HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1998-07-01, Page 6Public high school teachers with favour of a strike mandate for their
the Avon Maitland District School union negotiators.
Board have voted 88 per cent in "Because of the provincial
Retirement awaits
Staff and students of Grey Central Public School said
goodbye to five teachers, June 23, as four retired at the
end of the school year and Paul Statia, left, retired last
January. Ready to enjoy a new stage in their lives are:
from left former Principal Statia, Principal Helen Crocker,
Yvonne Martin, Marilyn Elgie and David Perrie.
Young artist
F.E. Madill student Adam Carr of Brussels and Ron Walker of Blyth are before Carr's
painting "Beauty Through Friendship", currently on display as part of the High School art
gallery exhibit, which opened on Tuesday, June 23 at Blyth Memorial Hall's lower hall.
Secondary teachers support strike
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relocation of the office of the
director of education, various
program and special education
staff, and certain maintenance staff
to spaces which are available in
schools throughout the district.
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envy. This year, as in the past three,
we have once again earned the
United Nations designation of
being the best place in the world in
which to live.
I have said it before and I will
say it again; there is no place that
exemplifies the aforementioned
qualities like right here in Huron-
Bruce. Our strong agricultural
background is a characteristic upon
which the country was founded.
Our peaceful and quiet
surroundings are coveted by others
and serve as a source of pride for
all within,our boundaries.
Over the past year we have
continued to make tremendously
productive contributions to the
global community. Among other
things, we enjoyed the honour of
hosting world leaders in Ottawa for
the formal signing ceremony of our
international ban on the use of
antipersonnel landmines and we
expanded our support for human
rights enhancement in foreign
countries through an increasingly
proactive role in organizations such
as NATO and the United Nations.
Domestically we have once again
started to celebrate together.
This year we formally
commenced our Millennium
preparations and we saw our
financial picture dramatically
improve as we achieved a balanced
budget for the first time in over a
generation. As a result, our exports
government's mismanagement of
the education funding formula and
the fallout from Bill 160 the board
has threatened to unilaterally
change the conditions of
employment of high school
teachers," said Cliff Berry, chair of
the Teachers' Negotiating Team,
District 8, of the Ontario Secondary
School Teachers' Federation
(OSSTF). "The timing of this
action has been necessitated by Bill
160 which terminates the current
collective agreement on Aug. 31
and forces teachers to negotiate a
new first contract."
"The strong strike vote reflects
the commitment and resolve of
public high school teachers to
protect the quality of education for
students in public high schools of
Huron and Perth Counties," said
Ken Robins, local negotiator with
OSSTF, District 8, Avon Maitland.
"The board's plans will seriously
harm the learning conditions and
opportunities for students and
reduce extra-curricular activities
and the opportunities for teachers
to provide individual assistance to
their students."
"The teachers' negotiating team is
ready to continue negotiations
throughout the summer and
sincerely hope that a fair collective
agreement can be reached which
protects the learning conditions in
our schools," said Berry.
OSSTF, District 8, Avon
Maitland, represents 505 public
high school teachers employed by
the Avon Maitland District School
Board.
have increased and our interest and
inflation rates continue to remain
extremely low.
Indeed, as in the past 130 years,
Canadians again have much to
celebrate this year. Our
determination and conviction serve
as an inspiration and example to the
world of the fact that Canada is a
capable and compassionate
member of the community of
nations. As Canadians we should
be proud of our achievements and
confident in our future together . . .
Once again, I would extend my
best wishes, for the future, to each
and every one of my fellow
Canadians.
Sincerely,
Paul Steckle, M.P.
The Avon Maitland District
School Board announces that its
two administrative properties in
Stratford have been sold to two
separate Ontario numbered
companies. The board understands
that the planned uses for the sites at
210 Water Street (sale price
$865,000) and 426 Britannia Street
(sake price $215,000) will conform
with existing municipal zoning
bylaws.
It is anticipated that all board
operations in the two sites will be
relocated by mid-November.
At a special meeting of the board
on Wednesday, June 24, the board
approved the relocation of its
business, human resources and
operations departments to the lower
level at Seaforth District High
School. The renovations at Seaforth
have already begun and will be
completed by the end of October.
The board's administration will
immediately begin planning for the
MP says Candians have much to celebrate