Times-Advocate, 1979-07-04, Page 23South Huron Hospital Association
wishes to express their appreciation
to all involved in making the opening
of the new addition a success.
Especially to Mr. Earl Campbell for
use of his P.A. System, The Board of
Works, Mr. James Chapman, Exeter
Public School. The Junior Farmers for
their help in landscaping and all
hospital staff for their assistance.
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Money probelms in caring for young children
By JACK RIDDELL
MPP Huron-Middlesex
The majority of the 63
institutions which give care
and shelter to more than
1,100 children and young
people in Ontario are ex-
periencing serious problems
due to.shottage of money. A
report released by the
Ministry of Community and
Social Services says that the
present financing
arrangement is
"inadequate, outdated and
not geared to meet the in-
dividual needs of each
home."
Also inspections of these
institutions by ministry
officials are "infrequent"
and "lack rigor"; staffing in
half the homes is inadequate
and wages are extremely
low. One institution hadn't
been visited by a supervisor
since the present director
started work about two and a
half years ago.
The ministry review states
that two-thirds of the in,
stitutions hadn't been visited
by a supervisor since the
present director started
work about two and a half
years ago, The ministry
review states that two-thirds
of the institutions had direct
operating losses in 1978 for a
total deficit of more than
$600,000.
These homes provide a
wide variety of services for
children with social ar
personal problems: chilaren
who.are having difficulties at
home, unwed teenage
mothers and those in trouble
with the law. The ministry is
offering each institution the
option of remaining under
the existing funding
arrangements or changing to
an alternative arrangement
based upon an individual
agreement with each home.
Under legislative
regulations, Ontario pays 80
percent of the operating
costs while the institutions
must raise 20 percent of their
revenue from non-
government sources. The
ministry will meet with
officials of the homes to
discuss in detail recom-
mendations of the report,
which include some program
changes, bed closings and
reallocation of some
resources.
Liberal Leader Stuart
Smith has accused the
Ontario Government of
refusing to protect Ontario
consumers from natural gas
price increases although
abundant supplies exist. He
told the Legislature that
natural gas prices do not
have to go up with the oil
prices, after federal energy
officials had confirmed that
gasoline and heating oil
prices will jump three to five
cents a gallon on August 29
and natural gas prices by 15
cents a thousand cubic feet
about August 1.
In reply, the Energy
Minister, James Mild, stated
that an agreement between
Alberta and Canada
negotiated earlier this year
pegged natural gas at 85
percent of the,price of oil, He
said Ontario has consistently
argued that the price in ,
Canada of natural gas,
and oil should not be the
world price, but instead be
related to Canadians' needs,
Alberta and Canada have
agreed to extend the natural
gas pricing agreement for
another six months beyond
August 1st, so that the price
GRADUATES — Alan
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David and Catherine Junker,
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graduated from Wilfrid
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with an honors bachelor of
arts degree in History. Alan
attended Waterloo-Oxford
district High School.
of gas would be tied to that of
the oil for the current in-
crease. Dr. Smith drew the
Minister's attention to
comments by his
predecessor a year ago, to
the effect that he had pushed
the federal government into
unhinging the two prices but
was stonewalled by the then
governing Liberals.
Ontario's new rent review
and landlord and tenant
legislation passed third and
final reading by a vote of 63
to 28. The NDP voted against
the 141 section bill, which
combines rent review with a
rewritten landlord and
tenant act and creates a
Residential Tenancies
Commission. This Com-
mission will determine rent
increases and landlord-
tenant matters previously
handled by the courts.
The government has
removed the built-in
December 31, 1970 expiry
date for rent controls and,
when the section dealing
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effect, it will limit them to 6
percent a year. If a landlord
wants more, he'll have to
make his case before the
Tenancies Commission,
It is hoped that the new
agreement between the
provincial government and
Ontario's doctors will
facilitate Ontario Health
Insurance Program fee
negotiations and belpkeep
doctors in' the plan. The
province has agreed with the
Ontario Medical Association
to appoint a chairman of the
committee negotiating OHIP
fee schedules.
