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THE February Page II Teachers seek arbitration board steadfast A cue her negotiating team refused Inst week to take Hal ton separate school board final offer back to Its mem unless the board agreed lo voluntary binding arbitration Hartley Sherk chairman of the board a negotiating committee says that the board is not prepared to enter into voluntary arbitration or final offer selection because it feels that only the taxpayers elected representatives are ABLE ASSISTANCE Georgetown ambulance attendants aid services arc providing at least one Betty Keats of Stratford to on ambulance response to the conservation area a week to after she walked her way out of the skiing look after injuries associated the winter trail at Terra Cottu Conservation Area sports open to the public at the area CVCA Sunday with an Injured ankle Local am officials said Tow contract review after complaint aired I la I ton regional police tow contract will be re examined following a comp laint by a resident who said a bill she received for he towing of her car during a blizzard was too expensive The police commission up held Miss Robinson com plaint although vicechairman Harry Barrett said they could not force the lowing company to refund pari of her money A resolution was passed asking Bob Walks owner of Bobs Towing which has he police towing contract to refund 20 of the bill charged to Miss Robinson The commission solicitor was asked to re examine the towing contract Miss Robinson received a bill of for the towing of her car from Trafalgar Road at the Lower Base line to gar Texaco During a storm Jan Miss Robinson was driving on Road south of the Lo wer Base Line when her car stalled She said she managed to get the car oft the road and went home She phoned gar Texaco and asked Ihcm to eluded in the contract Mr Walks bald if at time of tender 1 question the relevance of thai Commission Glenn Magnuson said The contract stales only that winch and tow and doesn refer to what vehicle you use do the job Commissioner David Coons obitJary John Wilson in Randy Bath son of the of Trafalgar Texaco told the commission that he had gone out to sec the car but he was unable to move he vehicle without placing the low truck across one lane of the highway and blocking traffic Mr Bath returned to the garage and called regional police to ask if the car could stay where it was until ihe following morning Constable John Phillips who said the car could stay where it was Bath said the maximum bill if he had been successful in removing Ihe ear would have been Mr Walks slid he had been told a number of trucks had failed to remove the car which was creating a hazard and so he dispatched a large truck to the scene He also went out to the car himself and arrived before the truck did When he saw the nature of he Job he cancelled he large truck He winched he car onto he regular tow truck and towed It to Trafalgar Texaco Trafalgar Texaco paid the bill on MiS3 Robinson behalf Mr Walks said that the charge included for winch for owing and a service charge for the use of the large truck and the man hours spent when truck I feel justified in charging that fee within the of that contract Mr Walks old the commission The contract allows you to charge so much for winching and so much for towing docs It not Commissioner David Coons asked The large truck Is not in Rush on soon for licences Georgetown motor vehicle licence bureau has crossed he half way mark In selling this years licence plate stickers according to operator Beatrice Clark The licence bureau will be opened on weekdays from am to and on Saturdays from to The fast approaching deadline Is Feb and there will be no extensions of this Acton licence bureau reports that the selling of licence plate tickers Is moving very slow Bud said that with less than a week left to pur chase the stickers things are bound to pick up soon of John Wilson were saddened to learn of his death on Wednesday Jan IB at Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Mr Wilson was bom in the town of Ayrshire Scotland on November 1906 At 15 he came o Canada and settled on his grandfathers garden in Dixie On February 1928 John married Frances Kennedy and ihey made heir home in Georgetown shortly after wards For many years he landscaping as well as managing the Georgetown Arena for years and seeing the artificial Ice go in QUILTING DEMONSTRATION Joan Albert or Georgetown conducted an afternoon class in quilting at the Acton library on Saturday She used a wall hanging in a quilt pattern known as Jacob Ladder or The Road to California in her demonstration of how lo create your own pattern A pastime for a lifetime GIVE YOURSELF OR YOUR CHILD THE GIFT OF MUSIC ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR DRUMS PIANO instructions from people who care Complete line of Accessories Yamaha Books and Instruments Acoustic Guitars Amplifier Northern Electric Guitars MUSIC MAIN ST MIIT0N accountable and responsible to enter into a collective agreement An outsider