fale Fei rr ct oem arr a ere meee nnn menaneennineseetenat te They took care of the minute ‘details — — getting biffys on ‘the grounds (it was touch and go if spectators would have “some place to go after'a number of the portable johns went » “up in smoke just a few days before the event), organizing. oe hundreds of‘volunteers, getting sound systems, in place, nough: ‘garbage cans to collect. the debris of the masses,” - ~-veridors well spread out to serve up a variety. of tasty.goods,.. and on-ground. ent rtai nment to Keep everyone smiling b be: : FIRS eS ATE MEO SOIT RI SERRE ore sdoen ices ainrHt at i OAD yOAEDLES Cet ont oreo SREOLAR TOS SCL OCHIAROSENS ih And while organizers recognize there w were a few minor | oversights — —~ not enough: clowns and face-painters. forthe». boo they are. rightfully basking in the glory of their success. one Only if ‘you've taken on such a task yourself can you begin’ to imagine the work and planning that went into just that one days . - Months of meetings. Late nights tossing and turning, won- . dering if you've forgotten anything. The family events that , are pushed to one side, and the looks from children and “Spouses as you promise once again that it will soon be ‘back Bee sinooth tr traffic patiern to handle the volume you eps will at- oe ten : oo And then, the big day i is here- —and before you know it, it s over. And you wonder — was it worthit? 4 You bet. You have given travellers from near and far lin- ee -gering memories of the first time they saw a biplane in ac- tion, of the awesome power and maneuverability of our coun- try’s fighter jets; of the graceful flight of a glider high above; of the elegant soaring of the Canadian parachuting team, the . Sky Hawks. - | While it was all work for all of you, it was all play for all of : , Us, and we thank you. q ~And by the way, we anticipate hearing that you all did so | well, we can look forward to Airshow 2000, = LT. : iit Lehi ton Alda enieaycome ta nai Sdn satin incidents NAb sidan ia beh ing ini wantin mime Teac iain ad ic jetdaed (-deesirne siren: potermenete uh pet wy | erent} em tee ane ga me ae renew pire 50 sae kinase SAM NNER TR Aino Sm Hines mene Mem 9 Am ne e Change the: aur system, not _ the place in which it meets _ ' idney's courthonse alts emply. a Its’ closure last September ae Wald done:Lo save money, a re ported $71,000 a year savings. Thone can believe the reports, : wes coming from the municipalities and police (and why wouldn't we be- ~ Teve them), it's costing (he. tax: »paycr a great deal to keep the, doors s shut, ‘the courthouse was here, they few minutes before the tinie of them to courCon times: heels in court hallways, off the their parking fees, and the gas to - art (hem there and back. And, - while hey're sitting there «==, they're not here, on the streets, cose These aren't mere ‘ly operational.: aoa dollars; Police officers who have to. ' appear in court must now (rave! to” fi erertcvseesrtantice The play's the thing ~.does not matter. What matters is that though trophies are presented * ~ for the first place team in finals, sometimes, a trophy needs ~ to be presented for ‘working as a team’. perrnereiee en crmmeerateceer ner Sa SSSA TAY SO MODINE LCST ANER DANCE to normal.’ Hours spent poring over maps trying to setupa.. could remain on the road until ren their appearance, A radio call got >: Now, officers are caolitys. their “road for several hours at a times oo We're paying the cost of thety time, Vietoriads nlyexwhiones. When Gey a Peeve an ¢ matuattica.S sae, Mead ‘Editor: _ The final outcome of the game. City Wide Concrete Minor Baseball Team, a come from ~ behind team’ throughout the 1998 baseball season, saw. new team players j joining for the first time, but also saw ~ those new. players, along with seasoned players.and - ~~ coaches work so solidly as a unit; the name City Wide C On-". H Crete sounded the strength of theteam. -. Player self-confidence sometimes fell by: the wayside: : e Say to be recemented by the coaching staff. Coaches — -worked with the team; keeping control, recognizing each. _player’s characteristics and always: allowing each member. © "4 fair and unchastized chance on the field and up to.bat. No... size of the crowd, a sound system that didn’t reach ¢ everyone | is ie peo a ‘wanda seam of each : playoff game... ane ~~ On July 8 in Esquimalt, at the last game a the City’s mi ee _ nor baseball playoffs, CWC from Central Saanich and Sid. ney Dodgers took to the field. Sidney Dodgers won 7-6. Though on paper the score placed CWC.as