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Halton teachers support Toronto demands Sixty six per cent of the secondary school teachers in Halton county have voted to reject current school offers concerning working conditions and have served notice they will support teachers in their fight for quality teaching before talking about salaries Of the teachers who voted 536 voted yes no and there were 18 spoiled ballots Another were absent when the vote wis taken After a meeting of the Branch of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers federation at Nelson High School Thursday teachers returned vote their schools I i press conference Monday OS SI I- president of said there were at least three reasons why they would continue talks on working conditions He said the most import reason was felt the June moratorium on hiring set by the Ontario Trustees Council and backed by the Board is not made with the best interest of our students in mind Mr said it wasn t fair to hold off hiring until June and accused the Boards of of steam roller tactics He indicated there was a rumor around that the Boaid would consider hiring teachers from the system to teach in the secondary schools He said this would hurt both systems He felt teachers in completely support the Toronto demand to be meaningfully involved the decision making process Mr said that with every decision concerning the teacher there should be consultation before lie considers its The Board has agreed to send all reports of proposed policy to the to keep them updated and give them the opportunity to object The teachers objected the desire to refer so many key issues such as class size audio visual technicians and para professionals to committees is unreasonable and the rejection by the Board of such issues as guidelines for class size a change the student secretary ratio and a refusal to increase night school allowances is completely unsatisfactory Martindalc said ma printed release teachers of night school receive 1 an hour unqualified teachers will get it and summer school teachers will get 10 plus extra allowance for responsibility When asked by reporter if Federation had considered the Mr Martindalc said it was difficult to say just how much it would cost but he did say to put visuil technicians in 11 sellouts as requested would cost about or In a printed release from the Ontario Trustees Council of Ontario John Ronson of Burlington said If Ontario school boards were to meet demands similar to those of Ontario Secondary School Teachers federation in Metro Toronto it would cost the provinces laxpa ers hundreds of millions of dollars a year At present there is a shortage of secondary school teachers the luring of unqualified teachers to meet the new demands would be necessary Bcciusc these people ire unqualified it is difficult to see how this contributes to quality which is of the federation slogans says the Council Chairman Many boards do or plan to involve their teaching staffs in discussions concerning working conditions Trustees believe teachers opinions are valuable but tcel that the final decision must be made by the public elected representatives Mr says in to these demands many boards ire being asked for excessive salary increases ranging as per cent If school lo accede to these salary demands by the Federation the education budgets in the province would soar into llie realm of the fantastic says Mr Ronson He reiterated earlier Council statements that the boards stand willing consider the viewpoint of teachers on conditions of work and to negotiate reasonable settlement In the meantime we look to the moderates in the to cd and fully Roust current siluatu explored resolved concluded At I met tint Thursday Chairman of the Negotiation for the Hilton Division S I presented leathers with process report from the negotiating committee His report indicated the request for audio visual technicians the mittcr of class sizes the use of para profes sionals and the matter of professional development were all currently or soon to be under study by various committees and would all be coming before the The report noted there was some concession on the pupil teacher ratio for next year by the Hoard The ratio be reduced consultants no longer will be considered in the ratio This has the effect of eight more teachers in the Fist Area six in the West and none in the North because of transfers to Brock School in Burlington Collect 270 Dump suporvlior Fred Robin ton has collected a total of at the township dump charges for dumping refute were Man 23 TORONTO MAPLE LEAF defenceman Pat Quinn congratulates Rick after the Firefighter bantam was named outstanding goalie in the Acton Tn County Minor Hockey Association Saturday Pat was a big hit as the binquot s guest speaker more pictures and story see the Free Press Sports Pages Staff Photo Hydro rates up starting Aug Holding the line on hydro rates a prerogative exercised by Acton Hydro Commission virtually alone in the past few years has finally caught up with the local Commission At last Thursday meeting Acton Hydro Commission passed a resolution appro increased rates to become effective on all bills issued on or after August 1970 There was a change in 959 but it was a reduction Chairman Mel said the Commission is facing irge mere in costs material ind other local costs as well as the cost of power punlnsed Ontario Hydro Increasing use electrical energy over the last 16 years had been a major factor in holding the line on costs for customers Residential users of energy have increased their monthly average from kilowatt hours in to kilowatt hours in 1969 Average cost of a kilowatt hour has declined over the years from I cents in I cents in lSQand I cents in 1969 The rate increase will bring it hack to about the same level it was years ago Along with the new rales will come several new methods of billing customers Customers now in Commercial and Industrial classes will be billed on a common rate system known as the General Rate initially the change to the general rate will result in varying increases or decreases to customers but Hvdro officials say is designed to equitably rcc the com of serving customers The new rates arc subject to approval from Ontario but local commissioners point out tins is usually a Abolish flat rate on water heaters church discount Flat rates on electric water heaters will be a thing of the past after August this year Acton Hydro Commission passed a motion subject to the approval ot Ontario eliminating the flat late water healer chaise at their Thursday meeting As Aucust I all electric water healers will be billed at a special preferred rati Just what doctor ordered says mayor Just whit doctor ordered That was Mayor Dub reaction to the Ontario Design for Development concept plan for the Torontocentred region released last week Speaking at Thursdays Hydro Commission meeting the mayor admitted he was very happy with plans fot this area which left room for a nice town with a few more amenities We can move ahead now and not be too concerned he told the Commission He felt the plan which retained the connotation would also produce industry for the urban areas including Acton I couldnt be more satisfied personally We should be off and running the the Why should the jn than any In man little person with the pittance tor lit nit who keep the chinches alive replied tin mayor and we burden them with