who Is not accountable to the tax payers should not be allowed to dictate the under which he teachers and the board must operate he board feels Despite the Impasse board and the teachers reached agreement on of the outstanding issuis facing Ihc group when the meeting began I art of ihi agreement in eluded the board signing a of intent agreeing to change he structure for payment of principal salaries for the agreement and leaving it to the negotiating committee to work out the details at that time Mr feels the fact the teachers the board position an bolh monetary and monetary issues it evident lhat the s offer lo the NEC Booth explains to Horticultural Society Roy he Niagara Escarpment and Niagara Escarpment Com mission at the monthly meeting of Iht Georgetown Horticultural Society lasl Wed Coun described the formation and the make up of Ihc NEC whose purpose Is maintain a continuous natural environment He said deve lopment control has been left in hands of the municipal with the NEC on any proposed development Coun Booth said there Is a band of land along the mcnl which is subject direct control by Ihe NEC Before applying for a building permit In this area Ihc NEC must pcrmis for the building lo be creeled Cora informs I ion officer for ihe showed a film entitled The Giants Rib The film showed the changes in along Ihe length of the escarpment while dif people living along the voiced ions what should be included in official plan Booth sold the film illustrates the conflict Involved in organizing and establishing in official plan for Ihc entire teachers has increased its final offer Is and equitable and represents a reasonable salary increase the board feels No further meetings with the teachers are scheduled by the The board has written a letter of protest the Relations Com mission regarding manner in which recent vole on the last offer of the board was carried out The board does not believe the school day should be In by a vote called for by teachers and was a foregone conclusion The board discovered only the day before the vote that the voting would he done during school hours Mr in a personal call lo he Education Relations Commission stated that future votes will not be allowed during school hours The Education Relations Com ilssion apologized for the lack with the teachers and v to disci is able regarding the board position After deliberation the board increased its offer substantially in various areas of he agreement The teachers responded to boar offer only on two monetary Kerns and did not accept any of the board s changes regarding salaries and changes to the life in coverage in addition the teachers submitted a new teacher salary grid which had the maximums Increased on all levels except Level and also submitted a new grid structure as well The board on the advice of the mediator decided that another meeting with the teachers and without the mediator could be beneficial would give the board on opportunity lo meel with Ihe lo further explain their last position A letter of Intent was signed by the bonrd lo change the structure for payment of the salaries for he year Collective Agreement and to leave those salaries to be negotiated by the 1 79 Teacher Negotiating Committee of at ion and that he legislation iay be changed to outline the procedure exactly and to ensure communication The board met again Feb 11 T CROSS INFORMATION SHEETS March Is Red Cross on or Funds monlh Hills residents arc advised by trio Red to keep the Informal Ion Sheet 1978 delivered by mall handy by the phone These shecls all available Red Cross services and their phone numbers Georgetown strict residents business professionals and Industry canvassed by mail arc asked please make a donation with address given for receipt to Box lot Georgetown and District Red Cross Branch If canvassed by March lain please send your donation Red Cross in Geo said that since he contract specified the fee be charged for lowing a vehicle and he fact thai the fee charged la Miss Robinson exceeded he agreed upon figure he Miss Robinson had a Trafalgar Texaco was ab solved of any involvement In the issue FOURTH WEEK He leaves his wife Frances brother James of Windsor Robert and sister Jan of Wardsville He was predeceased by two brothers and two sisters He also leaves wo sons Cy of and Jim of Georgetown There are eight grandchildren ills funeral was from he Jones Funeral Home on Saturday Jan and was conducted by Canon J Maxwell Pallbearers were Enrico George Bolosko Walter Richardson Jack Hogg Cecil Davidson and Keith Hunter Interment took place in Green wood Ce I ry Georgetown WEEKS PRIZES McCormicVs Biscuits Margarine 49 149 Fleetwood BW TELEVISIONS One I oris bo won by customer in every col the IGA covered by j Jdvorl semen And t could bo you so got your Wnnngenlr store Saturdiy Fob SEE COMPLETE CONTEST DETAILS AT Fresh Pork Loin Roasts Tomato Juice Coffee Whit en er Green or Wax Beans RIB PORTION LB Pork Loin 100 Loin Pork Chops Roasts SSm hi Smoked s Hams 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