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Tt's too soon to know what impact the recently ratified deal between Halton's sec- ondary school students and the Halton District School Board will have at Acton High school, but there's hope it will mean more teachers will be hired. Under the deal the teach- ers must instruct for 1,250 minutes a week - in Halton that's six classes a year plus zACOMADOY | Rockwood 856- 2222 What's inside Daylight saving time ends Saturday night. Don't forget to switch the clocks back Sunday morning. There were fewer pets than usual at the annual ra- bies clinic at Prospect park but cats such as Tigger didn't notice. See story on Page 7 Low fat ostrich meat is rapidly growing in favour as well as flavour and there's a farm here that grows the big birds. See story Page 11 an extra 125 minutes per week of assigned duty. That's less than the seven classes a year - 1,300 minutes a week - called for in Provincial leg- islation which was the con- tentious point in contract talks across the province. Al Tanner, President of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation District 20 (Halton) said the deal, that doesn't include a salary increase, is a compro- mise. "Tt's not what we would call a good contract. Nobody is happy but there is a relief that something is in place," Tanner explained in an inter- view on Friday, adding it was best they could do within the restrictions of the provincial government. Acton High school princi- pal Greg McPherson said they are "in the middle of deciphering" terms in the collective agreement and it's too early to make specific comments about any hiring. "We're looking at the al- location of staff to our school as determined by the collec- tive agreement and in some cases will mean designing some new organizational ap- proaches because we have a different staff allocation to Newstand price: 40¢ + GST WHAT A TEAM: Husband and wife fitness trainers, Tomas and Andrea Apulinario, owners of Acton's new training centre on Mill Street, won first prize in the mixed event of the Ultimate Fitness Challenge in Toronto last month. Both also placed second in their individual categories to win Team Canada medals from the International Body Building Association and an invitation to compete for Canada in Greece and Las Vegas at future events. - Frances Niblock photo. MOH urges Seniors to Dr. Robert Nosal, Halton's Medical Officer of Health, urges all seniors and others at higher risk of in- fluenza and its complica- tions, pneumonia, to be im- munized this fall. Dr. Nosal recent years, less than half iP the people who should have had a flu shot were immu- nized, Yet, these are the peo- ple more likely to become se- riously ill and possibly re- quire hospitalization if they et flu shots eligible for free vaccine. Anyone who is 65 years old or over as well as people of any age with certain medical conditions such as diabetes, heart and lung disease or cancer should be immunized. deat with," McPherson said in an interview on Friday. Extra-curricular sports Acton High school physi- cal education instructor Dave Boycott said the deal comes too late to save the football season in Halton, but senior and junior boys' volleyball got underway on Monday. "The teachers who were teaching the extra class must continue to do so until No- e. PAUL SIMMONS, | SERVICE MANAGER Only Acton councillors vember 2, so they aren't available to cover or help coach until then," Boycott said in an interview on Fri- day. "We're working on the timetables and there are some people that were part-time who perhaps might be full- time and they might have to hire a couple of teachers to complete the complement." ]ACHILLES in Acton (CHEEK RAD, HOSES \ NEW ANTIFREEZE $49.95 357 Queen Street "*) 853-0200 Halton Hills (Acton) © Aes 2065 veEe to save building By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Immediate reactions of frustration, anger and disap- pointment were common among those trying to save the Prospect Park arena on Monday night as Town coun- cillors voted to demolish the building. Councillors, many argu- ing they couldn't ignore warnings of safety risks from their engineer and insurance company, rejected pleas from Heritage Acton and the Acton Agricultural Society for an additional six months to try to save the building. After the decision Acton businessman David Chapman, who paid for a second structural review of the building and offered the Town $10,000 to help tem- porarily shore up the roof over the winter, said the pub- lic safety issues raised by the Town are "utter nonsense and garbage." "T'm very angry and frus- trated that everyone is run- ning around saying, 'Oh, dear, it's not safe now' when a year ago it was safe. The chance of that building com- ing down this winter, is none, as far as I'm concerned un- less we have a major hurri- cane," Chapman said outside the Council Chambers. Chapman said he would sion, despa a public groundswell of 'support and Heritage Acton's help. "Even with that interest, it's not enough. It maybe is too little, too late at this point," Varanelli said outside the Council Chambers. "Now we've got to start speaking with the Town in terms of their commitment to. provide us with a facility that will help us achieve our Fall -- Fair weekend activities," Varanelli said, adding that Prospect Park is still a better location for the fair, with or without the arena building, than any new facility on lo- cation. General committee mem- bers accepted Marrex Con- struction and Excavating of Caledon's low bid of $37,878 to demolish the building. The total cost of the demolition and site restoration is $86,447. Town staffs report listed 10. major reasons to demol- ish the building and deny the Agricultural Society's re- quest for $150,000 to $200,000 for renovations. It cited the incompleteness ofa plan to save operate the building, the magnitude of repairs needed and the Town's risk exposure if the building is not demolished and a catastrophic accident occurs. The Town's consulting firm up costs to stabilize the | engineer, Alan Zeegen, un- Cee ee says "Our goal is tohave 70 _ get the flu." : People who work or live with roof bce Monday's coun- declined safety peer say- eddling Macs door-to-deo. °°! Halton residents who People who are at higher _ those at higher risk should ci] meeting. ing that the roof is over- Frere Don Heelis gets one. 27°2t higher riskimmunized _ risk may be unaware of the _ also consider being immu- Acton Agricultural Soci- stressed and the danger ex- See ohioto on Pa and therefore protected be- benefits of immunization or __ nized as they are capable of ety treasurer Daniel Varanelli ists it could collapse. P 5 fore the flu season starts. In they may not realize they are See Flu on Page 15 _ seemed resigned to the deci- See Vote on Page 2 | r IT Ez ; SCOUTING REPORT Z ee z fee = : i Homegrown talent. 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