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Region reaches dees with some employees By MikeKowalski Durham Region was able to reach a socia contract agree- ment with most, but not ail, of its employees. Local agreements were rea- ched with the Region's 1,100 inside and outside workers prior to last week's social contract deadline. But deals could not be obtained with the 700 employees of Durham's three homes for the aged or the Region's 55 public Crime Stoppers and Durham Regional Police are asking for the public s help in solving a robbery that occurred in Oshawa on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Just after midnight, the female victim left her friend's apartment building at 584 Bloor St. E. and walked to the corner of Wilson Road and Bloor. The victim entered the phone booth located on the Petro Canada lot and was looking up the phone number for a taxi. The suspect, who had been watching the victim enter the booth, con onted her and smashed her head twice against the wall. The victim fell to her knees and had her hair pulled as the suspect grabbed her purse and ran northbound from the scene. The suspect is described as male, white with a stocky build and collar-length, dark hair. He was wearing a blue T-shirt or jacket. Crime Stoppers is asking anyone with information on this robbery or any other serious crime to call 436-8477 (that's 436-T S). As a caller you will not have to identify yourself or have to go to court. A code number will be issued to you to protect your identity. A re-enactment of the crime will be shown on CITY-TV (channel '57, cable 7) on Thursday, Aug. 19 during the 6 and 10 p.m. news. It will also be shown on CHEX-TV in Peterborough and CKVR in Barrie on Friday, Aug. 20, again during the news. Sergeant Grant Arnold is the co-ordinator with the Durham Regional Crime Stoppers program and writes this article to help combat crime. health nurses. Details of the settlement in- volving the inside and outside workers were not being released until the workers' union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), could inform the membership of the terms. However, personnel commis- sioner Terry Stevens said the deal is similar to the plan offered to the Region's 350 management employees. A three-year wa ge freeze voluntary leaves of absence and not filling vacant positions were some of the key items in the proposal. That plan also contained no provisions for employees having to take time off without pay, Stevens said. "We found the monies necess- ary to meet the expenditure reduction target,"he said. CUPE Local 132, which repre- sents workers in Durham's homes for the aged, opted not to participate in the local agree- ment. As a result the "fail-safe" pro- visions of the social contract legislation will be imposed on those employees. However, most of these wor- kers earn less than $30,000 and will not be affected. A CUPE spokesperson could not be reached for comment, nor could a representative of the Ontario Nurses Association (ONA). The ONA did not accept the Region's offer, so its members will also be covered by the fail- safe provisions. Durham's share of the $275 million municipal sector target fell to $3.1 million as a result of the agreements. Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, August 18, 1993, Page 13 -g{ BROOKLIN }t- Vanderinde in CNE pageant Annette VanderLinde, repre- senting the Brooklin Spring Fair, is vying for the title of 1993 CNE Ambassador of the Fairs against more than 100 other local local fair winners in Toronto this week. The 102 contestants arrived in Toronto on Monday and spent two days touring the city. During this time, three judges observed their attitudes, behaviour and how they interacted with others. In intensive interviews, contestants are questioned and judged on their knowledge of current affairs, agriculture, fairs and agriculture societies. Final judging for the Ambassador of the Fairs pageant begins at 5 p.m. in the Coliseum main ring on opening day of the CNE, Aug. 18. Three finalists are selected and asked to make a speech and answer an impromptu question. For 19 days following the competition, the 1993 Ambassador of the Fairs winner will become an officiai represent- ative of the CNE. Throughout the year, the reigning CNE Ambassador travels extensively promoting Ontario's fairs. Photocopies, Fax Service, Custom Labels & Decals, Wedding Invitations, Business Cards, Complete Sign Production BROOKLIN BULLETIN 76 Baldwin Street, Brooklin Fax 655-5191 Catl 655-4434 Cullen Gardens & Miniature Village 300 Taunton Road West, Whitby - 668-6606 Wheelchair Accessible Free Parking Bus Parking LANDSCAPE RETAINING WALLS INSTALLATION & SALES