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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-09-15, Page 2Page '' - !marrow Sentinel. Wednesday. September 15. 199:1 Bruce County Board of Education Teachers' contract expires Mission statement stresses TREES sell that unwanted one buy., plant & .enjoy Immediately a new one - move the one you already have "1 HINK GREEN" REAY'S TREE PLANTING SERVICE LTD. For all your TREE NEEDS CALL: 369-5153 OR 369-2386 prior to ratification by Pat Halpin CI -LESLEY --The Bruce County Board of Education has a contract with its elementary teachers, but by the time trustees ratified the deal it had already expired. The agreement on the one:year contract was reached in. June, and ratified by teachers that month. Trustees delayed their vote because they do not hold regular board meetings during the summer. Trustees' negotiating chair Don Stobo praised the elementary teachers' part in the negotiating process. "They certainly understand the plight of this Board and the plight of Bruce County when they ac- cepted this contract," Stobo said. At one point, elementary teachers were asking for a two per cent pay hike while the Board was offering a half per cent for the second half of the year 'only. Teachers' president Karen Burr said they dropped that .demand during negotiations, while the Board was forced to drop its offer because of the province's social.contract and the payroll grant cuts it imposed. The contract covers the period from Sept. 1, 1992 to August 31, 1993. Burr said the conditions in the contract will continue, even though it is expired, until a new contract is signed. . The contract does not allow any increase to the pay grid, but gives some improvements to sick leave and other benefits. It also allows for full-time leave of absence without pay for the president of the Women Teachers' Association. That issue was important to the teachers, who call it a `no -cost' item for the Board. The Bruce Board does not yet have a contract with its secondary school teachers. Meanwhile, trustees are waiting for details on how the social contract provisions will affect staffing and organization. "It's a continuing saga," said chair Don Tedford. "We have to wait and see what our conditions will be." Lucknow arkct LUC.KNOW - "° . 528-3001 We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities To Normal Family Requirements rWith This Coupon SAVE .50 Off 1 -.500 g. Asst Valrieties BLACK DIAMON- .1 99 SINGLE SLICES with Niscoupon • Special Price w/o Coupon 2.49 Offer Expires Sal. Sept. 18/93 6314686 L• 750 ml. Bottle Regular or Zesty Garden . Cocktail With This Coupon SAVE .75 Off 1 - 10 Kg. ° ROBIN . HOOD FLOUR Price w/o Coupon 6.74 Offer Expires Sat.Sept. 18/93 L rWith This Coupon SAVE .50'Off 1 - 400 gr. Box . KELLOGG'S CORN FLAKES Special Price w/o Coupon 1.79 Offer Expires Sat. 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Fresh Juicy 4 L Basket , Bartlett Pears SCHNEIDERS Whole or 1/2 Piece 8 80 Kg Thuringer Summer Sausage 3.99, 2.49 PRODUCT OF ONTARIO Fresh Pepper Squash c-1 2/ ■ 9 PRODUCT OF ONTARIO Fresh Green PRODUCT OF ONTARIO CANADA k1 Fresh Crisp Cabbage 7 Celery Stalks •U�ea y ii•:::>:tS'�t'p,•}v':SS:;%y/;3,.i4•v.:{N:,!..>.:' �t;��;'•ry��bl .... .......%:%•.:?vP.•::'i::"e.:i�i'i?f�"."..:?it':.%�: quality as number one A trustees' seminar this sumrner and a mission statement adopted by the Bruce County Board of Education Tuesday both stress that quality is the board's first priority, according to Chair Don Tedford. "It boiled down to quality being number one," Tedford said of the discussion at the trustees' seminar. "We're looking at this whole sys- tem as being for the kids." When the mission statement was presented for trustees' approval Tuesday, there' were some surprised comments indicating it had gone through an unexpected draft revision. Trustees noted the word "partnership" was changed to "cooperation", and the focus on self -development was switched to concern for the global community. "I don't like this version, but it's still up for grabs,"_ Tedford. said. In the end, trustees approved the earlier version, which reads: "The Bruce County Board of Education in partnership with staff, parents and community, is committed to quality and excellence for all students, which will enable them to acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become fulfilled and productive citizens with a longing for self -development throughout life." A clause noting the board will pursue that mission "within the resources available" was dropped, against the wishes of finance chair, Allan MacKay, and vice -chair Bar- ry Schmidt. "It will explain why we have to make