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Tuesday August 19 2008

Darren Van Zandbergen from Team DND takes part in the charged fire hose challenge at Garden Square this past weekend as firefighters from all over Canada were put through their paces to see who is the fastest, strongest and best in the Blazin'competition.


Talks continue as strike looms at Ontario colleges Wednesday August 20 2008
By ROGER BELGRAVE
Talks between Ontario colleges and thousands of support staff continue under a media blackout.

The existing contract for staff at Brampton’s Sheridan College and other colleges across the province expires Aug. 31. The 6,500 non-academic employees, including maintenance workers, cleaners, technology staff, student advisors, registration personnel, clerical staff and financial aid officers, have rejected management’s contract proposals and voted to strike at the provinces’s 24 colleges if negotiations do not improve.

Negotiators with the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), which represents college support staff, and the Colleges Compensation and Appointments Council, which represents colleges, returned to the bargaining table last week. During a union meeting in July workers rejected a six per cent wage ...
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New students offered a chance to get familiar with buses Wednesday August 20 2008

Local school boards are offering a free Young Rider Orientation Day this Saturday.

The sessions organized by the Peel District School Board and Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board are designed to help new students feel more comfortable taking the school bus.

About 55,000 students from both boards are expected to ride a school bus each day during the coming school year. The Dufferin-Peel and Peel boards operate a joint student busing service.

Riding the bus for the first time can be a daunting experience, especially for young children.

School board officials hope the orientation day will give children confidence and reinforce the importance of bus safety with students and parents.

The program, designed for kindergarten children and their elementary-aged siblings, runs every ...
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Brampton man charged in Mississauga murder
Tuesday August 19 2008
PAM DOUGLAS A Brampton man has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a friend in ...

 
Murder rate in Brampton hits a record high
Tuesday August 19 2008
PAM DOUGLAS It has been a deadly year in Brampton so far as the city reached a record number of murders.


 
Health Coalition plans to bring concerns right to province’s doorstep
Tuesday August 19 2008
Peter Criscione Calling the provincial government arrogant and unresponsive, the Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) ...

 
It could take months to confirm man killed in propane blast was from Brampton
Tuesday August 19 2008
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It could be months before the body found last week at the site of a propane plant explosion in ...

 
Local supply teacher lauded by Ontario's educators
Tuesday August 19 2008
A Peel board supply teacher has been named Occasional Teacher of the Year by the Elementary ...

 
Anti-poverty groups urge province to revamp social assistance policies
Monday August 18 2008
Peter Criscione Anti-poverty groups in Peel have called on Queen’s Park to change provincial social assistance ...

 
City crosses its fingers after visit by Communities in Bloom judges
Sunday August 17 2008
By PAM DOUGLAS And now we wait.

The Communities in Bloom judges have come and gone, and now it's a waiting ...

 
Region forms committee to oversee business during summer hiatus
Friday August 15 2008
By PETER CRISCIONE Peel Region council may be on hold for the summer but business must go on.

As such, the ...

 
Grits pump cash into Peel RIDE
Friday August 15 2008
PAM DOUGLAS The provincial government has given Peel police more cash to boost the department’s year-round RIDE ...

 
Stolen suds and hot tubs recovered
Friday August 15 2008
PAM DOUGLAS A beer truck stolen here and found in nearby Georgetown has led police to the arrest of two men and ...

 
Five large propane distributors located in Brampton
Thursday August 14 2008
PAM DOUGLAS Five Brampton companies are licenced to handle propane in quantities similar to that of the Sunrise ...

 
Chrysler considering four-day work week for Brampton facility
Thursday August 14 2008
By PETER CRISCIONE A four day work week may be in the cards for Chrysler's Brampton Assembly Plant as the company ...

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