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Wednesday, February 22,2006 Orono Weekly Times - 7 Public Board schools remain open in event of CURE job action Schools at the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. are scheduled to be open and operating as normal should members of its staff, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), initiate a withdrawal of services. -in protest of proposed changes by the provincial government to the Ontario Municipal Employees Retire- , ment System pension plan, the executive of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has indicated some or all of its members will begin an illegal job action against, passage of the Bill as of 12.01 a.m. Thursday, February 23, 2006. , CUPE. Local 5555 members members include school secretaries, secretaries, custodians, counsellors, educational assistants, and other centrally-based professional, professional, clerical and technical staff. "This is a provincial issue, and not one between our Board and our local CUPE union. However, our first priority, priority, as always, is the safety and security of our students," says Angela Lloyd, Board Chairperson. "In the event of a withdrawal of services, we will monitor schools on a daily basis to, ensure they remain in a safe learning environments." environments." The Board will be sending further infonnation home to parents today, and encourages them to stay tuned to local news media and the Board's website: www.kpr.edu.on.ca, for the latest up-dates. ,60YEAft s Business, Historic Families and Individuals are invited to support the Newcastle Sesquicentenniai by placing a congratulatory message in the .V|\ , SESQUICENTENNIAL SOUVENIR BOOKLET flWBI 150 YEARS OF HISTORY Messages must be in by February 28,2006. Now available in Ciarington FRED'S AUTOBODY 163 Baseline Road, Unit 1 Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 314 * FREE ESTIMATES Tel: (905) 623-6353 • e COMPETITIVE RATES Fax: 905-623-3913 * INSURANCE CLAIMS E-mail: FAB@on.aibn.com • Complete Collision Repair, Fred De Vries, OWNER Restoration and Refinishing NEWCASTLE FUNERAL HOME Family owned arid operated by Carl Good, Funeral Director, and Joyce Kufta 386 Mill St. S., Newcastle 905-987-3964 www.ncwcastlcfuncralhomc.com . "Caring for oür Community " Two volunteer firefighters with the Orono Firefighters' Association were recognized for their 20 years of service Monday night. Clarington's Fire Chief Gord Weir (Left) presented fice- fightèrs Harold Lammers (Center Left) and Richard Griffin (Centre) with long and outstanding outstanding service awards from the Governor General. Also pictured are Dave Forrester of the Orono Firefighters' Association and Councillor Gord Robinson, Chair of Clarington's Emergency and Fire Services Committee.