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Vol. 122 No. 29 Tuesday, June 14, 1988 Copy 50° 44 Pages The "strike by 11 Scugog Township office - employees is now in its second week, and there is not a lot of optimism from ei- ther side that the dispute will be settled quickly. Speaking for the Township council, finance committee chair- man Harvey Graham told the Star late last week "frankly, I'm not very optimistic that the council will offer a lot more money (above what has already been of- fered.) And CUPE rep John Cherry: told the Star that strike could turn into a long one "unless the atti- tude of the council changes. The membership is not weakening or giving in. They feel their position is a just one," he stated. However, he added that he is willing to resume bargaining at any time. It is not known when the two sides will get back to the bargain- Worth his oats! A three-year old pacer owned by Gord Rumpel's Otra Farms flashed to a victory by five lengths in the New Jersey Pacing Classic at the Meadowlands last Saturday evening. Matt's Scooter, trained by Harry Poltin, earned $250,000 (U.S.) for this outing, and turned in a time of 1:52 over a mile, the fastest time recorded this year by a three-year old. Purchased in a yearling sale, rE Picket lines went up | Matt's Scooter has had seven starts so far this season, and has never finished out of the money. He has two wins, four 2nds and one 3rd. His total earnings to date this year are $320,000. This coming Saturday even- ing, Matt's Scooter will be out at Greenwood in Toronto for the elimination of the North Ameri- can Cup to be run June 25 with a' purse of $1 million. 2 . n front of the municipal office on Perry Street on 'Strike by Township staff into 2nd week ing table. Councillor Graham told the Star that when mediation efforts failed on June 7, the mediator told him he would wait until June 21 and then try to get the two sides .back to the table. Mr. Cherry said he knows nothing of any timetable, but re- peated that he's willing to start talking at any time. 'The 11 office employees, members of CUPE Local 1785, sct up picket lines shortly after the noon hour on June 7, when mediation efforts that morning failed to make any headway. They are asking a $2 per hour across the board wage increase (about $4,000 annually) The Township council, at the media- tion meeting June 7, repeated the offer of $2,000 across the board, plus a $200 immediate lump sum payment that would not be includ- ed in the base salary. Mr. Cherry said the members found that offer "insulting" and that it gave them no chance to ne- (Turn to page 7) EERE i. i "dy oot June 7 after mediation talks broke down between the Township and mem- bers of CUPE Local 1785. The 11 Township office employees are seeking higher wages. With the strike now Into its second week, there is no indi- cation when bargaining might resume. (see story for details) "Sourdough Sadie," played by Celia DIMinno, a ri- fle-totin' mean-mouthed and just down right mean character who terrorized the Yukon hill in the Gold Rush of '98. Last week, the grade 7 and 8 students at Immaculate Conception School in Port Perry re- created the gold rush days with a musical called "The Trail of '98." The acting, the lights, the props and the sets were first rate for this stage presentation at the school. (more photos in this issue of the Star.) Road fatalities increase 16% The number of traffic fatalities . on Regional Roads in Durham in- ~ creased sharply in 1987, according to a report compiled by the Re- gion's Works department. The report says there were 23 fatalities on Regional Roads in 1987, a 16 per cent increase over the previous year. Regional Police last year in- vestigated 8,247 collisions, of which 3,415 were on roads owned by Durham. The remainder were on private property or on roads controlled by the eight municipal- itics that make up the Region. Although the report does not give actual numbers, it concludes that a "high percentage" of the collisions took place between 5:00 and 6:00 PM on Friday even- ings, and the largest number of collisions involved drivers be- tween the ages of 25 and 34. Most pedestrians struck by ve- hicles were under 16 years of age, fred SO J TE I I I rrr and most occurred when a pedestri- an ran into the roadway, according to the report. The report says that one of the main causes of vehicles collisions was drivers failing to yield the right of way. In compiling statistics on col- lisions, the Region uses the fol- lowing critéria: more than $700 damage; personal injury; charges laid as a result of the collision; or the collision involves a govern- ment vehicle. The report states that if 1987, 61 per cent of the collisions under Regional jurisdiction occurred at controlled intersections, with the remainder at mid-block. The Regional Works depart- ment will be reviewing 14 inter- sections with signals; six without signals and 17 mid-block loca- tions because of the findings in the report. POR AE : , dR, fre a a