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p 0 weekendler saturday novfefobetf 1 1997 su whats a sunworshipping snowhater to do to all those who expressed fears this space might deal with strikerelated issues this week including snippets of numerous conversations held over the past week with people of all stripes not to worry other than to confirm that as usual the truth is the first casualty of any war and to make a lame attempt at wit by suggesting there are enough red herrings on both sides as to constitute a school i wouldnt dare touch the subject im quite happy to allow the pundits of my newspaper of choice in times of crisis the globe and mail to sort through the sordid mess in print so instead were going to assume the continuation of life as we know it after this entire business is resolved or at least simmers down a little and with winter showing signs of coming early this year despite promises from the farmers almanac that were in for a mild season ahead winter wimps like myself are already starting to con sider our escape routes however it would appear there are nothing but road blocks in the way of the highways and airways leading to the sunny south this winter a recent call to the ramshackle hotel that put us up for a song in st petes beach florida last march break con firmed my worst fears the renova tions transforming the facility into a condo palace were going ahead our modest digs complete with two burn er hot plate is about to become a s200 a day luxury suite this throws the proverbial monkey wrench into the machinery especially after we had gone so far as to equip ourselves with the station wagon of the 90s a mini- van to help survive the long drive to the snowbird state next march another winter haven for cheap skates cuba appears to have become the target of those who would bomb hotels as a means of making their point that we shouldnt be putting our tourist dollars into a country that boot ed out foreign business interests some four decades back so a return to the lovely beaches of that caribbean island is unlikely for us montserrat has been all but destroyed by a volcano although ive never seriously considered that small island a destination for fiscallychal lenged sun seekers like us on to aca- i mk j dt attention york region separate school board csd parents guardians and students negotiations are continuing but unless a settlement can be reached this weekend it is anticipated that our elementary and secondary school teachers will be on a legal strike beginning monday november 3 in the event of a legal strike parents should know all or most of our teachers will not be in schools beginning november 3 all regular classes will be cancelled as a service to parents who cannot make alternate arrangements schools will be open provided we can ensure that children are safe and adequately supervised however parents who are able should keep their children at home student safety will be our primary concern it is our hope that we can bring this situation to a speedy resolution updates concerning negotiations are available on our teacher negotiations hotline at 416 2215051 or 905 7132711 ext 7040 or visit our website at yrrcssbedu on ca thank you for your patience and understanding during these difficult times susan larosa director of education tina rotondi molinari chair of the board the york region roman catholic separate school board le conseil des ecoles separees catholiques de la region de york from where i live bruce stapley pulco where sell offs abound in every satur day travel section from october through may but unfortunately this scenic pacific getaway was ravaged by a hurricane a few weeks back and while their tourist people are insisting its business as usual once again one cant help but be a little leery so whats a sunworshipping snowhater to do especially when youre restricted to the christmas holidaymarch break peak peri ods ive considered dusting off my old cross country skis and making a resolution to take to the local forests when the snow comes for good but the prospect of decking out the entire family including our 1 7 month old son for a saturday afternoon schoosh through the woods conjures up less than enticing visions of cranky snowsoaked kids refusing to get caught up in the exhilaration of the great win ter outdoors however drew now five has made it abundantly clear that he intends to set up shop outside on a regular basis once the snow drifts eclipse lawns bushes and driveways he was more than a little miffed last monday when after a morning miniblizzard left a nice little snow covering on the ground he was forced to stay inside with his croup- infected baby brother while his dad attempt ed to formulate sports stories by the time he finally got outside all evidence of the morn ing fall had melted so i suppose i had better resign myself in the interest of productive parenting to learn to like winter and all its frosty faces i guess ill have to pick up some thermal long under wear a pair of arctic boots and a real 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