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Talks on hold as Record strike continues Tim Gardner Chromicle Staff A spokesman for over 100 striking editorial and advertis ing workers at the Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo Record said Tuesday morning he doesn‘t foresee a short end to the strike. "That‘s a difficult question," said Rob Reid, when asked how long the strike might last. "One side cannot determine it. All 1 can say now is that we have no definite plans to talk Homeâ€"care shortage (Continued from page 3) have been filled by the four homeâ€"care providers under contract to the CCAC. While the nursing shortage is still manageable for now, the bigger problem lies with supâ€" portive agencies like the Waterloo Home Support Proâ€" gram that has allowed older people to stay at home instead of entering managed care. The homeâ€"support programs provide services that don‘ fall under the CCAC‘s current mandate of handling recuperaâ€" tion and rehabilitation services for people recovering at home. "Those groups are starting to experience some real pressure in terms of the demand for their services without a real increase in their budgets to assist them in moving forâ€" ward," said Mercer. "They have always been complementary in their services to what we do. "The way they provide serâ€" vices is very community based and very cost effective." The biggest problem these agencies face is numbers. The number of qualified homeâ€"care workers is dwindling faster than the demand for placeâ€" ments. To address that need, the Waterloo Catholic district school board has started a new training program to respond to the severe shortage of homeâ€" care workers in the Waterlooâ€" Wellington area. The new training program, based on the curriculum of a similar training program at Conestoga College, will start Nov. 1 and will train a class of 22 how to deliver that service to adults in the community. Administered by the St. Louis, Continuing, Commuâ€" nity and Alternative Education Centre based in Waterloo, the students will receive their training at Victoria Place, a 94â€" Mon.â€"Wed. 9â€"5, Thurs. & Fn._9â€"8, Sat. 10â€"4 FACTORY SHOWROOM 21 Allen St. W. 585â€"1000 with the company." "Of course, things can change rapidly," Reid said. "But at this moment in time, there are no meetings scheduled." "Through research, we realâ€" ized there was a need for homeâ€"care workers and our job at St. Louis is to create proâ€" grams that take people from school to work or school to higher education," said SL Louis principal Tom Forestell. "So we‘re always looking at ways to meet the community needs." Negotiations between repreâ€" sentatives of Local 87â€"M of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada and of the Torstarâ€" owned Record broke down early this past Sunday mornâ€" ing. 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