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., MO ai Sa fares A A Cay A AL a o - I -------------- | | 18 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, January 14, 1992 Council Briefs Blue Box Pickup Extended Council voted in favor of extending blue box pick up to Prince Albert. : rs oy Under the terms of the agreement, the collection of recyclables will be on a user pay basis. This service will begin on Feb. 1. Durham Regional council recently voted to alter the frequency of blue box collection from weekly to bi-weekly. This will result in a savings of $3.25 million over five years. Miller Paving was awarded the new contract beginning Feb. 1. Council to consider another Handi-Trans unit Council has been requested by Handi Transit Incorporated to consider the purchase of a second vehicle. In a letter to council, Doug Manuel, general manager, said the frequency of riders has increased over the past year, and sug- gested that a second vehicle be purchased to accomodate the rid- ership in the Uxbridge and Scugog Townships. He says the exist- ing vehicle for the handicapped covers approximately 300 kilometres per day. NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS This is the time of year when people in our cul- ture habitually examine their lives to see if there ® is anything they would like to change, anything # they could do better. Then we make resolutions & to try to do better in the New Year. These often # revolve around new diets or finishing some = household projects or being nicer to people. | There's a feeling that we can make a fresh begin- | ning. © This year | suggest that we might all add some environmental resolutions to our list. We've prob- Stonemooyr %* % % % % Io D A ° are Genet? STONEMOOR DAY CARE CENTRES INC. offers a CHILD ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME. Limited openings in most age groups, 18 mths. 10 5 yrs. Full and part Time Openings Available. Openings still available for all ages. For further information call ok kkk 985-0800 %* % kk % %* % kk % CY & ably all just spent a whole lot of money on our = kids, and other friends and relatives. Resolving & to live a more environmentally friendly lifestyle is | a way we can give a really important gift to our # loved ones: a habitable, sustainable future. Here are some ideas: ® Recycling: If we aren't already recycling our & newspapers, tins and bottles, this is the time to = begin. If we are, perhaps we can start recycling | our corrugated cardboard, fine paper and plastic bags (after we've reused them, of course}. #8 If we don't have composts, this is a good time = to start one. It needn't cost a fortune, either. ® From time to time the township gives away com- i posters {it saves taxpayers money to give the t composters and avoid collecting and disposing of & the compostable waste]. We made a composter = out of a couple of 2X4s and some chicken wire. | 8 think it cost about $12. This will also save you J money on fertilizer for your garden. A lot of attention has been paid to the garbage (Guaranteed Monthly Income with Call 434-6161 ROBERT ). GOW Robert J. Gow Mortgage Backed Securities (Toronto Line) 683-1081 RICHARDSON GREENSHIELDS A a a i.e Investment advisors to Canadian enterprise and enterprising Canadians i# problem and the environment. This is an impor- @ tant issue, of course, but it is not the most im- #8 portant. There are other threats to our environ- # ment which are much more serious. | am talking = about pollution: air pollution, water pollution, # and soil pollution. Perhaps we can make some & resolutions about these things in the New Year. ® Air pollution is probably directly responsible = for the strange weather we've been having lately. 2 The Canadian government has finally accepted | that the greenhouse effect is a fact. It is caused" #= by "greenhouse gases" including carbon dioxide, ## carbon monoxide and methane. A lot of this - by Michelle Bull We can help by turning down our thermo- stats, insulating our home, buying sweaters, and using our cars less. It really bugs me when I see cars left running when people have just run into the store for a minute. Where's the big effort required in turning off the car and turning it on again? Most of our cars run well enough that it is no problem to start them. Don't let your car run when you aren't actually going somewhere! And maybe resolve to walk somewhere instead of driving at least once a week. If we all did this more often, we wouldn't need those diet resolu- tions! And if you plan to buy a new car this year, resolve on buying one with excellent fuel efficiency. Tell the seller that this is a priority for ou. y In fact, if you plan to buy any large appliance this year, make energy efficiency a priority. It would save a lot of energy. and the resulting pol- lution, if everyone did this. You can help with water pollution by not us- ing toxic chemicals (like toilet bowl cleaner, oven cleaner, paint thinner), any more than absolute- ly necessary, and by properly disposing of them when