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p 10 the tribune thursday august 21 1997 st teacher strike continues as new mediator sought mike adler staff reporter york regions public school board is still waiting for a provincial mediator who can restart talks with its striking high school teachers before the end of the month jts unacceptable that tom baste do appointed by the education rela tions commission should be on holi days until after sept 2 when school peppertree klassics womens fashions drop by visit us for customer appreciation august 22nd24tk regular ticket prices all spring and summer fashions 137 main street n markham open sundays noon430 pm 2943882 excludes new arrivals the merchants of main street markham village are throwing a party fr lit tip fctosunmirl w un reggae calypso with caibbiean d jay the clown buskers free balloons for the kids juggling magic stilt walking 25c hot dogs sidewalk sales saturday august 23 12 to 5 pm trilliums caring communities award were looking for ontarios most caring communities and weve found one in the william berczy public school community congratulations on being selected as a finalist in the caring communities award the first winners of the trillium foundations caring communities award will be announced october 1 6 in toronto at the jane jacobs international event on ideas that matter for details on the caring communities award call 18002632887 or consult the foundations web site at httpwwwtrllllumfoundatlonorg wkbbobbbambbsmm begins said karen barker the boards chief nego tiator i believe they should have been prepared barker said yesterday but at press time yesterday there was no news of a replacement for bastedo making it more likely that the strike which began quietly on monday will disrupt the start of the school year the board maintains that aug 27 a pivotal date for us is the last day a deal can be reached in time to open schools sept 2 barker said the president of the striking teachers said preparations for the scheduled opening could be done in less time and promised that union nego tiators would work through the labour day week end if necessary were more than willing to go back literally any time provided the board is willing to negoti ate said lynn johnston of ontario secondary school teachers federation district 11 we can roll this around in 48 hours if we have to on tuesday the board started a telephone mes sage line at 18005460709 with updated infor- education mation on the strike both barker and johnston this week said they were seeking a twoyear agreement close to the previous contract but both were still disappoint ed with the results of a meeting sunday at it the board presented what it thought of as a major concession a promise not to require teachers to teach more than six out of eight daily periods said barker adding she is baffled the union thought the offer was a waste of time ask them what the issue was that they took their strike vote on johnston however said the board negotiators seemed to be very flippant and avoided the main issue in the dispute the increased class sizes and staffing changes the board wants in order to save 9 million over two years were not going to roll over on the 9 million period warned johnston if they dont budge on that the strikes going to go on aids committee to meet sept 15 the aids committee of york region will hold its third annual general meeting monday sept 15 from 630 to 9 pm at green acres home for the aged 194 eagle street in newmarket the aids committee of york region is a vol unteer notforprofit charitable agency that pro vides education support and advocacy for people affected by hivaids it is seeking individuals for positions on the board of directors and for working subcommit tees vacant board positions include secretary office coordinator and member at large com mittee vacancies exist in fundraising support group facilitation home visiting and public speaking most positions require a commitment of about four hours per month input and partici pation from people affected by hivaids is actively encouraged if you are interested in participating as either a board member or as a volunteer or would like further information please call cheryl or reccia at 18002437717 by sept 10 store renovation sale starts august 21st elna bernina husqvarna all display sergers sewing machines must be sold up to 50 off msrp on selected models examples 2 only elna pro 5 dc display model reg 1899 you pay 24 only new 624 de reg 1399 you pay 899 699 rated best performer by consumer report full line available at gr savings example bernina 1630 fop of the line reg 4399 save 1000 we will pay the gst pst on all in stock sewing notions parts a a k k all husqvarna display models at very low prices prices available while supplies last m o o o o to visa markville sewing centre markville shopping centre hwy 7mccowan rd upper level by eatons 905 4741911 cd cd 3 cd mmmbi cd cd to co cd o o co cz cd to r o o jd