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im v vol 102 n i8t metibland community newspaper wfedifesda may 1990 36 pages u- 50 cents y i we best medicine stouffvllle was treated to three nights of laugh ter and merriment last week when music mania took to the stage at stouffvllle district sec- phoiorickmadonik lau split the event here rick llghtfoot and ann bell perform in a skit called hair raiser to the delight of the audience music mania evolved from being a minstrel show in 1960 and is one popular annual events in stouffvllle njjcit wm fish stories at bruces mill it was the weekend anglers wait for all winter the trout season which began april 28 anglers in the greater toronto area can join by wet ting their lines at five conservation areas in coming weeks bruces mill is one of the five to be open starting at 8 am on opening weekend only and 10 am to sunset the rest of the season bruces mill heart lake and glen haffy were stocked with trout for the opening weekend there is a 1 parking fee for vehicles to all anglers a fishing licence is required for fishermen aged 18- 64 and can be obtained at many sporting goods stores for more infonnation about fishing in conservation areas call metro region conservation at 416 661- 6600 tracy kibble staff reporter a decision recently tojialt 1986 drug charges against a stouffville irian may be appealed says gra ham reynolds head of the prose- cutiohfor the justice department toronto district court judge arthur whealy stayed narcotics importation and trafficking charges two weeks ago against seven peo ple including 46yearold wayne lambert owner of gorriiley corvette mr graharm says although the justice department does riot yet i have transcripts from judged whealeys decision it may appeal before the 30day deadline to the ontario court of appeal we want to examine the tran script and all reports on the case and we are still waiting for some additional material before the f department will decide whether or not to proceed with the appeal mr graham says however mr graham was reluc tant to reveal the details or appeal plans at press time so as not to jeopardize the case the justice department has 16 days from today to force the men to trial the october 1 986 charges result ed from police investigations that uncovered a scheme involving importation and trafficking of five tonnes of hashish from pakistan worth 50 million but judge whealy deemed the case unconstitutional on grounds the accused would not receive a fair trial york regional police sgt mom miles told the tribune under the charter of rights and freedoms a case should take no longer than an 18month period to come to trial but this case has now been mired in the system twice that long however mr graham says it is possible to reverse the stayed deci- sion and cited an example of a drunk driving case that took 14 12 months to come to trial in this case he says defense counsel for a worrian who was charged with impaired over 80 mg of alcohol made a motion to the ontario court of appeal to dismiss the charges on grounds it took too long to come to trial but the provincial crown appealed the dismissal decision and on april 19 it was decided the charges should stick the woman will now face charges mr graham says ingease although he admits the time frame is longer in this drug case mr graham says he will know more in about two weeks the hashish was imported from pakistan allegedly with the aid of a phony customs stamp according to reports records were then erased police say a canada customs offi cial was charged a forged customs stamp and detailed documentation relating to the shipments were seized frorri larriberts corvette shopin 1984 reports show at least 1 0 different police forces from switzerland to york region were involved in the investigation york region public high school teachers without a contract since september ratified a tentative agreement last this week the 1500 secondary school teachers are looking at a 12 per cent salary increase in the new con tract also ratified by the york region board of education mon day v the twoyear agreement will give teachers a five per cent increase retroactive to sept 1 1989 plus one per cent feb 1 arid six per cent next september the new agreement would increase salaries to between 29018 to 60999 by september 1991 this set of negotiations has been long and difficult but i feel the set tlement is fair to all parties said colette nemni the boards employee relations director negotiations were filled with dis putes arid accusations of bargaining in bad faith a further cost of living allowance could give teachers up to a one per cent increase in april 1991 if the ontario consumer price index reaches between six and seven per- cent the 1990 studentteacher ratio was finalized at 15421 for regular programs and 1051 for special programs where approximately 12 per cent of the boards secondary students are taught previously there was one ratio across the board for all programs by sept 1991 a principals wages will be 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