches on their own time," said Mr. Langlois. "The school hoard has never controlled leagues." books, they go to the 40- page (book) instead of the 80-page, and try to make them last longer." The purchasing manager manager says her department has looked for belter bargains from suppliers to help deal with the diminished budget. budget. As well, purchasing department staff "work with items' to make sure they are giving them the best value in the classroom." classroom." The end result is that students students shouldn't really notice notice much of a difference, says Ms. White-Hassell. "We're all trying to do our bit to try to make sure the classrooms don't suffer," suffer," she says. Look Who's Coming... Lizzie The first member of Boyds' new bear family, the Wishkibbles, can't wait to meet ya! We're plannin' a big ol'bear bash to introduce her. Lizzie can't wait to meet the Boyds gang, and we wanna welcome her in style and celebrate Boyds family with our Fall Special Event! One Day... One Bear... One Chance! ctober 14th, 2000 (fold < \Jinz ^.zvjzËz'LLj and 243 King St., E. Bowmanville Mall 623-8164 The Community Will) Future 'A, P <pka 1:4 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2000 PUBLIC NOTICE RE: VOTE BY MAIL REVISION OF THE VOTERS' LIST QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS Mary-Catherinc Kelly, principal at St. Stephen's Secondary, Bowmanville, said students and teachers at St. Stephen's "are working together.. there's a really positive attitude." The Bowmanville high school offers lunch-time intramural sports run by students students and after-school sports three days a week in the gym, at the sports field and in the fitness centre, said Ms. Kelly. "The after-school activities arc run by teacher volunteers, she said" The student council is up and running, running, with a Halloween dance planned for October 20, and the jazz and concert hands at the high school arc in full swing, she added. VOTE BY MAIL Municipal Council, pursuant to the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, has chosen to conduct the 2000 Municipal Election as a VOTE BY MAIL. The VOTE BY MAIL system will replace the traditional polling place method and eliminate the need for advance votes and proxy votes. On or before October 25,2000, a Vote by Mail kit will be forwarded by Canada Post to each person who has qualified to be on the voters' list. Persons who have not received their kit in the mail by October 30,2000 may obtain one at the Municipality of Clarington Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville. Electors may return their ballot to the Municipal Clerk by the following means: 1) By Mail 'Prepaid return envelopes will be provided in the Vote By Mail kit. The last day to mail your ballot to ensure it is received by the Municipal Clerk is November 3,2000. 2) Bv Ballot Return Station Voters not wishing to use the mail may deposit their ballots at the ballot return station located at the Clarington Municipal Administrative Centre on the dates and times indicated below: Saturday, November 4,2000,10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. .And Monday, November 6, 2000 to Friday, November 10,2000, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. And Monday, November 13,2000,8:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Ballots will be counted at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex after the close of the polls, November 13,2000,8:00 p.m. Unofficial results will be posted at the Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville. REVISION OF THE VOTERS' LIST Commencing September 5.2000. the Voters' List for the 2000 Municipal Election is available for inspection at the Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario. The revision period nms from September 5, 2000 until the close of voting at 8:00 p.m. on November 13,2000. Electors are encouraged to examine the list as soon as possible and is your name does not appear and you feel you qualify, or it any wrong information appears, applications for additions, corrections or deletions to the list may obtained from the Municipal Administrative Centre during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m, to 4:30 p.m. and from 8:30 p.m, on November 13, 2000. QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS The elector qualification period runs from September 5,2000 to the close of voting at 8:00 p.m. on November 13,2000. A person is entitled to be an elector in the Municipality of Clarington if he or she, at any time during the qualification period: - resides in the Municipality, or is the owner or tenant of land in the Municipality or is the spouse or same-sex partner of such person • is a Canadian citizen, and - is 18 years of age on voting day. NOTE: Qualified electors may vote ONLY ONCE in a local election within a given municipality. Electors who own or rent more then one property in the Municipality of Clarington may appear more than once in the Voter's List and may therefore receive more then one vote by mail package. The onus is on these electors to vote only once. The ballot must be cast In the Ward within which the elector maintains his or her permanent residence. Dated this 1" day of September. 2000. I'otti L. Barrie, A.M.C.T. Returning Officer and Municipal Clerk