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Halton Healthcare Services hiring nurses for ICU, ER Halton Healthcare Services will hold an open bouse for nurses Tbursday Tbe event will take place [rom 3 to 7 p.m. in tbe auditori- um at Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (01-MH) and is for emergency room (ER) and intensive care unit (ICU) registered nurses that Halton Healtbcare Services is looking to hire at Milton District Hospital, OTMH and Georgetown Hospital. ICU nurses are partîcularly needed at OTMH, which bas plans to expand ils intensive care/critîcal care unit rom 1 2 to 18 beds. Experienced ER nurses and tbose witb at least one year of experience working on a med- ical/surgical loor in an acute care setîing are being sougbt. Consîderation will also be given to new grads for tbe ER Observation Unit. Tbe open bouse will provîde an opportunity for ICU nurses and FR nurses to visit OTMI- and get a feel for Halton Healtbcare Services' bospitals. Representatives [rom tbe ICU and ER departments will be available 10 answer any ques- tions and tours of tbe depart- ments wîll be offered. Free parking is available. 'We bave an exceptionally dedicated FR bealtb-care îeam - a ver>' close-knit group," said Cbristine Forester, a registered nurse ai OFMH's emergency department. For more information about tbe open bouse or otber employment opportunities ai Hlalton Healtbcare Services, cal buman resources ai (905) 338- 4626 or visit www.baltonbecaltb- care.com. The Canadian Champion, Tuesdav, Octoher 10, 2006 - A3 1,Loblaws staff in strike position Local and province-wide Loblaws employees went into a legal stnike position Fniday But at boliday press lime Friday afternoon, no picket lines bad been set up. Tbe United Food and Commercial Workers union, wbicb repre- sents employees of Loblaws, Zebr's and Great Canadian Super Stores, reporîed ibat a strike wouldn'î start unless a final conîract offer - tbaî bad yet to be made - was voted on and turned down. ",Wbile we bave received an overwbelming stnike mandate [rom our members and are in a legal strîke position as of October 6, we bave not set a strike deadîrne at tbîs point," a statement lrom union officiais said. "If tbere is a memoran- dum, or final offer, it will be pre- sented to our members before tbe commencement of a stnike. Tbe only way a strike migbt stant earlier is if eîîber of tbe negotiating parties sbould walk away' [rom tbe table!" Tbe statement also indicated tbat even wben tbe final offer is made, is unlikely tbe unions negotiating commîtîce would recommend supporting it. Loblaws (ompanies Ltd. is reportedly seekîng cost cuts to stay competîtive witb retail grant Wal-Mart, wbîcb contin- ues 10 expand tbe grocery sec- lions in ils stores. More iban 95 per cent of tbe company's 27,000 unionîzed employees across Ontario voted for a sîrîke mandate. __ 'jW bm cluc. hst ot r Mmd Mrtaola salami OR OROROR $1.3211009 $.OOulOg $.321009 SPECIALS IN EFFECT FROM TrUESDA Y OCTODER lDTH 1 T TO MIONOAY OCTODER 16TH 2006 WHILE QUANTITES LAST REOULAR STORE HOURS Bronte St. 327 Bronte Street S. e White Oaks Plaza M,",days.83 am - pm- rn C Mi Sunday 900 am. 5 pm, j~~ u- M