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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1985, PAGE 3 Board rejects junior kîndergarten plan By MARC VINCENT Free Press Staff Parents lef t iast week's Durham Board of Education meeting disillusioned that yet another proposai to estabiish a Junior kmn- dergarten program has been turned down. Parents representing Oshawa, Whitby and Pickering iost a $1.6 milion proposai for junior kindrgarten in the Durham region. *The proposai ap- proved by the ad- ministratiVe council provlded for a pioneer prograni of 16 classes in the first year that wouid be expanded to ail schools -the following year. The motion was defeated by a vote of 10- 5, by trustees because of a number of concerns. Whitby Trustee Ian Brown questîoned the legality of the opening year that would only allow a few students in the pioneering 16 classes. Brown noted that the board is obligated to of- fer progranis to ail students not a selected few. However, Bruce Walker, superintendent of curriculum and programn said the board bas received permission to bypass the rule with the understanding that it would be offered to al students in the second year of operation. Brown also questioned the availability of qualified staff. John Buchanan, Whitby's other trustee, said that while he agreed that a junior kindergarten programn would increase the ex- cellence of Durhami schools, he questioned Bugfelli saya.,. the use of the money when it could easily be spent on improving existing conditions. Pickering Trustee Lorna Murphy, suppor- ted the parents in their attempt to estabiish the junior kindergarten prograin. Muirphy warned that the board could end up losing students to the year. "Thalt means," Bugeili pointed out, "Ithat the level of ser- vice wili be dictated by the amount of dollars we spend. " Se before changing the pollcy, council has to decide on "what level of service to what cost," he added. No matter what reports and recommen- dation brought forward by town staff, Bugeili notes that it is a political issue. "In the end result, its got to be a political decision," he said ad- ding that it won't be made before the end of this winter. separate school system as they entered junior kindergarten and choose to stay in the system. The parents dlaim that junior kindergarten allows eariy opportunity to notice learning dif- ficuities in children and that children growing up today need more education to cope with the world. The parents after leaving the meeting said they would continue to canvass their neigh- bourhoods to obtain more support and con- vince their respective schooi board trustees. Charlie bas decided flot ta make his awn paper from pulp hut ta rather order h t ram Oickson Printing & Office Supplies where the prices open yaur eyes. CONT'D FROM PG. 1 damage done by the snow clearing equip- ment during the winter. He aiso points out that many sidewalks in Whitby would need repair or even recon- struction before it wouid be practicai to put a motorized plough on themn for snow clearing. And having the born- badiers do the job 'will not give us the same level of quaity" as the town enjoys under the current systemn. The bombadiers could not clear ahl the way down to the pavement, therefore, there would stili be snow and ice on the sidewaiks and residents would still suf- fer the risk of injury. "There are a number of things I'd like to see addressed before changing the policy," Bugelli said. He noted that the city of North York clears al its sidewalks but pays $1,390 per kiiomnetre per year for the job to be done at an acceptable standard. Kuwahara's report speaks to paying only $539 per kilomnetre per HELPING AID IN CONSUMER PROTECTIONI NO CHARGE SERVICE TO TUE PUBLICI - 666-4331- Members of the Btter Business Reterral Service, must kee a record of fair service to the public. 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At its meeting Mon- day night, counil's ad- ministrative committee gave ils blessing to a proposai that would permit the reconstruc- tion of tbe Lyie's" Cut Rate Gas Station that would alow the present building to be tomn down and the gas pumps moved so ,that Garden St. can be widened. A coroner's jury in- vestigating the March, 1983 death of Jacoba DeBres, a schooi crossing guard who worked* on that corner recommended tbat the station be moved and the intersection be im- proved. Almost every mem- ber of council bas in- dicated that the inter- section should be recon- structed to improve vlsibility for motorists. Planning director Bob Short toid the commit- tee that Lyle's proposai is a "project that is cleaning up the site, making it more attrac- tive." The proposai also cails for the entrances into the gas station be moved to not only per- mit easier access but to reduce future traffic problenis. 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