irt4g%~ r",F REVELER me News & Features Editor WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1987, PAGE 9 ro. Phone 655-3637 le East meets West at Brooklin public sehool STUDENTS AT Meadowerest Public School in Brooklin took part in a cultural exchange for three days last week as teacher Yukiko Yamazaki was on hand to show them some of the intricacies of Japanese culture. Traffic study FROM PAGE 5 town Whitby area with respect to keeping the traffic moving. "It's a real problem and there doesn't seem to be any ready an- swer," said Kuwahara. "You can speed up the traffic flow, if you eliminate the parking at the sideo f Brock St., but then the merchants and shoppers would be an- noyed...and such a move would also allow the trucks to speed up, too." He referred to a survey recently completed by Georgina Phillips of the Downtown Business Im- provement Area (DBIA) which in- dicated most businessmen were not in favor of changing the highway status of Brock St. lest they would lose the traffic flow that brings with it tourists. Kuwahara felt it might be possible to erect a sign for the southbourid lanes.of Highway 12, just north of the Thickson Rd. in- terchange, notifying drivers the latter was a direct route to the 401. This way, he explained, on the return trip, drivers would possibly use the same route, thereby reducing the numbers on Highway 12. He advised it would be pointless to request MTC to construct like signs on the 401 as they were very strict on signage along major tioroughfares. He also suggested the Town could direct a large amount of truck traf- fic along the proposed Consumers Dr. extension, which is hoped to be underway by 1988. Kuwahara hopes to have his report ready in time to be presen- ted to the operation committee meeting scheduled for next Mon- day. He asked members s -the DBIA and Brooklin Business Association for input prior to that meeting, stating as it stood now, his only alternative would be to recommend there be no change in the 'desfgti6ã -for- Highway ~12. Free Press photo By ROXANNE REVELER It was a case of east meeting west or more appropriately, students from the west learning from an eastern teacher last week at Meadowerest Public School in Brooklin. Yukiko Yamazaki, an engaging young woman from Mito City, some 100 -kilometers north of Tokyo, spent three days at the school as part of an exchange program that has seen her working within the Durham Board of Education since last October. She expressed her sorrow that she would be leaving this --ea, and heading for Saskat- chewan later this week. Yukiko said she had agreed to participate in the exchange program in order to study the system of education in Canada, while at the same time promote Japanese culture on this side of the ocean. In an interview, 'Yukiko said she enjoyed the Durham area immen- sely, particularly the diversity of its rural and urban centres. "Mito City has population of 200,000", said Yukiko, laughingly adding, "But anywhere outside of Tokyo is called country in Japan." Yukiko taught nutrition at the high school level, for children age Paper drive Saturday The boy scouts of Brooklin and area will be holding their monthly paper drive this Saturday, April 3. All newsprint should be tied securely (both ways) and be on the curb by 9 a.m. Residents living in the rural areas may leave their contributions at the Ashburn Community Centre on Friday evening, but not ear- lier as it poses a fire hazard. Scouts will pick up newspapers in the downtown Brooklin area as well as Madeconian Village, Robmar St., and Cedarbrook Trail. Liberal nomination April 8 Durham East Liberals will hold their nomination meeting to be held at 8 p.m. on April 8 at the Recreation Centre, Church St., Blackstock. The Durham East iding is now made up of the Town of Newcastle, the Townships of Scugog and Man- vers and portions of the City of Oshawa and the Town of Whitby lying north of Taunton Road. Kindergarten registration begins Residents of Whitby's north ward can now register their youngsters for kindergarten classes at Meadowerest Public School. Although interviews at the school will not start until May, school staff are reminding parents that their children must be registered in ad- vance. Call the school at 655-3731 for additional information. 9/Va 3 NAIL TECHNICIANS, 12 YRS EXPERIENCE ACRYLIC NAILS, OVERLAY TIPS, FIBREGLASS NAILS GEL COATINGS, NEWNAILS $35.00 NAILFILLS $18.00 WE GUARANTEE OUR WORK!! 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She added her amazement at how well even the youngest of students was able td express tehmselves so well. In Japan, children are more disciplined and do not express themselves well," she said, "It is also much easier here for the teacher because the children ex- press their feelings to her." She said she had learned a great deal from teaching at schools such as Meadowerest through the many questions the children had asked her. "Each time I teach a class, I think it is better because of the questions and answers that the children say...I learn something each time, too." Fair plans continue Organizers of the Brooklin spring' fair have been planning for months for this year's event in June. Group '74 will once again be organizing the Brooklin spring fair parade, an event eagerly awaited by both local residents and visitors alike. 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