Annual General Meeting
4:30 p.m....Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Grove Motor Inn, Spruce Grove

Last updated Sunday, May 6, 2012
Next Local Council Meeting - Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Grove Motor Inn, Spruce Grove
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Economic Bargaining Unit - welcoming new members.  For more information contact the Local office. 
  Substitute Teachers' Quarterly - May, 2012 is now out
PRESIDENT’S REPORT excerpts– Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - Respectfully submitted by Paul McCann

BUGM (Bargaining Unit General Meeting) – April 18^th  What a wonderful feeling it was to see almost 200 colleagues join us at the Spruce Grove Motor Inn on Wednesday, April 18th, to ratify our opening proposal for contract talks. The number of teachers in attendance has given our Negotiating Sub-Committee a very strong negotiating position as they head to the table, on your behalf. We are very appreciative of your patience and participation during the meeting. It is important that those in attendance have the opportunity to seek clarification and suggest changes in the proposal. While democracy can be messy, your commitment to events like these is a great source of pride, as I serve as your local President.

Maternity (April 10th) and Pension (April 21st) Seminars  A big thank you goes out to Peter Kalis and Sherry Constantin for taking the time during an extremely busy time of the year, to provide Parkland Teachers with very informative sessions. We are quite fortunate to have expert presenters available to work with our local teachers. Both sessions were well attended and well received.

Stony Plain and District Trade Show – April 20th to 22^nd   After a year’s hiatus, Parkland Teachers’ was back at full throttle for this year’s trade show, at the Tri-Leisure Centre. We had a full complement of Parkland Teachers manning the booth. Thanks to everyone who worked a shift. This year, teachers from our sister local Evergreen Catholic, members of PSD’s administrative team, and PSD trustees worked alongside us to promote public education. I would encourage any of you to get involved next year. It is a small time commitment, with great satisfaction.

The two winners of our free draw for an ATA watch were Wayne Wendell, from Spruce Grove, and Maryann Socholotuik, from Edmonton.

Parkland School Division Awards Dinner - May 4^th   On Friday, May 4th, Parkland School Division will be unveiling their newly formatted service awards dinner. On behalf of Parkland Teachers’, I would like to congratulate the teachers and employees being recognized at this years’, “Milestones and Merits” event. Your commitment to providing the best educational opportunities for our students does not go unnoticed.

Annual Representatives Assembly – May 18th to the 21^st  It is with mixed feelings that I inform you that we are in search of at least two teachers who would be willing to serve their colleagues, as members of Parkland Teachers’ 2012-2013 ARA Committee. We wish to congratulate Kulbir Dhaliwal and Iona Robertson for their knowledge and statesmanship, in so honourably serving as the Local’s delegates to the Annual Representatives’ Assembly. Iona and Kulbir will be completing their commitment to the Local by attending this year’s ARA, in Calgary, during the May long weekend.

While it is sad to see them leave, we wish them well in their decision to spend more time with their families. On behalf of committee members Shauna Fleming, Scott Onuczko, Bruce Kolody, and Matt Stelmaschuk, we are grateful for the pleasure of their company and the many hours invested in looking out for the welfare of Parkland 

Information for Substitute Teachers working with Parkland Local's teachers - thanks to Mary Ng-Norton and Russ Roskewich for compiling this.

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Parkland Teachers’ Local 10 of the Alberta Teachers’ Association is comprised of 543 teachers. Bordering the City of Edmonton on its east, the Local geographically stretches 100 kilometers west along the Yellowhead Highway to the Pembina River at Entwistle while the North Saskatchewan River acts as southern border.

Teachers work in public schools in:

• the City of Spruce Grove
• the Town of Stony Plain
• the Villages of Seba Beach, Tomahawk, and Wabamun
• the hamlets of Duffield and Entwistle
• Parkland County communities of Blueberry, Graminia, Keephills, Muir Lake and Parkland Village.

Additionally, teachers are employed in outreach and alternate programs, in home-education and virtual delivery, and support roles within the district.