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WHIIY FRÈ PIRSS, WEDNESDýAY, AUGUST 29, 1990, PAGE,29 Brumielle loses to Herrema at AMO THEOS AMNESY INERNATI ONAL For those widowed persona in need of sharing their grief and thereby helping others, there is8 a self-help group .called. THEOS ( They HEelp Each Other Spirtually). The local chapter seets on the second -Sunday of each month at St. Andrew's rebtran hurch, Whitby at 2 p.m. Ail widowed people are welcome. The next meeting will b. on Sept. 9. For more information cail 668-2648. the. topic for that meeting is 'Oreating New Goals.' The speaker will b. Lev. John Seynor, an Anglican priest who has lied a rlot of experience ,ini grief counselling. LA LECHE LEAGUE La Leche League Oshawa will hold its3 regular monthly meeting on Sept. S. Mothers and nursing babies are welbomne. For more information about the meeting, including location, cail 723-0542. GENEALOGICALSOCIETYf The Whitby-Oshawa Branch of the Genealogical Society will rmeet on Tusdy, Sept. 4, 7:15 ta 10 p.m., t hititby Public Library auditorium. Guest speaker wil b. Brian Gilchrist iwho will discuas «Evaluating your geneology evidence -, can you giet more out of what you have» For more information cal 723-7460 or 668-8177.1 ORIENTATION Big Brothers of Oshawa- Whithtrwiil hold'an orientation session-for prospective Big BrothePrs and mothèe on Thurs- day, Aug. 30. For more informa- tion or registration, oeil 579- 2551. Ma>ur Bob Att«esl hma d thitsMonthin Whitlh,. Citizens of VIWhj - 'are encouraged to support the valuable cemntrwoek of the Arthiitis Society. Ainyone wising toassist ithe eman may calltheArtWfis moety at 434-7221. An Amnesty International meeting will be held We4dnesday, Sept. 5ý, 7:30 p.m., at St. Luke's Churcb, Park R d. and RSsland, Oshawa. Fmee admission. Al welcoene. For more information, cail Janet Barton at 579-1943. MUSEUM 1TOUR The United Empire Làoyalista; Association of Canada, Upper Canada Brandi, will tour Scugog Shores Museum at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20, folowed by a Thanksgiving Country Far Turkey Supper at 6:30 p.m. on Scugog Island. Guest speaker lis Jane Goddard, U.E. author of Hans Waltimeyer, whose ancestor helped to found, the city of Belleville 200 years ago. In attendance' for musical entertairnent will b. -Dja Vu, the alumni of the Oshawa Festival Singers. Ail are welcome. For tickets, $10 each, telephone Donald D. Fox,. at 576-3175. ONE PARENT 1FAMILlES The -North Ohw Chapter of the On. Parent Families Association will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 8 p.m. at the Christ Memorial Church, at the corner of Hillcroft and Mary streets i Oshawa for carda and conservation. New members are welcome. For further information, cail 668-5144 or 576-5853. TOTFAL REALTE WORKSOP Sound physical health, harmony in human relati*onshps and emiotional maturit are t he goals of the 'Total Health Workshop,' to be held at Hemzy Street Hlfgh School, Tues"aYs$ 7:15 to 9 p.m. starting Sept, il (for 8 weeks). Tuition is $25 Includes the tort entitled 'Rays «i the Dawn.' For registration and information call 668-5036. NEWCOMERS CLUB The Newcomers Club of Osh- awa-Whitby welcomes all mem- bers and new residents to a meeting on Sept. 11, 8 p.m, in the Green -Room of the arts resouroe centre behind Oshawa city hall. For more information cail 434-4636 or 668-0552. By Mike Kowalski Whitby councillor Marcel Brunelle failed ta win élection last week ta, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario(AMO) executive board. Aithon h Brunelle -finished third in the baloting for one of 10 spots on the executive, AMO rules prevent- more than one representative per mumicipality on the executive. Durham Rei*on chairman Gary Herrema finished ahead of Brunelle in the votinig and retained bis seat on the board. fronicailU Brunelle had beén nomma 'eb Durham Ragion council ta be its candidate. However Herrema decided ta seek re-election. The election resuits, conducted during AMO's annual meeti gin Toronto, were both fiàsappointing and grati1ying ta Prunelle. «Iwas nominated by the Region ta be a candidate but the chairman ran again and finished ahead of me, so he was elected," said Brunelle. «Forty candidates ran inMy zone so I feel gratified b the support 1 received, but Y was - beaten bZ the ru os and Mr. Herrema.' (Herrema was flot available for comment on the matter.) AMO is comriSed of regional, muncipalian ,conty Sccils. thrughoutMOtario. It serves as a lobby group on mattors relate<I to, municipal igovernment. Brunelfe said that ta pick any one issue debated during the convention as the moot impor- tant was difficult. "Thffe big thing is meeting with other memnbers of municipalities and talking about common pro- blems,» said Brunelle. "We had people ask about waste management in Durham and others interested ini Whitby's (free) parking policy.' But one of the «hort" tpice according ta Bruneile in the grwing su p port among munici- paicouncillors ta have school boards collect their own taxes. (Education taxes are currently included on the same bill as municipal taies.) «A lot* of municipalities are catching the heat i for sehool bord ,ople don't realize how much of their tax dollar gosto educationi.» ' In addition ta Bruneile, other Whitby councilors who attended the convention were Râsai Batten, Làynda Buffett Joe Bugelli,.Tom Eldwards and lenniàs Fox. A Pworkers poIsédtost-ri*ke By Mike Kowaloid Workeirs at Whitby$s A&P gr- cery store could bie on, stike Friday morning. However, last-minute talks between the company and union were scheduled taday in abid ta prevent a walkout of 111000 A&P employesacrosa Ontario& The workers, members of the. United Food and Commercial Workers Union, voted *95 per cent in favor of striking at meet- ings held across the.'province lest Sunday. Accordig ta unon spokesman Patrick Hayes, job security is a 1m:ipr isue it he current nego- Hayes said the company wants ta modify the "bumping" pro- vision in the contract sno that employees laid-off ait one store cannot displace those with less seniority at another loction. Laid-off workers could only "bump» those employed at the sam streIf the company gets its way, said Hayes. 7I¶ie union is also worried Butll Swan about the * lông-range implica- tions of A&P's purchase of, Mira- cle Marts Ontario stores earlier thisearesaid Hays We fel theyl coesome stores. WMAe don't want ta iv them carte blanche at thvs point," said Hayes. The workers, who now earn an average of $10 an houri, are asking for $1.25 more. The com- pan as offered 50 cents. Management is also oSeking ta reduce the current double-time pyfor Sunday work ta $1.50 per Whitby store manager Tom Walsh said he bas received no instructions from head office «As far as I know itsa business as usual,» said Walsh.> A strike could shut down several of the 120 A&P stores in Ontario, said Haves. A spokesman for A&P manage- ment was flot available for com- ment. With ou,' feet UP FROM PAGE 7 and took over. - 1liticians were' turfoed Out- of office. Cable T subsripionsereccoled Drug trafflckers were firngto lamp pot.Realete eler- thon who "oud ecaethe country - ended up tendig= ~ iFoia h S a ed ACTOR: lh. moeslied indeed inherited, if not the Earth, thon et .least Canada. 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