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l repair speciaust 172buuockdriyeunfr31 markham 4718660 m saturday november 8 1997 vol 13 no 45 weekender 44 pages 50 gstincl ameiypldniipuhl ike jim qhoit u jfete 1 gics rrsps mutual fwds life wsurance annuities rr1fs tax preparation mortgages markham 471z3t1 hp ll seepage aiiii y over ic schools mike adler staff reporter has it been worth it definite ly public school teachers said yesterday after two weeks of provincewide protest the walkout is over monday for elementary teachers and could be over for teachers in high schools york region teachers union leadersconceded provincial bill 160 which prompted the strike is far from dead but educating the public about it has been an achievement they said so teachers can be proud of what theyve done this is not over pledged pam gillan local president for women public elementary teachers a local union vicepresident for elementary teachers corey trute read a statement calling on teachers and their communi- ties to keep fighting its the parents turn now to fight the tories over the bill said stouffville resident carole averill who has passed out hundreds of flyers for a parents group people for education theyll just have to find other ways to reduce the deficit ones that dont pick on our chil dren she said averill said the group will dis tribute apple green ribbons so people can decorate their homes in protest on saturday nov 15 teachers have protested in front of julia munro s con- ffl please see page 3 s flfetii legislation nov 1 7 for parent strike pay a family of five remains out of their aspen crescent home fol lowing a fire sunday the blaze while confined to the basement caused serious smoke damage throughout the twostorey new whitchurch- wtorimbi there was senous smoke damage requiring a great deal of cleanup said brown no one was injured but damage is esti mated at 100000 meanwhile the cause of the fire is still under investigation said brown basic blacljpfa p 4 stapley p 14 isword p 16 classified p 21 xjll- government childcare subsidies linked to the province- wide teachers strike are expected to be made available soon said durham- york mpp julia munro legislation to authorize payments of up to 40 a day per household for each day the schools are closed is being draft ed now and will be presented at queens park on nov 17 munro will be on hand to support the legislation application form arrangements are being made through the school boards york parents and guardians will be directed to get the forms through board of education offices she said eligible students include those 13 years of age or younger those 14 years and older who require special supervision due to special needs and children who normally attend day care centres in a publicallyfunded school facility who cant get access to them education minister dave johnson points out that the sub sidy is to be retroactive to the first day of the strike when the schools cannot be kept open safely boards would be required to provide payment of up to 40 per school day per family to help offset the cost of making alternate arrangements to ensure care and supervision of children and to help parents with young children cope with this disruption said johnson the four maskateers mark stanton scott miller jesse miller and dylan lippett find the skating a little smoother arminarm around the ice at the arena on wednesday photo by steve somerville strike cancels commencement even if the students return to the classroom monday a number of planned events including the high school commencement have been can celled as the provincewide teachers strike enters its 13th day school officials are dealing with the agenda including such events as school graduation cere monies about 700 people were expected to witness the graduation of 200 students stouffville district secondary school sdss principal rod leonard announced that the commencement originally scheduled for friday has been postponed until the spring sdss was expecting about 700 peo ple to attend the commencement it will be held in the spring said leonard other events cancelled this week include the parentteacher liaison please see page 3h i