Page 4, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, September 18, '1996 School* board apo ves ggorder,' geda rlease c hag PROM PM2P 1 ifanwr .- if someone calîs, "Do you have to say, arn I making a controversial statement?... "I think itra an attack on some people, whether you want to admit it or flot... ]Pm really, really annoyed at this motion.» "Id don't answer to another politician, I neyer will and neyer have,» said Nicholson. "I don't have to answer to anybod on this board -and you don t have to Northwest Bungalow be$1r69oM R 3bdombungalow, beautifully landscaped front and back. Rec. room & 3 piece bath in basement. Hardwooci unier bradloom. Central. air. Located on large lot, walking distance to public school & shops. Blair Buchanan * 436-1800 Blair Buchanan Broker "The road to your real estate success should be free of dangerous curves or bumps!" Priority service to Whitby, Brooklin and area clients. Cati today! c A L4.>ur m . «The sooner everybody at this board sees that the better we'll ail get along... I called this a gag order two years ago and it's come again and again and Nobody at the board phones him to ask or tell him what theyre going to say, said Nicholson, "so I don't see why I have to do it to anybody else... "If I siay something that somebody doesn't like and it's that offensive, let themn try and sue nme.» "There is nothing i this statement that says it's to shut people up coSuntered jax trustee ôolleen Jor- dan. "It doesn't say you can't say something or do some- thîng and. it's only askng peopl to be courteous ana tell those other trustees who mnay be affected by the comment." The recommendation isn't "imposing anything on us that we shouldn't be doing& and it isn't imposing anyth ing on us," Baid Whitby trustee Doug Ross. No one tried to stifle or silence hfim when he went to other trustees or staff with controversial issues in the past he said. «We look at each other as (if) weyre opponents here but we're not... we're trying1 td hold la board togetherj and win a Bertelsmann1 Advertisement For the last two years As You Like It - Fine Foods & Gifts has been helping residents of Durham Region with their gi ft gi vi ng needs. Located i n Pearson Lanes i n historie Downtown Whitby, their showroom & retail outiet is packed with a large variety of gift baskets for every occasion. Gift baskets are ideal for birthdays, anniversaries,. employee recognition, housewarming, get well, condolences, retirement, a new baby or for simply saying "Thank-You". "We specialize in custom personal & corporate gift baskets and take pride in meeting the individual requirements of each of our customers" explains owner Raelene Henderson. Each gift basket begins by selecting the container. 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Trustees voted 9-5 te pass the 'courtesy' clause,1 with dissenting votes cast IL NiholonHopper,i The committee was simi- larly split on the reconi- mendation to withhold agendas froni press and public until Monday, at noon. "As soon as I have an agenda inmypocket. it's public» said'Nicholson, Who aâded, he's iven infior- mation from t he public agenda te the press on Fr1- day negts and over the His motion te giveth entire agenda te the press at the sanie tume as trus- tees was defeated, suppor- ted only by Hopper and Uxbridge trusteFaith Neumann. Trustees decided years ago to withhold the agenda until ît's too, late te, prmnt it before a meeting te prevent the Press froni writing a story based on an agenda report açid not; attending meetings said Bowman. the occasion or recipient". 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Drop in to see whai 's ,iew! lowed and print it as such or report it on television... (this) simpl1 allows the board te, deal with its busi- ness here and not i the media.» She also worried the media would pick up agen- das before trustees had a chance te, and cail them, with questions which. "simply makes us look more foolish than perhaps some- times we need te.» «I.respect my colleagues' opinions... and would pre- fer te, talk te, them prior -te talking te the press," said AMax trustee, Colleen Jor- dan. "We're here te debate the report, get the information and study it. I don~t think we're here te pass that ini- fration te provide steries for the press. nm sorry, that's their job, it's not our job;» «I don't how many people here say we want te, listen to Our constituenits' opinions -- of course, how can we listen te those if we hide our aed in our back pocket, » countered Nichol- son. "What better way te, get te ahl your constituents in Durham if' the press sees your agenda orn Friday (and) Puts it in the paper on Sunday te let the people Of Durhami know exactly what's going here on Mon- day? "'Arewe tyig tohid e something? We are if vou Wvont release this. This is a Public document as soon as you get this. 'Bfy us holding this were Saying te the, public ý ýou Lon't deserve e e. ht te lok at this until we talk on Wondaa *night- and that is oerong. Nicholsons amended notion directed staff te nake available a, «pro- )osed» agenda cover page, vhich is subject te ea ôail e-mail users (schools), ie -media and public by ion the Friday- before a leeting. 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