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Wednesday May 30, 2001 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER A5 Police looking for volunteers The Halton Regional Police are looking for vol unteers to join their Auxiliary Unit. The service is expanding its Auxiliary Unit and Coming To Oakville July 2001 M A D D car wash June 9 The Halton Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is holding its annual fundraising car wash at the Petro-Canada Station at 1537 Trafalgar Rd. on Sat. June 9. The car wash is from 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. For a donation, MADD volunteers will clean your vehicle and tie a Red Ribbon on your antenna. Donations will go towards MADD Halton's goal to stop impaired driving and sup port victims of this violent crime. Individuals interested in volunteering at the car wash are asked to call MADD Halton at 905-844-0096. host a series of "Information Nights" throughout the region in the coming weeks. Mature members of the community interested in joining the ranks of the volunteer unit can attend the Oakville information session Monday, June 4th at 7 p.m. in the Police Headquarters Community Room, 1151 Bronte Rd. Volunteers in the unit assist regular members of the police at special community events, ride with officers on patrol from time to time, and perform a variety of related duties. A recorded message outlining general qualifica tions for admission to the unit is available by calling 905-878-5511, ext. 5203. Applications will be available at the information sessions and officers will be available to accept resumes. For further information contact Auxiliary Staff Sergeant Linda Babcock at 905-878-5511, ext. 5104 or Sgt. Joe Prasad at ext. 4720. Abbeywood M ONTESSORI SCH O O L W O S K E S M E E m o m m O P E N IN G S E P T E M B E R 2001 IA B B E Y W O O D M O N T E S S O R I The most important years for learning are from birth to six years of age Montessori show s howchildren acquire the skills to answer their own questions, leamto m anage freedomwith responsibilityandmaintain ahigh level ofintellectual curiosity. ·Casa Programages3-6 C h ild c a rea n dD e v e lo p m e n tC e n tre Vie are a brand new facility offering a T o d d le rC a re ,P re s c h o o l, JK /S K , B e fo re& A fte rS c h o o la n dS u m m e rC a m p ^ All staff are Early diildhood Educators and qualified licensed caregiver? | | £ Language classes Exercise & Fitness ^ C o o k i n g classes · Full-time & part-time enrollment morning or afternoon · Fully trained Montessori Instructors (AMI Certified) · Classroomatm osphere that encourages social interaction ·Outdoor playground · Healthy snacks & lunches prepared on site ·W idevarietyof M ontessori m aterials, activities & experiences · Bright, clean & pleasing environment M an charged in p icke tin g church page A 1 ) hate against them," said Glavin. Henson had been convicted under the California Penal Code of "interfering with a reli gion" for picketing outside the Church of Scientology's com pound in Hemet, California. Henson had apparently had a long-standing dispute with the (C o n tin u e d from Church of Scientology. However, Henson fled the United States before he could be sentenced and had been living in the area of Sixth Line, north of Upper Middle Road, in Oakville, since he failed to appear in the U.S. court on May 12. "We made the arrest under an Immigration warrant for his arrest," said Glavin. Henson was taken into cus tody to be turned over to Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC). CIC spokesperson Giavanna Gatti said, Henson now faces an Immigration Detention Review later this week. 7ell m, mi I'll hqet. $ht» m, mi I fommhet. Imlte m, m i I mil Itsn.` For Inform ation eal 1395 Abbeywood Dr. Oakville (north of Q E Woff 3rd Line] (905) 469-2944 Money likely to arrive by m id-July (C o n tin u e d from page A 1 ) decided to release about half of the severance money it owed to employees. It paid what was owed in legislative severance, which was money employees were entitled to under provincial labour law. Still owing today is the enhanced severance payments that employees are due under the terms o f their collective agreement. Depending on their years of service as a gov ernment employee, most people are owed a total of about $30,000 to $45,000. The government and the union are still dis cussing how to resolve the grievance, with the union suggesting that people like Pollard should possibly be given the opportunity to reconsider their decision to leave, based on the fact that the private employer is not honouring seniority. But last week, the two sides agreed that sever ance would be paid out to former employees who formally agree not to seek re-employment with the centre as a result of the grievance. It's a decision that brings relief to Pollard, but she also doesn't believes it offers former employ ees a fair choice. "I have to sign, I have no choice," she said. "I need the money -- to me that's not a choice. But it's a chance to get what they owe me and walk away. It is a situation which also angers Bob Eaton, OPSEU chair of the employee/employer relations committee for the Ministry of Community and Social Services. "You have a lot of these people who worked at Syl Apps, gave 10, 15, 20 years of their life to the Ontario Public Service, provided great service, and at the end of the day, this is how the Ministry treats them," he said. "It's absolutely despicable, and (Minister) John Baird should be ashamed of himself." A spokesperson for the government declined comment on the issue while it is still in front of the Grievance Settlement board. Eaton says the grievance, which may offer damages to employees who transferred to the new employer believing their seniority would remain intact, may take years to be settled. Pollard, however, is only looking toward midJuly, when it is expected the government will finally ante up the remainder of her money. After that, she hopes to turn her back and move on. She hopes it's a decision that will help erase some of the stress, frustration and disappointment o f the last six months. "I have become very cynical, and that is very sad," she says. C h ristian Ju n io r School P r o v i d i n g a q u a l i t y e d u c a t i o n i n a s a fe , n u r tu r in g e n v ir o n m e n t. 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