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Home Newspaper of Halton Hills APRILS The big paper tri the big circulation Co vf ring Georgafown Acton Surrounding Union chief Garbage trucks crossing pickets lines BRADS NEW EASTER FRIEND Bradley was one or the many youngsters who attended a Parents Without Partners Luster crafts day last weekend made Faster Bunny out of cardboard paper and glue and you can lee he quite proud bis creation one of the many activities arranged Foster weekend Herald photo by Stephen Waste committee future challenged by cutbacks By STEPHEN FROST Herald Stall Writer The future of Ha Ion region s solid waste management committee SWM may be in jeopardy If certain SWM programs fail to escape the axe of the administration and finance committee today Wednesday according to Halton Hills Miller newlyappointed chairman of SWM 1 think a few more members of the SWM commit tee will resign our programs are not approved by and finance Miller told The Herald If they do it will probably mean the end of SWM In the region Coun Miller replaced Oakville Coun Terry Mannell last month as chairman of SWM after he resigned because the region kept referr solid waste projects back to committee Coun Miller said he Is not surprised that two proposed programs to do with solid waste were referred back to committee last Wednesday 1 have to put up a fight for them when the committee meets Wednesday today Miller remarked I expect the source separation program which includes trans station studies to pass The source separation program Includes finding available markets for match His reclaimed from garbage such as glass and tin site selection for a Hills transfer and evaluation I of collection techniques The total cost of the program will be KB Also referred bock to administration and finance was the resource utilization plant which would incinerate combustible garbage and steam PLANT CObT Included In the program was the preliminary engineering cost for the plant which came to 000 The resource utilisation plant is something the region has been studying since its inception Coun Miller said It really become a political thing and 1 don think it will be passed by committee which will show that we as serious about where the tax payers thought we were Hilts has its own source separation program called Divide and Conquer which operates on the some days as garbage collection The program asks particl pants tin glass and paper from their garbage for recycling The paper should be glossy like newsprint The glass is sold to Glass in Brampton and the tin Is sold to a recycling company Hamilton The program was originally funded by the ministry of Environment but will be fund entirely by the town this year trankMorctle works super intendent for Hills told The Herald that only about 10 per cent of the people in town use the Divide and Conquer program Mr Morett also said that at the i time the program cover its costs by selling separated glass tin and newsprint The program will run again next year if town council finds enough money for it but we definitely lose money this Mr Morett c said By MAGGIE HANNAH Herald Special Town works crews will con tinuc to pick up household garbage in Acton and George town although the ongoing strike by their region counterparts leaves officials unsure what to do with waste after collection The fact that striking region a I public works employees members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW Local normally operate the Oakville landfill site where Hilts garbage la dumped has left the destination of refuse open to question Five weeks of work to- rule ended in strike Thursday morning for region em playees many of whom man picket lines public works facilities across the re Just before workers would normally report to thtir jobs Town works superintendent Frank Morcttc said this week that four loads of Hills garbage crossed the picket line at the landfill site Thursday afternoon under po lice escort In the event that pact preventing town workers from crossing the lines reached yesterday Tuesday Mr Morette said garbage would be temporarily slockpll at Georgetown Armstrong Avenue landfill site which was closed in October Mr More tie commented that police turned out to be last week but provided sensible pre and will be employed regularly in the interest of protecting town workers SMILFY FURIOUS Keith Smiley president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local said he is furious however that members or his local are being told to cross the picket lines of an associated union Notification that sections of the previous regional public works contract affecting leases of absence and statutory holidays would no longer be honored proved to be the final blow for the members of the IBEW local Bruce Allan chief steward for the local and chairman of the negotiating team said em ployecs were ordered to begin taking on week holidays on a rotating basis effective mediately The region also refused to honor Easter Mon day as a statutory holiday this year although it had been included in the contract which expired Dec Mr Allan said a meeting between Halton region and negotiators had been arranged for tomorrow Thursday with mediator Paul Gardner at the ministry of labor offices in Toronto prior to tht of the strike How much will be however depends on the willingness of region nego tiators to accept the union demands One of the priority items he said will be com pletc re instalment of a union member from the north work yard crew who was fired for refusing to work alone The meeting could last all day and half the night or it could all be over in five mln utes he said It alt depends on how willing they manage ment are to listen to us Regional works committee chairman Ron Planche denied that the letter had anything to do with the dispute and blamed on economics instead Coun said the mild winter left the men who would have been busy on road maintenance free to do other maintenance jobs usual ly reserved for spring Now he said there Is no work for these ind the must lay them off or ask them to sum r win lose money ana me It really become a political Hamilton j Mr Morette said lay them off Teachers accept arbitration per cent back negotiation 1200 secondary ratif the recommendations Salary Committee chairman Since there had bee 1 secondary school teachers haic backed down on their threat to strike