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HBNTON DONATES PAINTING of Acton was a guest at toit Wednesday meeting or regional council where he presented a painting a Milton scene to Mayor a gilt to the region Mr In Ion a former Acton councillor former County Harden and former trustee rf the llalton Board of Education Introduced renowned painter whose watercolor entitled Turnfng Sod wilt ha In the new regional headquarters The painting depicts a rural scene opposite the Mohawk near and was executed last spring Ms Is an accomplished painter whose work has been Included In numerous solo and group exhibitions around Ontario and elsewhere An elected member of the Canadian Society of Painters In Watercolor she her work as on attempt to capture the timeless essence of nature Mayor Holy Bird extended an Invitation to regional council members other of Ms work that hang in his office at Burlington city hull Herald photo Disstan workers new contract termed a model agreement A new month agreement between Disstan Canada In and members of United of Am erica Local 8603 was ratified by per cent of the members hip at a meeting in tlie Acton Legion Monday evening The contract whnh was termed a model agreement by union representative Jim Pudge will provide across the board for employees din ing the next two years as well as numerous fringe benefits such as an uncapped cost of living clause increased pay mention existing benefits and brand new vacation bonus plan and eyeglasses plans COL HIKE The contract is retroactive lo Feb 1 and gives workers at the Acton saw manufacturing plant an Immediate pay raise of to bring their hourly rale to a minimum Top rate in the plant now lands at 73 per hour Workers re ceive an additional 35c an hour 1 A cost of living has been rolled Into the new agreement effective Feb land uncapped cost of living bonus be adjusted quarterly will come into effect Feb 1980 It was difficulty in negotiating Hie cost of living arrange ments In the last contract which put workers out on strike for days in May In addition to these pay increases the contract provid for a raise in life insurance and accidental death or embcrment insurance pay Residents discuss services Continued from page 1 water the region will with draw that money and a I though residents can reapply he was certain they get it again According to information re ceived from the regional pub lic works department rest dents must hook up to the water supply within three years if the main runs past their house In the meantime they will still be paying be cause the connection Is there the water is there the avail ability Is there Mr Small wood said Mr Haines said he had spoken to Bob Moore regional public works director and asked to have someone from the regional public works de partment come to the meeting to answer questions but Mr Moore said that to answer all Iht questions the residents have about the water It would be necessary to send the entire that the residents compile of list of their questions and submit it to the region and the answers would be and included in an information package which would sent to Mayor Peter and Miller One or two people at the meeting were concerned that those present were making the decision on whether or not to hook up but that they t directly affected by it The decision has to be Thieves made by those people who liveonthesevenstreets andl think they have the right to have the information clear before they decide Mr sold John Minns suggested that the cost to the residents for water could reduced if Instead of the present proposal the water were brought from an existing main from the teau Bel air development on the Bin Line through the Clark property presently owned by The main is presently planned lo go to small development on Ontario Street A little engineering could go a long way to solving the problem especially if It the development goes in the next year or so as the planners say it will Mr Minns said Glen resident Don asked if the residents were consider the instillation of sewage as well as Mr Minns said that if the entire goes ahead the sewage plant which has just been expanded would have to be expanded again or the sludge trucked out We feel maybe we should in our request for sewerage before gets start hi said The residents at the meet lo hate town planner Mario Vcnditll appear at a meeting to explain the plan for the Glen Williams area in spite of the fact that a housing study of the Georgetown area Including Glen Williams by council last week in response to the development proposal by Focal Properties Ltd might make the plan outdated A number of members of the audience were concerned that the plan would place unneccs restrictions on what a property owner could do with his property While no one dsputcs a landowners right to do what he wants with his land we the peopk should have the opportunity to make their lews known Mr Mir sold PI Coun Miller pointed out that the of the plan for the area which was being used as 11 of discussion con timed site plans eh had been rejected by planning board and therefore no long exist said a large number of people live in Glen by choice not by birthright and they chose to ihc there because of the of the place He suggesled that these characteristics arc to be illy changed those people ha a right to have their say We on t build a stone wall around us we can that a man can do what he likes with his land Mr Minns said to in mi lirst year and in t second year of the agreement The former rate was Retirement insurance for employees with years during the life of the contract from the old rate of Weekly sick pay benefits have been raised to and twothirds per cent of an employee regular earnings with no maximum amount The allowance for sifety shoes is raised to in the first year and in the second the agreement with the stipulation being for replace ment of shoes when needed rather than on the time claps between replace menls Shift premiums rise to and In the first year of the contract and to and in the second Former pre were and per hour The dental plan is upgraded immediately to fits based on the Ontario Dental Association fee ule as well as to provide dentures During the second year of the contract the fee schedule is again upgraded lo cover the 1979 fee schedule and lo cover work For the first lime employees Will receive a J20 per week vacaton bonus this and the bonus Is increased to per week in The health care plan has been extended and provision made to cover prescription lasses for employees and families up lo each per month period Remembrance Day has been as a paid hoi day for veterans Vie rewrote the whole con Iractilmosl Mr Pudge said This is an excellent settle mcnl and brings us right into the ball park for the ind Georgetown area The mprovements should be a help for many many unions could be called a model agreement and we l even hive to go to conciliation this time ThecontractixplrtsFeb smash window A window on the north dc of the Car Wash on Street was smished some time during the night Sunday but nothing was stolen Tin eves siphoned five gal Ions of gas from a Pinto some time between February 7 and while it was parked in the parking lot at 1G2 Maple Avenue ITS A SMALL WORLD J si A Zellers RIOT Wednesday thru Saturday February Fur Pile Special cm Regular meter or guilts bedspreads crafts 488 Qianna Solid colours ISO cm 60 100 Nylon Ideal or evening wear Regular meter Special 688 Printed Eyelet c 65Pclyester Cotton 45 Plain Broadcloth Polyester Cotton Ideal for shirts quilts tops 45 white baby yellow beige not available Regular meter Special 188 Gingham Checks I ll hlri Regular meter PRINT PLAIN Flannelette Special US cm Regular meter Machine washable Great for family nightwear 127 Percale Prints Cotton cm Machine washable Idea t blouses tops etc Regular meter 09 Table Special Assorted blends and widths cm cm Cotton regular meter IT Me Gabardine Special Regular meter Polyester ISO cm 60 Machine washable Great for new season skirts pant suits etc 297 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