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Patient pickâ€"up/dropâ€"off and other nonâ€"parking vehicular traffic will be redirected to the Emergency driveway off Allan Street. The front driveway to the Oakvilleâ€" Trafalgar Memorial Hospital will be closed to all vehicular traffic for a threeâ€" week period starting Tuesday. Pedestrian traffic will be slightly detoured, but will still have access through the main entrance. Details on that strategy aren‘t being released. â€" "The people who would benefit most from that information are the criminals so we‘re reluctant to tell you what we‘re doing," said Deputy Chief John Barratt. LaCourse called the new contract one he believed would be "second to none in the province." Under the contract, police employees will no longer be paid extra for overtime or statuatory holidays. Instead, they will have to take time off in lieu. The Hospital front driveway closed for three weeks "If there‘s trouble, you can bet the farm we‘ll be there," said Lafleur. "The cutbacks, if you can call them that, will not affect service," said LaCourse. There will be an operational impact admitted Police Services Board bargainâ€" ing team member Paul Lafleur, but all parties are now involved in a strategy to combat that. The contract was signed by all parâ€" ties at a press conference at the regional police headquarters Thursday afternoon. "We feel that under the circumâ€" stances both parties faced, this agreeâ€" ment is satisfactory to all parties. It‘s satâ€" isfactory to the members, the employer, the Police Services Board, senior adminâ€" istration and most important, we feel it is satisfactory to the community," said Halton Regional Police Association administrator Paul LaCourse, at a press conference, Thursday. A majority of the membérs of the Seniors Officers‘ Association also agreed to accept the contract. Of the 500â€"member police associaâ€" tion, 99% voted in favor of accepting the new threeâ€"year contract in ratificaâ€" tion meetings earlier this week. In doing so, police officials say they have not sacrificed safety or service levâ€" els in order to meet the demands of the province‘s social contract legislation. The Halton Regional Police Service and its members have signed a threeâ€" year contract which will reduce policing costs by $3 million over the length of the contract. By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Staff Police say cuts won‘t effect service or safety We have been "Frying" 1967! Longer than any "Chip Shop" in Oakville. Home Delivery Daily From 5:00 p.m. . "HADDOCK FISH ‘N CHIPS ONLY"â€" DAYS At Art‘s Fish Chips 1500 Sixth Line, 844â€"9209 Tuesdays are 34@)@ since other Highlights of the contract and attached savings, include: "Our first priority is the safety of the people and the officers and how we‘ll do it is subject to further discussion," said Lafleur. "The real winners are the taxpayers. The loser, if there is one, are the employees. Over the next three years, the record will be clear, they will have $3 million less in their pockets than they normally would have under the current circumstances, and they deserve credit for helping the taxpayers of Halton in dealing with the severe economic times," said Lafleur. biggest problem now facing the police is in scheduling. Q From the chief of police down 110 Fine Stores and Services Just north of the Q.E.W. and Trafalgar Road. 842â€"2140 [)iaper Derby. Enter your child (12 months and under) Contest limited to first 72 entries. 151 PRIZE â€" Trophy . 1 Pair of Shoes (courtesy of Kiddie Kobbler) 1 Month of Free Diapers (courtesy of Kimberlyâ€"Clark) Baby Gift Pack (courtesy of The Body Shop) 1 Track Suit (courtesy of Kimberlyâ€"Clark) 1 Kodak Fun Saver Weekend 35 Waterproof Camera (courtesy of Astral Photo) Q There won‘t be any paid overâ€" time. All overtime worked will have to be taken in lieu time off for a savings of $150,000 in 1993 and $386,000 annualâ€" ly in 1994 and 1995. Lafluer called it "significant savings." Q All parties will work to save expenses particularly in regard to uniâ€" form police. Q A clothing allotment for officers will be cut by 50% to save $35,000 in each year. Q All paid holidays as statutory holâ€" idays will be taken as time off for an through uniform and civilian ranks, a 1% raise earmarked for 1993 was given up ($298,000). Q Wages will be frozen until March 31, 1996. £ND PRKIZE â€" Trophy 1 pair of shoes (courtesy of Kiddie Kobbler) C 1 Track Suit (courtesy of Kimberlyâ€"Clark) $50.00 Gift Certificate (courtesy of Life Brand) 1 Kodak Fun Saver 35 Camera (courtesy of Astral Photo) ‘"Let the word go out here today that the employees of the police service, sworm and civilian, and administration, have made a sacrifice to help the taxpayâ€" * Up to $114,000 in earned interest upon a surplus in the Halton Regional Police Service‘s OMERS (Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Savings) pension plan will be used to achieve savings. And if there are shortâ€" falls, up to $231,000 could be accessed. * As of 1994, a floating holiday day will be dropped to save $99,000 annualâ€" ly. This will also carry over to cover all of 1996 even though the social contract expires March 31, 1996. annual savings of $203,000 in 1993, 1994, and 1995. Deadline for Registration, Thursday August 5. Free Diaper Bag filled with goodies (courtesy of A Shoppers Drug Mart to first 56 entrants). Open Mon.â€"Fri. 9:30 am â€".9 pm Saturdays 9:30 am â€" 6 pm Sundays 12 noon â€" 5 pm ers of Halton," said Lafleur. In return? The police service employees receivedthe best job security clause they could in these tough economic times. The job security clause saw the police services board commit that it ""supports the principle of job security" and if layoffs are necessary, job sharing would be explored before layoffs occur. The clause also states layoffs won‘t occur without consultation with the union associations and that no layoffs would occur as the result of social conâ€" tract reductions. ‘"‘They will continue to ensure to do their duties and to ensure this communiâ€" ty is one of the safest in the world," he said. 3KRDU PRIZLE â€" Trophy 1 Pair of Shoes (courtesy of Kiddie Kobbler) 1 Track Suit (courtesy of Kimberlyâ€" Clark 1 Case of Enfalac (courtesy of Shoppers Drug Mart) T