The McGill Tribune Vol. 17 Issue 11

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Published by the Students’ Society of McGill University

Montreal bids to host Gay Games By D eborah N etburn__________

Last Saturday, Director of the Montreal Gay Games 2002 Board Nicolas Pomerleau flew to Denver, Colorado to convince the Federation of Gay Games that the 2002 contest should be held in Montreal. If Pomerleau and his board are successful, Montreal will be host to the largest sporting event in the world. Even bigger than the O ly m p ics, the Gay Games are estimated to bring to the city over $200 million in rev­ enue. Denver’s presentation is the final stage of a bid process which began tw o years ago. “In November ‘95, a few of us got together to see if we could bid — just to find out if Montreal had enough resou rces to hold the Games,” Pomerleau said. The Gay Games were first held in San Francisco in 1982. S in ce then, N ew York and V ancouver have been h osts. Amsterdam is getting set to hold the 1998 Gay Games. The bidding process began whe'h the Montreal committee’s letter of intent was accepted. The group was subsequently asked to submit a bidding document which would outline exactly why the Gay Games should be held in M ontreal. The “B id B o o k ” included such specifics as what type of opening parade the board intends to have, what transporta­ tion will be available to specta­ tors and participants, and what kinds o f d isa b ility se r v ic e s Montreal will offer, among other things.

W hy G ay G am es w a n t M o n tr e a l The other cities pitching the Federation o f Gay Gam es are Toronto, Long Beach, Sydney and D a lla s. Pom erleau sees Sydney as Montreal’s main comC o n tin u e d o n p a g e

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Referendum to decide fate of day-care By Finola M oore

The future of student parents at M cG ill w ill be decided in this week’s referendum, in which stu­ dents will vote on whether to pay three dollars per semester to imple­ ment a proposed new day-care cen­ tre. The new program, intended to supplement rather than replace the current day-care, would provide flexible, part-time services to stu­ dents with children. A questionnaire compiled by the Education Equity Committee for incom ing students included inquiries about student parents. It was discovered that 15 per cent of incoming McGill students last year had children, most of whom were young enough to require day-care. As a result, a preliminary recom­ mendation for the construction of an additional day-care was made. Dean of Students Rosalie Jukier explained the nature of the recom­ mendations.

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“The non-final recommenda­ tions included strategies for expanding access to day-care places,” stated Jukier. The current McGill day-care provides full-time care for 106 chil­ dren. Waiting lists exist for many age groups. An additional service was proposed in order to accommo­ date students who only want parttime day-care. Sky Jondahl, a mem­ ber o f the Day-care Yes Committee, stressed that the goal was “accessible day-care.” The philosophy o f the pro­ posed day-care was explained in a letter o f intent sent by the Yes Committee to the current day-care. The letter, a legal but non-binding contract, details that the schedules of the new facility will be flexible and that it will be geared primarily toward providing services for stu­ dents. The service’s schedule will be divided into two-hour blocks. Also, the current McGill day­ care will assist in the hiring of staff

but w ill not be under the same direct management. Lara LeighW ood, chairperson o f the Y es Committee explained how the two groups intend to co-operate while remaining distinct. “The present day-care has kindly offered to supply educators but they [the two day-cares] are separate en tities,” said LeighWood. Elaine Reiner, director of the current day-care, found it difficult to answer any specific questions as the letter of intent had not yet been signed. She mentioned only that the implementation of a part-time sys­ tem within the current day-care had not previously been discussed. “[It’s] not a consideration that we’ve spoken about,” she said. According to the Yes commit­ tee, the services provided by the current and the proposed new day­ cares will not overlap. The demand

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