Town employees prepare for strike
position of the town is unreasonable. In
s richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
saytheyarewillingtoreturntothebargaining
a lock-out, however, chief administrator
monetaryterms,“Theofferoftheemployer
H AWKESBURY
table. The members of local 1026 of the
Normand Beaulieu insists themunicipality
is almost nothing,” laments Greffe. The
Canadian Union of Public Employees voted
is ready to resume talks.
town representatives are also asking for
100 per cent in favour of a strike after the
“We have been negotiating for six
The 53 unionized town of Hawkesbury
union members to accept fringe benefit
townbrokeofftalksinJanuaryandaskedthe
months. Maybe conciliation will accelerate
employeesarereadytostrikefollowingan
concessions. An annual pay hike of three
Ontario Ministry of Labour to name a
thenegotiations,”commentsBeaulieu.“We
impasse in contract talks.
per cent would be in keeping with raises
conciliator, says local president Sébastien
are always open to negotiations.”
While both sides await the appointment
awarded to other public sector workers in
Greffe.
The employees, who have been without
the region, the union spokesperson says.
of a conciliator, labour and management
Employeesfearthetownintendstodeclare
a contract since April 1, 2010, think that the
For example, Prescott-Russell united
counties,CornwallandAlfred-Plantagenet
employeeshavesettledforincreasesoftwo
or three per cent. Beaulieu contends that
the town’s stance is justified. “We are
negotiating according to the economic
context of Hawkesbury,” he says. He adds
that the union’s original demand was for a
hike of 18 per cent over three years, noting
that the province has suggested a freeze of
all public service employees’ pay. “The
employees are very disappointed with the
positionoftheemployer,”saysGreffe.“We
want to return to the table. We want to
negotiate.”
On this point, the town agrees. “We are
open to meeting them,” says Beaulieu.
Man arrested
for bank jobs
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An Ottawa man has been charged with
several armed robberies, including a hold-
up at the Caisse Populaire in St-Isidore in
July.
Peter Harding, 41, faces four counts of
armed robbery in connection with the
incidents.Amaskedmanusingafakefirearm
hadrobbedtheSt-Isidorefinancialinstitution
July 21 of last year and a bank in Cobden in
September. Harding has also been charged
with a hold-up December 15, 2009 at a bank
in Merrickville and December 2, 2009 at a
Chesterville bank.
The arrest was made following a joint
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using an imitation firearm.
In the St-Isidore hold-up, a robber had
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the Caisse Populaire at 4597 Ste-Catherine
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The town of Hawkesbury’smaligned
sewage treatment system performed
almost perfectly last year, according to a
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During 2010, effluent sample results
didn’t exceed the limits outlined in the
Main Street facility’s certificate of
approval,
relates
waterworks
superintendent Richard Guertin. In the
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encountered at the plant. Last year, there
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