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The(‘rux 0! those issues, the crux of the matter has boiled down to the request by teachers to have it written into the contract that 20 per cent of their time be unassigned â€"â€" to be used strictly in a previous vote, the group showed its solidarity by unanimously rejecting a Form 7 â€"â€" the teachers“ official response outlining their final position on negotiations. Though the board relented on its hard line toward arbitration in July, and agreed to take all money-related items to a third-party arbitrator. the teachers‘ final demands still left five issues outstanding in the stalemate. Monday night, in front of more than 100 teachers and spectators, trustees voted 14â€"3 in favor of a lockout. There were two ab< stentions (including the chair- man) and one trustee was absent. Over 1000 secondary school teachers will not be allowed in the Region‘s t5 high schools next Tuesday unless negotiating teams can arrive at a contract settlement before the term's opening day._ A Metrospan Community Newspaper Unless agreement reached Schools out-of-bounds to high school‘teachers as class preparation and evaluation lime. The board refused to allow this issue to go to arbitration. Another attempt at mediation was scheduled for yesterday tTuesdayt and while both sides regretted the severity of the situation. they claimed every effort would be made to reach a settlement before the opening school day. In his opening address to the board Monday. chief negotiator Bill Monroe said the dispute has now become one of ethics and morality. He was referring to a work-to-rule campaign begun during the final three days of last year. which the provincial federation has promised would continue again next week. Unfair to Students Because of the teachers' likely compliance with a long list of ‘sanclioned activities'. Mr. Monroe explained his negotiating committee felt it would not only be unfair to the students and the taxpayers in the Region to allow the teachers into school. but it could also be detrimental and dangerous for students because of a lack of organization and supervision. Last Saturday at the final game in the Richvale T Ball season, with Richvale Block matched up against Mister Eat-Well. The Liberal photographer, Bruce Hogg. came up with an in- teresting series of photos of star first base man Warren Davis. l was saddened by it, Since the negotiations began. l've perâ€" sonally felt they have gone well‘ The name of the game is the education of the students â€" but it has come to a matter of ethics and morals. I think it would be highly unethical to pay people for a job they are not doing. At this point. the only way to prevent a lockout is if an agreement is reached in mediation between now and September 4.“ he said Priorities - In an 11th hour attempt to get trustees to change their minds. District 11 OSS'I‘F President Tony Bulson asked them to postpone a decision on a lockout until mediation at least had a “ . l . there has been a lot of publicity in the press. in TV appearances and through letters and calls from parents to trusteest In a sense‘ I was unhappy to see so much support for a lockout but in another sense “The gist of the whole thing is [hat it does take away the right from a principal to administer his own schooli This in fact is why our committee opposed allowing the work-Io~rule 10 continue,“ he said. THE RICHMOND HILL‘ W’ednesday, Aug. 29, 1979 Mrs. Armstrong stressed she did not favor the work-to-rule campaign because, if allowed to continue. the flexibility of York‘s three types of high schools would be undermined. chance to produce a settlement. He claimed the board is "putting more priority on administrative practices and conveniences than on the learning process,“ a statement which prompted one trustee to retort the teachers are more concerned with contracts and salaries than being in- terested in children and educ- tationi Principals and vice-principals are not included in the lockout so registration for school will carry on as normally as possible. Director Sam Chapman said it would be in the best interest of “I just wish this meeting were on Thursday because the mediation must be given a chance. ()n that grounds, I cannot vote for a lockout.“ she said. Though Mr. Monroe had asked for board solidarity on the lockout vote‘ June Armstrong 4Richm0nd Hill), Hector Massey (King) and Audrey Hall (Georgina) broke ranks and voted aginst it. 25 Cents 26 Pages The committee also recom- mended a fine up to $10,000 be The present site on Markham Road is needed by the region to build a grade separation at the (NH tracks. 9 At a special council meeting called last Thursday, Bond Steel outlined a proposal to buy a 12â€" acre site on the south side of Markham Road, just west of Leslie Street, and a further 12 acres immediately south of that property. Mayor Schiller said the pur- pose of most of the recom- mendations made by the com- mittee were to make it clear when a politician is in a position of conflict of interest. Mayor Schiller said recom- mendations by the special committee were to include a timeâ€"period of six years when a person could still be brought to court for breach of the act. Legislation enacted in 1972 states if a judge finds a person breaching the act in a flagrant way. such as using the office for financial gain. he or she can be suspended for up to seven years. To protect public interest the committee also suggested har- sher penalties for persons found guilty of breaching the Confict of Interest Act. “My concern about opening for the first week is that salary costs alone would be $600,000 and we‘d Only be getting $300,000 worth of services," said Aurora Trustee Norm Weller. “lf you think about it. the teachers owe us. as taxpayers. for the final three days of last term. If you want to be big boys and girls and make the big dollars. you have to earn them.“ The dammictee presented an in- depth report to AMO‘ which the mayor said was “well received". Richmond Hill's mayor. Dave Schiller. sat on a committee studying changes in Conflict of Interest legislation at the municipal level. A conference of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) last week received recommendations on procedures already in force at Richmond Hill council. (in salaries. which Will even- tually be settled by an arbitrator. the teachers are asking for a 23.2 per cent increase Over two years. plus a COLA clause. 100 per cent of fringe benefits and other allowances relating to responsibilites and extra degrees. The board has offered 16.9 per cent for the two-year package. with a .5 per cent COLA in 1980-81. Special meeting Chairman Don Cousens cut the director off, saying a special closed meeting of the board was already slated for today. (Wednesday) to discuss con- tingency plans. the students to send them home on September 4. 