increased cost and make it more ditfttuh than ever for them to operate I can a move to eliminate the discount the mayor continued Churches are people and some of the regular contributors arc those with fixed The mayor said that it the das ever comes when the churches had to close everyone would have to go to the park with big beards to pick flowers and preach something nutty The commission passed the resolutions however all of which emanated from iccommcn from Ontario Hydro for setting up a new rate structure In the absence of Chairman Wdf vicechairman Tyler presided for the meeting Ninety Fifth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MAY Pages Fifteen Cents Quarry asks to move dump Waste disposal plant may change location Vicky Newton graduates Newton Aclon has from Stratford Teachers College She is the daucjitcr of Mr and Mrs Newton Alter graduating from Acton District School slit attended the University of Waterloo for two years before changing to Teachers College The graduation dinner was held last Thursday and the graduation ball last Friday Council has been asked to find a new location for the township dump Don manager of Quarries hear Acton made the request at Monday night council meeting The township has been leasing land between the Third and Fourth Lines on which the dump is situated from the Quarries comprised of three acres of land bill has been overextended by two acres with added dumping hi the meantime Mr Murdy asked council to have any further dumping carried on at a lower ground level He also mentioned promoters of a centralized waste disposal plant have investigated quarry Cur real Reeve George commented on the such a plant That what we need in the worst way in this township Quarries have retained a landscape architect to rehabilitate the entire Acton property Mr Murdy also reported Council urged to develop park The turn which intended to build a pi nil on between Acton may hive been discouraged from the enterprise by the public outcry 1 Resources Minister toric Kerr a Burlington this week However this has learned that the is investigating the location of the proposed plant township council has been ipproaclied locating the phut in lie township is investigating pros ind cons tile Possible loeatu wi lit id and Crcwsons rucrs oil three miles west of ind partial disposal of liqul indusirnl wastes is really crisis proportions in 1n put the province The minister his insistence that pi Hits isc dumping wastes in spools is contributed the pn The plants must nuw like the mp away from and built up areas water Acton council had two types of parks under discussion at Tuesday night meeting industrial as well land of recommends arena renovations Mavur opposed provision lot the churches oil I the disc mil because increased the churches aie to He told the Commission that all gained work of the churches and the amount ol involved 424 was not eoing lo Chamber Commerce has recommended council that when major repairs arc made tn Kit aren major renovations also be made A was prepared Monday when lumber of recommended the south wall be bricked up improve its and expanding Secretary Mike dc Jong Will be preparing a calendar hsiing known event Anyone scheduling a dance tea or an public activity may phone Mike de Jong an day except lieu of park land from housing developments on Churchill Rd should go towards park development town providing the Minister of Municipal Affairs approves Industrial park land Council would like lo sec development speeded up and pinned the blame for delays on the engineers who are working on specifications Here it is nearly June next thing wt know it will he tall and therell still be nothing done Councilor Jack Greer lined He and Councillor Coats sponsored a motion asking action on the industrial park requested a by law authorizing expenditures of 50 on to get tin project Plans however they moderated their introduced the deputy reeve asked if the intent was to debenture the Yes answered Councillor Coats In other words let s find out if council is serious about this The deputy reeve said he favors development ol the industrial park but felt money received buyers ol the land should be used for roads serves He opposed borrowing to develop the ire a sentiment shaitd the reeve The re put the motion through Councillor Greer said was to get something tome We took in hour one night and decided to develop this properly remarked Marks Al the tunc I was opposed but 1 lor it now and would like to see it go id Why cant w put pressure on the isked Councillor Ac to Mr may have to consider desiciiiiic and operating central dump sites for disposing of waste garbage disposal outcry whenever there suspicion a dump site being near populated areas I re problems for his it Mr told the meeting inaugurating Lets Control Pollution Week at the M Robinson high school It is dump sites will be introduced it the current session the mo LcgishtUrc Cancer campaign fops 3900 without walkers Although tie liuire A I arc still dill IK they atmg in Jui Dates o be upcoming will Inch M Whiting and his wile will be guests Mr promises I talk about the White Paper Jn other put pressure on council could industrial Continued on Page id amp in reported it I SI which does li include the ye ir total fir t inter wis SI pit luck supper tit the eiptams wis held list Ihursiliy evening it tile In Alter dismssed limslliug Ihty planned a pot luck supper lor ill the captains all the canvas any nice for May church expect to have i speaker id a of articles which in be made i patients in the iilieess Maigartt s ipcd a work group might be here to sew and I Mrs Hill these winch arc requited patients Seek meeting with Esquesing on annexation for subdivisions Learning limited growth ot Acton and Georgetown was the provincial study released in Toronto last week Acton planning board decided to request a joint meeting with planning board as soon as possible Board members their Tractor fire Acton I- lei extinguished a tractor fire on tarm of A J Morrison on Highway south of Acton Tuesday night Firefighters received the call at 50pm Damage to the tractor was at between and 500 meeting in the council chamber last Thursday rtviewed that developers arc sitting ready with subdivision plans for the Brown and farms waiting for annexation Four other developers arc also anxious proceed At previous meetings with representatives plans were left in the air due to the government Chairman Sid remarked We re still not sure what we can do Added Mr Mckenzie Maybe will agree not to oppose Acton proposed eventual population was according to the Design for Development for the TorontoCentred region Annexation to trie east of town is considered most desirable Mr Mckenzie recalled some information he heard at the meeting a likely return to 10 foot lots abundance of high rise apartments perhaps with schools incorporated right in them as well as facilities and stores Acton comes very well as a met place to live Copies of resolutions passed by council were reviewed Planning board had recommended to the of two lots at the end of Elmore for park purposes Council agreed to one turned down the other which is owned by Joe Jany Sr now of Toronto After discussion planning BE THE ORIGINALS on display 320 Students making use the projector a Board passed a motion pa available tor Tony Lambert Danny Ross an Continued on Pace S viewing at last weeks travelling art exhibition Diet Staff Photo