Category: Halifax

A Teachers Union official is opposing the tentative deal with the province.

Paul Wozney, who was a candidate for leadership of the union says this agreement sends the wrong message about what the contract dispute was about. He doesn’t agree, for instance, with the provision giving teachers an extra two days off. Wozney says the dispute was meant to improve funding in classrooms and to support special needs students.

Teachers will vote on the tentative contract February 8th. They’ve already rejected two previous agreements.

The McNeil Government released its capital spending plans yesterday with over $217 million designated for road contruction. There’s almost $100 million for schools and other buildings.

One of them is a replacement for J.L. Ilsley High School in Spryfield…even though the school board hasn’t asked for one and Ilsley has undergone major renovations in recent years. Critics point out the main criteria for a replacement seems to be that it’s in a Liberal riding in what will likely be an election year.