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l Today_'_s Halton police expected to sip social contract By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Staff Details won't be available until later this week, but a tentative Social Contract Act agreement for local police is in the ratification stage. Both the Halton Regional Police Services Board and the 17- member Senior Officers' Association had ratification meet- ings scheduled for Tuesday. More than SOOmembers of the Halton Regional Police Association were slated to ratify the tentative agreement in two meetings, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. INSIDE A Metroland Community Newspaper Paper Yours to discover "-Nrj'"" Halton l d. R _ t q r eglon 9 14l: has ' l T numerous ' f A ' _ - " . tounst . attractions Ontario Cup Dreams -sPErmiEmnmEEMEm Woolco, Pharma Plus, There is some if. 33970} 7 Day Caribbean Cruise (See 'Pacts' page 2 Page 1 s Page 1 1 Sears, Ashbrooks $59959 ar Six teams advance to semi- finals Rd A sign of the times Oakville 845-558 al By HOWARD MOZEI Oakville Beaver Staff the body in charge of k front issues is detern spite of this stagnation something good of the With four levels of 2( Harbours Authority wants idnidke use of breakwall All f 639-13 Saxophone Player Bill Holinaty, of the 1935 Jazz All-Stars (left) and the Rhythm and Reeds were just two of the many acts which entertained thousands of music lovers in the downtown area during the successful debut of the first annual Oakville Jazz Festival on the weekend. The two-day music festival opened Friday in conjunction with the 17th Annual Midnight Madness in downtown Oakville and continued on Saturday. For a story and more pictures of the jazz festival see page 9. (Photos byNterMcCustusr) A hile the recession has scuttled progress on the Bronte Outer Harbour, a charge of local water- Vol. 3t No. 89 Mtttht d termme vernment " millinn situation ill?, * * 'u,, us fori SIZZLIN G SUMMER m at'r 005mm an SAVINGS . and help us Celebrate our 20th Anniversary It m n "- By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Staff empl at the "There were a few tears shed, but there's still an awful lot of bitterness with regard to the whole thing, so obviously it was not the most joyous mood," said Brian Short, busi- ness agent for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (1AM) represenmting 138 production employees at Oakville's Mack (Truck) Canada Inc. 'The vast majority of the people who are Mack employees face uncertain future Last truck rolls off assembly line the tine bi H " IS the Harbor mil M ll gest test. . The first step - a massive [lion stone breakwall . the it comes to the I ur. Still, the body re te in fulfilling its o s the last truck rolled off Oakville's Mack Truck assembly line shortly after lunch Monday bitter reality /lt tall/W If md the >wed no who will tar-old pl were a ft the Int we hmav Jt waterfront funher several idea " mt Bronte ()th Harbour iject in limbo soon nt me " ther a] V Outer longer beits tt ll ter UK 1b( HE h ave jobs reality ut 200 bl IT It more ti, Harb m I 277 Lakeshore Road East. Suite 105 Downtown Oakville B38-3030 it nt It ll H uerttont would be used. It arguec ce Oakville was already 2 of revenue for the Region nds would amount to doo xation. According u fairly sad moment for everybody. The realize- tion certainly hit home. There were a few Kleenex out," said plant chairman and quality assurance supervisor, Mike Barrett. Similarly there are no formal plans afoot for the Aug. 6th closing date of the plant. Barrett said a BBQ get together is planned for lunch Thursday, Aug. 5. Authority vice-chair- Kvle, that attitude has 1thorized $6 millic out park and marina Med that i be used it rsday, Au; uvs didn DOM'NION GUIDE _ -," , _" SECURITIES TO ESTATE PLANNING Tpens wt. n n " nc " want anything flashy will happen spontaneous pwn ued (he il to n whether the money will ever be spent or not," said Kyle. Even with no firm timetable set for the Outer Harbor (it could take 10 years or more) the entire project remains on hold with almost everyone involved won- dering what to do. According to Kyle, however, the Authority has been "subtly" aggressive in push- ing plans for making use of the site as it now stands. The first step was the place- nthl h 54 Pages ue " earlier this for closure plant open. Despite moves, the It spell: in Oakvill: Despite its good record and conciliation moves, the writing was on the wall. It spells hard times for the Mack workers in Oakville - who Short said have an average seniority of 20 years and an average age of 49 years as they head back into the work force. While the Oakville Mack plant boasted about 700 - 630 assembly line - workers in the early l98()s, only about 200 were left when the decision for closure filtered out of Mack's Allentown, Pennsylvania headquarters. The closure followed an agreement between Mack and the UAW (United Auto Workers) securing concessions from the UAW Me ",,_,,r,rij'iia1ilrlirWi1lEl .iiriisiiit'itriii h '(onuvntteisooull Great mriill)'?iiirun ms the QEW from Ford, learned spring that the plant was marked in favor of keeping an American tourists and those seeking safety from storms a place to tie off. The next phase would involve interim floating docks for the existing east pier. - docking to meet demand as it comes and as we can afford itil' says Kyle. _ “We are looking into the feasi- bility of the gradual installation of Unlike Authority Ht t' Cents GSI rity md the six moorings, the does not possess the go ahead with these must first get regional Sccording, to Harbours chairman Don Authority' page 3) ncluded) an