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,ueknow Sentinel, Wednesday, March 6, 1996
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hen the dust eventually clears
after Ontario's first province-
�. wide strike by civil servants,
about. the only thing certain is.there
will have been 110 winners.
Altlbongh•:'given the power to strike
by the previous NOP government,
members of the Ontario. Public Service
Employees Union reallyhave preeions
little hope of wringing Meaningful con-
cessions from the new regime of Mike
Harris' Progressive Conservative govt
ernment..'1hc: .government has, after
all, 'given it ;elf the... power to use
replacement labor if -it choose, in addi-
tion to the already existing option of..
legislating workers back to the job' and
dictating terms of a settlement.
It's easy to see why both sides 'are,
frustrated 'here. .The government has
found. all attempts.'to< downsize•w,it's
work force stymied: by a' ;lengthy -
Appeals Process andsontractual'obliga-
tions:,teft them.; by previous governmen-
t's with totally °opposite political and
operational philosophies. As reported
in the Toronto Star .cin the weekend,
only. a few dozen of the roughly 800
civil servants laid off since the 'Tories -
took officehave actually cleaned out
their desks and -moved to the mem-.'
. ployment lines (where, theyironically
remain on thepublic payroll in anon-
productive, less taxable capacity .any-
way). That's
ny-way)..That's a tough situation for a.
cash-strapped employer to be tied into.
and
ots goy
One of our readers, V who
prefers to remain . anony-
mous, thought `I might be
'interested in knowing more
about what a "pig" can
expect during 1.996. •" :the
Year of the Rat,
By way of explanation, if
you are not familiar with
� .
the Chinese ,zodiac, the Rat
is the first of 12 animals.
efor the cycle es •
Therefore ye takes 12
years to comPlete. ".
ow `.e* .t 912
Following, the* Rat (1 )
the OxTiger
wines 19 '3
y._ 14 Rabbit :( 1915
Dragon (1916) Snake.
(1.917), Horse (1918),
Sheep (1919), Monkey
(1920), Rooster (1921),
�(1923).
.' Dog� (I9 2 2 - , and Pig
.To determine what zodiac
you were born in simply
take your birth year.and.,
subtract one of the above so
that the answer is divisible
by 12 , evenly. ,:, For example;
Y''
19471923.� 24
(�r,g)
which is two roultiPles o
1966-'
12; or, 1918; (horse)
tti 48 which is four'multip..:.les
of 12.
As 1'told yoti before, I'
a Pig, but now 1 know I'tn
1
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Iii blications nt.a0 registrauon no. 0847 .held, at Lucknow,: Otte
the 'The union, on other hand, has.'
-backed off on 'vi tually all its initial
bargaining positi+is save the Preserva-
tion of successor rights. lichentitle
workers too keep their -union and.
unioxi.,contract when 'an employer con-
tracts out the work)'and •pension issues,
while the government bent not an inch.
These peoople=know- that large scale lay-
offs of their members are, inevitable
'and. are reduced to fighting for some
cushions to soften the -blow. Cushions,
which in the .case of successor rights,,
are still available to privatesector
workers.
Meanwhile,' ordinary Ontarians will
be inconvenienced and perhaps even
endangered if thestrike drags on and
escalates « Union leaders have, stated
they would consider pulling "essential'"
:services, if the government resorts to
- scab. labor.1tthings; reach:... that •stage,.
Abe dispute will, turn ugly:. in . a - hurry.
Neither side should resort tr sauch seat
sures.
Thesad thing is, that when the day is
done, no matter whether -union- or go*-.
eminent ` gets it's way; there. will, be
even :more people out of work than
before. Fewer people with money 'to
s end ion , consumer goods, fewer pay-
ing fewer le with the:° ' eans
ing real f , w r prop irn;
to keep Ontario's drowning economy
treading water.
Will. anyone be better. off when -that
happens? (Lakeshore Advance).
;:
dust when we thought winter was on the way out, another major storm blew
through the area Saturday night and Sundnlclosig roads and making dri-
ving
vin dangerous.
co ditions very dan erous. While the snow blowers hadabeen. sittin
"f: force weein :piles i .: /
idle for a while theywere . back, in lit Q making sant . i es a as
N'� .#'tat.......
