HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-10-21, Page 14211
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The work on repairing the roof at the Lucknow and District Arena is down to its final
week now'as crews have finished one side of the building and have moved to the other.
In addition t� the roof repairs, last Friday saw a new compressor installed . at the
facility. The compressor, which cools the arena floor to permit ice making, should
have Recreation Director Bill Hunter making ice by the endof the week. A huge crane
was brought over from Wingham to move the one -and -a -half ton compressor into posi-
tion. (Rob Bundy photo)
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Rables a
munized at these clinics should receive
booster doses this year.
If in doubt, check with your
veterinarian.
Low cost rabies clinics will again be pro-
vided by the Grey Bruce Veterinary
Association this year. The dates are as
follows: Bruce County, October 20, 21, 22;
Grey County and Owen Sound October 28,
29.
Check last week's Sentinel for complete
listing of clinic times and locations.
Dr. W. C. MacPherson, Medical Officer
of Health for Bruce and Grey Counties has
issued the following rabies advisory.
The Ministry of Health has notified all
Medical Officers of Health that Norden
Laboratories, based on retesting, has
determined that two of their rabies vac-
cines may not provide inununity to dogs
and cats beyond one year. One of the
Norden vaccines was used at the low cost
clinics in both Bruce and Grey Counties in
October 1986. Therefore, dogs and cats im-
Council has requested
housing unit delay
The October meeting of the. Village
Council of Lucknow was held last week in
the. Town Hall with Reeve Herb Clark
presiding. Only two councilors were able
to be present which unfortunately
restricted the carrying of motions at the
meeting.
,council has forwarded a request to the
Ministry of Housing to defer the allocation
of 20 non-profit housing units for a period
of one year.. The delay was requested by
council to allow time to change the zoning
regulations and to determine the' final
completion date of the recently granted
sanitary sewage system.
The housing units, which were approved
last spring, will be built on the two lots
beside the Liquor Store. The request to
delay construction will await ministry
approval.
Sports Complex.
It was also revealed at last week's
meeting of council that a letter of ihtent
has been drafted to be sent to Murray
Simpson Contruction of Wingham. The let-
ter simply states that council intends to
proceed with the first phase of construc-
tion of the complex and allows the com-
pany to ;develop the blueprints which will ,
then be reveiwed by the Arena Board,
which is chaired by Grant Farrish.
Some changes may be made in the final
plans at the time with respect to cost. The
Village currently controls a •grant of
$191,0000 which represents a Maximum of
one-third of the total cost of the project.
The remaining two-thirds will be absorbed
by the Fund Raising Committee and the
four municipalities involved.
Snow removal
Subject to the approval of all members
of the Village Council, Kinloss Sand and
Gravel will once again be hired to handle
snow removal this winter. Excess snow is
generally piled rrt.•drte s new, the river
which rep, mires the deo'f ray snowblower
and a truck. -
Also, council has moved forward to ac-
cept tenders for the planned downtown
bridge repairs. Advertisements will be
placed in local and trade publications to
announce the acceptance of tenders by the
Village..
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Details of non-smoking policy released
Treasury Board President Robert de
Cotret today released details of the
government's October 1, 1987, smoking
restriction and how it will be applied in
Public Service workplaces. The details
were •contained in a policy statement sent
this morning to deputy heads of those
departments and agencies for which
Treasury Board represents the employer.
The policy was developed following Mr.
de Cotret's announcement on April ' 22,
1987, that the government intended to ban
stoking in the Public Service workplace
by January 1, 1989, and to restrict smoking
to specially designated areas as a transi-
tion measure beginning as early as Oc-
tober 1, 1987.
Effective immediately, smoking by
employees will be banned at all service
counters, waiting rooms, desks and
wickets where the public is served. No -
smoking signs must, be posted to identify
these areas and to remind the public of the
no -smoking policy. ,
For a 15 -month phase-in period beginn-
ing October 1, 1987, smoking will be per-
mitted only in areas specially designated
for this purpose. These smoking areas will
use existing physical barriers and ventila-
tion systems to minimize the movement of
smoke into adjacent non-smoking areas.
No additional costs are to be incurred in in-
stalling separate ventilation systems for
the interim period in which these smoking
areas will be in use.
Departments will involve their local
safety and health committees - made up of
employer and employee ( union) represen-
tatives - in planning th.; impletnentation of
this policy.
Smoking will be prohibited in private of-
fices and in any general areas that non-
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smoking employees must use, including
hallways, meeting rooms, elevators,
washrooms and government vehicles.
A total ban on smoking in the workplace
will begin January 1, 1989.
Under the policy, ' departments may
make suitable arrangements to provide
smoking cessation programs for those
employees who wish to quit smoking.
However, no additional funds will be pro-
vided to departments for this purpose.
Deputy heads will be accountable for im-
plementing this policy, which recognizes
that some departments • must contend with
unconventional operating locales suchas
prisons, veterans' hospitals, ships,.
isolated locations where an employee
works alone, and residential accomtinoda-
tion centres. In these cases, and upon the
recommendation of departmental safety
and health committees, deputy heads may
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authorize exceptions to the smoking ban
after a process of careful review.
Mr. de Cotret said: "The Public Service
smoking policy incorporates the recogniz-
ed ingredients for a successful employer
smoking policy. (1) Sufficient notice:
employees will have been given over 20
months notice from the time the govern-
ment first announced its intention to ban
smoking until the ban in the workplace is
introduced on January 1, 1989; (2) input
and participation by employees in plann-
ing interim arrangements; (3) senior
management support and involvement;
and (4) provision for exceptions for unique
circumstances where enforcement of a
strict ban is impractical or unreasonable.
in addition, the, policy provides for smok-
ing cessation programs for smokers who
wish to quit." , •