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Vol. 132 Number 19 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1998 COPY 65¢ (61¢+ 4¢ GsT) 28 Pages og ba, JF wee TPCT Te STs NEW DIGS: Port Perry has a new resident --- Durham ° move, and officially opened for business Monday. The MP Alex Shepherd, who moved his constituency office address of the office is 116 Water St., and the tele- to its new Water St. location from Oshawa. Mr. phone number is 985-7569. You can fax the office at Shepherd and his staff were busy Saturday with the 985-7497, or toll free at 1-800-565-4105. Speaker alleges privacy breach Board probes woman"s charge By Rik Davie Committee) members" may have entered a special needs class- Port Perry Star room and in doing so, obtained home phone numbers from Just as one controversy at the Durham District Board of students. Education winds down, another may have begun. "In the name of morality these people actually went into a Board officials have confirmed they are investigating special needs classroom and asked some of our most vulnerable whether or not a breach of privacy might have occurred during students for their home phone numbers," she told trustees. the battle over the controversial LifeFacts sex education Gary Powell, principal of Pickering High School, confirmed material. that the board was investigating a possible incident at his The kit, used for developmentally delayed students, con- school similar in nature to the one Scott described. taining explicit drawings that came under fire from critics who "Yes, the board is looking into it; that's about all I can say on wanted it withdrawn. Trustees narrowly voted against a the matter until we have more facts," he told The Star. motion to censor the material. Director of Education Grant Yeo said the board is looking While listening to the public statements on the LifeFacts kit into the matter. last Monday (March, 23), trustees heard from a resident with "Yes, we are aware that an incident that may violate the another concern: The protection of privacy. Freedom of Information, and Protection of Privacy Act, may Darlene Scott told trustees that "it is my understanding that have occurred," he said. Please turn to Page 12 one trustee and three FLEAC (Family Life Education Advisory Ford makes big splash with swim pool idea By Chris Hall Port Perry Star A proposal to build a public pool in Blackstock has left recreation committee members with a number of questions. Committee member Fred Ford called last Wednesday night for the building of a pool and the installa- tion of video games on township property in Blackstock, plans he said would provide young people in the village with enter- | tainment options. ; Mr. Ford, coordina- | tor of the Cartwright § Youth Centre, said he would like to take lea- dership in a group whose objective would be to build a large above-ground pool in Blackstock. "Right now we are busing kids over to Uxbridge for swimming lessons in the summer, yet there are two pools in Port Perry," he said. "Having a pool is not a big huge problem; we open it in the summer and close it in the winter. "It will provide summer jobs for life- guards and instructors," he said in defense of his plan, which he estimates could be done for around $25,000. "There will be no deep end; it's going to be a square box with 54-inches of water." While he wouldn't say that he opposed the idea, township's Parks and Rec com- mittee chair Ken Carruthers said the pro- posal would be a tough task to handle. "I don't disagree with the various recreation needs (in Blackstock), but right now the township and the rec committee is strapped for cash," he said, adding that the installation of a pool would be over- stepping the responsibilities of the committee. "That is not the mandate of the board: they couldnt be involved with the pool," said Councillor Carruthers. "Their job is to look after the (Black- stock) hall, arena and town hall... but even if they approved it, council could overrule it," he warned. Please turn to Page 12 Fred Ford Store Hours: Mon.-Fri.8am-10pm; Sat, DELIVERY" J) gg AYMN S| Sun. & Holidays 9am-5pm ~ LifeBrand brings you a HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS ST. JOHNSWORT ~ ECHINACEA ~ GLUCOSAMINE See our Healthwatch Pharmacists comprehensive range of 32 High Quality including Jor additional information