you do use them. This means not pouring them down the drain. Regarding soil pollution, perhaps this is the year to think about organic gardening. Instead of pouring all sorts of toxic chemicals on your lawn and garden, consider growing them organi- cally. If you aren't sure how, borrow the book y Carole Rubin, from the library. ] Finally, we might resolve to consume less in the New Year. Economists debate about whether consumption helps the economy or not, but it certainly doesn't do our personal economies much good, especially in this time of recession, and it destroys the earth. It doesn't look as if the recession is just going to magically disap- pear, so we all have to start to learn to live with it, and this means reducing consumption, mak- ing do, and making things ourselves. We. are still a lot better off than our grandparents, not to mention people in the Third World, and they 12 King Street East, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 1A9 home heating and our cars. = comes from industry, but a lot comes from our managed to find happiness. Here's wishing everyone a Happy New Year! A MESSAGE TO ROMAN CATHOLIC SEPARATE SCHOOL SUPPORTERS IN THE REGION OF DURHAM FAIRNESS AND ECONOMIC REALITY - The Durham Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board announces its response to the "work to rule" strike of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, Durham Secondary Unit Teachers in the secondary schools of the Durham Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board, through the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA), have commenced a "work to rule" strike as of Monday, January 13, 1992. This action follows nearly a year of negotiations between the Board and the Durham Secondary Unit of OECTA. During these negotiations, the Board has been committed to reaching a collective bargaining agreement which will reflect economic reality and will serve the best interests of teachers, students and taxpayers. The issue is monetary The Board has offered a one-year agreement with an across-the-board salary increase of 4.5% as of September 1, 1991, and a further 1.0% on February 1, 1992. As of February 1, 1992, therefore, all secondary school teachers will receive an approximate 5.5% increase over their last year's annual salary. The current rate of inflation for the Greater Toronto Area is 3.0%. In the Fall of 1991, the 910 OECTA elementary school teachers signed a collective agreement for 1991-92 containing the same salary grid currently being rejected by their secondary school colleagues. This salary grid will raise average / _ y L ol f--- ao salaries to $54,153, from $51,330. Maximum classroom teacher salaries will increase to $62,634, from $59,344. In addition, sixty (60%) percent of teachers receive annual increments because their salaries are not yet at maximum. The average annual increment in 1991-92 averaged $1,900. As well, teachers may receive payment for improved qualifications. Increments and salary category changes are projected to result in an increased cost to the Board of 2.73%. The OECTA Durham Secondary Unit has demanded a salary grid increase of approximately 8.0% plus changes in working conditions. If the Board accedes to these demands, the increase in costs to the Board and its ratepayers would be in excess of 17%. The OECTA Durham Secondary Unit demands wage parity with the public secondary school teachers employed in Durham region. It is the Board's position that our financial resources do not currently allow for this. The separate school systems throughout Ontario still do not have access to a tax base that is equal to that of the public boards. On a per pupil basis, the tax base in 1991 was almost three times higher for the Durham Board of Education as compared to the Durham Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board. ume 4 mne Effects on Students The decision of the OECTA Durham Secondary Unit to initiate a "work to rule" strike means that teachers report for duty fifteen (15) minutes prior to the start of classes and leave school fifteen (15) minutes after the conclusion of classes. Co-curricular activities, such as sports, clubs, band, drama, etc., that take place beyond the regular instructional school hours, are being cancelled. Our Commitment Separate school supporters in Durham Region can be assured that their Board of Trustees is committed to the highest quality programs for its students, delivered in a meaningful Catholic environment. We respectfully request public understanding and patience for the Board's efforts in its attempt to reach an agreement with the OECTA Durham Secondary Unit . Tom Oldman Chair of the Board THE DURHAM REGION ROMAN CATHOLIC SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD 650 Rossland Rd. W., Oshawa, Ont. L1J 7C4 Tel. (416) 576-6150 SURAT GURL PERL PR , LJ {1 t ' . - nba ye LA PERS 0% 2 AAA ERE Se 06d SS a + re Re ASTI Ay YN A A A + KR S/N WO UU WO JE 0% OV WI XW TU XH KR Wh AE Ter 0 Vii UL iy ora i. HR LIS JR RE te ad Tr Te? ve ve Nip ,