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"Our older members are finding it more difficult to get in," said Pickles. They also said the two-storey building, with about 16,500 square feet of space, is becoming too overwhelming to main tain by the Legion's aging membership. "We need a smaller place, said Byram. "About 6,000 square feet will be plenty," added Pickles. The Legion decided to sell its building about a year ago. It was a quick sale, being on the market for less than a week. The building dates back to 1941, and was extended by 30 feet to the east during the mid- 1970s. The Legion has existed in Oakville since 1926. "It's part of Oakville's history," said Byram. As a fundraising project, the Legion is selling ceiling tiles for $10 to $20, depending on how much buyers wish to have printed on them, from just their names to names, logos and graphics. This fundraising idea comes from the Port Credit Legion, where a similar campaign was successful. To date, three such tiles have been printed and are on the ceiling. These tiles, and all others to be sold, will be moved to the Legion's new location. The Legion has about 680 paid members. Last year, membership was opened to the general public. "Membership is no longer restricted to ex-serviceman and the families. You no longer required to be part of the Armed Forces," said Pickles. Opening its membership to the general public has result ed in "quite in influx of younger members," including about 20 local fire fighters, he added. The Oakville Legion raises about $50,000 annually for local charities, said Pickles, adding last year's donations totaling $75,000 was a banner year. `W e support local youth soccer and hockey, and the Oakville Marlins, the swim club for the handicapped," he said, "among other charities." The Legion runs darts, snooker and shuffleboard leagues, hosts euchre nights, Friday night dances, and opens its facil ities to local seniors on Tuesdays and Saturdays. For information, call the Legion at 845-6271. 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With recent labor disruptions still fresh in everyone's mind, board chair Jim Sherlock said the contract should offer some peace to a system beleaguered by recent workto-rule sanctions by teachers. "We now have a two-year agreement that promises sta bility at the elementary level of our system," he said. On Tuesday night, trustees ratified the agreement with the Halton Elementary Unit of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA). The contract provides teachers with a 2% raise, as of Sept. 1st of this year. That pushes a starting teacher's salary to $33,368, while the most experienced teachers will earn $67,189. The board's 800 elementary teachers will also receive an additional 1% raise on Sept 1, 2001. As well, the contract includes some language changes that will put current practices into writing, said Richard Brock, head of the local OECTA unit. "It was no-nonsense bargaining that required a lot of trust on both sides," he said, following the board meeting. The teachers voted 94% in favor of accepting the new agreement on April 17th. The contract will be effective until Aug. 31, 2002. The current agreement expires this September.