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www.durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, JANUARY 22,2003 PAGE 3 l Union approves deal with public school board I BY JEANNE BENETEAU j Staff Writer j CLARINGTON - It [ came down to the wire but in the eleventh hour, union 1 members representing more ! than 1,000 workers gave the nod to a new contract with the local public school board. Sunday, CUPE Local 5555 employees approved a contract hammered out with the Kawartha Pine Ridge (KPR) School Board late last week. As of last Friday, the union, representing educational educational assistants, custodial and maintenance workers, professional services, tech nical and clerical staff at more than 100 educational sites in the board, was in a lock-out position. If negotiations negotiations had proved unsuccessful, unsuccessful, the workers were in a legal strike position as of Sunday. "We're certainly encouraged encouraged that we have been able to come to an agreement on some substantive issues which will serve as a foundation foundation for us to continue the positive working relationship relationship between the board and our members," said CUPE Local 5555 president Donna Carlaw. KPR director of educa tion Dr. Avis Glaze said the board values the contributions contributions CUPE employees make in ensuring a quality education for students. "I commend the union for the professional approach they brought to the table," said Ms. Glaze. Union members voted strongly in favour of accepting accepting the contract, says KPR communications officer Tom Philp, with nearly 700 union members showing up for Sunday's vote. The contract now goes to the board trustees for re- Jan. 30. view and vote at the next regularly- After the board vote is taken, details scheduled board meeting slated for of the settlement will be released. Catholic board settles BY JEANNE BENETEAU Staff Writer CLARINGTON- The staff who work behind the scenes to keep area Catholic schools running have hammered out a three- year deal with the board. On Sunday, Jan. 12, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1453 members voted over 94 per cent in favour of an agreement reached late last week with the Peterborough, Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland Northumberland and Clarington (PVNC) Catholic District School Board. The union represents approximately 500 support staff including custodians and maintenance staff, educational assistants, library assistants, secretaries, secretaries, clerks and technicians. technicians. The contract, retroactive to Sept. 1, 2002 through to Aug. 31, 2005, addresses a lot of the concerns of the membership, says Peter Young, CUPE Local president. president. "It (the contract) will add stability for both the board and CUPE employees employees for the next three years," says Mr. Young. 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Environmental Environmental groups are claiming some Toronto playgrounds playgrounds contain contain toxic soil, a result of arsenic leaching into the soil from equipment made with pressure-treated pressure-treated wood. But officials say children here are safe. Clarington Councillor Charlie Trim asked staff at Monday's committee committee meeting if the Toronto situation should cause concern locally. Operations director Fred Horvath says two years ago $465,000 was spent replacing playground equip mc n t throughout Clarington. He says of the 47 playgrounds, about 10 to 12 still have pressure-treated pressure-treated wood, with the majority of that wood being used in platforms. platforms. He any grounds equipment over 12 years old arc being monitored monitored and staff will either remove remove equipment conduct tests for added play- wit h DURHAM REGION North St. Sanitary Sewage Pumping Station Upgrade Municipality of Clarington (Newcastle) NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE Class Environmental Assessment WORKS DEPARTMENT PUBLIC NOTICE The existing North Street Sanitary Sewage Pumping Station, located at the southeast corner of North Street and Wilmot Street in the Municipality of Clarington (Newcastle), requires upgrading to provide additional sewage pumping capacity for development in accordance with the Regional and local Official Plans. As part of the increase in capacity, the force main conveying sewage from the Pumping Station to the gravity sewer system on Church Street needs to be replaced. Various alignments for a new force main are being considered. ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION: ! ..■■■■ ■ 1 ...... T ■ . . The planning of this project Is proceeding as a Schedule B undertaking in accordance, vyith th.e ;1 . requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, June 2000, as prepare^ by the Municipal Engineers Association. Several alternative approaches for providing increased pumping capacity are under consideration. The pumping station alternatives include: Do Nothing, Limit Growth, New Pumping Station at different location and New Pumping Station at the .same location. There are four force main route alternatives (assuming that the pumping station location remains) as shown on the map below. A preliminary evaluation of these alternatives has been completed and will be presented at the upcoming Public Information Centre. After obtaining public and agency input on this preliminary evaluation, a preferred approach will be selected and we will publicize our final selection. Based on our preliminary evaluation, construction of a new pumping station, located at the existing pumping station site, with a new force main on (Route 3) North Street, Baldwin Street and Emily Street, is the technically preferred method of increasing system capacity. LO WILMOT ST. B g -NORTH ST. PUMPING STATION ---ALTERNATIVE (7, FORCEMAIN ROUTES , 1A HWY T -OT)--- --O-- Q < 0C to 1 O o: 2 Ô =o l KING ST. EMILY ST. PUBLIC INPUT: MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON (NEWCASTLE) Public input during the planning process of this project is encouraged. A Public Information Centre is planned for January 23, 2003 to provide additional information and to answer questions regarding the project. 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