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Tho Acton Free Press Wednesday Apr 1981 Dublin members Edna left and Bettj Armstrong prepare tor Saturday night b bake sale at Lutton Hall A euchre followed the sale Speyside meeting on road changes Public meetings will be held afternoon and tonight in the Speyside Public School to inform residents about the revised plans for rebuilding Highway from Highway to Acton Most of the interest is centre on the in of Highway and Numher Residents in this area have called for strong in the evenings of the traffic and the number of children in the area Some of the problems identified in the Ministry of Transportation and Communication revision are increasing traffic volumes the large number of heavy trucks high accident rates width of the pavement anil what the ministry colls poor No illumination The Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communication will be told the region cannot ford a plan to Illuminate intersections where regional roads Highway The suggested lighted intersections would be at regional roads from Highway 401 to the Hills municipal border This section of the highway is also being up graded for truck traffic The region has decided to inform the minister it is not prepared at this time to provide the necessary funds for the installation energy operation and maintenance costs for provision of illumination Region deficits from page ded to it last year for a final 1980 deficit of a little over The accumulated operating budget will be covered for certain all sources say in this year taxes That s one of the reasons taxes will rise so steeply The sewer deficit will be covered by sewer on water bills Already this year sewer charges have gone up 25 per cent and sewer users can expect further increases The region keeps its operating budget sewer count and water account all separate a common municipal practise Lav son says If they could be combined then the deficit picture wouldn t be as bleak because there have been pluses in the water account each of the last six years Combining the figures would allow the region to show just a deficit for all three accounts at The deficits have been caused because the region set its budget and tax levy before the audit had been done three years running That t been done this year so both deficits are being properly carried over for the 1381 budget Continued from page system that the company still insists upon forcing upon its customers and demanding greater profits for its use Bell has or eight rate increases since he moved to the exchange and notes the hikes have done nothing to prevent de clining quality of service Where else can one say I need more to do a bet job and then not be held responsible when he does not the better job asks while urging the CRTC to consider establishing and publishing some form of standards Bell must meet He asks all subscribers in the area who share his views and have had phone problems to send him a letter at O Box 1000 as soon as ibte so they can be attached to his brief for re presentation at the regional hearings A call to the office of Mrs J Harvey Credit Valley division which covers the Campbeliville ex change produced no communis by press time from Bell More news pages B6 B8 B9 B10 Mm HALTON Alcohol Drug Addiction Program Out Boon on vocation Tell Call Halen for On Lonvell or Halton educators aim for new contracts by June Halton educators hope to finish contract negotiations in three months by using new steps which were re vealed Thursday to the public There is no quick and easy solution to what is a complex problem Hal ton education director Lavender told trustees at Burlington The onus for successful negotiations rests on both sides he indicated Some of the men dot Ions of the ad hoc committee on improved Negotiation Processes may be worked into this year talksif the committee package Is passed by tho board Representatives of Elementary Teachers Association Ontario Second ary School Teachers Federation Local OSSTF most of boards employees and senior staff were on the committee supports the ad hoc committee work and has told its economic policy committee to im these recom as quickly and as completely as clr custances dictate OSSTF will discuss the report later Halton has used the adversarial system In negotiations The environment and relationships that exist in an organization that in one way or another the outcome of negotiations was named by Lavender as the most important factor Other key factors were the selection of each Golden A team of negotiators training for them and a common set of inform a lion on salary grids and comparisons Most members cording to Lavender of the board s salary committee support the recommendations In the ad hoc committee report The Improved Negotiation Process committee went across Ontario searching for the best negotiation practice London East Parry Sound Went worth Windsor and the Lake- head boards were asked about methods of negotiating successfully The list of sucessful boards which use a of methods came from the provincial education Relations Committee Lavender assured Hal ton trustees that tions have started with teachers and others I understand negotiations have been going on OSSTF and most had a strike during the talks for last con tract The board and teachers got together for the ad hoc committee to study various ap proaches to collective bargaining last June The target for the first contracts under the new methods is this June For this years pacts the aides hope to use what called enlightened adversaria bargaining which among other things is a committed to fairness for wages and fringe benefits Everything else on the Display quilts at Stone Road Mall Acton Golden Age Club opened their April afternoon meeting at St Alban Hall singing Canada and the Theme Song with Jean McLean at the piano The secretary an nounced that club mem were displaying our quilt at tho Stone Road Mall all week and also quilting on a crib quilt We re hoping for good returns Our entertainment for the evening meeting will be the Music Makers a quartette from the Sweet Adelines Edith Storey received the Birthday Greetings on celebrating her birthday also the an song for her 51st which she and her husband had celebrated on April The meeting adjourned to play euchre winners being Anne Berry and Qualifies for SALES TAX REBATE BAZ MOTORS 8775286 ACTON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL MIDTERM REPORTS WILL BE HANDED TO THE STUDENTS Tuesday April 14 1981 INFORMATION REGARDING PARENTS NIGHT WILL ACCOMPANY THE SUBJECT REPORTS Parents Night has been scheduled for THURSDAY APRIL 2381 400500 pm and 730930 bargaining table is to be taken care of by a pro blem solving approach Meanwhile the ad hoc committee would like to see a umber of long term steps started now which would mainly im prove relations between teachers and the board The ad hoc committee urged establishment of a trustee- teacher relations committee such as exists at London This step would broaden the work of the present staff board committee London uses an adver sarial method of settling contracts which ap parently works There exists a continuity of re spect at London be cause both sides have developed policies practices and pro cedures to help generate and cultivate the en vironment which seeks according to Lavender Acton s Dave Hunter pulled winning tickets during Saturday Well guarantee your crop before you even plant it Crop Insurance Between you and nature WALTER McFEE CALL COLLECT BEFORE a A ANNOUNCING VANTAGE LIGHTS AND MENTHOL LIGHTS THE NEW MILDNESS Warning Health and Welfare Canada advises that danger to health increases with amount smoked- avoid inhaling Average per cigarette 5mg tar nicotine