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Twelve cats in need of new forever homes Continued from page 1 Colleges, faculty reach tentative agreement Ontario's 24 colleges announced yesterday (Wednesday) they reached a tentative agreement with their 10,000 faculty members. "This is great news for our students, faculty and the colleges, as it secures a new contract for two years and removes the threat of a strike," said Sonia Del Missier, chair of the Colleges' bargaining team, in a news release. "Both sides bargained hard and came to a settlement that is reasonable to faculty and affordable for the colleges." The agreement affects 515 full-time professors at Sheridan College and another 450-500 part-time (12 hours/week) professors, and comes after a few months of bargaining that resulted in conciliation. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), which represents the faculty, had asked the Ontario Labour Relations Board to schedule a strike vote for early September. As recently as Tuesday afternoon, the 3 · Thursday, August 30, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com "Both sides bargained hard and came to a settlement that is reasonable to faculty and affordable for the colleges." Sonia Del Missier, Chair of Ontario Colleges's bargaining team College Employer Council, which represents the 24 colleges in the bargaining, said the two sides were still far apart in their talks. The new two-year deal is for a term that begins on Sept. 1 and ends on Aug. 31, 2014. Some highlights include a faculty salary freeze. Eligible faculty will still move through the salary grid. All benefits will remain untouched. The offer asks for no concessions from faculty. For more information, visit www. collegebargainingfacts.com. "We are committed to finding homes for these last remaining cats over the next few months to ensure that Cindy has complete peace of mind in knowing that all of her cats have found their forever homes." In an effort to find the felines suitable homes, Cameron and other CARE volunteers have written profiles of each cat and posted them, along with photos and videos, on a blog. One profile introduces online viewers to Slinky, a small, neutered, dark brown, eight-year-old male Tabby. The profile says Slinky is very friendly with humans and cats although it does take him a bit of time to warm up to people. Once he does get used to a person, Slinky becomes a true lap cat most suitable for a calm household with no dogs and older calmer children. All of the cats are up to date on vaccines and are FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus) negative. Cameron said CARE is offering to waive the adoption fees for these cats. For those concerned about the costs associated with owning a cat, CARE is also offering to place the cats in homes on a "We are committed to finding homes for these last remaining cats over the next few months to ensure that Cindy has complete peace of mind in knowing that all of her cats have found their forever homes." Beth Cameron, Oakville & Milton Humane Society volunteer permanent foster basis, meaning the owners would receive free pet food and medical care for the life of the cat. The blog can be seen at http://the compassionexperiment.blogspot. ca/?view=classic. Anyone interested in visiting with one of the cats available for adoption is asked to contact Maura at maura.mininni@ peelsb,com or 905-990-1526. Editor's Note: For a video of one of the rescued cats in need of a new home, visit www.oakvillebeaver.com. Inside Opinion.............................................6 Health.............................................21 Sports..............................................24 Classified........................................28 Full Delivery: Ashley Furniture, Tiger Direct, Katz Group/Pharma, Freshco, Food Basics, Metro, Longo's Fruit Market, Oakville Swim Academy, M&M Meats, Pizza Hut, Drug Trading, No Frills, London Gold Fine Jewellery, Pizza Depot, Techville, Sabrina Interlock Inc., JYSK, Starsky Finest, Sleep Country, The Bay, Loblaws, Michael-Angelo's, Sobeys, Fortinos Partial Delivery: Bouclair, Canadian Tire, Shoppers Drug Mart, The Brick, The Source, Walmart, Zellers, Best Buy, Future Shop, Hakim Optical, Staples/ Business Depot, Home Outfitters, Partsource, Pharma Save For home delivery & customer service call 905-631-6095, 5300 Harvester Rd., Burlington New subscriptions call 905-631-6095 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com ON SALE NOW! Canadian Made Solid Wood Occasional Tables by Choice of Stain! FURNITURE & HOME DECOR 217 Lakeshore Rd. E., Downtown Oakville www.swissinteriors.com 905-844-3530