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Shirley McCaul intro.
dud the, guest speaker,
Ira McCc skery from
Stratlu oy, Anna: had been
one of six, delegates from
the Fres.byterian Church int
Canada to attend. the Z3rct
General Council of the
World • Alliance of
.Reformed Churches in,
Hufgtt y iq AUgliSt, 1997.
There was over 1,000 pea -
pie fr'itm 104 countries,
meeting to worship and
work together to break the
Chains of injustice. They
were given a. ttatts atiQttr.
headset that could . be
tuned into: seven different,
languages. • •
With the rise of slides,
short videos,asci several
theirnc>taes she was able.
to share with everyone
some of her memorable =
experiences One delegate
from Myanmar. (fortherky .
$urina) had ten 10 days
to . arrive at . the
Conference He had
' walked three days; rowed
a boat for.two days;; spent.
•
two .days on a ship before
taking: a. small. plane to
Rangoon, another plan to
&Bangkok, `another to,
Zurichu then front there to
autiapest which is three
hours west of Debrecen..
tach morning worship
co> ie.„ced at S a.m. with.
the Bible studies based onr.
Isaiah 51i: 1 - t2.. It was -
prepared. by. contributions
from di.Xfefent pacts of the
world, anti edited by .Dr.
Stephen Farris, a, minister
of the Presbyteiaxt;Ctturch
ili ;Canada, It WAS a very„;
emotional experience .to
be able to sing the familiar
!hymns in many different
languages,.•
' rt.rtta Haldenby
thanked- the: speaker for
sharing this. memorable
time. with .as :all. and *len
tliatr of,Jrussels thanked:
everyone for their contri-
butaons to the meeting.
Q1lowing the singing, '1
Of the hymn'. "Jesus Shalt
Reign,” Wilma Clarke of
South Kinloss closed the
meeting with .prayer. (sub..
mitted by'Mildr'ed'Losee).
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tion
byfdck Kew
The Avow Mal;tland,District Schoal'Board education
director said he.>is rtot 8atisfied•withthe: funding .the
province is providing to boards -in ;fact, -he_ said he's
disgusted.:
• Paul Carroll, coenting.an the new' provincial fund
ing.. riiociet, which.* suppose
rnud to equalize funding. for
Ontario .students; at' a meeting.. at the. Mitchell district;
high; school- (MDHS) Iasi •Wednesday, said., I'vec used,
words like frustrated and: discouraged ttr describe hew;
feel about it (the new funding; model).. i• never used,.the
worddisgusted, but: U tagging to now
`il ibitkklesi.4bioluwly. unconscionable that the Lowest
spetidirkg•board-ge s less.-''
Addressing; membrs, of the public and members, of ;
Mitchell arca- student eounciks; assembled; at the ltigii
school . gv , he'explained that the, promised equitable
fundi,ig for students has not,tal en place He: said the
school board will• receive, on a pupil basis„ approxi
mately $6,200,-"pfier student, while bigger boards *411
receive $•
9g
-"Only. tponey has. been shifted around: and .that ss dis-
gustin$"'-Carroll "said noting thed_ifterence� in per pupil'
funding, s similar to. what it was before implementation
Of the:new ;funding anedel ,
The •ecchtdatiorkdirector underscored; his feeling'.about
the..Iuinding; the. board..is, receiving from; the "Prey inue
w>ten he answercd.4 parent gquestion with the faliowing •
statement: `"13otto.rn. line, your, kids. are not getting a'fa)r
share ;
13xplaining-to member':of the-pulattc;and rnennbers of
Mt c4te11; tea school. councils{t;>a 5naire.9 is One of the
biggest challenges; facing the new st hoe; board„.he , silid;,
"In.isty opinion we (the board)„arc ,going'to have. less'
'inoncy than helbre.,'
The new funding model. take away innoney frond
•school boards quicker than before, he added,.notinq �t
•slight drop;in student enrolment, is anticipated over the
• next. two years, which:;incans less money for the board
:yet again
This Setateinbcr carrell said 200 fewer. students will
mean, a decrease in-.ther h ard's budget of appruxitnately
$.1 ,mild on. t-tvwevc,r. nc said enrolment would'not drop
by 2Et(} iii' one school but individual schools would only
sae leLrca es in student populatitans,of about two., of
thrcc, me,; iiing c:lasst•ooni costs w, uId leinain the; same,°
•turn; to' paw. I.'.