and agreed to mediation ration to settle outstanding issues In their contract nego tiations In a prepared statement Ron Ness a member of the provincial negotiating team called in several months ago to help members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation District Halton in their protracted negotia said the teachers had ratif the provincial negotiating team by a vote of per cent to submit the outstanding issues in the dispute with the board to the process of When the contract is reached be said Members of the Board of also voted on the proposal to go to media tion arbitration at a special meeting Thursday enlng and endorsed the idea i Salary Committee chairman Cam Jackson said Martin Te- phlsky the mediator appoint by the education Relations Commission to work on the settlement will be the media to- arbitrator for this last stage of negotiations Should any dispute arise over what the outstanding is sues are it will be Mr TeplU sky who will resolve it he said The costs for bitralion will be shared equal ly between the board and Since there had been no time discuss their decision with Mr Teplllsky Mr Ness could not say how soon the talks would resume although he speculated that It m ght be this week He expects it will take a couple of months before a final dec si on can be reached SECOND YEAR The contract for the second year is totally open Mr Jack son said He expects the teach ers will submit their requests Continued page lake staggered vacations I AYOI- FLOCKOUT feared that workers would interpret the layoffs as a lockout Planche added Mr Allan said union stew and negotiating team members have been and rank and file members of the union have experienced a scries of grievances since the work to rule campaign be gan One member has been fired for refusing to work alone he reported four members have been suspended for taking their coffee breaks at a res and four others have been warned for the same offence Still others have been threatened with loss of their jobs when the matter is set lied he said The last twoyear contract offer would have given mem a per cent raise retroactive to Jan 1 another two per cent increase In July further seven per cent on Jon I It also offered a cost of living clause but this would become effective only if the cost of living index rose more than per cent in Members rejected the offer In addition to operating the region s six sewage treatment plants union members also operates Halton landfill sites Mr Smiley said he contacted his union s Toronto office Thursday for directions on what position his members were to take regarding the regional picket line A secre tary advised him that the CUPL workers should not re cognize the picket lines he way he explained They have a secre tary pass messages back and forth so you can t get an actual quote from a CUPE represent alive There won be in the office until Tuesday yesterday morning so thats their way of getting out of their responsibility to us We be crossing those picket lines Either you re a union man or you re not and if you arc you shout t bt crossing another un Ion picket lines Thais what union is all about strength In numbers and mutual support Frustrated over what he sees as failure to support the right to strike Mr Smiley said he feels as though he wasted nine years of his life supporting union who offer nothing in return He added he intended to pursue the matter at CUPE headquarters this week Mr Allan commented that an representative In tended to contact CUPE over the weekend in hope of stopping CUPE workers from breaching the picket lines Town of Milton works employees also belong to the local and are honoring region picket lines white stock piling Milton garbage behind the arena A BANNER NIGHT The Georgetown Kinsmen Club Inaugurated Its K40 Club with a flourish of the new club banner by president Bern The Kto Club Is Tor Kinsmen past the age or who are no longer eligible to be members of the Kinsmen Club For more details on what happened at the Interclub meeting which launched new club see story pictures Inside Herald photo BREAK INS PROMPT POLICE WARNING Regional Police are warning homeowner In the Georgetown area make sure their homes are secure In the wake of a rash of home break la to the area last week Police says about ten homes have been broken Into since April with little or nothing taken In mo I of the break In many cases the extent of the damage the broken window which was to gain entry to the home In these recent break Ins looie change and liquor are usually all that Is taken Police arc asking people who observe anyone suspicious around their neighborhood to note the person description and contact police Should that person drive away In a car noting the licence plate number would provide assistance Ontario atom champions Front row left Chris Mike Terry Dixon Jamie Bobby Scott Joey BaUon 2nd row left Billy Hennas letchrr Craig Kennedy Mark Dunning Mark Moody Mark Dennis back row left Wayne Dixon Coach Charlie Coach Brian James Manager Brian Trainer McNally major atoms take Double A title The McNallj Construction major atoms proved to be the most successful of the many Georgetown hockey teams competing this when they won the Ontario double A championship over Kitchener here week It took them over three months of Ontario Minor Hockey Association playoff hockey and through four tough series to get to the point where they can go no further The young 0yearolds battled it out through six games with kitchener to win the championship A tic game forced the extra game in what was supposed to be a best of five scries The 65 win last Tuesday gave the team a seven to five point edge for the total point series They just wanted It more said coach Charlie There were times during the final scries when Kitchener looked belter but as one parent said the coach and kids were too dumb to realize they were beat In the final game the boys were down 2 going Into the final period Then they four times to take the win called the boys comeback effort exceptional Internal fortitude After finishing the regular season in the county league in second place they met Milton In the first round of the playoffs where they skated their way to a win in scries games From there they went on to beat Fort Erie in games then they sunk Stratford 1 and finally they won it all Kitchener Became advancing in the play they did not compete in county playoffs