The agreement calls for a
seven-member negdtiating
committee, with three
members named by each
side and a jointly appointed
chairman, who would have
the power to act as fact-
finder.
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appointment would initially
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tended, The Minister of
Health, Dennis Timbrell,
who announced the
agreement in the
Legislature, said a chairman
will be named "within a few
days" and negotiations for
the 1980 fee schedule will
start next month, Although
the chairman won't have a
vpte, he will "be able to
assist and guide the com-
mittee in areas of
disagreement during
negotiations."
If talks reach an impasse,
either side can ask the
chairman to take on the role
of factfinder. A report,
containing a proposed set-
tlement, would provide the
basis for new negotiations.
The factfinder's report won't
be binding, but it can be
made public by either side
after seven days.
The Minister said the OMA
and the government have
traditionally negotiated
through a committee for new
fee schedules, "but the
factfinder is something new
and unique and, I think, a
very positive approach to
negotiations." Re said that
the latest figures on doctors
opted out of the 011IP
program are down to 17.8
percent from more than 18
percent earlier this year,
When doctor's incomes .
were limited by anti-
inflation controls, there was
not much incentive to opt out
of OHIP, but when they were
scrapped the government
predicted an initial jump in
the number of opted out
doctors, In the Minister's
view, the "short-term
reaction, which we expected,
is over and now I expect to
see the figures gradually
decline,"
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SNIDER
To help prevent body
rust, check wheel wells,
insides of fenders, etc.
for trapped leaves and
dirt. They could clog
drain holes and trap
water.
* * *
More and more new
cars will have halogen
headlamps, which give
as much light as regular
headlights but use less
energy.
* * *
Think about investing in
your own good pressure
gauge so you can check
tires when they're cool.
This should be done
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before any long trip.
* * *
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Unless you worked at
least 20 weeks in the
past year, these changes
could apply to you.
In December 1978, Parliament changed the
Unemployment Insurance program. Changes
starting July 1 mean that some people will
have to work longer before they can qualify
for Unemployment Insurance benefits.
Please remember, these UI changes affect
only those claims which start on or after
July 1, 1979. And, the changes may or may
not apply to you. So please read on to see if
you are affected.
(You'll find terms such as "Weeks of Work','
"Qualifying Period", "Variable Entrance
Requirement" (VER), and "Unemployment
Rate" marked by an asterisk (*). For easier
understanding, see the box "Explaining UI
terms" at the end of this message.)
Here are the details of those changes.
Have you worked 20 weeks or more
in your Qualifying Period*?
If so, this message does not apply to you.
For you, the number of weeks you need to
qualify for regular UI benefits and for UI ill-
ness and maternity benefits, or the one-time
benefit at age 65 has not changed.
Are you working for the
first time?
To get benefits, you will usually need
20 Weeks' Work*, no matter where you live.
An exception to this would be if you were on
a training course approved by the Canada
Employment and Immigration Commission
for at least 14 weeks in the year before your
Qualifying Period*. Then you would only need 10
to 14 weeks, depending on the Variable
Entrance Requirement* where you live.
Are you starting to work again?
If you're coming back to work after being
away a year or more,you'll usually need
20 Weeks of Work* in your Qualifying Period*
before you can qualify for UI benefits.
This applies wherever you live.
This 20-week rule won't apply, however,
if you were in any of the following situations for a
total of at least 14 weeks in the year before your
Qualifying Period*.
These are the situations
that count:
1. You were getting temporary worker's
disability compensation from a provincial
program;
2. You were receiving sick or maternity
leave payments;
3. You were out of work because of a labour
dispute at your place of work;
4: You were on a Commission-approved
training course;
5. You were on UI claim;
6. You were working in insurable employment.
So, for first-time workers and those coming
• back to work:
A. If you were in any of these six situations for
a total of at least 14 weeks in the year before
your Qualifying Period*, then you need only
10 to 14 Weeks' Work* in the Qualifying
Period*, depending on the VER* where you
live.
