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Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff The David Peterson Liberal government is not living up to its election campaign promises to provide free and complete discussion into the full funding of separate schools, according to an official with the Waterloo County Board of Education. Commenting on hearings launched last week by the provincial government into legislation proposed to implement full funding, Waterloo school board executive secretary of corporate services Pablo Machetzki said the 130th Year No. 30 Ald. Jim Erb commended staff for coming a full circle on the issue. Prior to the 1984â€"85 school year, the city hired partâ€"time employees for crossing guards. However, a security firm pointed out to council that there would be great savings and benefits by contracting the task. After a tendering process, the city found out it would be much cheaper and awarded the contract to Control Building Services (CBS). Mark Bryson Chronicle Staff . The city of Waterloo has made an about face and gone back to hiring partâ€"time employees as crossing guards les§ than a year after they dumped the system. Council admitted they had blundered by tendering the task of assisting school children across, the street and Monday passed the motion to go back to the old system with little discussion. "It obviously hasn‘t worked and we‘re glad to go back to the old system," said Erb. Waterioo was Family Donkers country last weekend when the 12 Donkers brothers gathered for the first reunion in 35 years. Here they are in order of birth (from left to right): Harry of Pickering; Martin of Mariahout, Holland; Peter of Stroud; George of Cambridge; Wilheim of Mariahout; Johan of Carleâ€"Tixtel, Holland; Frank of Beaverton; Jim of Waterioo; Henry of Listowel, Adrian of Gerwen, Holland; Herbert of Aurora and Antoon of Mariahout. Chrombrie Stan Crossing guard stance goes full circle Funding discussion poorlyâ€"timed and ignores basic questions: Machetzki Wednesday, July 24, 1985 DONKER‘S COUNTRY evanvernimcy commmimg. > reil sessions have been poorly timed and ignore the basic question of whether full funding is "right." ‘"What they‘ve forced us to do is debate implementaâ€" tion, not whether the concept is good, bad or indifferent â€" those are two completely different things. I‘d venture to say there are a lot of people who don‘t agree with it, and they still haven‘t gone to the public for their feelings,"" he said. During the next eight to 12 weeks, members of the provincial social development committee, including Waterioo North MPP Herb Epp, will hold public hearings in Toronto, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Ottawa, Kingston, She said there were many complaints about Burns‘ performance, primarily about guards not showing up for duty. However there were other complaints about guards setting bad examples for children by smoking and swearâ€" ing. After only three months, from Jan. 1, 1985 to April 1, CBS was the subject of harsh criticism from concerned parents. Their performance during that date, 21 absences and seven late arrivals, forced the city and CBS to come to a mutual agreement and terminate the contract. Enter Burns International Security Services. Burns handled the contract from April 1 to June 28, and while they were an improvement over ‘the previous arrangement, Waterloo traffic technician Debbie Trim said they were still ‘"not up to snuff." ‘"They (Burns) did a 50 per cent better job but it was still not good enough," said Trim who prepared the written report that went to council Monday night. The relationship between CBS and the city was less than cordial. Waterloo, Ontario s ormussincs c oT s Tt hn O Nes ui macimant ve c ommnts: A piaier m se one on ven ons rar aree 25 cents at the Newstand Machetzki said holding the hearings during the summer months has made it "awkward" to prepare a response to the legislation because trustees are away, and noted the August 2 deadline for written submissions is ‘‘impossible to meet." (Continued on page 4) London and Windsor. They are looking for reaction to legislation proposed July 4 extending full public funding to Ontario‘s Roman Catholic senior high schools, which it is estimated could cost $80 million the first year, $130 million the second, and $150 million the third. The first phase of the threeâ€"year program will take effect this fall. With the adult crossing guard system back in place, the 14 guards around the city will report to a coâ€"ordinating guard when they are sick and he or she takes _responsibility for the task of finding a replacemeht for the day from the list of reserve guards. Complaints levelled against Burns included 10 abâ€" sences, three late arrivals and three of guard misconduct. The latter includes smoking on the job, abusive language to the children and making false vehicle reports to the poâ€" lice. An‘ important factor in the change back was the involvement with Waterloo Regional Police. Since Burns was a profit making company with a 24â€"hour service, the police were not willing to help out at crossing locations. With the city handling the crossings, the police are likely to lend a hand as a last resort. The switch back to the old system will mean a 1985 budget overâ€"run of approximately $6,000. *‘*Maybe it was the money but people who were sick never seemed to be replaced," said Trim. "I‘m most concerned about the accesssibility for younger people. The 17 to 25 age group drinks the most and stores located around schools will compound the problem. There are more disad vantages than advantages," she said. Ald. John Shortreed paised a question of whether council should tad:.a position in which they have no jurisdiction over but voted with the motion any ways. Ontario‘s Liberal government has vowed to allow the sale in corner stores and break â€"up the monopoly currently held by Brewer‘s Retail. Ald. Mary Jane Mewhinney seemed to be the most strongly opposed to the sale in grocery stores. City gives thumbs down Councit felt the interest of public health and safety would be badly served by adding thousands of outlets for the distribution of alcoholic beverages and adopted a draft resolu tion prepared by the London Drinking and Driving Countermeasures Committee that will advise the leaders of all three political parties as well as the Attorney General of Ontario and the Ministry of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and the Minister of Health of their position Chronicle Statf Waterloo city council went on record Monday night as being against the sale of beer and wine in corner stores. to corner store booze