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repair specialist saturday november 1 1997 h vol 13 no 44 weekender one 48 pages 500 gstincl si jfetwland pwpra8fe7 lubeitekoiceu jene gics rrsfs uutual funds iffe insurance annuities rfflfs tax preparation mortgages 96 main st n j n4 4 bb sufferer seepage 10 oar schoo oses es to settle mike adler staff reporter striking teachers scored a local point in their fight with the province as york regions public school board citing enormous pressures announced yester day it will close its schools to both staff and students but it was still not known as both sides likiiti b today is the final day for the york region waste depot taking place at the ray twin- ney recreation complex in newmarket at eagle street just west of yonge street york region residents may drop off household haz ardous wastes free of charge from 830 am to 4 pm clear your home and garage of oils cleaning solvents propane cylinders and more basic black p 4 stapley p 10 crossword p 15 classified p 27 waited for an injunction if the ontario- wide walkout would continue monday yorks public board which had tried to keep its schools open and its administra tors on duty said it regretted its decision the tensions have grown beyond our ability to ensure the safety of all con cerned education director bill hogarth said in release yesterday afternoon in good conscience we can no longer allow our employees to face the enormous pres sures the move will mean that teachers who want to cross picket lines cannot and principals and viceprincipals feeling intense pressure to join their fellow union members can leave their posts the board is one of the last in the greater toronto area to close schools a spokesperson added yesterday local sep arate schools have already been closed to students and union officials say catholic principals are doing picket duty with other teachers education minister dave john son released amendments to bill 160 the touchstone for the illegal strike which included removing principals and vice- principals from teachers unions on thursday hogarth joined public board chair bill crothers in appealing to union leaders and premier mike harris to settle the strike this weekend with the passage of time the lasting consequences of the dispute become potentially more significant the two men wrote in an open letter hogarth and crothers also suggested harris and johnson immediately cease the constant criticism of teachers school boards and school administrators and urged the government to add amendments reducing the degree of centralization proposed in the bill feeling the heat mayor wayne emmerson bows his head as mayoral candidate mike wat son looks on during a sometimes testy candidates meeting wednesday at musselmans lake ward 2 photo by steve somerville mayoral candidates face off during debate joan ransberry staff reporter ward 2s controversial water issue dominat ed wednesdays election forum more than 200 people turned up at the bal- lantrae community centre to hear incumbent mayor wayne emmerson mayoral candidate mike watson and ward 2 candidates helene johnson and mark carroll outline their elec tion platforms most of the questions from the audience were linked to the 8million communal water system people asking questions were angry and at times the candidates were testy while the water system is up and running some residents of musselmans lake and bal- lantrae continue to challenge its necessity blair bassett who summed up the majority of concerns said his well water is perfect you expect me to hook up if i do my children will drink water thats not as healthy as theyre getting now explain it emmerson said bassett and others had to connect to the system because its mandatory carroll and johnson said they sympathize with all the people who have sound wells and yet were forced to pay out thousands of dollars to get connected during other debates emmerson said hed like to work towards getting horse trails a park for musselmans lake a proper drainage system and a new fire hall for ward 2 watson was blunt in the past year as the towns ward 2 councillor watson said he learned the system and how to drag the information out of staff and politicians the present government is not open said watson we need to regain the power of our town council needs to provide direction to staff rather than having them provide direction to council said watson meanwhile johnson told the audience she please see page 3 b quality caretubidup engine tuneup charging system check includes replace spark plugs engine shampoo check alternator 4 cyl34 6 cyl s 8 cyl s vans aerostars extra platinum plugs extra check air filter fuel filter electronic engine control diag clean battery terminals load test battery output road test check starter current draw service dept open saturdays 8 1 pm mcarthur kennedy rd just south of hwy 7 4741350 frej ihiimuns a ml where the quality continues celebrating 25 years of complete service for all ford lincoln mercury products offer expires 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