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14-The Canadian Champion, Friday, May 2, 2003 Both sides in teacher talks growing more optimistic Sy MMM WITIINELL Special to The Champion ut no news is goud news as il relates lu contraci talks between the I-lton District School Board and its high school teachers. Representatives of the public board and the 750 fuîltime equivalent secondary teachers met with a mediator for 1l hours last week and have decided to continue talking. The next mediated session is May 7. Spokespeople for both sides indicated the meeting was cordial and somewhat fruitful. I think there are a loi of areas wbere prugress was made and some positive signs about many of the items on the table. We hope to clarify the rest and look for an agreement Mav T" said Jue Monday. Mr. Harwood's counterpart ai the Halton pub- lic board wasn't as specitic, but nonetheless expressed guarded optîmism about the first round of îalks in twu monihs. I think we're ail trying to work for the same end result, to gel an agreement, and that's very positive (because) sometimes it doesn't come tbrough in mediation but certainly it did with us," Dawn Beckett-Mornon, the board's execu- tivc ufficer of' human resources, alsu said Monday. I think everyone's trying to do their besî with the Proceîss mad iiiiiha i. . o o( loi ili Mis HeketilMoi-tin said te huard and ils Iigli scbuol teachers had several face-to-lace meet- ings the afiemuon and evening of April 24, fol- lowed by some separate meetings with the provincial ly-appuînted mediator. The secondary teachers bave been without a contraci since August 31, 2002 and been on a wurk-io-rule campaign since late February. In the must recent add-on tu the job action, implemented in mid-April, the teachers' union announced it was withdrawing its members from on-caîl work in the event ut a colleague's absence. That prompted the board to react by cancelling Ms Becketi-Morton bas saîd the board leared sehuols mnight be left in a situation where there aren't enuugh teachers to cover classes for ilI or absent instructors. Mr. Harwood bas said it was for reasons of student safety they chose to withdraw on-cal] duties rather than refusing to do supervision of students in cafeterias, libraries and hallways. In any event, Mr. Harwood said Monday an understanding was reached wîth the mediator that there would be nu escalation of the work-to- rule campaign during the break before the next mediation session. THE SERTOUS BUSINE SS 0F HEAVEN Been thinking a lot about dancing lately. It's an Easter place of joy: "Dance and game are frivolous, unimpor- doesn't regularly experience side splitting belly laughs. thing. tant down here; for "down here" is not their natural Heaven is a place of forever joy. Joy is the mark of On Easter momning Jesus didn't just break open the place. Here, they are a moment's rest from the life we heaven in you. entrance to a covered tomb. On the cross Christ bore ail were placed here to live. But in this world everything is Some of us need to start leamning to dance and laugh the sin of the whole world for ail time. He died, was upside down. That whîch, if it could be prolonged here, more, or else heaven is going f0 seem like an eternity. bunied and rose again. And those actions are the great- would be a truancy, is most like that which in a better This Sunday check out one of the many great local est events in human history. Through Easter Jesus country is the End of ends. Joy is the serious business churches in Milton. brought us into a forever relationship with heaven. And of heaven." An excerpt from Letters to Malcolm. On the other side of Easter - Pastor Jim DeMarsh of that makes me want to dance. "Joy is the serious business of heaven." 