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lherapists at chitdiiWii"citlhe preiflired to strike Continued from page I Stephen Swatridge. exec utive director of the Rotary Children's Centre. said an offer has been put forth to the union and he is opti- mistic all matters will be set- tied before the union dead- "I'm still confident we will be able to work some- thing out so that we won't have to inconvenience any of our families, volunteers and staff," he said. It's also possible that it funding contribution of more than $1 million the centre expects to receive from the province could play apartinasalary increase for the therapy staff. However, union negotia- tor Gary Adams said the employer has put an end to hopes for a mediated settle- mom. $922 License “P990057 Mqaqts Sessions daily: ° t 12.00 pm. Gr, ith 'iC)tii5/l' fg2-zas,o- 6:45 pm& IO pm 'k)ifiii'i'i v - n: 3 pm Session , r?, ti 063. 3‘ il Fri.,Sat. a. Sun. om _ - - - - Ciiil2)y PIPZ{P loin lkl 92 Lodge St., Waterloo 884-341 s "The union was prepared "ljiiiiio ---_ (s.,,)")',".',",')";)",', Like to bike! Can't wait to skate! Geared to cheer ...and volunteer! - - 0 r) "J “- " r " ' m' _ - t. 'iii. l Q . . .. I l. 7“! E I if sflli,iiy'i' 'i WWII” Illl Manulife Financial 'rt 0mm“ an w." Mm ‘h Presented by: ma lama-v m My -..- (h8moste, Gan" “It": 996 , " 'r:"arrmr:li,'.; I (U enter mro an agreement wuh the employer which would allow the employer more time to see if addition- al funding would be forth. coming from the province," Adams said. "Unfortunately the employer walked away from their own proposal when the union sought to have specific agreements on these other non-economic issues as part of the same deal." "Why the employer would risk a potential strike and damage to their fine reputation on these items, 1 do not know," he said. He also said the two issues, dealing with discipli- nary practices, appear in the majority of collective agree- ments. The centre is a charitable, non-prom organization established in 1956 to help children with disabilities. r-ro-ir-rr-" 'i.,Sat. & Sun. only Please Join Us! OPEN T DAYS Prize Board ’96 , {WMJnln ' Ar'. ho 0mm m m: Manulife Ride for Heart raises $117,000 - and counting Located on Hallmark Drive, its mission is to culti, vale the potential of children and young adults who have developmental, physical and communicative disabil, ities. The centre provides ser- vice to about 3.500 clients annually, and currently has over 700 children on its wait- ing list; a list which cumin ues to grow by the day Scott said after almost three months of bargaining few parents are yet aware of the possibility of a strike, “We don't want to upset families or create any alarm when we don't have any answers yet," she said. Associate Sponsors: whmtih7RiiIiwtaE ofriclal Suppliers: yulieees With $117,000 rn pledges so far, the 9th annual Manulife Rude for Heart Is another success, thanks to everyone Involved -- cyclists, In-llne skaters, volunteers and anyone who made a pledge, Wrth your help. the new regional cardiac care centre at St Mary's General Hospital. Kitchener, IS beComrng a reallty tn our communrty Submit your pledges by then and earn fabulous Incenhve pn2es Deadline for pledge submission is June 30, 2001. Thank you, everyone! EM, Carbon IOGEIS at ca tty,,? 1illll. W!‘ ”IIIIIKi "But if tt isn't we know it would have a signiftcaru impact on the clients of the centre -- clients waiting for service and those who now benefit from regular treat- ment." Swatridge said the centre planned to send a letter to each of its families last week. informing them of the possi- bility of a strike. “But we do remain opti- mistic thatallofthiscanbe avoided," he said. Meanwhile. the union is continuing to prepare for its strike deadline, and no fur ther talks are scheduled. "We are still hopeful u can be settled. 0 ROGERS televisi31 Mechanical Support: God Uses Ink qoedegeoce c/o ram; Today magazine Ma.P. Box 3745 Markham. ON, Lil! 0Y4 Theres a world of people you should meet at: G.U.I . annual Christian writers conference June 14-16, 2001 andJune 13-15, 2002 Guelph Bible Conference Centre 485 Waterloo Ave., Guelph, Ont. Call for a brochure or check our website. /s-'-si)iJ:iil",i'ii,ri,'le'.'..r'llll'lrl Suppliers: Canadian [men Supple Duscovery Toys University of Waterloo Waterloo Reg-anal REAC T Kuvthener Beverages Waterloo Reguonal Assonanon of Registered Massage Theraprsts Fremurger C orTtrrturytatory, ManOde one Teh (905) 479-5885 Fax: (905) 479-4742 5mm flodcanadaxom Internet.. wwnr.btthtodarx>