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economist suntribune ed u cati o n thursday sept 5 2002 11 teachers alone on strike watch from page 1 money is available for salary increases my hope is that the government does put some money in for negotia tions this year he said weve heard inklings in the past from education minister elizabeth witmer and premier ernie eves but then again they could do a righthand turn and say theyre going to wait until the next cal endar year while mr harrison says a walkout is possible he hopes several boards will reach deals with their teachers after the report is released once that happens theres no need for a provincewide strike because obvi ously theres room to maneuver he said it is unlikely york catholic district school board teachers will join any walkouts since their contract is in force untilaug312003 wendy van straten the head of the york region chapter of the elementary teachers federation says her colleagues agree funding for education is deplorable but declined to say whether elementary teachers would follow the osstfs lead she did say however the province has put all teachers in an untenable sit uation the province is saying all teachers have to have a contract that expires in 2004 she said you just put on your pottyanna hatyou hope for the best but prepare for the worst they havent given us any indica tion what the funding will be for the 20034 year but were expected to make a collective agreement which doesnt make a whole lot of sense despite this both say their unions are continuing to talk with the board you just put on your pollyanna hat and hope for the best she said you hope for the best but prepare for the worst a 5k walkathonlrun formarkhaven saturday september 7 starting time 930 am corner of parkway ave paramount rd in markham lead sponsor prizes lucky draw everyone eligible top finishing runners top fundraising team top individual fundraiser pledges in various categories aug 12 sept 5 th for runners running teams running free 708 denison st markham for walkers walking teams marhaven foundation 227 main st r unit 102 9054777871 ku markham wwwninningfifeeca 8 9054724779 registration day of event 745 arato 900 am st josephs school 55 parkway avenue pledge forms in brochures available at mcdonalds restaurants in markham local retail outlets markhaven foundation running free special prize mountain bike donated by wheels n- boards i wheels n boards 4560 hwy 7 unit 500 markham preregister by sept 5th to be eligible to win nv jt rfia fh sea doo sport boat dealer l 185 utopia a sslpffinsyb s2ssmiss8siii seoanaa mm y i gtx 4tec stop bytoday to see most models in our large indoor showroom we are located just 50 min utes north of toronto on beautiful lake simeoe once you have chosen the model that best suits you we can take you for a test drive so you can be sure you have made the right choice buy a seadoo watercraft or sport boat receive free boat launching and parking for the season traxter 4x4 atv bombardier ot7 in business for over 50 years uiiniims highway 48 pefferlaw lake simcoe 7054371122 rviapiivsitn quinnsmarinacom located just 5q miles north of toronto on the beautiful lake simeoe wwwjomlaitittwi1877wiu0e1877sm3 cm02bortrdilncmriotjrcfytra outdoor enterprise iih hnuhi jod raptor ut tradmurtj of yanuha motor corporation fitwanjuniwdountandlrailknxxjhytjr xoimi prior km and psv i participitiigboirfuitaivijfawbrtwwi may 3 indaoginj3i200x ofiwvawinusajnjiflidj8uiorfou8wiiki3 jfm xtttxwsmkttmniaqiihftttoticmyfnmpmwiopminfi mmjt ittoutrfsyourpjrfripaborarrajvawm atvs w f rebttoroppforfoyfahwwj bombardier i spaanbpirtkufarycemonliffitt8 jjjsjiier kyctfkrteitetyftmmptfhlfctrkxttthalkmart