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LETTERS, PAGE 12 â€" WATERLOQ CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1982 Gold Puck liked the coverage Recently local businesses and organizations have received reâ€" quests for donations from ‘"The Cancer Research Society Inc." which is a Quebec based organizaâ€" tion and is not affiliated with or connected to the Canadian Cancer Society. Thank you Richard O‘Brien very much for your articles on the Gold Puck Hockey tournament. & As you know this was one of the better tournaments of the past r2 years especially the championship minor midget game that went into three overtime periods. Cancer group misconceptions are cleared up This is very confusing to the concerned public and the following facts showR clear up misunder~ Keep up the good work covering the minor sports in Waterloo. Dennis Dosman Waterloo, Ont. LITTLE SHORT STOP ICE CREAM : EGG " NOG .. COKE iwow, COKE io: 4Q9° TAB, SPRITE 1.5 litre bottle ceL + Jnfiflt|jfiv.uohoj‘n(‘”: 3 rmeany~ O i0 #Taw Prices in effect till closing Sat. Dec. 11 /82 We reserve the right to limit quantities. SEALTEST ALL NATURAL e 402 King Street N. e 156 Erb St. W. (at Rosilin) e Beechwood Plaza (Erb & Haliman) OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK MAPLELANE container Prior to 1981, their campaign efforts were confined to the provâ€" ince of Quebec. But since that time they have solicited funds outside Quebec. They use a logo similar to the one used by the Canadian Cancer Society which adds to the confusion. The main concentration of cancer research in Canada is done through the National Cancer Institute with about 98 per cent of their funding provided by the Canadian Cancer Society. As far as we have been able to ascertain, the NCl have never received any funding from the Cancer Research Society Inc. The Candian Cancer Society is the organization which provides assisâ€" tance to cancer sufferers, including those in this area by means of drugs, dressings and transportation to treatment centres. We of the Canadian Cancer Sociâ€" ety North Waterloo Unit of Ontario Division wish to place this informaâ€" tion before the local public to clear up any confusion between the two organizations. We also wish to express our sincere appreciation for the very generous support of preâ€" vious Canadian Cancer Society April campaigns and hope that like support will be forthcoming for our April 1983 campaign. STORES North Waterloo Chapter Canadian Cancer Society 299 129 plus deposit Ray Martin Chronicle Special The new chairman of the Waterloo County Board of Education, Paul Haney, lost little time after his election Thursday night in setâ€" ting his priorities for the coming year. The 29â€"yearâ€"old E}â€" mira lawyer, told his colleagues he wants to get tough with the board‘s spending poliâ€" cies and wants the trustees to become more involved in the In this article I would like to tell you about some of the work that a number of the trustees are involved in, which does not necessarily get the publicity that some of our other work I refer to one of our alternative programs that has been in place for a number of years but unless your child has had this problem, you would not perhaps be informed about it. You have possibly read in recent newspaper articles about alternative programs, and more will be told of these in a later article, but this particular one is called Early School Leaving. This project is one where trustees are directly involved and has been developed to meet the needs of students who are 14 or 15 years of age and who cannot cope with and accept the regular classroom routine. Many of these are in their first year of high school and for them this step is such a drastic change that when they see their poor results they start playing truant and make some attempt to go out and try to find a job. They need emotional, social and academic support but do not know how to go about getting it. What should a student who is experiencing severe dissatisfaction with school do? First, (s)he, along with his or her parents, should discuss the problem with the principal or viceâ€"principal and teacher(s) and guidance counsellors in the school. Hopefully with some extra support, he will decide to solve the problem and remain in school. Sometimes this does not work and providing the student is between the age 14 and 16, application may be made for Early School Leaving. The Waterloo County Board of Education has set up sub committees composed of a trustee as chairâ€" person, attendance counsellor, principal, suâ€" perintendent and a representative from Canâ€" ada Manpower, and these people meet with the student and his parents. The problems of the individual student are discussed and a decision is reached. He may be asked to return and try his present school again, try partâ€"time work and partâ€"time KITCHENER FARMERS‘ MARKET SHOW ARESUMES MARCH 6/83 and continues every 1st & 3rd Sunday to JUNE 19th. Closed Easter Sunday Fall schedule is weekly from September 11/83 to December 18/83 Haney quick to set priorities SUNDAY FESTIVAL OF ARTS and CRAFTS (at the Farmers® Market) LAST SHOW â€" December 19, 12 noon â€" 5:00 p.m LAST WEDNESDAY MARKET â€" December 22/82 Will Resume in May 1983 CHRISTMAS MARKET â€" Friday, December 24 NEW YEAR‘S MARKET â€" Friday, December 31 NO SATURDAY MARKETS DECEMBER 25 or JANUARY 1 Saturday Markets are Open All Year Round 5:00 a.m. â€" 2:00 p.m. (downtown Kitchener) early stages of setting the budget. Haney said trustees should be actively inâ€" volved in the initial furnishings and equipâ€" ment budget meeting and in meetings to set up the capital budget. No trustee is now involved in setting the budget in either of these two important areas and involvement when it comes to the facilities committee for approval just isn‘t early enough,‘""* he said. Although the Elmira trustee is changing the board‘s direction and getting the trustees more involved in the administration of the school board, it is a policy Haney has advoâ€" cated during his six years with the board. In his aggressive inâ€" augural address, Haney said he wants to continue the good relaâ€" tionship the board now enjoys with its staff, but in the coming year, they too will have to school, seek fullâ€"time employment, have a special individual program, transfer to anâ€" other school or program, receive court charges or transfer to the ARMS project. In my opinion, thesARMS project is our most successful alternative. Two separate centres have been set up, one in Waterloo and one in Cambridge to address the specific problems of these students. They are also taught some life skills, given job search training for partâ€"time work, and also have meaningful recreation. Depending on their individual problems, the student could remain here anywhere from two weeks to six months but eventually return to the mainstream of their schooling. Another phase of trustee work that 1 am involved in is participation with a group of Boards known as ALSBO, the Association of Large School Boards in Ontario. The group is made up of representatives from 18 large Boards from Ontario each having more than 25,000 students in their respective regions. This association is committed to contributing to a positive partnership between the Ministry of Education and trustee organizations and at the same time is determined to protect the autonomy of locally elected school boards against any unreasonable encroachments by the Provincial Government. In various committees we make submisâ€" sions and representation to the Ministry on legislation in process. We review matters referring to curriculum, legislation and fiâ€" nance, and salary and collective agreements. When we look at the many changes in education that the Ministry introduces, you will have an idea of why these large boards are concerned and work together to make joint submissions rather than each board trying to do a similar job. During the last election 1 enjoyed camâ€" paigning, meeting and talking with many of you. These articles are meant to keep the public informed about the work of the Board. If you have educational concerns and wish to discuss them please do not hesitate to contact The new chairman as a start, wants to do away with the $17,000 superannuation paid retiring teachers. bite the bullet and take less. ‘"We started paying the superannuation to retiring teachers when there just wasn‘t enough teachers to go around. Now there are plenty of teachers available and a cutâ€" back in this area can be made" he said.