PAGE 2. WEDNESDAY. MARCE 26,1i986 WHITBY MRE PRESS P arents press Province for new sehool Concerned that over- crowdlng may force some children in Whitby to attend school In shlfts In 1987, a Whitby parent bas launched a letter writlng campaign urglng the province to approve funding for a new public school in the Pringle Creek area. Tom Anderson, president of the Parent Teacher Association at Col. J.E. Farewell Public School, la asking parents of students at the achool to write let- ters requesting elected officiaIs at Queen's From pg. 1 have a system of bin- ding arbitration in place to settle ail future disputes over wages and working conditions. "The board is not what we were after but at least now we can con- tinue to try and get bin- ding arbitration," said the doctor. The province bas also agreed to set up a provincial joint con- ference comzittee made up of represen- tatives of the hospital association, the Min- isti'y of Health, the hospitel administrators and the management board. The committee, ateo chaired by a nuri ïparty, wil review ,submissions from local committees at tbe province's psychiatrie hospitaîs and repot to the con- ciliation board. Dr. Nugent said the Park to approve the funds the Durham psychiatrists also received assurances from the province that there would te no reprisais resultlng from the work actions of the last tbree months and an- lmproved process whlch -he said should expedite study leave approvate. "We've been given these rnechanisms and we feel that now it's up to us ta try and make tbem work,"' said Dr. Nugent. During the coming weeks, doctars at the Whltby Psychiatric Hospital wil te revlewing working con- ditions and patient care ln the hospital with a view to drawing up a position paper which they will present to the conciliation board when it tegins its hearings sometime in May. Board of Education needs to buiid the new school this year. In an interview Mon- day afternoon, Mr. An- derson said he feared that students would te forced to attend classes in split shifts in 1987 unless that fundlng was forthcorning. "Ail the schools in Wbitby could te affec- ted unless this school te built and we don't want oui' children attending classes in shif ts. I hope that parents in other parts of town will take the initiative to write to Queen's Park too," said Mr'. Anderson. According to Dur'ham Board of Education From pg. i Chairman Ruth Lafarga, the board bas not yet considered the controversai move to a shift system, but she admitted it remains a possibility if the provin- ce does not approve the funding. And, according to the chairmnan, while a new school iWhltby te ui'gently needed, It te not even the board's top priority for capital fun- ding this year. Mrs. Lafarga said the fii'st order of business is to obtain the funds to build a new school i Port Peri'y. Whltby te second on the board's priorlty list foilowed by Pickering. While Durham ls the fourth fastest growlng publice chool board in the province, Mrs. Lafarga said it aiready bas more portables than any other board and she is hoping that the province wiil recognize. these strains and ap- prove fundlng for al three schools. If the province does not approve the ful capital request however, Mrs. Lafarga said it may stili be possible to, accom- modate the students in portable classrooms, an option she felt was preferable to implemnen- ting a shif t system. The See pg. 9 Iroquois Park controversy l'Ti 1qb EARLY BUY SPECIALS ON ABOVE GROUND POOLS DIRECT FROM OUR WAREHOUSE 18' ROUND ONLY $19171.92 24' ROUND LOOK $1,338.36 15SX24 OVAL NOW $1 ,484.28 SALE ENDS APRIL 30186 843 KING ST. W., OSHAWA CALL (416) 433-0055 mornlng prior to the Batten motion whetber the topic of Iroquois was going to te dlscussed that nlght and he was told no. That same night Councillor Batten in- troduced the new motion wbich was ac- cepted by council in a recorded vote of 4-3. Thirdly, he requested that agendas for cons- mittee and coundil meetings be available on Fridays and not on Mondays, the day meetings take place. Lastly, Mr. Fox asked council memters ta make public their ex- plamations for voting the way they did. No memtbers of coun- cil responded to Mr'. Fox's requesta. However, Councillor Bruneile said he wlll e introducing a motion which would prevent motions frons being presented witbout due notice. Psychiatriste happy Coundillor Batten cailing for fund-raising events to heip pay for the new facility. Mr'. Fox ended his deputation wlth four requests of council. First, he asked that Councillor Batten's motion be tabled or rescinded. Secondly, he asked that the public have the right:of notification, a request prompted by the fact that Mr. Fox asked the Deputy clerk on tbe The last excuse is gone! Now we have made il easier for you ta gel started. Enroll in our 1 year membership program and get a special bonus i yearmembershîp FREEI Facilties: - Exercise Room - Modern Conditioning. Building. 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