Livingston photo)
paraphernalia: a word that
means to us personal belon-
gings, or the gear -used . for
Sentinel Memoirs
some activity, or the
problems and fuss involved
in : any project. ` The . word.
comes to us from the Greek
para, "beyond", and pheme,
"a dowry." It meant, inits
ori al usage, . everything
that a married women could
claim . as her own, apart
from - her dowry, and
included clothes, jewelry.
and personal possessions. In
the days of arranged mar-
riages, . if they went wrong it
was of . critical irnpotance
that the wife should be able
' to identify he'r paraphernalia:
(Webster's),
married to a Monkey who,
according to my zodiac,,
will provide me with . a good
time in the year of the Rat
"it will be Just like a honey-
moon."
oneymoon.
My wealth is supposed to
beso, so - so I.guess ,I had
better phone that .1.-900
nurtiber to register my seen-
rity code cheque ID. ,num-
ber to be eligible for.
$10,295. No doubt, if Fin
dense enough to throw
awa.� mofey ($4.99 per
y �
minute, for an average 8
•'
minute call) 1' am the , insti-
gator of niy own: destiny.
My career is going .,to be
ridden, with obstaclesin the
first half of the year, how -
wirer atter that I will do, well
lust" like riding a horse
through a blooniing field," 1
only like horses: from a dis
twice.
.1 ancautioned not to sit
in . the northwest, :.so that
means Van definitely going
to have, to have a .new
office.
April -is., not supposed ; to
be a good month for me, so I. think f'll book the. month
.off, but then my wealth isn't
supposed to improve until'
the latter half of the year.
lune :looks` like a good
ntimonetsh';"for
a m:y"b gvgoi!oeolldlf
game willimprove; every-
,
'thing goes :smoothly"
I always feet tetter in i/vatni.
weather.
hat the
Who :knows;' .w
old . itlie
•future h sY o F i• the
being, 111. ' content living
x be�
With my b lorikey,. enjoying
'ourelationshi t, with. Our
r p
son who, is a Dog and our .
daoghterrinmlaw who is the
,�,
. sake animal as her mother-
in .law.
70 years ago
March 11, 1926
amily theatre to re -open - For
some weeks workmen have been
engaged in remodeling the interior
of Mr. Taylor's building, on. Campbell.
Street, to have it comply with the law
respecting icture show ,theatres.
room
The has been lined with fireproof
wall -board, and now presents a very good
appearance. The picture screen will be at
the front of the building instead of ' at the
back, as heretofore, .
giving a much better
n
view than wasp possible le with the former.
arrangement•
'� will be
Shows l on Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week.
Age limit for dances - At recent
C are nt
meeting , of the Lucknow conn l -a
g village• .
bylaw was prepared ,an age limit for
y setting �
those who may attend dances in the Town
Hall<
A part of the law is that, no person under
the a� of 17 may attend, unless accompa-
nied
nied by a.parent or guardian and .after'the
bylaw is passed this wall, bea condition of
renting the hall.
The school board recently communicat-
ed its thoughts on school pupils attending
he frequent .dances, saying the.practice'
y
was an injury to the success of the school
and the pupils.
50 years ago
March 70 P46
ells .Holyrood General Store
George Colwell has sold the general
store business, including the Post
Office, to George Percy of the .`Tiverton
district and a native of Kinlouh. The new
proprietor obtains possession, on Apr. 1
The 50 acre farm adjoining the store is also
included in the transaction. •
Georgehas conducted this business for r
the past five yearssince purchasing it from
p..� 5
the Purves Estate, by which family this
business Was rail for over half a century.
5 '.ear s ago
March -11,1951.
eating up for provincial election::
Party hopefuls were on the cairn-
paign trail leading, up to a March
19 election;!mire r Willi D
P c William Davis vis
(PC)
was in the area andpledged .his'.:
industrial .;.
govern -
mors
support and 10 million to develop
an park �rouad` he e
� ric
Nuclear Power l vel
o rent..
The money was pledged.from the EILD
fund, a five year, $1.5 billion program
announced by Davis Jan. .27, six days
before the: election 'wask called.