W-HITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESD)AY, JUNE 4, 1986, PAGE 3 L ongo fears for seperate sehools' identity By JAN DODGE Free Press Staff Durham Regian's separate schooi chair- man is unhappy with an amendiment of Bill 30 that would mean separate schoals would have ta give up preferential hiring practises for Catholic teachers. Sean Conway, Minister of Education, recently said the Liberal government will By JAN DODGE Free Press Staff The separate school board has an ally in Gary Herrema for their request for a boundary review. "I support what the separate schooi board has done; I think they're on the right track," Herrema, Durham Region's chairmnan said. Recently the board decided to ask the Mac- Donald Commission to review the boundaries for the area aver which the board has jurisdic- tion. Like the public board, the separate board does not have educational jurisdiction over the Town of Newcastle which in- cludes Bowmanviiie. When Durham Region was formed in 1973, baundaries for the boards of education did not conform ta the boundaries of the region. "There might be fac- tors present in '86 that were not present earlier," Saiiy Longo, chairman of the Durham Region Roman Catholic Separate Schoal Board said. The Peterborough Northumberland Sepa- rate Scbool Board which currently is responsible for Catholic education in Newcastle wouid be af- fected by any change. "I don't know what initiated that action," support an NDP amen- dment that requires separate boards which accept full funding ta give equal job oppor- tunities ta non Cathoiic teachers 10 years after the bill is law. There is provision in the bill already that the separate board would take teachers from the public board who are displaced by the exten- sion of funding for 10 years after accepting funding. Peter Roach, director for the Peterborough separate board said, referring ta the Durham separate baard's request. Although present educationai boundaries do not conform paiitically, they do by religion, Roach said. The Town of Newcastle is in the diocese of Peterbarough, while the area west of there is in the diocese of Toronto. If Newcastle shouid go tà ' the Durham separate baard, Roach said, "I think one change wouid necessitate another, " indicating- Newcastle would probabiy become part of the Toronto diocese. Roach said he thinks parents in the Caurtice area might be wanting a change in borders. At- present the board has ta bus its students from that area eight miles ta schoal, whereas if they could go ta, Oshawa sehools it would be much dloser, Roach said. The Peterborough board has been wanting a sehool in that area for a long time and has just this year received site appravai. Herrema said he has had some discussion with ministry officiais and some discussion with Newcastle over1 changing êhe! "This cornes as a sur- Prise to me," Sally Longo, chairman for the Durham Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board, said. 'I thought this was one area in which we had agreement with the government ... They've made a commitment ta us." Longo said the board always accepted "as just and fair" the idea of hiring teachers without religious favor for a *educational baundaries 1for bath separate and epublic boards. He ex- ipects ta take formai ac- tion in September, with resolutions asking for a review by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. "We have ta consider the effect on aur region and on education ... We have to consider aur neighbours. I've no in- tention of causing harm at the moment." However, he added, "It's been 12 years now; it's time for another look." The public board is not doing anything about baundaries at present, however, Chairman Ruth Lafarga said, "If we gat a formai request from the region ta do so we wauid. " "If any review is done," the separate board chairman said, "it wauid probably be done in totality, but we don't have the right ta speak for the public board." Roach said the Durham separate board has invited him as directar, as well as Peterbarough's chair- man.and vice-chairman ta meet with their Durham caunterparts. "I think it will be worked out very agreeably once the two boards get together," he said. Ash Street parking question proves confusing By MIKE JOHNSTOýN Free Press Staff A request by a business owner on Ash St. ta provide parking turnover on the street bas seen severai other business owners on the street oppose the recommendations by the Public Works Department. The departnient, had recommended that parking meters and no parking zones be stratigicaliy placed aiong the street to stop Dmployees of businesses n the area from parking Ml day. Wayne Mancuso )wner of Colour Print on %sh St. said the iack of iarking on the street is keeping customers away from his business. "If the parking problem is not solved, it won't be long before I have to move," said Mancuso. But other businesses did not agree and toid members of the operations cammittee Monday night that the post office is causing the parking problems on the street. "I can count seven or eight cars on that street wbich belong ta em- pioyees of the post of- fice, " said Brian Jensen of Jensen Auto Body. He' said installing parking meters in front of bis business wiil stop customers from parking and going ta him for estimates. "I can't afford ta lose the parking," hesaid. -. The remark that postai employees are using the street ta Park their cars prompted Mayor Bob Attersley ta question whether or not the town wasted $150,o building tbe parking area on Perry St. "I tbinkt we shouid find out if it is being used, " said the mayor. The confusion on wbo the parking restrictions wili affect forced tbe committee to table the parking recommen- dations for one month. A survey on who uses tbe Perry St. parking lot and Ash St. will be con- ducted during the month. period of 10 years after full funding cornes into effect. "We are not wiliing to accept It beyond the 10 years and we have stated that very clearly ta ail local MPPs and in any briefs or sub- missions we have made to the government or ta palitical parties. "It (the amendment) is totally unacceptable for a Catholic board in Durham Region. " The Liberals have maintained, Longo said, that it was the right of separate sehools tcG maintain selective hiring practises after the 10 year period. "The bottom line in maintaining the Catholicity of our schools is to have Catholic role models for the students. For that reason it would be totally unacceptable." However, Ruth Lafarga, chairman of Durham Board of Education, said she was pleased with the amen- dment. "This has been Our position (on hiring) from the beginning," The amendiment couid stili be removed from the bill if the Supreme Court of Canada rules that separate boards have the right ta, dîscriminate in hiring. 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