B. If none of the six situations fit your case,you
will have to have worked at least 20 weeks
to qualify for UI benefits.
NOTE: If you are returning to work after
being away more than one year, the 20-week
rule will normally apply to you. ,
Did you get UI benefits in the
last year?
If you got UI benefits in your Qualifying
Period*, there are new rules that may apply to
you - unless the Unemployment Rate* in your
area is over 11.5 per cent.
1, If a claim you had in the last year has not run
out, you may be able to renew it.
2. If yours is classed as a new claim, you will
need the usual 10 to 14 Weeks' Work*
depending on your local VER*, plus up to
six "extra" Weeks of Work*. The number
of "extra" weeks you'll need depends on how
many weeks you got on your previous
UI claim. You need one "extra" week ( up to
a maximum of six) for every week you got
over the VER* needed in your area.
Here's an example: You need 12 Weeks' Work*
in your region (your local VER*) to qualify
for benefits the first time. On your last claim,
you drew 15 weeks' benefits before going back
to work. Now, you would need the usual 12
weeks, plus three "extra" work weeks. (That's
the difference between the 12 weeks you need-
ed to work and the 15 weeks of benefits you
drew. In total you would need 15 Weeks' Work*
to qualify again within one year. The most
anyone needs anywhere is 20 weeks of work
to qualify.
Again, please remember, when the
Unemployment Rate* in your area is over
11.5 per cent, this rule won't apply to
you. You'll need only 10 Weeks' Work* to
qualify for regular UI benefits.
Other changes have been in
effect since January 1979:
• The weekly benefit rate was reduced to 60
per cent of your average insurable earnings
(from 662 /3 per cent).
• Most people employed for less than 20
hours a week are no longer covered by UI.
• Higher-income claimants may have to
repay part of UI benefits drawn in the
1979 tax year. This will only affect people
whose income, including UI benefits,
is over $20,670. This will be explained
when you get your 1979 tax return,
These things haven't changed:
Just as a review, these points haven't changed:
• You may still get UI illness and maternity
benefits and the special benefit paid at
age 65 if you've worked 20 weeks in your
Qualifying Period*.
• There's still a two-week waiting period
before UI benefits start.
• To get regular benefits, you must still be
available for and looking for work each day
you are on claim.
• You must report any work and earnings
while on claim.
• You can be disqualified from getting
benefits for up to six weeks if you quit your
job voluntarily, you were fired for mis-
conduct, or if you turned down a suitable
job offer.
• You can still appeal a decision by UI to deny
you benefits.
Explaining UI terms:
*Weeks of Work
This means weeks of work that are insurable
for Unemployment Insurance. Most
employment of 20 hours or more a week
is insurable.
*Qualifying Period
What UI calls your Qualifying Period is
the 52 weeks before we start your claim. Or if
you had a claim in the last year, it's the time
since that claim started.
*Variable Entrance
Requirement (VER)
To qualify for Unemployment Insurance
benefits, you must have worked from 10 to 14,
weeks in insurable employment during your
Qualifying Period*. The exact number of weeks
depends on the Unemployment Rate* in the
economic region where you live. (See below.)
If you don't have enough weeks to qualify
when you file your claim, we keep your applica-
tion in the computer file. If the Unemployment
Rate* changes so you then have the weeks you
need, we will send you a notice.
*Unemployment Rate
For Unemployment Insurance, the
Unemployment Rate used for each of the 48
economic regions of Canada is not the current
monthly Statistics Canada unemployment rate
in each region. It is a three-month average
of seasonally-adjusted monthly unemployment
rates.
Canada's Unemployment
Insurance Program
Working with people
who want to work.
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