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economist sunsuntribune region saturday july 12 2003 by jeff mitchell staff writer just two days into a worktorule campaign york regional police offi cers reached a tentative agreement oh a threeryear deal the union pres ident is calling the best ever worked out with the regions police services board the deal struck around mid- night thursday addresses issues of wage parity with other forces and extends benefits beyond age 65 for members said york regional police association president john miskiw these are the most significant gains the unionhhasieyer gained on a contract imr miskiw said thursday morning it also means officers will be issuing traffic tickets and wearing their full uniforms four hours into wednesday nights meeting between the union and the board a contract offer was armand labarge police chief credited for reaching deafsith v unioivthursday mb js onthe table mr jiskiw said while sources with both sides were specu lating earlier this week a oneyear contract would be the most likely result of talks the tentative agree ment extends until the ibgci of 2005 r vthe union presidcredited police chief arrnand isc0ajj pptogupjtojthetebi ingbririgabbutan torule campaign y he came to the forefcojatanrihem pushed this deal tiittoughlyfr miskiw said without meh1ieftiis dealwouldnt have happened ecwrfdovrapiayedhis i stih remind people the board is the negotiating body with the assock ation heisaid all inamisat resources -y- also at play were uniort threats to step up theob action whichwas to begin with officers wearing balfcapj arid buttons they had also vowed hot to write tickets for traffic infrac tions and take other measures the ball caps and the pins were only me start mr miskiw said thursday sources with both sides saidthey agreedprages prior to wednesday cgnfesmring york police have yeeitedalding wage parity with stontbpqhceand the ontario pracialvprvindudjng auto matic wagemcreasfe with seniority teimpake was over pensions and renefifetheipolice services board wanted vtojreorganize the benefits packagef t according- to xhairpersoh dave barrow the lunioflwas insistent the ben efits packagetie improved 1 yokjpffiqerhave been without acpntract since dec 31 2002 we werent thatfar apart on the issues mr miskiw said fepbyipuslyjtherewere some stum bling blocks but we were able to iron them out police services board vicechair person ricky chartsaid the deal would haye been done job action ornot tdont think that had anything to do with the ultimate result we were very close he said weve always been bargaining in good faith weve been up front in what we wanted to achieve with labour peace seemingly assured chief la barge said there was a palpable air of relief among officers and civilians thursday he said the possibility of a threeyear deal allows administration to con centrate fully on policing initiatives the chief also noted officers were busy busting bad guys during the job action highprofile arrests included a bankrobbery suspect and three men allegedly involved in a home invasion the chief noted we did s some terrific police work over the last couple of days hefsaid afull details of the tentative deal arabeing withheld until the unions members hold a ratification vote almost all tires on sale sale from 45 99 eachp155b0r13 roadhandler esprit plus passenger tires jlftp 838000 series ismm other sizes sale 51849774 each 65 sale from w each p17570r13 bridgest0ne weatherforce passenger tires imoooo series other sizes sale 746912149 each 89 i99 n sale from j each p17570r13 michelin agility premium passenger tires r 79000 series v i other sizes sale 1052914219 each sale prices end sat july 19 2003 from 74 99 each p18560r14 roadhandler viper hx performance tires 832000 series other sizes sale 807411474 each 199 qft- sale from 7j each p2i570ri5 nlop rover touring suvlt truck tires 824000 series v other sizes sale 1034914399 each sale prices end sat july 19 2003 ebssbaj ssvsi mktzvzjxf bfgoodrich bimuesrarie mimnmum roadhandler sale prices end sat july 12 2003 unless otherwise stated while quantities last beairs fe if i cxl t auto centre dirfcf line 9058826194 m0nfri h sunday r 730am900pm 80dam6mpl 110ijam0irm motorist 11 assurance v program tammuw roil automotiv sown accredited test repair facility summer school spots found from page 1 its not the ideal situation shesaid but its better than nothing j f7 im not too impressed she said it was definitely stressful its asit- uation that makes me angry because it indicates a serious lack of planning and foresight r it was a little stressful for those offering the courses as well almost 9000 students registered for summer scho ol at the public board this year a record for the board and more than double the number reported in 1998 we do know there is a limited capacity and some schools arid pro- grams when they reach what they consider is a reasonable number of kids in a classroom cut off the regis- 3 tfation board spokesperson ross virgosaid i but of all those registrations we have today we are certainly commity ted to delivering on all the programs i we advertised chris cable spokesperson for the york catholic district school board said a hide more than 5000 of her boards students registered for sum- i mer courses a number consistent with past years the major challenge was finding j enough math teachers for all the stu- f i dents looking for help in that subject she said adding some courses had been cancelled either because of a lack of teachers or not enough stu dents had enrolled while iwgo doesnt discount the idea extra interest in summer school couldbe causedby spme students inabilityto cope with the new proving vcial curriculum whichwas inrrbduced in 1998 he added the number reflects all students signing up for summer pror grams hot just those in reinforcement courses accelerating learning we know that there are many stu dents perhaps as many as half who are using summer schbol to acceler ate their learning rather than to catch up on missed learning he said other students are using summer schbol to take english as a second language and other specialized courses jhat arent on the curriculum indeed john sourounis yice-prin- t of continuing education for the board saidthe swelling numbers are an inevitable result of the regions rapid growth itstartedoff really hectic on the first day he saidl despite the hectic start he said they were able to accommodate practically all the1ddsahd things were rolling smoothly as of tuesday services ne072a403 2003 stais icnaoa u v flat fiatc service to s from pearson hamilton buffalo airports ario over10 radio dispatched luxury air conditioned chauffeur driven lincoln cadillac sedans ovations a 9057612001 416r445 charge dial 1-800- 24 hourservicc competitive rates free wakeup call upon request cprpprate accounts welcome put of town trips special occasions small parcelilckup delivery all major credit cards accepted ysai 2686843