the odd sacrifice in quality and scope," Schmidt said in defense of the clause. While the mission statement uses fancy words to describe the board's intent to give students a sound and useful education, Tedford said the immediate goal is to protect programs. "We're going to become the `program protectors'," he said. "Eight times we've been told we were 'getting (provincial funding) and we didn't. We're going to keep seeing money shortages, so we're going to have to watch programs or they'll be cut." i Director of Education Paul Mar- tindale agreed that change will continue, including curriculum and program change mandated by the province. "Change is not always pleasant," Martindale said. "We don't do changes in Bruce County unless they make things better. That was the major thrust of the trustees' seminar." • All companies will be represented at IPM All of the major farm machinery man Cumming, "have taken it one. companies will be represented at step further and are going to have this year's Intemational Plowing their 'respective companies Match, Farre Machinery Show and represented in the Tented City as Country Living Exposition opening well as, inr the field.{{ Some of the next week. majn line equipment companies "The representation of the farm have not exhibited at the Match in machinery 'industry through Bruce recent ,years and the Bruce County County and area dealers is a major local committee appreciates, very coup for our Match this year," says - much, the participation by, these Jack Cumming ,chairman of the '93 dealers." Bruce County IPM organizing com- mittee. "This is the result of the enthusiasm and co-operation ex- hibited by farmed and dealers while organizing 'the first-ever `Machines in Motion' demonstrations at the Match." The Machines in Motion program of on site demonstrations will show a wide variety of makes and models of farm machinery' working under actual field conditions. Over 100' different pieces of machinery provided by in excess of 20 area farm equipment • dealers, will be demonstrating their effectiveness on 240acres of designated land at the International Plowing Match. •' "The same dealers involved in. Machines in Motion," notes Chair - Attempted abductor A man driving a van tried unsuc- - .oessfully to talk a young girl into gettin�g"into his van on Sept. 9 in the Nelson and Queen Street area, in Kincardine. The man was described as bald- ing, with dark hair. He was about 45 -years -old and was scruffily • dressed; The, van was an older model with . a gold or browfi color. Police are -asking anyone who may have seen the van to call them. An officer can be contacted at 396-3004. Charge two with passing counterfeit bills a Staff Sergeant Neville said any one fording bills with this number should notify their local police service or the OPP. A 51 -year-old Clearwater, Florida man and a 48 -year-old female pass- enger were taken to the Kincardine and District General Hospital for minor injuries after a single vehicle accident. The accident took place on High: way, 21 in Kincardine '`Township after the man overcon~ected,when his Vehicle went onto the, right shoulder. The car swerved_ and went onto the left shoulder where it flipped over and came to a stop on its roof on the road. A 54 -year-old Tiverton area man has been charged ewith failing to. yield to traffic after an' accident on Sept. 7. The accident took place on Side ' Road 25 in Kincardine Township after the Tiverton man slowed at a yield 'sign but proceeded through the intersection of Side Road 25 and Concession 10. Her was struck by a' 42 -year-old -Tiverton area woman' travelling east on Concession 10. Both received n?1 imal injuries. Kincardine OPP have charged London man and woman- with pas- sing counterfeit bills after acting on information received at the detach- ment. Staff Sergeant Al Neville said MOPP officers stopped a vehicle whose passengers were alleged to • have been passing counterfeit bills. Both a 32 -year-old London man and a 34 -year-old London woman were" arrested. Both the couple and the vehicle were searched. As a result, three counterfeit bills were found in their possession and 12 more were found in the vehicle. OPP seized cigarettes and food items from the vehicle that may have been purchased with the money. • They have also seized a container which may contain narcotics. The container is being analyzed. Both have been charged with passing the bills and with being in possession of counterfeit money. During the summer,a number of counterfeit $50 bills have been passed in Kincardine and surround- ing areas. • ' The bills seized on Sept. 10 are $50 bills and have the following serial number: EHM1676817. •