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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-10-25, Page 8Page 8--/oueknoW Sentinel, Vigidneeday, October 25, 1978 Lower Interest a es NOW AVAIL ABLE ON lst and 2nd Mortgages ANYWHERE IN ONTARIO ON RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND FARM PROPERTIES Interim Financing For New Construction and Land - Development FOR REPRESENTATIVES IN YOUR AREA PHONE SAFEWAY INVESTMENTS & CONSULTANTS LIMITED Branch Office: 504 Tenth Street, Hanover, [5191364-3121 Evenings call Gord Page (519) 881-0101 Head Office, 741 King St. W., Kitchener [5191579-4600 Branch Office: 705 Goderich St., Port Elgin [5191832-2044 • We buy existing mortgages for instant cash Lucknow District Co-op Will be Closed All Day TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31 FOR. INVENTORY Homemakers expand service The Town and Country Homemakers Service now in full swing and serving all of Huron County, is adding several Home Support Services to its operation. Now available to lend a helping hand to elderly or disabled persons who wish to continue living at home despite difficulties in keeping up with home maintenance is a han- dyman service. Han- dymen will perform heavy duty tasks which are normally performed by the average physically able homeowner ranging from digging flower beds, lawn cutting, raking leaves, to putting on or taking off storm win- dows, window cleaning, minor repairs or home improvements, painting, cleaning eavestroughs, snow shovelling or perhaps even building a ramp or rail for a homebound person. Also available now are live-in companions for the elderly who would fill in during the absence of the usual attending relative or other crisis situations, or simply for those who live alone. The live-in companion is a protective person for the client, preparing meals, shopping, helping with personal care, doing light housekeeping and laundry and ac- companying the' client to necessary business, etc. Referrals for this service are made through the Town and Country Homemakers and fees are charged based on one's ability to pay. Housecleaners, weekly or heavy duty, are available to everyone: the elderly, physically handicapped and working family. Duties would involve weekly cleaning, dusting and vacuuming or more,. involved housecleaning as required. Charges would be based on the degree of cleaning and the ability to pay. Town and Country Homemakers is presently looking for persons in- terested n housecleaning, weekly light or heavy duty. A sitting service is available for families in a crisis. This provides emergency care for a family when mother is suddenly absent or ill and there is no one to care for young children for a short period of time. This in- cludes parents on vacation. A sitter service for the elderly is available during the absence of the usual attending person. Home -living for seniors is a service for elderly persons who cannot live alone and are willing to hive with someone else. The Town and Country Homemakers agency is looking for widows and couples •with grown children who would provide a home to either a man or woman over 60 who do not requirR personal care but who could have full board •oft kitchen privileges. Every effort would be made to arrange a compatible match between client and home giver. Friendly visiting and volunteer drivers is another service being established. A regular social visit, in person or by telephone, a neigh- bourly assist with grocery shopping or transportation to the doctor ... these can go a long way toward relieving some of the loneliness, isolation and burdens of old age. The Homemakers agency is looking for volunteers to provide this service either singly or as a group effort. Another service is that of a hairdresser -barber who will travel to the homes to do hair for people who are homebound for some reason. Anyone interested in a position with any of these Most personal self-improvement courses are legitimate, but... yousiwutdkflo whatl tario is doing to help you recognize the few that are not. Teaching people to improve them- selves is big business these days. While such courses and techniques can have a positive influence on your social life and well-being they can also be used to cheat and exploit. Self-improvement courses involving long periods of time, and large amounts of money should include a contract for you to sign. 'Ideally, the contract is to protect you by setting out the.exact money to be paid and the services to be provided. So before signing a contract make sure your interests are protected. Beware the Dream, Merchant! Your Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations has published an easy- , to -understand information bulletin which: , . describes some of •the dishonest , schemes; • tells you how to recognize them; Naur rights are under The Bu ess Practices Act and The Consumer Protection Act; • spells out details that should be included in every contract you sign; • gives advice on how to deal with payments for self-improvement and mail order offers. For your free bulletin, entitled "Beware the Dream Merchant Who Promises a New You" write to: Consumer Information Centre Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations 555 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario M7A 2H6 Frank Drea, Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations William Davis, Premier Province of Ontario • services or wanting further information of the ,services, please contact Mrs, Katherine Nivins at 357-3222, Teachers settle • •0 • • • CONTINUED FROM P. 5 increase. The teachers, members of the Huron branch of the Ontario Public School Men • Teachers Federation and the Federation of Women Teachers Association of Ontario, ratified the pact last week. Ron Ritchie, chief negotiator for the teachers •said earlier the contract is'`fair". Other changes in the contract the teachers were granted include an increase in mileage allowance from 19c to 21.7c per mile, which is equivalent to the school board's rate. Another change is an improved monetary reimbursement for leaves of absence from $33,000 to $34,000, a maximum yearly rate. ShirleyHazlitt, trustee for Colborne and Goderich townships and chairman of the board's negotiating team, 'said the board .is "pleased" with the contract. "To be honest it is more than we had 'hoped to settle for ... but because of the arbitration ruling we felt we had to be fair with the other panels," she said. A provincial arbitrator awarded the secondary teachers in the county a 6.75 percent increase for 1978-79. In other business, Mrs. • Hazlitt suggested a letter from Education Minister Bette • Stephenson, outlining the gevernment anti-inflation, program be sent to arbitrators rather than to school boards. "Clearly, it is of the utmost' importance that arbitrators, in making their awards, adhere not only to the principles of fair compensation but also to the necessity for general economic restraint in the post - controls period," read Mrs. Hazlitt from the minister's letter. "All I know is that last year our allotments (grants) were down considerably and yet our costs were fixed by the arbitrator," she said later, adding that the gap between • grants and salaries has to be passed on to the local taxpayer. Mrs. Flazlitt also suggested a copy of the letter be sent to the various teachers' federation's' and the provi nci al education relations commission, which oversees teachers' negotiations,.