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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, February 19, 2010 · 12 Invitation to rally at Queen's Park The residents' group, Citizens for Clean Air (C4CA), is asking all Oakville residents to join its members in a Tuesday, March 2, rally at Queen's Park. The rally will be to protest against the 900megawatt gas-fired power plant proposed for the Ford-owned lands of 1500 Royal Windsor Dr. The group wants Premier Dalton McGuinty to implement an immediate moratorium on the proposed plant after a 620-megawatt gas-fired power plant in Middletown, Connecticut exploded killing five construction workers and injuring 12 others. "We want to maintain awareness and pressure on this situation," said Doug MacKenzie, C4CA president. "We need to raise awareness particularly at Queen's Park that there is an issue here, people are interested in it and it needs to be properly addressed." MacKenzie went on to note that securing a moratorium on the power plant is vital as an accident, similar to the one that took place in Middletown, would devastate Oakville with the proposed power plant site less than 400 metres away from the nearest homes, 320 metres away from the nearest school and 62 metres away from the nearest business. The rally will begin at noon. MacKenzie said those wishing to attend can visit C4CA's website (www.c4ca.org) and register to have buses pick them up. Buses will depart at 10:30 a.m. from several locations, including Oakville Place. Teachers and students welcome. For more information or to reserve a seat on a bus (by 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27), visit www.c4ca.org. Get inspired by Colour FEATURED IN THE EURODALE DREAM HOME AT THE NATIONAL HOME SHOW · FEB. 19-28TH · DIRECT ENERGY CENTRE WINTER BEDROOM FURNITURE SPECIAL* FREE Decorative Monogramming by Dove Grey Interiors with this ad *Minimum $250 order; offer expires March 21, 2010. $50 VALUE CUT AND SAVE Sheridan averts a strike By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF www.paintitlikenew.com CUT AND SAVE 905-631-REDO (7336) 1254 Plains Road East, Unit 1A Burlington BKB Kitchen & Bath · Custom cabinetry at modular prices · · Full range of traditional and contemporary styles · · Over 30 years experience · · 3D designs and complete installation/renovation services · Quality cabinetry from Option Kitchen Made in Canada www.optionkitchen.com A division of 887593 Ontario Ltd. 461 North Service Road West Unit B1, Oakville Phone: (905) 825-5200 · Fax: (905) 8276339 Ontario's 200,000 college students will not be displaced from class, it seems, after the Ontario Public Service Employees Union barely accepted a new three-year contract. Fifty-one per cent of voters accepted the deal on Wednesday, Feb. 10, though some 300 to 500 mail-in votes are still to be counted. If a high enough margin of the unaccounted votes return as "no" it could still change the result, but that is unlikely. Despite the approval of the new agreement, not all are ripe with contention. "People are relieved not to be on strike but people are upset that we had a contract imposed on us, rather than having it bargained fairly," said Jack Urowitz, second vice-president and communications officer of OPSEU Local 244, which represents the Sheridan College faculty. The Oakville Campus of Sheridan College has 250 full-time and 160 part-time instructors with OPSEU. According to the OPSEU Local 244 website, 54.5 per cent of its faculty that voted have accepted the new term. "I think in three years the same thing is going to happen that happened in 1984. Faculty is going to vote 80 per cent to strike," said Urowitz. "Because the new powers that colleges will have to change our See New page 17