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Hie Era Aurora Wed Feb Teachers wife named to board salary negotiating team I AURORA her husband is a York Region secondary school teacher King Township trustee Margaret Coburn said theres no conflict of interest in her ap pointment to York Region public school boards salary negotiations team Mrs Coburn was one of six trustees named to the team last week by board chairman Craig Cribar Among the other appointments was John Stephens who as a representative for I separate school sup porters in and Richmond Hill can only vote on secondary school matters In announcing the appointments Mr said Mr Stephens and Mrs Coburn will in ef fect balance each other out Mr Stephens remaining active in the secondary school talks and Mrs in negotiations with public school teachers An alternate member on the committee Mr Stephens said he is not able to devote the full MARGARET time necessary to negotiations but said he would be willing to step in as needed Mrs meanwhile said her interest remains strategy and planning of contract talks rather than negotiation of the actual salary figure I dont think there is any possible conflict there she noted While trustees should set the direction salary talks take the actual negotiations should be handled by professionals added the King trustee Other members of the team that will negotiate with the two teachers groups are Bill Monroe of Richmond Hill Bob of Harry Bowes of villeand Dorothy of King chairman of last years negotiating team Aurora trustee Norm separate school representative Terry OGrady Markham trustees David Crombie and Stephen Taylor and trustee Keith Hargrave were named to the team that will negotiate with Canadian Union of Public Em ployees Local Mr Stephens trustee Don Cameron Mr Bowes trustee Don Cousens and East GwiUimbury represen tative John were appointed to the grievance panel while Richmond Hill trustee Eric Baker and Mr Cameron were named trustee representatives on the values education committee The entire board will sit as program committee of the whole while Mr Cribar has chosen to chair two key com mittees one to co ordinate with region and the second to examine education director Sain Chapmans recommendations on senior staff salaries Other committee appointments which Mr stressed were based on trustee interest and balanced representation included Planning and building Mr Bowes Mr Cousens Richmond Hill trustee Robert Houghton trustee Bill Laird Mr Taylor and Mr Finance Mr Cameron Mrs Mr Mr Mr Monroe Mr Stephens Staff relations Mr Baker Vaughan trustee Jim Corcoran Mr Mr Mr and Mrs Zajac Schools for trainable retarded Mr Houghton Mr Laird and Mr OGrady Early school leaving Mrs Quirk Mr Bowes and Mr Stephens Compensation com Mr Cribar Mr Region of York and Mra liaison Mr Ciioar Mr Mr Bowes Mr Baker and trustee Quirk UTTER TO THE EDITOR Dance a success Our thanks to you and to Mary McGouen for the pictures and various items regarding our annual dinner dance of January The support of our local press contributed to a moat successful evening Secretary NewmarkH and District Ancillary to York County Hospital School secretaries administrators trustees to talk over submission AURORA Yorks public school secretaries and administrative employees have gained a special meeting with a trustee negotiating team over submission of their contract to the Anti- Inflation Board Trie move was ap proved by the board last week seven days after it reversed its stand on submission of teachers contracts to the In that dispute in clusion of increments stood out as a key issue although Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation District also charged that the contract terms they agreed to werent the ones submitted to the Thursday Canadian Union of Public Em ployees Local president Nick Vollebreght said in crements were included in the submission of his unions contract following ratification last October The union held off final talks pending set tlement of the teachers salary agreement to see if the teachers increment would be in or out of the AIB submission he ex plained Told that the teachers increment would be included in the AIB brief CUPE ac cepted the increment in the submission of their contract to Ottawa Mr Vollebreght added While the negotiated settlement is within AIB guidelines inclusion of increment puts the union above the guidelines As a result workers have received only an eight per cent increase with the remaining three per cent of annual average of S350 per employee held back pending the ruling Mr Vollebreght said in light of the hoards decision on the teachers contract the union Hopes to have the original CUPE AIB submission withdrawn in favor of a presentation containing no increments YORK REGION Council gets 9AA start on budget NEWMARKET York Regional Council last week authorised interim appropriations for of nearly 19 million and interim levies to municipalities of million The move is a prelude to budget deliberations which are expected to begin at the department head level within two weeks Treasurer John explained Monday The interim ap propriations are about per cent of last years estimates of nearly million and are needed to continue government operations until the budget is finalized he said Technically there is no approved ap propriation to which departmental ex penditures may he charged until the ap proval of estimates according to a report Last year council approved a seven per cent hike in regional taxes over rates Municipal levies totalled 10 million for Interim levies for are based on 50 per RESIDENTS OF EAST GWIUIMBURY DID YOU KNOW Thar You May Be Eligible For Financial Assistance For Home Rehabilitation Mode Possible Thru Federal And Provincial Funding CALL More tourists are visiting Skukuza Kruger National Park and Hluhluwe Home of the White Rhino and Table Mountain Cape Town than ever before All these places are in SOUTH AFRICA world tour in cent of the levies to area municipalities Funds arc payable in Awards for eight York policemen NEWMARKET Eight York Regional Police officers received awards for service and good conduct when they were paraded before the York Regional Police Commission last week Inspector William Hill a former Newmarket police chief who received his medal several years ago last week was presented with his second fiveyear bar by commission chairman Judge William Lyon of Toronto Deputy Chief Robert Hood and Staff Inspector Thomas Shields received their first five year bar to the medal they had previously been awarded by the Canadian Association Of Chiefs of Police Deputy Chief Wallace Inspector Clifford Cox Detective Sgt Evan Kelley Staff Joseph and Carl Hawthorne each received 20year medals from Judge Lyon Speaking to of- fleers paraded before him Judge Lyon told them It is a real tribute to all of you that you have devoted all those years of service For information contact South African Tourist Corporation Avenue West Toronto Ontario Canada Tel Fly South African Airways 747SP Direct from New York on Fridays and Saturdays PO Box 195 Suite 2302 Commercial Union Tower Toronto- 1 Centre Toronto Ontario Canada M5K1H6 Tel 8649100 equal installments due April 29 and June bears the largest share of the regional treasury with Si 7 million due in interim levy followed by Vaughan at 1 million Richmond Hill pays Newmarket is levied followed by King Township at 303099 and Township at Whitchurch will pay 229572 followed by Aurora at 899 and East Township at 143673 Borrow money to save money That bargain buy home wont stay at that price forever Get it now with a lower cost V and G mortgage Money for heat saving insulation or for additional space in your home get it where the terms are custom built lo suit your purse and your convenience Serving Ontario since 1889 convenic VICTORIA GREY TRUST COMPANY ILIOHAN YOUNG MANAGER ACCOUNTANT NEWMARKET ATTENTION Recipients of personal invitations to our private auto sale for last Friday are advised that because of the severe storm 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