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Po ren A Lr Volume 123 Number 7 ~ PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1989 Copy 50¢ °° 40 Pages 23. 1300 teachers set for strike action High School teachers with the Durham Board of Education will walk off the job January 23 unless anew contract can be reached with the Board. More than 1300 teachers in the Region's 18 high schools vot- ed last Friday and 85 per cent were in favour of strike action January Alan Monks, President of District 17 of the Ontario Secon- dary: School Teachers Federation said "the high voter turn-out and the overwhelming support reflect the depth of the teachers commit- -ment to their bargaining goals." Although the Board and the Teachers Federation are not mak- ing public specific demands in the negotiations, Mr. Monks said the main issue for the teachers is staffing level and staff allocations. ~The teachers want more staff to reduce class sizes and alleviate what he called "un-even work loads" for teachers. A new salary scale and bene- fits are also outstanding issues, he stated. Durham's public secondary teachers have been working with- out a contract since last August 31 when a two-year pact expired. 1989's first baby Scugog's first baby of the New Year provided a hap- py birthday gift to Janice Patton, who celebrated her - birthday January 3 by giving birth to Lauren Rae Pat- ton at 12:04 p.m. in the maternity wing of Port Per- ry's Community Memorial Hospital. Janice and hus- band Tom, along with daughters Lindsey, Holly and Alexandra, welcomed little Lauren--who actually Isn't 80 little. The first baby born In 1989 weighed In at nine pounds, one ounce. Congratulations! Book N The last bargaining session between the teachers and the Board was December 13. Mr. Monks said he is confi- dent that talks will resume be- tween the two sides in the near. "This (strike vote) puts pres- sure on both of us to get back to the barganing table," he told the Star. The vote on strike action last Friday was supervised by the Edu- cation Relations Commission of Ontario. If future talks fail to come up with a new contract for the teach- ers, they will be on strike during the mid-term exam period at many high schools. Durham's secon 'teachers -came close to a strike in the fall of 1987 when a contract was reached a couple of days before classes were due to open after the summer holidays. Abducted 'man likely murdered The Boxing Day abduction of a 21-year old Oshawa man from the Genosha Hotel is being treated as a homocide by Durham Re- gional Police. Police believe that Terry Spindler was beaten to death and his body dumped. A search for the od} was intensified over the weekend with patrols looking in creeks, parks, the Lake Ontario shoreline and rural areas of Oshawa. | Terry Spindler was abducted from the Genosha Hotel just Fa- fore midnight on Boxing Day b _ five or six men. He was forcibly put into a car and has not been seen since. The car has been re- covered by Police. Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with the abduction: 21 year old Sean Heickert and 19 year old Brett Simmons, both of Oshawa, have been charged with assault and for- cible seizure. 'They were denied bail at a hearing in court last week. Police say that information - they have received from sources lead them to now believe that Spindler is dead. .» Police are also asking the as- sistance of the general public, and anyone with any kind of informa- tion can call 683-9100 or Crime Stoppers at 436-TIPS. Say hello to the "Mcon Man", a whimsical creation of one of Scugog's newest artists-Iin-residence, Den- nice Hall, who recently left the big city and moved to Caesarea with her family. For more about this talent- ed artist, see story and more photos inside this Issue of the Port Perry Star. Council warns snowmobilers Scugog Township council may be forced to "toughen up" the local snowmobile by-law if the Township continues to get com- plaints from residents, Mayor Ho- ward Hall said last week. He told the Star there have been numerous complaints filed with the Township office and with councillors over snowmobiles. And the Township council is going to review the 19-year old by-law and if necessary, make it more restrictive for snowmobilers operating their machines within the community, Mayor Hall said almost all the 'complaints over the last few weeks have been over snowmobile use in the village of Port Perry, including Apple Valley and Perry Glen subdivisions. And there have been com- plaints about snowmobiles on sidewalks when young children are walking to and from school. "We (council) are starting to get concerned about the number of complaints, and that there could be a serious accident," stated the Mayor. He said the municipality has the authority to ban snowmobiles completely from village streets and parks, a step the council might take if members consider it Under an old Port Perry vil- lage by-law passed in 1970, snow- mobiles are not allowed on any sidewalk in the Township. They are allowed to (Turn to page 2) operat- Te an pe at a A i ts ap ~ Uy ot. seer Et mc ae a gt = gf, SS a RE Ta NS RE ---- It ve er -- a a we c---- Eman Toh wk, Eom oo a a rN