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PAGE 10, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER i, 1986, WHITBY FREE PRESS The Brooklla Horticutural Society helci a flower and vegetable show at Fafrview Locige onStra.Society members Kay Hut- chings standàs among some of the many flowers the society haci on view for residents of the Lodge as well as members of the public. Free Press Staff Photo Crowded schools growing A.pes problem for Board Apesrelease issued In the board's elemen- While the board bas asat week, by the tary panel alone, almost been pressing the Durham Board of 800 new students had province for some time Education dlamia that enrolled across the to increase the level of living up to the board's region, 550 of those in funding to builci new motto, "Quality Ajax, 295 in Whitby schools, the board press Education Today - For foiloweci closely by releasp cdaims the Tomorrow" la a "dif- Pickering with 289. Only situation has become ficuit, -if not impossible Oshawa lias experien- more critical than ever. task" because the ced an overail decline in The statement asserts province is not elementary enrolment. that the "Ministry of providlng enough funds Whitby's il public Education's policy of to build the schools schools share 56 por- granting funds to the necessary to keep pace tables this year - up Durham Board of with the region's rapid from 40 in 1985 - with Education for the growth. - Col. J.E. Farewell and building of a maximum As of September 22, Dr. R. Thornton topplng of two new achools eadIý the board had added 63 the llst with ten por- year does not keep pace new portables to the tables each. The most with Durham's rapici system bringing the dramatic increase in growth rate and in- total nurnber of por- enroiment in Whitby creasing enrolment tables used in the public schools this year figures. The accom- board's schools to 258. was at E.A. Fairnxan modation criais, par- That figure means the where 94 new students ticularly in the elemen- board continues bo hold have swelled the ranks tary scliools affected by the dubious honour of to 505. Fairman lias nine rapici new development, havlng the highest per- portables. can only worsen if centage of elementary Pickering, Ajax and Durham does not students in portables Whltby higli achools receive additlonal .among ail the provin- have a combined schools at a much faster ce's public school boar- enrolment increase of rate than la the current dsa. 300 studgnts. practice." Based on figures received after the firat l3u dg t w e ek of clamiestAjax FromIP g. 9 g tw e is scondonl to jax the budget over that managers. If they ex- among Durham Board magie five percent. ceed that amount in of Education comn- Lafarga said the five their budgets, they must munities lit liardest by percent was a guideline make a presentation to escalating enrohnent. tn deinrtment the finnace comnittsas PIT RMN ENRE 66.45 Secundary teachers without contract Ontario's Education Relations Commission lias appointed a fact fin- der for negotiations between secondary school teacliers andi the trustees of the Durhami Board of Education. According to AI Monks, chef negotiator for the' teachera, they met a number of times eBrock General Hardware HARDWARE, PLUMBING ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES, PAINT SUPPLIES >SAT., OCT. 4-SAT., OCT. il WE CARRY 5ICU PAINTS S mm mmCLIPTHImSCOmUPON AND RECEIVE m m'n OFF ANY INSTOCK OPURCHASE .100/ OFFER NOT APPLICABLE 0 % TO SICO FALL PAI NT SALE ALSO RECEIVE 2 KEYS FOR THE PRICE 0F ONE!1 ffWe Invite you f0 vîsIt us for your future requirements ffWe stock an excellent selection of Hardware, Piumbing, Electricai and Paint Supplies at VERY competitive prîcesi eWe of fer prompt, personai and friendiy service *Wle are conveniently Iocated with plenty of FREE parking WITH ANY PURCHASE RECEIVE A BALLET GOOD FOR 1 CHANCE ON ONE 0F 3 PRIZES Mo - s'd. am p e uS & 1ýAj1«X1D DS over the summer with the- trustees and, aithougli negotiations are proceeding on a friendly footing, lie saici there were certain issues which require third party assistance. "We've agreed not to discuss the actuai issues (with the press) so that we can expedite the negotiations. But I think it's important to recognize that we get along well withour. em- ployer. We disagree on certain issues and we're not going to progresa without third party assistance ... We have a ways to go yet," saici Monks on Friday. The two parties were expected to have one last meeting yesterday before meeting with the fact finder October 10 but Monks said hle dici not expect they wouid settle anything at the meeting. According to the board's superintendent of business, Rosa Backus, it is not unusual for the teachers to be without a contract in September but if the negotiations extenci mucli beyond that a fact fînder wlil ýe requested. Backus said it was the teachers wlio requesteci the fact finder but as far as the board la concer- neci negotiations are stw proceeding smoothiy. "The board's quite positive in is position towards negotiating an agreeable settiement," said Backus. *The fact finder, *Malcolm Stockton of Niagara Falls, wilmeet witli the two parties Oc- tober 10 anci wiil write a report setting out whicli matters have- been a ,greeci upon and those which remain in dispute. The report rnay also contain recômÎ- mendations for set- tlement. Monks saici Stockton lis until Oc- tober 24 to write lis report and then it is subnutted to the board andi the teachers for tlieir consideration. They then wiil have 30 days in which to settle. If the 30 day cooiing-off perioci lapses witliout settiement, the teacliers must then vote on the board's last offer andi vote on strlke action before a strike can ac- tuaily take place. Wliile lie saici the teacliers remain op- timnistic that a set- tlement coulci be reacliec, Monka said a strike ls always a possibility in any negotiation." 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