Cidel Rivera SALES REPRESENTATIVE 3 3 8 -9 0 0 0 c e e w t r t f f W f ! 10 A n d ^ uxury For Customer Service In Every Room (9 0 5 ) 8 4 2 -5 0 0 0 AMetroland Publication Vol.38 No. 100 SUNDAY, AUGUST 20,2000 24 Pages 75 Cents Plus GST Mutvale elected AMO president B y S c o tt M a c A r t t u r Public high school teachers back strike mandate By Dennis Smith SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Halton's public secondary teachers will head to the bargaining table next week with a resounding strike mandate. A total o f 700 teachers voted 92% in favour of a strike during balloting held Wednesday in Burlington, Oakville and Milton. Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), District 20 (Halton) president Larry Chud said the turnout. was "fabulous" considering a strike vote was held in summer for the first time. "I think people really wanted to express themselves on the issue and they did," he said. "We had people driving down from their cottages. One person came from Manitoulin Island to vote." Chud was hoping the teachers would provide a strong strike mandate. He has said it is part of the process of working towards a contract agreement. "They met and exceeded our expecta tions." The Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), District 20 (Halton) has more than 1,000 mem bers. The Halton vote m irrored other OSSTF locals' votes setting the stage for a province-wide strike by 50,000 public high school teachers at the start of the school year. The union now will seek a 'no board report' from the Ontario Labour Board, allowing it to stage a legal walkout 17 days after the report is issued. "It's no guarantee o f anything hap pening," said Chud. "It means we'll be in a legal position to be on strike. It doesn't mean after 17 days we'll be walking out. We have to do these steps, otherwise it (a walkout) would be illegal." He anticipates the no board report will be issued within two weeks. ( S e e `C o n tr a c t' p a g e 2 ) SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Oakville M ayor Ann M ulvale is adding another duty to her already large portfolio. At the annual conference of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AM O) in Ottawa, ` `·ggfew.iy.* B Tuesday, Mulvale f was elected president H o f the organization, V *· ^ H defeating her oppoA | n nent and Durham y Region Chair, Roger f - vj Anderson, her term ----------- TM will be for two years. Oakville Mayor The conference was Ann Mulvale attended by 1700 delegates, the largest turnout in the orga nization's history. Mulvale, 50, who has served on the executive board of the AMO for nine years, expects to meet with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and eventually Premier Mike Harris, to dis( S e e `M u lv a le ' p a g e 5) today ' s paper Opinion............___ ___ fi Update........... Health............. ................ .... t9 13 Travel.............. ...... ...... Sports ···1 5"16 Classified........ Photo by Barrie Erskine CLOWNING AROUND: The Oakville Big Sisters are throwing their Second Annual August Fundraiser at Otello's Banquet Hall on Monday, Aug. 28th. The fundraiser will have a carnival atmosphere and include a Marche Menu, Carnival Games, Big Top Cash Boutique and Silent Auction. On hand to help out will be (clockwise from the centre floor) Pat Gibbons, Big Sisters chairperson, Trish Peden, event coordinator and Otello's owner, Darlene Mason, co-chair, Amy Obendorfer, Big Sisters, and entertainer and magician Wayne Lam. Tickets are $65 each with a $30 tax receipt For tickets call Big Sisters at 338-0238. Special Supplements: Fa r Home Delivery: Lick's OalmBe, Sean, P artialD & x n f The Bay, H o-L»O ioui, Phama Plus, L itkC a a a n ,R a tb a Fine Foods, R e a l Drugs, Pizza Norn, TO. F ile F o a k ,B ln k to GuPaykss Shoe Source, Raho Shack C a n a d ia n Publications Mail P rod u ct A g re e m e n t *43 5 -2 01 UPPER OAKVILLE SHOPPING CENTRE Upper Middle at 8th Line Oscillating Sprinkler 1800 sq.ft, coverage 59-7601-0 849-8473 r^ k f 9 NOW 0AKT0W N SHOPPING PLAZA 550 Kerr Street 844-0202 Stprs.Hpurs: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m .-9 p.m . Sat. 8:30 a m .-6 p.m .