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Union brass hopes hefty pay increase for councillors bodes well for members
BY MARIANNE TAKACS raised the hopesof Town employees 520 full and part-time Pickering em- mood" toward its employees. He " rhey're asking us to make sure
Staff Writer the might be in line for a signifi- plo ees, says he
hopes the 29 per notes he was "inundated" with calls we do bring it up at negotiations;
PICKERING — The hefty pay cant raise as well. cent salary increase over 19 months and comments from local members says Mr. Copeland.
increase Town Council members re- CUPE Local 129 president Fras- going to councillors is an indication after councillors approved their pay
cently approved for themselves has er Copeland, who represents about the Town will be in a "generous hikes Jan. IL See TOWN Page 5
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School
issues
warning
Two Pickering
,pupils followed
near public school
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1999 OPTIONAL 4 WEEK DELIVERY S5/ $I NEWSSTAND
Back to the drawing board?
Pisckeriong
PICKERING — Two inci-
dents where students were fol-
lowed by cars near Maple Ridge
Public School have prompted
the school's principal to issue an
alert to the community.
In a memo sent to area
schools last week. Kevin Hugh-
es warns students, parents and
teachers to be on the lookout for
- -
..anything suspicious" following
two incidents in which elemen-
tary pupils were followed by ve-
hicles.
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"As an added precaution we
sent this to the community to be
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alert to anything suspicious;'
Mr.Hughes says of the memo.
W
We wanted to alert our commu-
effort
nity and the Pickering area just
,
in case."
Mr. Hughes reports an inter-
Cecilia McCaughey helps two-year-old Robert Colasuonno put
mediate student was followed in
the finishing touches on his paperweight creation during a session
the area near Maple Gate and
at the Pickering Central Library. Kids were invited out with
See SCHOOL Page S grandparents to make crafts and enjoy treats.
Federal Liberals choose new regional executive
The 1999 executive for the joint
Provincial and Federal Pine Ridge -
Halliburton District Liberal Assoeia-
t wo has been elected.
The association represents all
four ridings in Durham Region, as
wdl as three ridings to the east and
north of Durham.
Joe Dickson of Ajax is the presi-
dent, while Terry McCarl of Os-
hawa is the pact president. The ex-
ecutive vice-president is Doug
Mann of Pat Hope, the federal
vice-president is Frances Lloyd of
Oshawa, the provincial vice-presi-
dent is Carol Betsey of Campbell -
croft, the secretary is Craig McCul-
lagh of Whitby and the treasurer is
Lorna Davey of Oshawa.
Directors include Al Furlong of
Oshawa, Jim Carlyle of Oshawa,
Donna Dickson of Ajax, Frank
Kash of Oshawa and Dennis Miluck
of Brighton.
plan `premature'
PICKERING — An applica-
tion to build a subdivision on the
north side of Toynevale Road cast
of Rougemount Drive has been
deemed "premature" and its de-
veloper has been urged to address
the concerns of area residents.
Ward I Local Councillor Dave
Ryan urged Broder Devco Ltd. to
deal with privacy concerns and
"the preservation as much as pos-
sible of trees", which were
among the issues brought up by
concerned residents at an execu-
tive committee meeting Monday.
And while Coun. Ryan
deemed concerns about traffic
..an ongoing issue", he recom-
mended a one-month deferral of
a recommendation to approve the
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