The Brussels Post, 1976-09-29, Page 1?'
IT WAS A WET PARADE The weather didn.'t
co-operate with the 3russels Agricultural Society's
Fair on Wednesday, but these Grade four, and five
students marched along bravely anyway. Although
the rain cut down on crowds,/ displays ,and food
booths attracted a lot of people. Society president
Fred Uhler said the cold weather cut attendance to,
about half the usua1.3500. (Photo by Langlois)
fliers. still talking
russels
105th Year - Issue No. 39
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1976
$0con0 -teachers settle
.Was , reduction in, the professional ,
he loch' The director wonldn"t development fund and changesin
say how far apart theelerrienfarY staff, the increased cost to
teachers and the board are, but
he said 'negotiations lobked
hopeful..
164 secondary school teachers
voated to accept the board's 8 per
cent offer last week, with 41
voting against it and, about 70
teachers not at the meeting. The
secopdary ,settlement; according
to a preSS release from Mr.
Cochrane and Shirley Weary of
the Teachers Federation,, also
Mr. Cochrane said he hoped for
On early ; settlement. "The other
Brussels office may
close if Maitland
joins Bell Telephone
guidelines.
''Pecause of other factors, such
the Huron County ratepayer will
be 7.7, per cent," the release
Mr. Cochrane said the 7.7 per .
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Salary talks between, Huron'if
60 elementary school teaChers
d the. board of education -
aren't broken down: ' A
rovincial fact finder has 'been
ppointed in the negotiations only
ecause provincial law requires
ne if an agreement hasn't been
ached by September I.
That's what the director of the
Ron County Board of
ducation, John Cochrane says.
eople are left with the
inpression that negotiations with
condary school teachets, who
ttled with the board last week
or an 8 per cent salary increase,
ere easier than negotiations
ith the elementary teachers, but
hat impression is wrong, yin
ochrane says.
Mr. Cochrane said the board
nd the secondary teacheri
entatively settled in July, ;With
some details tos be worked out in
September. 441Pmer meetings.
with / the ...eleinentiry teachers
were ,,,hnpoigibie, the director
says, because many. of them hid
commitments in the way of
university summer courses.
Mr. Cochrane said board and
elementary teacher negotiators
met only once this summer, on
June' 28. once again early in
SepteMber and were meeting for
the third time only Monday night.
Graham Yeats of Clinton is chief
negotiator fot the teachers.
Mr. Cochrane said negotiations
with the elementary teachers
were being carried on as if the
provincially appointed fact finder,
• Ian Hunter of Toronto, wasn't
around. He said both sides had
sent briefs to `Professor Hunter
but "we hope we won't need
him.''
If the Ontario Telephone Ser-
vice Commission ,(cyrso agrees
to let Maitland Teleservices Ltd.
dissolve and integrate with Bell
Canada, the Brussels office will
be. closed "in due course,"
according to G.H. Newton, the
president of Maitland, -who works
out of Telontario, a Bell subsi-
diary in Toronto.
Mr. Newton said by phone from
Toronto Monday that if and when
the application to dissolye Mait-
land is approved "all staff will .be
offered jobs with, Bell.' ' Maitland
has_ four employees plus the
phone company's manager,
Harold Ross.
Maitland phone
might have to deal with the
Stratford office once the local
office is closed but Mr. Newton
said he., wasn't sure on that.
Phone service will certainly
improve, Mr. Newton said, if the
integration with Bell is approved,
because there will be more Money
available to update services.
Although the Maitland presi-
dent said he had "no idea" when
a decision will be reached by the
OTSC, he said he hopes it will be
soon, so that Maitland employees
will know what the future holds.
Mr. Newton said Bell Canada
rates, which he said are similar to
what Maitland Charges now, will
apply if the takeover is approved,
includes the maintenance of in
existing cost of living allowance of
1.7 per cent.
The 'settlement is subject to
approval by the Anti Inflation
Board and Mr. Cochrane says he
thinks it is within their
customers
Short Shots
)GARAGEi OFFICIALLY`OPENED — =The new $95,,000 Grey Township pub liC works garage w mop as officially opened Friday night when the ribbon 'Was cut by ' Huron Bruce
su ,tVl urraY Gaunt. Grey "Reeve Roy Williamson it on the left and toad
eerinterident •FloSs Engel is at eight: Following the ceremony; a iarge number of
.rFYt.atePayelt attended a deride in the new garage which has an Off iCefor the tbad
superintenden"t end will eVentUaily have the dlerieS OffiCe 'and.an UPMgits council chamber,t (Staff PhOtb)
by Evelyn
Interested in oil painting? It is
an extremely rewarding hobby if
you have any talent as an artist.
Now is your chance to enroll and'
find': out. The Huron CountY
Board Of Education evening
classes are making it easY, for
anyone in this community who is
interested to receive lesSOnS.
udder the Capil)le and talented
instruction of Mrs: - A.
Petrie, Get details from an ad in
the Coining Event section in this
issue of The Post. The Work and
Play Group of the Brussels Senior
Citizens Friendship Club were the
originators. Of OAS project but It
Kennedy
has been turned, over, to the
Huron County Board of
Education.
JO**
Not all young people are So
engrossed in their own. desires
and problems that. they have no
thought Or time for the ,needs of
others, Certainly the, young
people of the Brussels Leo Club
are not. They will: undertake a
canvass ter the Canadian. Atthrt,
tia and Rheiiinatisib Society in
BitiSSeli and community; and,
Walteft on Mondayi, October
under' the diOetion of the chair,
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