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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-04-04, Page 6A LOAN FOR ALL REASONS There are any number of good reasons to borrow. We'll offer advice, and the money to see you through. VICTORIA AND GREY TRUST Since 1844 VG Contact our office: Main Street East Listowel 291.1450 NOW A Chaquing Account that pays 10 % INTEREST PLUS 3 Free Cheques each month PLUS A Passbook Record of all your transactions PLUS Free Chequing for senior citizens 60 years of age and over PLUS Cheque Forms provided by STANDARD TRUST OPEN A STANDARD TRUST CHEQUING-SAVINGS'ACCOUNT ACCOUNT TODAY STANDARD TRUST 11/Ingham, 237-Josephine Street phone 357.2022 7 -so Beat the Spring Rush! 590-DT MODEL Series S DT DTE Power 350 X — 3511P 445 XXX 45HP 550 XXX 55HP 590 XXX 59HP 650 X X — 65HP 800 X X — 80HP WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF FARM EQUIPMENT Get your SPRING TUNE-UP done now. We service all makes of tractors and all machinery FRASER,'S ales Service Phone- 482-9286 Chdriie. Fraser 'BrUdefield 6 THE BRUSSELS POST, APRIL 4, 1979 grievance law Queen's Park Province to overhau BY MURRAY GAUNT, M.P.P. The government has intro- duced a bill proposing a major overhaul of grievance arbitration, which would eliminate delays and reduce costs. This issue of costly delays in arbitration pro- cedures has been a centre of controversy for a long time. Each year, tens of thou- sands of grievances are filed in Ontario on behalf of union members, among which are some 1,000 arbitration cases. Unions have complained about long delays inthe dis- position of arbitration cases, the cost of taking a case to arbitration; and the problems of workers who have been discharged and have to wait up to a year or more for an arbitrator's decision. The Minister of Labour, introducing the bill, maintained that its adoption would give this Province one of the finest grievance arbitration systems in North America. It would cut delays by setting time limits, giving the Minister power to ap- point single arbitrators and For dairy producers the highest for recognition they can lay claim to is to qualify for the Gold Seal of Merit. The gold seal is part of a milk quality recognition program sponsored by the Depart- ment of Agriculture. To quality the producer must have a bacteria count of establish fees for them. The Ontario Federation of Labour has complained that the grievance arbitration system has been a failure; and that the inequities of high cost, delay and harsh penalties havebrought the system into disrepute among the people it is supposed to‘terve. Almost five million dollars is being taken away from the Province's largest children's treatment centres and training schools to finance programs aimed at keeping youngsters out of such last resort institutions. The government will save about 3.4 million dollars by reducing the number of re- sidential beds and "other ser- vices at children's mental health centres which have annual operating budgets of about one million dollars or more. Fifteen of the pro- vince's 76 centres will be affected. More than one million dollars is expected to come from cutbacks and possible closings of some provincial training schools to be announced next month. At a closed meeting with a test average of 5,000 or less for a year, and a premise score of 88 out of a hundred. Out of the 550 producers in the county 14 will recieve the Gold seal. They are: John Boon, #2, Bayfieid; Goff W. Brand, #3, Clinton; George E. Case, #4, Walton; H. Ray & Claire representatives of children's service agencies and associations, the Minister of Community and Social Ser- vices said the five million dollars, plus a further 10.4 million dollars from his Ministry has been earmarked for a major shift toward preventive programs in 1979- 80, Before the meeting he said in an interview that the reallocation of spending is part of a change in priorities by his children's services division "to move away from a reactive role (reacting and providing treatment after the damage is done) and into a prevention role." According to a Ministry official, the new emphasis will 'be on "front end services", which con- centrate on early inter- vention and prevention of behaviourial problems. New measures to be financed include programs in the following areas: child abuse $3,225,000; foster care $2.2 million; francophone services $500,000; pre- vention $1 million; hard-to -serve children $500,000;. mentally handicapped Cox, #2, Bayfield; John Feagan, #4, Goderich; Hern Farms, #1, Granton; Percy Huth, #2, Clifford; Richard Kufske, #5, Brussels; John A. Langendoen, #1, Ford- wich; Wayne N. Lichti, #4, Atwood; James N. Lobb, #2, Clinton; Robert B. Peel, #1, Auburn; W Bruce Pewtress, #3, Wingham and Martin Van Ninhuys, #2, Bayfield. children $2.7 million. Health Minister Dennis Timbrell announced this week that an agreement be- tween the Ontario Govern- ment and the Ontario Medical Association has been reached in which doctors have promised that every service at public hospitals will be available at no more than Ontario Health Insurance Plan rates. Doctors will still have the right to join or opt out of the plan but a doctor will have to tell patients in advance of services when they will be charged more than the OHIP rate. If prior notice is not given, the patient will not have to pay the extra charge. The OMA will publicize a telephone number which anyone in the province can call toll free for the name of a doctor in the plan in any given community. There was also an emergency debate in the Legislature this week over the announced government program of hospital bed cut- backs. I participated in that debate and indicated the concerns of workers who may lose their jobs, medical staff members who are concerned that their ability to treat patients and deliver first class health care is going to be limited and interfered with, as well as senior citizens who are afraid that when they get sick there will not be a hospital bed available for them. In' general terms the com- munities in rural parts of the province are concerned that small rural hospitals even- tually will be reduced to an uneconomical level and will be replaced by larger central operations. I have set up a meeting between representatives of the Wingham and Goderich. Hospital Boards with the Minister of Health, Mr Timbrell, for Friday, April 6th, at which time I hope the program can be altered and adjusted to meet local. needs, Lotteries to help ag research Brussels producers win gold seal for milk Member: Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation MOO iiiiiiiiIi Agriculture and Food Min- ister Bill Newman has an- nounced that $5 million from Provincial Lottery funds have been allocated to special -esearch and developemtn projects in the broad areas of food supply, food safety, nutrition and health. In making the announce- ment, Mr. Newman said, "The development of new technology is essential to sustain a viable agricultural and food industry and to provide consumers with a plentiful supply of high-quali ty domestic food products." Arthritis means inflam- mation of a joint. There are more than 100 types of arthritis. Early diagnosis and treatment are the keys to prevention of disability. The Arthritis Society urges you to see your doctor if you think you have arthritis. WANTED Person or Persons to operate The Park Booth Send applications to Karen Hastings Bois 222 ; Brussels BY APRIL 9TH Ontario's current Ogricul- tural research budget is approximately $22 million annually, funding research projects in areas including livestock and poultry, field and horticultural crops, and plant and animal disease. The special $5 million fund is in addition to the regular budget. The Ministry of Agricul- ture and Food is involved in research indirectly through the funding of projects in universities under contract, and directly through its own research staff. J.E. LONGSTAFF -OPTOMETRIST- SEA FORTH 527-1240 Monday to Friday 9-5:30 Saturday 9-12:00 Closed Wednesdays By Appointment