PAGE 4, WH[ITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7,1989 Rwtee conturact paves way for move to Whitb By Mike Johnston Rowntree Canada's 650 employees have ratified a three- year contract with the company, thus paving the way for a move Vo Whitby. Rowntroe announccd in Janu- ary it had bought the former Cadbury plant on Champlain Rd. The plant was closed a [Ver Cad- bur was purchasod b y William NeiLson Ltd., puttin gi420 people out of work. Rowntroe employocri votod 82 per cent la favor of' Vho contract which provides rnonoy lfor wor- kers who will move Vo Durham Region wiVh the company. The contract riuires Rown- tree to pay $2,00O te workers moving Vo Durham Region or commuting te work. Workers who don't move will receive a severance pay of Vwo weeks for every year they wor- ked at the plant. That package applies to workers with 25 years' seniority. Those with Iess will receive a smaller severance pack- a ge. Another important point dur- ing the six-week strike was the employees' fear that Rowntree was trying to break the union. The new contract automati- cally requires TRownt-r--e to recog- NOW OPEN!!%W DR. RICHARD SCIUK & STAFF Wish to announce the Opening of their Dental Offilce 112 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa Just North By Appointment EvenIng of Willam 433»0337 Hoursi Whitby Tr-ansit will hold a public meeting te acquaint seniors with the redesigned routes that are intended te bet- ter meet the needs of seniors. The meeting will be held Tue's- day, June 13, 1:30 p.m., at the Whitby Seniors' Activity Centre, 801 Brock St. S. CAMPING: ICAPE CROKERI INDIAN PARKI On Georgian Bay - lents - trailers - beach camping.- - low density wilderness camping . *hydm. showers- flush toilets - *canoe rentais - boat launch - -dumping station - ILocated on the Famtous Bruce Trail - Scenic Lookouts 1B miles North of Wiarton on Sidney Bay, 1 Hour South of Tobermory R.R.#5 Wlarton, Ont. NOH MT (519)-534- 0571 or 534- 1689l *we an'I I td y h Cippews ofNawah Ba 1 nize the Canadian Auto Workers union when the move is made to Whitby. A survey earlier at the factory indicated 25 per cent of the 640 em ployees would definitely move with the company to Whitby. Forty five per cent were unsure while the remaining indicated the would noV move. The move to Whitby is stili on, with the first of the company's equipment to be moved in laVe 1990 or early 1991, according to Stewart Dryer Rowntree's vice- president of planning and com- munication. "The move is stili under review by our parent company Nestie but it ia unlikely they will Vurn it down,» said Dryýer. Wages aise increase 65 cents an hour in the first year of the contract, 65 cents in the second year and a further 30 cents in the third year. Salaries at Rowntreee range from $10.95 Vo $19.50 an heur. Meeting ,,about private school is rescheduled A public meeting on a rezoning application te permit a private Montessori school at 921 Byron St. S. has been moved Vo June 19 from June 5. The school is proposed by Kathleen Natsuhara and hier Sartner Linda Comello. The two ave owned a similar school in Scarborough for a year. Meeting for seniors about new bus routes