0n subsequent days, no buses will run (a majority of high schoolers are bussed in) but he said students would be let into resource centres to the extent they could supervised. in the, form of support f0} rezoning before buying the property: Leonard Prusky. president of Bond Steel. and solicitor David Samuel wee present at the meeting to ask council‘s blessing A proposal for a new location by Bond Structural Steel gained firm support of council last week. Bond Steel and a committee of staff and council have been scouring the municipality in- tensively for seven months for a site to be rezoned for the steel fabricating company. ' Council was split in support of Bond Steel's proposal, with Mayor Dave Schiller and Conflict of Interest changes recommended Bond Steel, council wrangle 0 ver site The recommendation to AMO goes one step further, said the mayor. in suggesting the establishment of a central registry of declarations of con- flict of interest. so ratepayers can check on their member and the reason for his withdrawal from a certain issue. A short time ago, Richmond Hill passed a resolution requiring any member of council declaring conflict of interest on a matter, to state the nature of the conflict. attached if a person is found guilty. Restitution will also be required. Some of the arguments brought forward for consideration were that rezoning in this spot would set a precedent. the area is designated “agricultural” in both the town and the Region's of- ficial plan. the area is considered “rural”. it would not be comâ€" patible with the small rural community of Hedford. and a building could not be easily hidden with berms or buffers. to AMO included this point and the reason for the declaration. must be recorded in the minutes The recommendation to AMO goes one step further. said the mayor. in suggesting the n! nabnklénhmnno n Anni-"1| The fact Richmond Hill already adheres to most of these policies is important, agreed the mayor, but the committee felt it must put down on paper procedures already followed by a few municipalities. Councillor Bill Corcoran put the agricultural aspect in per- spective by questioning council why it would object to 12 acres being taken out of agricultural production. He said no one complained when 600 acres of “prime agricultural" land were designated industrial for the Beaver Creek Industrial Park at Leslie Street and Highway 7. Councillors Al Duffy and John Birchall felt agricultural land should not be taken out of production. Mayor Schiller said recom~ mendations from the committee councillors Al Duffy. John Bir- chall and Mike Burnie against the proposal for several reasons. Some of the arguments brought forward for consideration were that rezoning in this spot would Speaking for Mr. Prusky, Mr. Samuel agreed the site suggested was not the best in the com- munity, but questioned how long the company could go on looking for a site. Funeral services were held Saturday for Edward Burlew, principal at Oak Ridges Public School. who died last Tuesday of a heart attack at age 52. Mr. Burlew was principal at Oak Ridges for 10 years. Before taking over the Oak Ridges school. he was principal at Kinghorn Public School for a year. Mr. Stong said he is disappointed the Honorable Harry C. Parrott, Minister of the Environment, will not “apply the law that is available to protect the rights Oak Ridges Principal Ed Bur/ew dies "It‘s going [0 be a mon- strosity." he said about the hydro lransmission lines to be constructed next year in the Parkway Belt West, located in the Highway 7 area. York Centre MLA, Alf Stong, said he is disappointed with the Minister of the Environment and he is afraid residents of Richmond Hill are going to be faced with a wall of wires over the entrance to the town. ED BURLEW The editorial department will be open, Monday, Sept. 3. In order to give staff the Labour Day weekend. The Liberal display, classified and business departments will be closed Monday, Sept. 3. Deadline for display advertising is 5 p.m. Friday, and classified is 10 am. Tuesday. Stong is down on hydro wires Holiday hours The recommendations were accepted by AMO and will now go to the province for review before they are adopted into the act. “Juklice must not only be dofie but must appear to be done," quoted the mayor. At this time. if a meeting is held “in camera" or in private. a member who declares conflict of interest can still sit through the meeting With the new recom- mendation. such a person would be required to leave the meeting. He stated flatly there was a personality conflict between himself and the mayor and acâ€" cused the mayor of being in- strumenlal in holding up the relocation. Mr. Prusky gathered his notes and promptly left the meeting in apparent frustration at this point. After his exit, council members settled down to try to find a solution to the problem. Al one point debate became heated. both for and against the proposed site. The timing of the‘ grade separation and the reason for the hold-up were focal points for conversation. Leonard Prusky hotly referred to the negative approach of the mayor to the Bond Steel problem. “No matter what site we choose we‘re going to create problems. “ he added. ' The students of Mr. Burlew‘s Grade 6 calss from last year took up a collection and contributed it to the Canadian Heart Fund. Staff supervisory officer Terry Gray has been appointed acting principal of the school for the first two weeks of the school year. Following that. Ed Wells, prin» cipal of Lake Wilcox Public School. will serve as acting principal until a permanent replacement is named, a spokesman for the York County Board of Education said yesterday. Funeral services were held from Thompson‘s Funeral Home in Aurora. with burial in Aurora Cemetery. An Ed Burlew Mémorial Fund has been established to purchase school equipm_e_nt and a trophy. Persons wishing to contribute may make cheques payable to the fund in care of Ken Blyth'. PO. Box 520. Oak Ridges. Mr. Burlew is squived by ilis wife Edna and a son, Edward. a lawyer 'gn Oak Ridges. When the new Town of Rich- mond Hill became a reality in 1971. Mr. Burlew was in- strumental in involving his Oak Ridges students in inter-school activities with other Richmond Hill schools. (Prior to 1971, Oak Ridges was in King Township.) He had a heart attack earlier this year and was off the job for several months. He returned to complete the school year. “There is no doubt in my mind.“ he added, “these lines are being constructed to transfer power to the United States." and investment of citizens who will be affected by these towers." ' ' He said he is disappointed Mr. Parrott has left it in the hands of municipal councils or individuals to take their problem to the courts. The only alternative seen by the provincial representative is to start a court action asking for an injunction. This would precipitate a hearing under the Environmental Assessment Act.