1 believe that Milton Bible Church. According to C.S. Lewis, heaven wili be, above ail, a statement. Personally, 1 wouldn't trust a Christian who St. George's Anglican Church, LowviIle 7051 WM iI, J iuwh et Mu"ryRha Sunday, May 4, 2003 8:30 a.m. - Holy Communion 10:30 a.m. - Mornlng Prayer 10:30 a.m. - Audtorium- Famnily Service Nursery and Sunday Scbool provlded Rector: The Reverend Canon Charlte Mastere For mors Information cail 905-878-1363 Visit our Websites www.stgeorgeslowville.org and www.rflweb.com bonio Pastr "Uv. non Boulle Chidren Mus. Ntls Roguge Aslstant/Wlorship Mr*. Esther Kossier Vouth/Outreach Mr. TIm Stevens 9 a.m. - Early Worehip Service 9:30 arm. - Sunday School for Ait Ages 10:45 a.m. - Second Worship Service 6:30 p.m. - Praise & Preachlng Supervised Nursery & Dynamic Children's Programa available durng ail services! MILTON BIBLE CHURCH Meeting @ Milton District High School 10:00 AM Bible Discovery Trail 11:00 AM Worship Service "A new church for a new generau'ion." www.miltonbiblechurch.ca (905) 876-3586 SOUTHSIDE COMMUNIITCHUCH 2850 DERRY RD. Phone 878-5664 10:00 A.M. SUNDAY SERVICE The Purpose Diven Life I tarold olimi\ irîatIîqmuîî SI1 - Mrnhip htliîniiiiurelaiîl flor kids I -g6m ir anti aar itî lage 2. SOUTIISIDE'S IMAGE X YOIJTH MINISTRIES! lTtîtît , i îîîî TIti afatd"'-ggr 6- Tîititrdax 7 pr1 it leji îtogî -giS9-12 See tIetiiitîr ,EtrinsFun, Etrem iii'Pssit EsiExrens Lifel Cali now te register for High Power Soccer Camp - roming August 1I-15t1,, 2003! MILTON ÀOW" 'un& CH URCH Invites you to o ektv Sabbathsevcsa Hugi, Faner Hall, 43 Brownn St. Milton Sai S9:30a.m. -Sabbath Schol Sa, 1:00ant L)Divne Servic.e FREE BIBLE SCHOOL Otisoethe amautet iBible anstacratu lites pcrplenîng questions, and the sere u a hiappy Ife. For FREt- BIBLE LISSONS, .,'nte: PO. Box 230112, 55 Ontario St., Milton, Ont., L9T 5B4. On the, INTERNEr, http://wn .vo.com ntand anamazingfacts.org/bibleschool/schlrainasp PASTOR. Aj Outosta 519-835-8301 For more informationt about oas, sertvice and progrant piease cail. MILTON GOSPEL HALL 306 Ontario St. N. e 878-3873 10:00 arn. - The Lords Supper 11:45 a.m. - Sunday Sohool 6:30 p.m. - Gospel Service Wednesday 7:30 p.rn. Prayer and Bible Study Christ was once offered fo bear the sinl of many. Hebrews 12.2 KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 170 Main St. E., Milton 878-6066 Minister - The Rev. Joseph Gray Director of Music Ministries - Sonja van de Hoef Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Nursery Sunday Sehool Age 3 - Grade 6 10:30 a.m. Youth Class Grades 7-12 9:30 a.m. "Called fo Serve the Lord" SWheelchair acceas and waahrooms provided se that ail may corne and wo~hip. ttnftMaey St. *BAHA'I FAITH MultifaittiDeots & Bruncti: 10 - 12 arn, Sun,, May il Bi-Weekly Devoflonal Meefings Tuesday Evenings ot 7.'3Opm Weekly Devoffonal Meefins Wednesday Evenings at 8%opm Leamn ofthie Bahai! faill and ffs teachings. Wednesday venings ot 8:OOpm For local information: 905-875-2923 Recodine1-00-33-384 ww tsn... Grace Anglican Church Weeloe>uto. 317 Main St. E. Milton ST. PAU LPS ÇRACEWAY BAPTJST CHURCH the Church on theHll UNITED CHURCH10MrinSee Tel. 878-2411 Fax 878-3005 13M i1t EMlo 05-878-1629ee wwwgracechurchmilton.com12ManS.Eilo À ! 958869 Rev. Dr. Miark McDermott Sun. May 4, Pastor Walter H. Isaak Rev. Amy Cousineau 9 arn. WORSHIP Supporled by music from 9:50 a.m. - Family Bible Hour SUNDAY SERVICES the St. Pauls Worship Band 1:0am onn evc 8:00 am -Holy Communion 10:30 a.m. YOUTH CONFIRMATIONil:0am-MoinSevc 10:00 am - Sung Eucharist Heaven's Gate Church School 6:00 p.mn. - Evening Service Church Sehool & Coffee Hoor Saturday May 10, 7:30p.m. Steve Kabakos 'Elvis' & THURSDAY St. Paul's Choir sing Gospel, Cal! for tickets. Thursday 10:00 am Holv Communion q Rev. John Benhamn & Rev.-Gerry Hotstetter 7:00 p.m. Bible Study & Prayer Wheelehair Access Through Parking Lot Duors Church office: (905) 878-8895 "o'l fn reda www.stpaulsnljlton.orR "o lalways fn rin tGraceway- -'il