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i 1 1 i value jam aa irxtrru hvtiui i kacgeanpua16iuttnni6g i vol 109 no 64 thursday october 9 1997 a metvouwd publication serving iff00nsfoilfi since should b i 99 sub i with the purchase of j any sub of equal or i greater price and a medium soft drink limit one coupon per 24 pages 50 gstincl family visit expires oct 30 1997 5812 mainstw j sslsfsi j f -v- st 3sfi p z ar st 3sp mstt f ci chools to remain open if strike called mike adler staff reporter schools will stay open and school buses will be running during a provincewide teachers strike as long as it is safe area school boards said yesterday a spokesperson said the catholic board will continue to monitor developments closely and will act decisively if the safety of students is in jeopardy if the board is unable to ensure student safety parents will be advised to keep their children at home and buses will be cancelled said chris cable the public board has drawn up contingency plans but a strike has not been announced and local teacher federations have not declared they will participate said public affairs officer brian jamieson the protest is not directed at us so we dont want to aggravate the situation by making people more anxious than necessary jamieson added yesterday a strike or another form of mass protest by teachers appeared closer yesterday after talks between union leaders and provincial education minister john snobelen reportedly broke down it isnt clear when a strike might be called over bill 160 the education quality improvement act which moved through second reading tues- head first mickey the shcltic joins in the fun during playtime at the parkctte off stouffcr street with karen guest and her daughter emma 4 last week phuul hy lisa diamond day night local federation leaders said provincial officials have promised two days between an announcement and a strike but local teachers are clinging to the hope that the govern ment will change the bill they added yesterday one york region teachers union president dean bodkin said his members are concentrating on get ting information on the bill out to parents some sort of a walkout is absolutely the last thing that we want said pam gillan president for local women teachers in public ele mentary schools but lynn johnston representing public high school teachers said the bill which would give the govern ment power to control class sizes and cut preparation time must be amended to keep those issues part of contracts negotiated between boards and teachers bradley hangs up hat joan ransberry staff reporter will she or wont she the guess ing game is over ward 1 councillor ivanka bradley will not be seeking the mayors job in the nov 10 elec tion instead bradley said shes throw ing her full support behind mayoral ty candidate mike watson last week the ward 2 councillor announced that hes challenging incumbent mayor wayne emmer- son and withdrawing from the may oral race is musselmans lake resi dent charlene jones who said yes terday shes also backing watson in leaving the political arena bradley said its the people shell miss i would like to thank the peo ple in our community for giving me the privilege to serve them for six m please see page 6 h rjftdfn board news c a provincial agency is sending a former labour min istry mediator to assist stalled contract talks between york regions catholic school board and its teachers olive chester was a media tor with the ministrys office of mediation for 18 years the education relations commis sion said as it announced the appointment last week she has been involved in assisting negotiations in a large number and wide vari ety of labour relations con texts the commission said in a release the york catholic teachers and the board are dead locked over salary increments frozen during ontarios social contract years whats inside comment p 4 entertainment p 8 gardening p 13 sports p 18 classified p 20 newslme 6402100 fair special held over nopti chevrolet inte oldsmobile service hours monfri 730 xav- pm salsjmblpjii 2500 down lit taxos 1st security lie ns extra 20000 km per year the little dealership with a big 5336 highway 7 just east of mccowan 2941440 toll free 18008922209 wwwautonetcanorthpointe 0i stk 180113 co player 15 wheels gauge pkg spoiler mud guards air bags abs bucket seats ground effects pkg sale hours mon thu rv am pjn fri am pm sat jn 4pm