WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 1982, PAGE 9 Force police and fire contracts to 6 and 5: Mayor Arbitrators in fire and police contract disputes should be forced to stay within the six and five percent restraint guide- lines, according to Mayor Bob Attersley. At the annual confer- rence of the Association of Municipalities of Ont- ario (A.M.O.) that was held last week in Toron- to, local politicians from across the province voiced their concerns that arbitrators will not pay any heed to the guidelines even if the provincial government throws its weight behind them. Attersley points out that since firefighters and police officers do not enjoy the right to strike in Ontario, the only recourse they have in labor disputes with the municipalities that employ them is binding arbitration. Furthermore, the pro- 'vince appoints the arbi- trator and the munici- pality has no choice but to accept him and his ruling whatever it might be. Attersley will be in- volved with two sets of contract negotiations later this year - one with the association repre- senting firefighters in the Whitby Fire Depart- ment and with Durham Regional Police Asso- ciation. (The mayor is one of Durham Regional Council's two · repre- sentatives on the Durham Regional Police Commission.) Firefighters' associa- tions often use settle- ments gained by other departments as the basis for their own ne- gotiations, and, more of- ten than not, the arbitra- tor has gone along with those demands on the principle of parity. Attersley's opinion is that if the provincial government is going to go along with the "six and five per cent solu- tion," they had better "tell the arbitrator before he gets here." "I haven't been too happy with some of their decisions," he ad- ded. He also points out the municipalities have "no guarantees" of what the arbitrator will do in any dispute with firefighters or police officers. Attersley indicated to the Free Press in a brief interview last week that Children's Centre receives grant TORONTO - Simcoe Hall Children's Centre in Oshawa has received Ministry of Health ap- proval to award a $2.1 million contract for the construction of a new building to accommo- date 300 to 350 children. The centre has 280 child- renat present. Making the announce- ment last week, Health Ministry Larry Gross- man said "the expanded new centre will better serve the needs of phy- sically handicapped children in the Regional Municipality of Durham and adjacent areas." Assessment, diagnosis, treatment and educa- tional services will con- tinue to be provided. The Health Ministry will provide a capital grant of $1,499,875 of the total project cost, which is $2.4 million, including equipient and profes- sional fees. The remain- ing amount will be raised in the community and by Simcoe Hall Women's League. The construction con- tract will go to Gaydon Contractors Ltd., with construction to start immediately and com- pletion expected in Sep- tember, 1983. he will press for the six and five to be adhered to with all town and re- gional labor con- tracts. The mayor also made some dire predictions if contract settlements cannot be made within the six and five. "If we have to settle The inquest into the drowning death of a pat- ient at the Whitby Psy- chiatric Hospital will re- sume on October 6. The inquest was ad- journed last month after a nurse employed by the hospital declined to re- veal the name of School windows smashed A 15-year-old male ju- venile was apprehended by members of the Durham Regional Police Force on the grounds of St. John's Separate School after someone smashed a series of windows at the school. According to a spokes- man for the force, seven large windows at the rear of the Giffard Street school were broken during the after- noon of August 24. Police estimated the damage at $950. The juvenile was appreben- ded at tbe scene. Tbe spokesman said that thesinvestigation in- to the incident is con- tinuing. THE CORPORATION OF THETOWNOFWHITBY TOWN OF WHITBY MUNICIPAL OFFICES CLOSED LABOUR DAY - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 1982 GARBAGE COLLECTION GARBAGE WHICH WOULD NORMALLY BE COLLECTED ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 1982, WILL BE COLLECTED ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 1982. WHITBY TRANSIT THE WHITBY TRANSIT SYSTEM WILL NOT BE IN OPERATION ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 1982, BE- CAUSE OF THE LABOUR DAY HOLIDAY. THE TRANSIT SYSTEM WILL RESUME NORMAL OPERA- TIONS ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 1982. WE REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE THAT MAY BE CAUSED BY THIS ACTION. R.A. KUWAHARA, P. Eng., Director of Public Works. above that, then we're going to have to lay-off people to meet those guidelines," Attersley said. "If we can't settle within the guidelines, then my recommenda- tion is that we will have to lay-off." He said that if the town and the region de- another patient who had claimed. to see 20-year, old Margaret Daniel walking in downtown Whitby. The nurse told the coroner's jury that the information was confi- dential under the provi- sions of the Mental Health Act. Margaret Daniel dis- appeared from the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital on March 15 of this year. Three weeks later, her body was found on the beach of Lake Ontario after being washed ashore during turbulent weather. Coroner Dr. Denis Gabrielle adjourned the inquest so that the divi- sional court could be asked to rule on whether or not the nurse could be compelled to give the name of the patient. The date for the resumption of the in- qùest was announced cide to accept the six and five, then there should be no exceptions. "If you give to one, you have to give it to the other, and that's the problem," he said. "The only other way is lay- offs." Attersley did not seem to see why the firefight- ers and police officers during the inquest into the drowning death of a developmentally handi- capped man who dis- appeared from the Durham Centre for the Developmentally Han- dicapped last April by Durham Regional Police Force constable ienrtAiDr---nt. should be treated differ- ently from any other group of public em- ployees. "When the economy is- good, it's good," he said, "But when the economy is bad, everybody has to pay." "We'll litk it, if we can all work together." Contract negotiations with the firefighters and police officers are ex- pected to start early in the fall. 'I have a good respect for our employees, both firefighters and police and I'm sure we can work it out," Attersley said. ( 218 HARWOOD AVE. S. AJAX SHOPPING PLAZA TE LEPHONE 683 1968 'einhardt Albrecht. HAVE A NEW POOL INSTALLED Now you can get a 16x32 inground pool completely installed. 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The enumerator must record such information as the name, age, property status (e.g. owner or tenant), school support and residency of all members of the house- hold. This year in certain areas the enumerator will also ask if you would like your name included on a list of electors for French-language schools. When the enumerator visits, please check that the information on the Enumera- tion Notice is correct. If it is not, revise it and verify the changes. If you are not home, a Notice will be left for you. If changes are necessary, please make them and mail the Enumeration Notice, as soon as possible, in the pre-ad- dressed postage prepaid envelope accompanying the Notice. For any additional information, please contact the local assessment office. Durham Regional Office Reg'l Comm - W.H. Parnell (416) 686-1422 (Toronto), (416) 668-9351 (Whitby) Zenith 67140 Inquest resumes Oct. 6 Ministry of NX./ Revenue Ontario COMMERMIL PRýInTI11G R