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The high wave action may raise the water level 1.5 to 2.5 metres above the mean water levels for the west end of Lake Ontario. These winds may produce floodâ€" ing and/or erosion along the Halton Region shoreline. The HRCA said a shoreline watch should be maintained. The Halton Region Conservation Authority is warning of possible flooding and erosion along the Lake Ontario shoreline today. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Canada are foreâ€" casting winds reaching 80 km/h today, generating waves two to three metres high, with wave action building to three to four metres, the HRCA said. Lake Ontario flooding alert Rewbotham said there was "no official comment" from her union as the proposal had been forwarded to pressure from union groups outside the region and confirmed that both the secondary and elementary teachâ€" ers unions had been contacted by their provincial bodies. "This has been a brutally difficult process for everybody. There is some very strong opposition and other peoâ€" ple don‘t share that sentiment," said Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) president Sally Rewbotham. School board staff told alternative plan is layoffs : wishes to announce that effective March 17/93 e will become the sole owner of Maple Grove Dental Office Come in and feel the "new" atmosphere. New Patients Emergencies Welcome Office Hours Mon...9â€"5 Tues...9â€"8 Fit..9â€"5 Sat. Avail. by appt. (Continued from page 2) "Happy Days Are Here Again" Dr. Elliott Ber Maple Grove Village 511 Maple Grove Drive 849â€"1515 One staff member, who took aim at the federal government‘s spending the executive and would be dealt with the federation council next Tuesday. Legally, Rewbotham said she believed such a proposal would entail the written consent of each individuâ€" Education director . approach." Bob Williams 467 SPEERS ROAD OAKVILLE "It‘s war or peace. The history of the world is war, we‘re very good at it. | believe the majority of the board wants a constructive "My sense is that the reaction was quite positive both here and at Nelson (High School). I feel it (the proposal on the day‘s pay) will be supported by a large majority of our staff," said Williams. The director said it was "typical" in tougch times for unions to start In all, Williams said he thought the mood was positive and echoed the mood he‘d observed Monday in Burlington in front of,100 staff memâ€" bers. Elementary school teacher Barbara Baron called on trustees to defend education to the community. "A trustee is a guardian of our education system and they should be fichting for us," said Baron. on the referendum, helicopters and downloading to the province, said it was unfair of Williams to ask for a demonstration to the community â€" many of whom are local taxpayers. po um BPe Bb I 2 22 NIZLR Z4 2 "FREE" COFFEE AND DONUTS! __MMW_TS uo oi se e ce o c o e n e "FREE" BALLOONS FOR THE KIDS! DON‘T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO $AVE BIG! 7,°6.000 OFF! REDUCED TO ONLY * TOP DOLLAR FOR ALL TRADES ONâ€"THEâ€"SPOT COMPETITIVE BANK FINANCING AVAILABLE O.A.C. LEASE 4168 * Plus Freight, P.D.1., Taxes and License The board‘s aim is to reduce the board‘s $293.7 million expenditure budget (which represents a 2.85% spending increase and a 5.29% millâ€" rate increase) by another $2.4 million. This would translate to a 2% millrate increase. The board employs over 5,000 people, the equivalent of over 4,000 fullâ€"time employees. "How do we do it in a way that doesn‘t tear us apart?" asked Williams calling the layoff scenario "destructive" and the day‘s pay sceâ€" nario "constructive", a little "radical" but unique. The director also put his stock in his staff, saying if he‘d made the sugâ€" gestion about the pay to another board he may well have been laughed out of the room which he wasn‘t in any of the three meetings. fighting the board or each other and for finger pointing to begin. MONTH WHERE GOOD SERVICE IS A FACT, NOT A PROMISE payment, 1st month and security deposit plus freigg t, P.D.1., taxes and Iicenseep(()).A.C G.R.V. $5,498. approach," said Williams, noting he‘s already donatâ€" ed his day‘s pay. "It‘s war Of peace. The history of the world is war, we‘re very good at it. I believe the majority of the board wants a conâ€" Approximately $1.4 million has been slashed across all board budgets, but Williams _ still needs to find another $1 million or face approxiâ€" mately 75 layoffs across the system in all staff groups. 1993 SERENIA box 5008 to register a yes or no vote. Results will be next Friday‘s Weekly Poll on Phone Alone Weekly Poll Halton Board of Education 1993