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which presented the inâ€"camera proposal m‘“”,_,;‘o'm dovummdnorpzmddnbwbydm Surmilarly, taking the teachers‘ federation at their word that the classrooms will be empty is naive. Just last month both the Ontario Secondary Schools Teachers‘ Federation and the Ontaric English Catholic Teachers‘ Association broke with tradition by voting to join the Canadian Labor Congress. Formally aligning themselves with lhzlmllmmmbusohlta.CiampMywd- conrdbyCLCPruiduuBochUu’m.flynvhdn!qs a major revitalization of the dispirited political left Teachers have traditionally stood aloof from the mainstream labor movements, preferring to belong instead to independent professionâ€" al assoctiations but all that changed with the vote to join the CLC last month. Surely, with their new formal ties to labor, the teachers‘ fedâ€" eration cannot be viewed as unbiased in any statements they make regarding April 19. As the newest member of the CLC, it is in their interests for the day of protest to be a huge success. In fact, the local district of the Ontario Secondary Schools Teachers Federation, t region‘s students. in the vote to follow, Eby was one of only five trustees who But what of the trustees whose majority vote gave life to the controâ€" vmnldccmn?bnuodnmpv&mofhwdzpupodm presenied and the vote immediately following, it is unlikely the (hm\snukbydr(adrn'fcdemionmpmpdylnlyudov investigated by the trustees prior to their vote. The proposal‘s claims would have to have been taken in good faith. Were they honestly offered in such a fashion? It‘s questionable. The federation‘s proposal was predicated on conâ€" ces for student safety and the belief the classrooms would be empty on April 19, citing the previous protests as evidence. Yet, Sgt* W'fidkd:km%nmhphhmwy quoted as stating that his police force didn‘t encounter one incident of trouble during the February protests which attracted over 100.000 Ml&hmmfliwflmhnma conspiracy, ought never to be the system of regular government." 1 thought of these words as 1 spoke to public school trustee Norman Eby about what was discussed in the closedâ€"door session of the WCBE Mathb,m&nhigmhshdw-flm willing to talk about what transpired during the inâ€"camera session. As you are probably aware, it was during this closedâ€"door session that the controversial decision was made to close the schools and d:chtApfllO,MbydmlMMyh mwuuuwuwhqu waslucdmh’sap&nady:a'&t-inon&:byd protest". Once seated, Eby says that he and his fellow trustees were presented with a comprehensive proposal delivered by the secondary sclnols'ladus’kdumdudedinmhma planned PA day in June for April 19, the day labor boasts it will shut down the triâ€"city area. Fax No. Anatomy of a decision Waterloo Town Square 75 King St. South, Suite 201 N2J 1P2 Eby‘s words, the "usual white glove treatment" from staff and trustees alike. Eby says that printed material at the session said that "schools would be targeted" during the day of protest and that there were possible "health and safety concerns" for students which the federation‘s representatives said "were out of their hands". Trustee Eby said that he took these (Sports Editor) Book Squirm: The Waterioo library board has nixed a nonâ€"resident fee which would retaliate for Kitchener‘s $20 bite on nonâ€"residents. All Kitchener residents should feel their neck M but those of us who are also Waterioo library patrons should feel a particular pinch. m No matter howâ€"you look at it, Kitchener comes off as the heavy. But let him among us who is the fastest throw the first stone. Popularity Poll: The Mike Harris foes must be heartbroken at the way he holds his popularity. The OPSEU strikers would have had you believe Tory support had plummetâ€" ed, but it‘s just not so. Even if you‘re not convinced by polis, the fact that Harris was well received at the Elmira *syrup festival counts for something. But even more impressive â€" nay, overwhelming â€" was d\ehahmdmdaa‘hmqumsmflnflu in the face of a beloved tradition. St!.youm‘tapa:MihHamsmdd\cTaicswgam cvml!d:indnmd‘nbhd:wriuwlnyuufiomly naddnd:PCsmallfowTmex'tymridings although they got only 48 per cent of the vote. flt'flflmhvtmdwo.d\ald\cNDPp(only?aS perculddtmhbmfiganujmitygovu'nmcmw mflyoumvdhdmaysbdmyoummym who voted NDP. Mdtlnbmwbpmtlmtltylndmmi(for the absentee ballots to see if the NDP losers carried their own scotâ€"free? But apparently the mayor is still undecided on whether he‘ll firl'l.zsbouldspak\vhyflmlddnptmpw:y Green, Green Grass: Mayor Richard Christy has decided to let the rantâ€"andâ€"rave mass protest use Kitchener City Hall April 19, so the Victoria Park grass has been saved from a Failing grade for public board budget ¢ 4 O" MAD COWS â€" . . PAE y T 240 Holiday Inn Dr., Unit F: $45 yearly in Canada. Cambridge, On. $90 yearly outside Canada N3C 3X4 +GSI. _ mmormcommsumfiam-ufimmwm lhefltwsohhencwsm rinte‘s‘ uk: es a L The Waterloo Chronicle Waterloo Chronicle is published every Wednesday by 75 King St. S., Suite 201, about the downtown vore for anything that sugâ€" gests change. That seems the only reason they‘re scrapping the oneâ€"way street system at a cost of $1.6 million. ; lt'dbcanfluyw,“..‘lbm»mym{ were well planned and they‘re preferable to anything that slows traffic. If slower traffic would help the downtown soive its problems, the city should arrange yearâ€"round street repair. Traffic was really bad before the twoâ€"way streets. 1 remember one sunny afternoon m when 1 was passed by an abandoned car. $ m | estens s ’mh i L N "hurtful" they were in setting the budgc: and mmmqphuondfl‘f cut Thqevflbcmqhzfiundnsqwj because they didn‘t do much of a job. There was S Mdhfign‘pfigb«mwé hacking and cutting. ; Or to put it another way: after all was said and ; ““"afif&" fion . Simply put, spend $8 milli more than it takes in The $8 million is the . amount it filched from its reserves. And pray tell, what happeris next year when it faces a budget pinch equally severe or even worse? How many millions or zillions â€" does it have in its reserve funds? Anyhow, the budget is so large 1â€"don‘t know where all the money is going to come from. Although, I‘m afraid ! might find out the day the tax bills come in the mail. Fiveâ€"Finger Discount: Two chain stores, The Bay and Zellers, have started to charge shoplifters in civil court. its a great step. Shoplifting is a crime and it costs us all in higher . prices. If you don‘t want to face the penalty, you don‘ steal. By the way, they nabbed one incorrigible shoplifier one day . recently. The giveaway; she wore the same matemnity dress for about two years. k The Fairway Group /A .A C ol en (we stumbled an NDP leader mula compa nutritional v major drain «c mother (in se a quarter of a they have th ance and sup other benefi mother and packaging, e financial a little sad hllpyeylo bodies have mula and with pork, Payment