second, the team’s members’ motto was: “play the best you can, work os as aunit and still... have fun.” They worked hard through- ~ out the season to win their district No. 1 position, allowing ee them to advance to the city finals. That, alone, i is an ac- - complishment worthy of a ‘first place trophy’. Thanks to the coaching staff of CWC — ' Merv Dutchak, "Jim Ralphs and Brett Jones; all of the CWC team and sup- “porting ‘cheerleaders’ for showing the solidness added to. the inner strength that you have all worked so hard for and kept throughout the season, wie equals CONGRATU: Lake stones , Mark & Wendy Polre _ Saanichton Trustees are a a vital bt! » Editor: » Tam writing in response to your ealitorial on nthe future of school boards in light of government's decision to leg- islate the agreement with teachers (“Legislating Contracts “as 9 mal e “efficient use cof those ree sour C08, “That's not taking into account all those from the Peninsulawho now must go inte Victoria fo Appear in court = the accused, the witnesses * Jawyers and: Crown counsels > ~ Amalgamating the cour {s has: fragzmented local services, and | “adds to the already unreasonable wait to get infront ofa judge : Tt was because-of all those frees” “fors, and to tile youth aiid families “out of the hard-core elements sure’ rounding the courts, that the ¢ our “osystenbwas secanented inthe. 19608, Those working within the: eystemacthattine saw that the ~ split would make it more efficient, Iisn't the format of the court © syste il tal Is cre ated thei ine ff Undermines Democracy,” july 1) : There is nothing in the legisla-: school boards. Locally-elected school trustees play a vital role in the link between local communi-. ties and Seema itis up to them to ensure the voice of students and parents is heard. * While I am disappointed trustees did not see their: way clear to endorse the agreement reached with teachers, that - does not mean ‘thé future role of schoo! boards will be in - . any way curtailed. The task at hand now is to ensure'the =» “new agreement is implemented swiftly and smoothly. “-To-that end, .1 am committed to.working with school boards and with: ‘individual trustees wherever possible so° ~ that the resources ‘promised i in this agreement are in lace - when students go back to class in September... BS Tet us not ‘lose sight of the fact that this apreiieatl that ; brings an investment of $200 million to out schools inthe » next three years. and lower provincial class sizes for kinder- - garten to Grade 3. Smaller classes mean more quality! time e with, and attention from; teachers. ~ The legislation will give all kids in B. C. the same access ~ to librarians, counsellors, learning assistants and special- : - ists who teach ESL and special education. The merits of - the contract and its emphasis on Putting resources directly -into the classroom are clear. ; . When it comes to the concerns about the agreonieit €x- pressed by trustees, we have met those concerns with. solid answers. Our government is committed to fully fund-: - ing all the elements negotiated in this new agreement, as — it is viewed as a long-term investment in the education sys- tem. School boards have been assured that they are not re- - quired to spend any funds over and above those allocated tion which talks about dismantling ‘our education system. They. are ~ by the agreement to achieve class size reductions, Teach- ers have agreed to be flexible. We have promised districts ©. that we will work with them and with teachers to make. sure that no kids are bused outside their communities be- - cause of this s agreement. | ‘ Government is committed to providing every B.C. child’ achieve that goal. . Paul Ramsey Education Minister’ yeh ems reseatins Semen ree mm REN ULAR RR RB po Roa 0 Pi emanates HA me ge ft Oy Sma ne 7 tent it’s ‘the loggal ays(oin itself ~ Which allows lawyers to delay lawyer asks for anew court date, o, isavvalid reason for. that, there is. yo problem, But when it’s done just “lo cause a delay that will benefit “lhe perpetrator, that's not necept cable, All those tactics cause the: lon” —avensed of crimes to shrug off their responsibility. People must be made to take res ~— won't see that happen unless we ~ challenge the system, not whore the aynle mn takes place, Uy “cases going to court, Every time a ‘ s/he mus appear in court, Hthere James tn our courts and allow, those ; ~ with the best education possible. believe trustees share ~ in that commitment, and that together, we can work to.’ sponsibility for their actions, and we