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Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, April 20, 1983, page 13 'Marathon trustees to vote against keeping Schreiber School open In an article in the Marathon Mercury of last week, Marathon Trustee Bob Cheetam said that the two Mara- thon Trustees would not vote to keep the Schrei- ber Campus of Lake Superior High School open. Cheetam is in his second term on the Lake Superior Board and is a constable on the Mara- thon municipal police force. He served as one of the two board repre- sentatives on the Schreiber school closure committee and ~~ voted last year in favour of closing the school. Mr. Cheetam writes a bi-weekly column about school board matters in the Mercury entitled "Keeping You _ In- formed." We reproduce last week's column in full: Keeping You Informed by Bob Cheetam As everyone is aware, the Report of Commis- sion R.G. Allan has been made public by the Min- ister of Education. This writer feels very good about the contents of the Allan Report. I see many areas that! will lead to a better quality of Educa-. tion in Northern On- tario, if acted upon by the Ministry. Having spent a con- siderable amount of time with Mr. Allan, both here and in Toron- to, I feel confident that the Commissioner's prime consideration is Terrace Bay by MARYLYN TURCOTTE The regular monthly meeting of the Catho- lic Women's League was held on Monday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting was opened with a prayer and a scriptural meet- ing. Kathleen Mikkonen thanked her team for all their work during the month of March. Claire Roen reported that work for the Bazaar is going well. Each Fri- day afternoon in St. Martin of Tours hall, a group meets to do crafts for the Bazaar. Anyone - interested please call Claire Roen. The CWL_ Diocesan Convention will be held in Thunder Bay May 10, 11, and 12. Several dele- gates from Terrace Bay will be attending. The regular meeting was adjourned and the Annual meeting began, chaired by Kathleen Mikkonnen our nomina- tions convenor. The new executive for the 1983- 84 season is as follows: 'nine Desrosiers; President - Marylyn Turcotte; 1st Vice - Sharyn Legall; 2nd vice president - Pat Savage; 3rd Vice - Diane Polesky; Treasurer - Linda Rochon; Secretary - Kathleen Mikkonnen;_ Education Convenor - Edna Ramsey; Organi- ation Convenor - Jean- Com- munity Life - Evelyn Fal- zetta; Spiritual Life - Dolares Morriseau. Saturday, April 23 the CWL will be celebrating the feast day of Our Lady of Good Counsel, patroness of the CWL. Mass will be at 11:00 a.m. The new executive will be officially in- stalled during the Mass. After Mass members will enjoy a lunch to- gether at the Red Dog Inn. Anyone wishing to go to the lunch please call Sharyn Legall as soon as possible. The following week April 24 to May 1, is CWL Week. Member- ships for the 1983-84 season can be obtained during this week. Please call Jeannine Desro- London Trip... continued from page 1 France for a day. Now that the students had a taste of the city, they decided to use their free time to wander about London. Some- times the students broke up into groups, de- pending on who wanted to see what. The students went to the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Madame Tus- . -saud's Wax Museum, and, some of the people even ventured to climb to the top of St. Paul's Cathedral. At the end of six exciting days, an exhausted group bid farewell to the fascinat- ing, but sometimes hec- tic city of London. the child. Allan's refer- ences to the need for expanded technological advances and more computer-assisted in- struction in Northern Ontario can only lead to a more diversified pro- gram for our children, if the Report is imple- mented. The report clearly supports my feelings from the outset, re- garding the administra- tive ability of the Di- rector of Education, Miss Margaret Twomey, and her staff. Mr. Allan states, 'I have = sel- dom seen competence and dedication equal to that demonstrated by the senior administra- tion in the L.S.B.E."' The stamina shown by these dedicated indivi- CWL siers for more informa- tion. Sunday, May 1, is CWL Sunday. Members will be participating at all of the Masses. Saturday, May 7, the CWL will be holding their second annual Mother's Day Tea. Val O'Keefe is the Conven- or. All proceeds from the Tea will be sent to the Co-workers of Mother Teresa to be used to buy food for the needy. Please watch for more fnformation about the Tea. The meeting was clos- ed with a prayer. Every- one stayed to enjoy cof- fee and a lovely lunch. duals during a period of such uncertainty cannot go without mention. Thank God we _ have them!! Perhaps the most con- troversial topic in the brief is that of retaining a secondary school cam- pus at Schreiber. Mr. Allan recommends that the present twinned- campus at Lake Superior High School be retained. In his report the Com- missioner goes on to substantiate his ration- ale by saying, '"'I am persuaded, however, that providing the fund- ing basis for small sec- ondary' schools is changed, it is in the best interest of students, staff and the two com- munities to maintain the status quo."' A meeting has been planned for the latter part of April, in Schrei- ber, to vote on the Schreiber Closure issue. Your two local trustees feel the same regarding this issue. If additional funding is received from the government to retain Schreiber Campus of Lake Superior High School we will support the motion. However, if the Minister of Edu- cation is not prepared to make that commitment, based on Mr. Allan's own recommendation, then neither Mrs. Richardson nor I will support keeping the school open. In his Report Com- missioner Allan has recommended that the Ministry increase the small school weighting factor to provide for the necessary programs in Northern Ontario schools. If this funding is forthcoming I will not support the retention of the Schreiber campus at the cost of educational programming. Any funding to retain Schrei- ber campus must be in addition to program dol- lars or increases in the system's grants. Trustee Tim De- laney appears to differ with me on the issue of Schreiber retention. My colleague feels that the Board should vote to keep the school open without the mention of 'funding and then go to the Minister and ask for the dollars. I'm afriad this approach appears to be extremely naive. My experience over the past three years has shown REID'S INCOME . TAX SERVICE Office: 139 Winnipeg St. Schreiber, Ont. phone 824-2075 After 5:00 p.m. Same Efficient Service Same Guarantees As Previously Given me that no government agency allows itself to be put in a position of having to do anything. Mr. Delaney felt the Minister would have lit- tle choice but to comply. My contention would be to prepare a motion that clearly indicates the Board's support for Mr. Allan's recommendation to retain the status quo providing the additional funding to do so is made available. The Minister of Education appears to have once again, in her skillful way, postponed any provincial decisions until after June 30, 1983. Dr. Stephenson has released the Allan Report and asks that all concerned groups res- pond by the end of June. The Minister of Edu- cation is well aware that Schreiber campus is scheduled to close by the end of June of this year. Why is the Board and our communities be- ing put through another ordeal like April 1982? Have we not taken every step to facilitate the Honourable Méinister's request to await the findings of the Allan Commission? The time has come for this Board, as a unified group of 14 to place the ball back in the Minister's court. On Thursday, April -7th, I was given the opportunity to meet with Mr. Bob Williams, Pre- sident of James River Corp., and Mr. Ken Buchanan of Buchanan Bros., along with sev- eral other community leaders. Mr. Williams, a very impressive indivi- dual, gave a presenta- tion on James River Cor- poration, its back- ground history and track record, and outlined the kinds of problems evi- dent at our mill which require change if Mara- thon mill is to become a self-sustaining oper- ation. Mr. Williams in- dicated that a total com- mitment would be re- quired from everyone if our community is to re- gain its prosperity. As your trustee rep- resentative on_ the Board, and one of the 14 individuals who will set the 1983 tax levy for education, I can honest- ly assure you, Mr. Wil- liams, that a call for help will not go unheard. Unless additional fund- ing is made available to keep Schreiber campus open, this trustee will not vote in favour of such a motion. 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