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CALGARY HERALD Wednesday, April 28, 1993 B3 FROZEN IN MOTION School taxes up 2.94 Tory MLA questions shutdown tin ROUND UP By Anthony Johnson (Herald writer) School taxes will rise 2.9') per cent this year an increase of $20.75 on the education tit of the average city homeowner's property tax bill. Public trustees Tuesday night approved the final operating budget for 1993-94 which calls for spending $523 million. It includes $9.3 million in cuts to programs, services, salaries and benefits. Earlier in the day trustees backed down from plans to charge teachers a parking fee and to hike the cost of student transit passes. Teachers had complained the move would have amounted to "nickel and despite adding $100,000 to board coffers.

Trustees agreed. However, trustees did approve an increase in the fees which downtown employees pay to park programs. Board chairwoman Peggy Valentine was also successful in getting trustees to overturn an earlier agreement to spend up to $120,000 on a mentoring program for new teachers. The provincial government came in for some harsh words. "I'm only hoping that the public will be sympathetic to the situation the school district, its teachers and the board faces it's a dilemma," said Don Quinn, president of the Alberta Teachers' Association public local.

"It no longer can be expected of our schools to do the job they did two or three years ago, and I lay that blame squarely at the provincial government's feet. "They've just done a terrible job of managing the resources of this province at the expense of young people and children." I PUBLIC BOARD in the board's parkade. Less than $15,000 will be raised under the plan. On the matter of bus fees, trustees concluded a comprehensive transportation review now under way should be completed before any further busing fee hikes. The board approved several initiatives from administrators to deal with a shortfall created by provincial government grant cuts for transportation and special programs.

More than $1.7 million was eliminated from money budgeted for employee salary and benefits. A contingency fund was cut in half, saving $500,000. A decision was made to pass on $700,000 of the provincial government cuts to seven of the special "I'm hearing that the schools are capitulating to anti-choicers who don't want anything to do with Planned Parenthood," Melanie McLachlen, executive director of the organization, said Tuesday in Calgary. Pointing out that 36 schools have agreed to run the presentation, McLachlen said it deals with topics like teen sexuality and family communication. The only outright reference to abortion, she added, is an optional video clip hosted by Stepto titled Degrassi Talks.

But according to Kandace Jordan, assistant superintendent of schools in the Strathmore area, her office wasn't even aware the Schools turn down I IP mmm mm 1621 TO DATE 4 program presentation is being spearheaded by one interest group. Strathmore declined the offer because of time constraints and the feeling students are already getting good sex education instruction through other programs, she said. Peace River high school principal Bryan Imray said his school's decision had nothing to do with outside pressure. Instead, Imray cited a school board policy to avoid getting involved in controversial issues like abortion. Bob Wilson, principal at Fort McMurray composite high, said he wasn't even aware the school had been approached by the Planned Parenthood group.

sAlta C) 1 By Chris Dawson (Herald writer) A local pro-choice group is angry that high schools in three Alberta communities have turned down a teen presentation on sex education, claiming the schools caved in to anti-abortion sentiment by parents. The public schools in Strathmore, Peace River and Fort McMurray were targeted as part of a 37-stop Alberta tour featuring Amanda Stepto, better known as Spike in the Degrassi High TV series. The one-month tour, scheduled to begin in May, is a project of Planned Parenthood Alberta, a provincial pro-choice group. Something new happens every day in classified. Be a regular reader.

Calgary I Icrald theay Dave Olecko, Calgary Herald ADDED IMPACT: A Hook sign crew installs a billboard at 9th St. and 8th Ave. S.W. The Old Fridge Round-Up, sponsored by the City of Calgary and TransAlta Utilities, is encouraging people to bring in their old non-working fridges until June 30. The Hook crew was attaching a real fridge to the billboard for added impact.

While worker Ron Pates (in the fridge) adjusts support bolts to hold the fridge to the billboard, Kerry DeVille looms overhead checking out Pates. The crew was to install one other billboard in the city's southwest. CORRECTION NOTICE In our B3-4 Bay day flyer, Bluestone shirts on page 18 should read "65 polyester 35 Siegfried polo knit shirt on page 1 Sleeper Stroller on page 27 will be substituted at the store. Beauty The Beast sheet set and comforters on page 46 are in limited quantities rainchecks will be available at the store. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

By Sheldon Alberts (Herald Edmonton bureau) EDMONTON A Calgary Tory MLA is demanding deputy premier Ken Kowalski justify the closure of the provincially owned Access Network offices in Midnapore. The shutdown, scheduled for June 30, will put 10 people out of work and result in the transfer of six others to Edmonton. The move to close the Calgary field office of the Edmonton-based network is foolish and irresponsible given the provincial mandate of Access, said Bill Payne, MLA for Fish Creek. "After years of decentralization away from Edmonton, how can (Kowalski) justify this plan to revert to the outdated policy of 'Everything's gotta be in Payne said Tuesday during question period in the legislature. Kowalski is the minister responsible for Access Network, which runs Access-TV and CK-UA Radio.

Access's budget last year was $17 million. He said the cuts were necessary due to "new budgets and fiscal management and fiscal realities." Access president Don Thomas said the decision to close the Calgary office was made to save money. The network is maintaining one radio news reporter in Calgary, said Thomas. Expected budget cuts to Access have resulted in a total of 30 layoffs, including those in Calgary. The cuts should have been deeper in Edmonton, said Payne.

"I've toured that (Calgary) operation and it's lean and mean and tight and quite productive," he said. IN BRIEF Worker critical A construction worker was in critical condition in Foothill Hospital Tuesday night after falling from near the roof into the basement area of a house under construction at 15 Edgevalley CI. N.W. City police identified him as Giles Laroche, 21, of the 6000 Block of Ranchview Drive N.W. Grocery robbed Two young men, one with what appeared to be a fake gun, robbed the Food Fair store at 6800 Memorial Dr.

N.E. of an undisclosed sum of cash Tuesday afternoon, say city police. Both suspects are said to be 18 or 19, with shoulder-length hair. One had brown hair, the second was blond. They left the robbery scene in a cream or off-white colored vehicle.

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Correction Notice In the flyer, 'Sears Your Money's Worth and More', distributed on Wednesday, April 28th, the following correction applies. On page C8 we are advertising a Laser Pal Computer for $1399. This sale price is incorrect and should read $1699. Sears Regrets any inconvenience to our customers. There was no intention on the part of Sears to offer misleading prices and we constantly strive to be 100 accurate in our advertising.

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