The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Vol. 128 No. 51 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1994 Copy 65¢ ©1¢ + 4¢GSD 40 Pages JEFF MITCHELL! PORT PERRY STAR i: Pausing to remember Royal 'Canadian Legion Branch: 419 In Port Perry held a Remembrance Day ceremony at the Legion Cenotaph on Bay St. Sunday. Despite cold and blustery conditions, a healthy crowd was on hand to lay wreaths and pay tribute to Canada's war veterans, and those who did not return. Here, Silver Cross mother representative Theresa Hlozan pauses before the monument after laying a wreath. - We have more photos from the ceremony inside. EA dove RAL Bl x Mek Council candidates tackle issues By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star The lease for the Port Perry Fairgrounds, taxes, services and the new community hall topped the list of voters' con- cerns at Wednesday's All Candi- dates meeting, sponsored by the Port Perry Agricultural Society. While all candidates support- ed the lease for the fairgrounds and recognized its importance in the community, they were split down the middle on wheth- er the new lease for the property should include a termination clause. Candidates varied in their re- sponses to a question from the audience regarding what servic- es candidates would be willing to give up to maintain a zero in- creasein taxes. Ward b candidate Wally Do- naldson said he felt if the time came when something had to be let go, it would be a decision which would have to be weighed after receiving input from all in- volved. Karen Puckrin, Ward 5 hope- ful, said she would be willing to give up the frills in the town- ship, while coming up with crea- tive ways to maintain the present services the residents enjoys. Turnto Page 12 Teachers reject Durham Board's offer in 95% vote By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Durham Secondary teachers voted 95.4 per cent last week to reject the Durham Board's con- tract offer. The Durham Board of Educa- tion has been involved in collec- tive agreement renewal negoti- ations with its secondary school teachers since early 1993. The previous collective agreement expired on August 31 and at- tempts at mediation were un- successful in June and October of this year. According to Patricia Bow- man, chairperson of the board, who is speaking for all trustees, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation District 17 asked the Education Relations Commission that the last offer be put to a supervised vote on November 3. The teachers did not ask that a strike vote be tak- enatthistime. -- The Board has proposed that it wants to realize $545,000 in permanent cost reductions as part of a two-year renewal agreement. This position is sup- ported by the fact that its fund- ing has been reduced by the pro- vincial government, in addition to social contract reductions of more than $4 million. Addition- al costs of more than $360,000 in the secondary panel have also been incurred in relation to group and statuatory benefits, according to Mrs. Bowman. "The Board believes that its position is a reasonable one and ,that its negotiating committee has bargained in good faith and made every reasonable effort to conclude a collective agree- ment," she said in a prepared statement. "The Durham Board demand- ed that secondary teachers give up $1,000,000 from their collec- tive agreement, in addition to Bob Rae's Social Contract cuts of more than $8 million to secon- Turnto Page 9 'No secret agenda' says board hopeful By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Christian candidates have not formed a slate to present fundamentalist views on the Durham Region Board of edu- cation, says Scugog candidate Carol Switzer. "There is no secret agenda," Mrs. Switzer said Monday, in the wake of newspaper articles and at least one local editorial hinting that candidates are banding together to form a unit- ed Christian front in next Monday's municipal elections. Mrs. Switzer, one of four can- didates seeking the public school trustee's seat for Scugo Township, has been identifie in a church newsletter called the Praise Report as a "Christian candidate" running in the area. She is listed with a number of other candidates throughout Durham Region. She is well-known locally for her stances on issues involving ethics and morals, having cam- paigned for a sex education pro- gram that stresses abstinence as an option in Durham. She said Monday she has been endorsed by other bodies - - such as the local builders' association and Campaign Life -- and has not concealed her stance on issues. "I've been up-front in the newspapers in Port Perry for years, ' she said. "I'm up-front; everyone knows how my stand is on these moral issues.' Turn to page 3 The Candidates... The Questions... The Answers... See pages 2 & 3 Second Section. a Sa a a a Sia him ae i aaah a A dh all