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"Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, March 14, 2000 - 17 | Durham battle could be replayed throughout province | | From page 1 he said. "We have been left her "somewhat con- been greatly lessened for and taken part in trips as Federation President local | boards and their teach- Without extracurricular fused." the past two years, with well as other events where president Shelly Paige has ers". activities in Durham for "It makes me wonder if the notable exceptions of an argument that they been unavailable for com- | Durham's public sec- WO years." the right hand knows what the music programs at were actually part of the ment since Friday, due in ondary schools have been Scugog Trustee Bobbie the far-right hand is both Port Perry and curriculum could be partto her participation in without most of their after Prew, also vice-chair of doing," Ms. Drew said. Cartwright high schools. made. conferences being held in school programs for two the board, said the Extracurricular activi- Some local teachers have Ontario Secondary Toronto during the March years, since an arbitrators announcement by Harris ties at area schools have defied the unofficial ban School Teachers break. decision forced striking teachers to increase the amount of time they spend in the classroom. 1 E T TH | 3 P k I 3 3 Sb } IY MANCE BE The teachers say that cuts down on the amount of time they have for class preparation, and volun- tary activities. Mr. Ross said other boards across the province got around the increase in teaching time by allowing on-call time | and other functions to be counted as teaching time. ! Mrs. Ecker has promised 2 to eliminate such prac- | tices. "Under the provincial | guidelines for in-class teaching time, these boards are not going to be able to do this, and when od! { the time comes to negoti- LEASE OPTIONS I ate contracts we (boards) OWN PRTNT TIERS PAYMENT { will all be In the same 0 270 | 00000 ae | boat," Mr. Ross said. "1,820 218 : d "Obviously the govern- *3,000 *185 cosa sn Wf ons roc i yuey . 2000 PONTIAC § ment is not willing to put SUNFIRE SEDAN 4 up with teachers with- drawing from extracurricu- e 4-Speed Automatic with Traction Control e Air Conditioning SG MONTH Snariense PURCHASE FINANCE CASH PURCHASE PRICE § lar activities across the e Upgraded 15" Wheels ¢ Power Door Locks e Remote + v ) province as they have Keyless Entry with Panic Alarm e Cruise Control e Anti-Lock (> 0 (3 § WEE Sree wens TER - Brakimg-System eo Cassette e Dual Theft-Deterrent System d= or u or y y ) ] . 5 : P Engi per month $1,820 DS up to 48 months excludes freight $710 4 The chair said the e PASSLock® Il 2.2 Litre 115 HP Engine payment, a Durham board and its teachers had been forced PONTIAC GRAND AM PONTIAC MONTANA into the contract impasse i Ar | by Bill 160. While iy e 2.4 Litre Twin Cam 150 HP Engine ¢ 4-Speed SOMORTH Busta e 3.4 Litre 3400 V6 185 HP Engine * 4-Speed Automatic j y ) . ers Automatic Transmission with Enhanced Traction System $248 Transmission ¢ 4Wheel Antilock Braking System e Air argued that increased ry o 4Wheel Antilock Braking System e 4Wheel a. Conditioning © Power Windows/Door Locks/Mirrors classroom time was an $248 Independent Suspension e Air Conditioning ¢ Next Vhs 20/8300 exeiity o Dual Sliding Doors ¢ Deep Tint Glass ® AM/FM Stereo unreasonable demand, pa mans 2.380 down Generation Driver and Front Passenger Air Bags * AM/FM PURCHASE FINANCE o TiltWheel™ the board countered that ERISEm Stereo Cassette © PASSLock® Il Theft-Deterrent System 1 9% it had no choice but to PURCHASE FINANCE o TiltWheel™ eo Power Door Locks e Solid Frame saw /Y o . : Construction - Rigid Body Structure ¢ Ergonomic impose the requirements 0 ' ml CATH PURCHASE Rice Bh d in th 3 rolati omer Soll Designed Interior Space -- Driver Controls within easy reach $24 458 outlined in the legislation 550.7 -- Vt The argument resulted $20.1 Ih LEASE OPTIONS in a strike that saw teach- id Y PAYMENT x ; i) LEASE OPTIONS '0 388 a on mama ee ers on the picket line for a ae we 3.810 248 : couple of weeks in the fall 0 En Cl ae 3 of 1998. An arbitrator ruled 2a Ee § in favour of the board,and ~~ ® -- ~~ ~TTTOmOnmeReRN--.' AS em the teachers had to accept GMC JIMMY 2DOOR = 7# > : (¢] IERRA REGULAR CAB 5 contract | With the EEIESIEEETIEN - Vortec 4300 V6 190 HP Engine » 4-Speed Automatic [ESTEE « Vortec 4800 V8 Engine -- 270 HP « Automati increased Instructiona pop-- Transmission * Air Conditioning © Power Door Locks/ Rana Transmission with Overdrive and Tow/Haul Mode Air time. $ . Windows /Mirrors © 4-Wheel Anti-Lock Braking System $ , Conditioning with Interior Air Filtration System ¢ 4-Wheel , "It's about time the 18. o TiltWhee™ & Cruise Control * Next Generation of Disc & 4Wheel Antilock Braking System e 40/20/40 province stepped in," Mr. pura 3350 deme Driver and Front Passenger Air Bags * Off-Road A Split Front Seat with Custom Cloth Trim * Full Ross said "We (the R325 socurty dopant reais Suspension ¢ Locking Differential « AM/FM Stereo 350 scerty dopo reared Instrumentation including: Tachometer, Engine Hour d did k with CD Meter & Driver Message Centre ¢ Chrome Wheels, boards) did not make 1.9% . % o Grille and Bumpers ® AM/FM Stereo o Tilt Wheel™ not necessarily agree with $90 RQ! ' $99 EQ! v en bv veer | $38,838 33568 left to enforce them. Whom fone orld, ov "Well, now the govern- LEASE OPTIONS LEASE OPTIONS ment can find a way to DOWN PAYMENT [MONTHLY PAYMENT DOWN PAYMENT [MONTHLY PAYMENT H " 0 '414 0 '370 make this work. EN hi a ad Mr. Ross said that he 5,000 200 8,000 218 doesn't agree with forcing ASK ABOUT 4WD teachers into participating in running clubs and FOR A LIMITED TIME. ONLY AT YOUR LOCAL PONTIAC *BUICK*GMC DEALER. [S5rmiac] sports teams. : : : We'd like you to know more: Come visit us at your local dealer, on our website at www.gmcanada.com or call us al 1-800-GM-DRIVE. "Offers based on Sunfire " Forcing the Issue will Sedan R72/Grand AM R72/Montana R72/Jimmy 2-Door R7Z/Sierra Regular Cab R7Y. Annual cost of borrowing 1.9%/3.4%/2.9%/3.4%/6.4% per annum. Annual BUICK k th irit out f the kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.12 per excess kilometre. Option to purchase at lease end is $9.835 20/$10.956/$14,833/$19.206.15/$15.625 50 (Sunfire Sedan take € spin o - " < R72/Grand AM R7Z/Montana R7Z/Jimmy 2-Door R72/Sierra Regular Bab 137%) plus applicable op Otiar lease Plans available. Ly sEisidh fos a . i © licence. insurance. P.P.S.A.. administration fees, and taxes not included. 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