“THE WILLI se TRNe er eS _— AMS LAKE TRIBUNE: bs CRITICISM OF CURRICULUM STEMS FROM IGNORANCE = SECOND FRONT Williams Lak OF EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM e, B.C., Wednesday, October UBCM will seek broader Control on subvlivision nrajeets | The need for broader local control over zoning and subdivision development will be the subject of an intensive study by a special committee of the Union of B.c. Municipalities. | The task is considered one of the UBCM's most important jobs|Set¥ices may be installed by the! during the ensuing year, | Municipalities, which Delta claims id | creates an additional tax burden Basis for the study are a dozen! on citizens at large for the benefit Fesolutions presented to the/of a few. Yet these services are UBCM annual convention in Kel-| essential to the health and weltare owna y the munici-/of the community at large. palities of y, Langley ei ; Township West| Even more specitic and far- Vancouver and Richmona reaching are Burnaby’s proposals, several of which are modelled on Vancouver's new zoning and de- velopment bylaw of 1 Resolutions stress there is an urgent need for some law amend- ments that will enable proper and orderly developments in munici palit under mun 6. These, if incorporated in the Municipal Act, would give munici- while protecting the rights of in-|Palities power to regulate the dividual use of land with respect to lo- Property owners. . |cation, design and construction of Delegates felt the question was too complicated and important a matter. to thrash out on the con- vention floor; which might have Burnaby seeks enabling legis- Produced some hurried and ill-| ration to set up technical planning considered conclusions. The com-|noards in municipalities, institu. mittee will be appointed by the tion of development permits to 30, make all construction conditions representatives] on meeting emenity requirements, and technical) ang appointment of a zoning by- law appeal board which could re- lax certain restrictions if rigid executive October comprise elected plus professional experts. Nearly all resolutions called for and. will F ‘Be — Victoria—‘Most of the criticism (of school curriculum) displays an unfortunate state of ignor- ance about public education as it exists in this Province,” J. R. Meredith told a session of the B.C. School Trustees Association convention last week. Mr. Meredith is director of eur- iculum for the Department of Education. He countered the many de mands by specific groups for in- clusion of their favored subjects in the curriculum with the state- ment that “We can’t teach eve thing.” critical evaluation was employed, involving ‘committees within and outside the Department of Educa- tion whose recommendations went to the Council of Public Instruc- tion for final action. Mr. Meredith said “It is depart- ment policy to see that preference is given to books published in Canada and written by Canadian authors. Since the textbook market is limited in this country, it is not always possible to do this. “Furthermore, it is only com- mon sense to attempt to obtain the best book you can possibly finn. Where books — selected are not Canadian it is common Practice to have a Canadian edix tion prepared to meet our needs.” He stated it was not practical to “write and publish our own books.” The trend today in Canada in determining curriculum was to share responsibility | between a variety of groups, both in and out of government, with the final authority resting upon the govern- ment. In British Columbia one of the can Can. moving into the grocery stores. Dominion Stores an- nounced it will be selling ir Quebec and Ontario cloth ing items such as slips ar“ ladies’ panties that will packased in new-type co tainers designed by Am- Co. important groups sharing this responsibility wos the comparat- ively new Provincial Curriculum Advisory Board, a group which was “still somewhat experimental” and which was still developing. We specialize in GOODYEAR TIRES to fit . This board corisisted of a group of 25 persons representing busi- ness, industry, agriculture, min- ing, fishing, labor, management, B.C. School Trustees Association, Parent-Teacher Federation, Prov- ineial Council of Women, Union of B.C. Municipalities, University of B.C. and the teaching profes- STILL ROLLING SMOOTHLY An old beauty is this 1928 Cadillac town sedan which pased through Wil- liams Lake last Friday. Proud owner George R. Wood, sitting behind the wheel, makes a hobby of collecting and restoring old classical cars. This job has a VS engine, weighs 5,300 pounds and’can roll along at 70-75 m.p.h. The car is from Vancouver. ‘OREST GROVE NEWS sit Chief function of the board was to advisé the minister of educa- broadening of municipal controls enforcement of the bylaw created over zoning. B of T discusses SOCredls pursue dangerous tion on curriculum problem and hardship on the developer. Surrey suggests _ legislation which may require new develop- road conditions Policies. “Tt initiates studies, receives re- ports and makes recommendations Langley wants conflict between the Land Registry Act and the Municipal Act removed: to give policies, Strachan claims IMPORTED CA ers to provide road allowances up| The Forest Grove and Dis- If the parliamentary system of responsible |! te minister ana the depart- municipalities full control over] to go feet wide where major roads] trict Board ot Trade held a) goo Fy i u te » |ment,” said Mr. Meredith. In its ESSE: local planning and engineering/have been designated by an offi-|turkey banquet in the Recreation) SOveTnment is to be returned to an “even keel short life “it has dealt with such Sports model, Saloon or Soo = ‘ : | again in British Columbia, the voters must throw = which affect the physical design] cial community plan. of subdivisions and land develop-| The special conimittee hopes to ment in general Club House last Wednesday. | Economy car—we can fit them all with depend- matters as the aims of education, out the Social Credit party, opposition leader Robert the place of technical and voca. Principal guests were William) Strachan said here last week. -ovide 2 't which will sat-| tional training, physical educa- ‘ - ; _|provide a report which wal sat Speare, MLA: Herbert Coupe.) speaking to a poor turnout ot | y dona To clarity |tion, Junior ebllege. cand. othen able Goodyear tires built Delta seeks authority for muni-isfy the 1960 convention and the] pio icp Engineer; and Mr. King, 14 rosigents, Mr. Strachan de-|S0YeMMeNt conduct. To clarify erie with tough 3-T Cord to cipal councils to require sub-| provincial government of the/.507' toreman for our area, 5 the situation in the past, Mr.|P 3 The jivered a c areful analysis of the affair was a success with a good policies of the government and Gividers or developers to provide|need for legislation adjustments| “services or utilities to a level/that will safeguard both the eco-| Mr. Meredith also detailed the complex technical procedure in- Strachan said he had asked for- mer opposition leader Harold beat Canadian driving conditions. turnout of Board of Trade mem-|,,,. vee ef if yess = which is desirable by present-day|nomic welfare of the municipal-| po. their tect on the people 0f/ Winch about his reception from | volved © ages nent: Ofv school inatallatiouta@ence ’ 3 hee ae i - sritish Columbia, le . eiits Winch | Courses through committees work- ‘ree installation! = > rights - | governments. Mr. Winch 8) standa. Jities and the rights of the im-|” sr topic of discussion was former governments. Mr. C EF Under existing legislation, such ivi y_ owners. ing with the department. SA ema During the past year 14 such committees, comprising more than 5 ing on. roulum:| Referring to _parliamentary|had said that during his terms procedure, the CCF leader said in office, hardly a day had pas- |that Iaison between the govern-|sed that the premier in omice ~'ment and the opposition did notfhad not called him to bisseffice i 1 the roads, though a lot of other ous trade-in allowance! _ helpful knowledge was acquired. today. This situation, he|to advise him about government Y ES ‘ was peculiar he said. | / Kgs, ry Bennett's theories s own Mr. Strachan When it came to text book sel-| y f — ——___ said he hardly saw Mr. Bennett. 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