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THE REVIEW Wednesday, May 7, 1986

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BILINGUALISM is something to sing about,
French immersion students at Monday night’ Ss special
school board meeting.

says local

EFI students sing
to save program

‘French .proponents out: :
numbered school trustee sup-
porters: by more than seven to
‘one’ at Monday nights special

petitions signed by 166. school

be reinstated.
Trustee Graham Hill defend-

‘-board::meeting called to discuss. -ed his. stand supporting’ the
the heated Ereden immersion’: board’s decision. saying “‘every
issue. attempt to find. a long-term

Held. at Claremont Secon- : solution has been thwarted."

dary, trustees listened to almost’
~ four jhours’ of debate and: ace .’

_ decision. included a threat, to
_/eepted more than 100: submitted

continuing “the - learning
assistance™ program, a potential

“The =13 ‘Jetters backing” the ~ joss of

nextyear were:all but lost in the..:

thick stack of .pro-immersion | Programs. at a risk,” he. maine

«submissions . -numbering well tained. wa gy os oo

--over.70. Hill also. criticized past.
ee Sf is - tap 46 i a5 " is ha?

‘More than 600 parents ‘turned _boards. “‘If they had faced up _

to. this issue we wouldn’t be here:

tonight. It. should. have been |

resolved three or four. years

ago.’ eles

“The board has had a divorce
“on this issue,’ Hill said.

up for the special session with
the majority quietly spurred on
by Canadian Parents for French
spokesman Yvonne Rolston to >
voice their. protest.

- For the first time ‘since: the

; ; , : “We're hoping for oa con-
controversy crupted: mid-April,” gitiator,”" replied. chairman
» young French immersion ~Rubymay Parrott. oie
students from “Deep Cove, «We? need a> marriage:
‘Keating and) Mt. - Newton’ counsellor,’ agreed trustee Lois
schools took an active role in Watsh,.
the demonstration, singing A parent nespendied: “In the
English and French songs — divorce where children are in-
“before the audience. ; ~ volved itis the children — the
Former immersion teacher © innocent ~- who are hurt most.
~ Charlotte, Diamond, now a> Don’t punish the children. for
Vancouver singer, led othe the mistakes of “their parents

chorus,

and the > poor
The children also prevented

previous hoards.”

‘planning of

- Sunday opening |
_ popular at pubs

The. general raderion from,

ite aveek polieve would? ontinue at
WANS "Tt :

I the end of the summer.
“about dimes

“Busiess was-brisk on vthe fiy nf ' said,

eo Suny arest pubs and lounges.”

staged opened as the provingial
JO hpoverninentecisud restrictions
3 TOR EAPO SUMMer oe os
OO was as Duda ae at normal
“SAA UaAN SS oosaid Christine
a Cowell: of ig Sidney Hotel "1
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. rene :
Prairie lnn-owner Ted “Ander-
cosonsaidd We had a lot af Sue
day drivers trom Vietorin A lot
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aitse had sebusy day, while cthe (|
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Wo atl like the estra troupe.
said the Calder Hear'ss Paiwe oo
UMePdnald. Anderson gsplained 5”
Tha most sath anty pot 26 toda)
hours aeweek ine so the: add
Sonal inne cwees a berays came?
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ocarbe gave smart more chance to.
Sake tee dayein ae row off, He.
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oi ‘nad hired three new: shalt, 8
4 The Prairie bin awater sate
Hang ad this pubs Ouanuadieda hes,
patina Had ex perinaeced alin |
“Trouble on the sanny Sundays
Anderson sid he haope
SHAY OPeT AES CORTE - i
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“Saanich Treasurer Ralph Gillis

mates. requesting. the program - :

liféccou 69:

‘He. said reasons. behind his: §

the.

English’. program:
ent s° decision: to% phase ‘out, teachers’ and.an adverse. affect.
> early French) immer sion: atthe . on “smaller ~ schoo in,

’ Kindergarien™ level ‘beginning. district.

“This pressure puts English”

dtsa long: tine. conti” he, '

NS hikes taxes

North Saanich commercial
tax rates took a/22 per cent hike
in 1986 budget figures.

Residential taxes will increase |
3.16 per centover 1985 figures,
said Mayor Lloyd Harrop. This
equates to approximately $25
more per. year. on a. property
assessed at $100,000.

commercial properties.

“We know we're going to
take a lot of flack, but we've got
to bite the bullet;" Harrop
stated.

Operating reserves have also
hit rock bottom and should-be
increased to at least double the
current $56,000 figure, he said.

CHAT win PAT

Pat Crofton, MP
Esquimalt Saanich
Come to:
Gordon Head Recreation Centre
1744 Feltham Rd.
Victoria

The 1986 municipal budget RCMP coverage in North Wednesday, May 7 7:30 p.m.
increased 4.7 per cent to. $3.1 Saanich was previously sub- Do not forget to see himon
million — or an additional sidized) by the provincial Channel 10 |
$139,492 more than the 1988S government. In 1986. there Thursday, May 8 at 7:00 p.m.

municipal budget of just under
$3 million,

Budget expenses coupled with
decreased revenue total
$336,000 which must be acerued
through increased taxes, North

won't be a police subsidy.
Increases In commercial taxes
put North Saanich on a com-
parable level with neighboring
municipalities, Harrop said.

FABRICARE

SIDNEY TO SOOKE SINCE 1973
\ Family Operated

said ina press release.

ACRYLIC

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The federal governments FOR BEAUTIFUL HANDS!
failure to ante up final payment — [54 ceca occasions oF every: * Upholstery expertly cleaned

On grants in dieu of taxes cin
1985, plus municipal repayment
of. same pravisional erant
Momes pur the Hnaneial pinch
on North Saanich.

Further revenues

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To recoup losses, commercia 7 \ \ pect your privacy
taxes Were increased on federai Lagyfinger f Nails: [sx \ . and donot solicit by phone. §

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