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Workfare is unfair
to the unemployed
Reforming our social assistance system Is certain to be on
the agenda of all involved levels of government as they strain
to stretch scarce resources further In the coming year. .
As the new federal government begins to feel Its way
through this political minefield, It would do well to approach
the problem from a practical, rather than a political
standpoint.
Without actually using the phrase, 'Prime Minister Jean
Chretlenrecently Indicated he felt a form of "workfare" might
be a good Idea; •Th,reM;.are after all, the prime minister
suggested, places'1n Canada where the forests could use a
crew of welfare recipients or UIC beneficiaries to clean up the
dreaded underbrush problem, which so many hard-working
Canadians are deeply concerned about.
Chretien even opined that people would find such work
° morale boosting. Somehow though, It's difficult to Imagine a
laid -off factory worker or ousted middle -manager feeling
good about being a participant In such obvious make-work.
While the Idea of forcing , social assistance recipients to
perform menial, and s eearaingless tasks In return for their
sustenance will appeal to the Increasingly right wing and red
necked sector of the population in this country lucky enough
r to still be employed or in business, it -would do nothing to
alleviate unemployment or Increase,productivIty. Make-work
Is worse than no work, because It cuts into the time available
to be spent seeking or training for genuine' gainful
employment.
A more useful approach might be found In Newfoundland's
proposed guaranteed annual income approach. Such a
system would allow social assistance recipients to keep all
or most of the money earned from such work as they are
able, to find, In addition to their welfare or UIC income, up to
the guaranteed limit. Tills would certainly be more Incentive
for job -seekers to take a chance on low-paying, entry level
positions than the Current system, which cuts benefits
almost dollar for dollar earned. It costs money to go to work -
travel, child care, clothing costs, etc. - often enough to make
taking a low -to -moderate -paying Job a losing proposition.
Many on social assistance could not. afford the short term
lost ;e1e+n to take a job offering some prospect of advan-
cement.
If we can reform the system Into one which encourages
people to go to work and work hard to get ahead, we will
have moved much closer to economic revival than we ever
will by sending people out Into the bush to waste time
picking up sticks. P.R. (Patrick Raftis Is editor of the
Lakeshore Advance)
Sentinel Memoirs
Area folks featured in play
boys beat. Goderich on Tuesday night 4 to 3 and the
Sepoys will have their task cut out.
The big feature of the Ball is a square dance com-
petition with $25 in prize money, divided $15 and
$10.
70 years ago
• Jan. 17, 1924
Aspecial production - "What Happened to
Jones" was being advertised in. the Lucknow
Sentinel. The production was by special arran-
gement with Samuel French of New York, and was
scheduled for Feb. 1 in Carnegie Hall.
The cast of characters included M.C. Bridge, T.S.
Reid, T. Watson, W. Anderson,E. Miller, M.
Johnstone, J. Cantelon, Mrs. W.L. MacKenzie, Miss
J. MacDonald, Mrs. Connell, Miss N. Thompson,
Mrs. G. Anderson, Miss`. Campbell.
ocal and general - Nominations to fill vacan-
cies on the Lucknow School Board were being
accepted. There were three vacancies. Mrs.
Mitchell, who had been a member for several years,
had resigned.
Herb McQuillin, who for some time has been
assisting Albert Rivers in blacksmithing, has bought
the shop and the barn in connection. He takes posses-
sion about April 1. For some time the business will
go on as at present.
Harris Purdon, R.R. 2, Lucknow, is a candidate in
the Farmer's Advocate Contest and will appreciate the
receipt of Advocate coupons, and will be pleased to
act as agent for the extension of subscriptions.
Coupons may be left with Mr. Fraser Patterson at Dr.
Spence's Dr g Store.
Messrs. Dt. Taylor and Robert Johnstone attended
the banquet given at London by the London Conser-
vative Club in honor of Hon. Mr. lvleighen. It was
quite a big affair, over 1500 tickets having been
issued.
50 years ago
Jan. 20; 1944
Square dance contest - January 25 is a night
of dual entertainment int Lucknow hockey
and dancing. ,It's Bobby Burn's anniversary
which is annually (nark d y the Fire Company Ball,
and has well come -t associated as the night of 'a .
hockey battle here between Lucknow and Wingham.
Well that's the set-up for next Tuesday. Wingham .
Juveniles come to town and need we say more. These
Arens a busy spot - For sustained activity, the
arena steals the show. klere rink manager
Mccoy has, a busy time arranging his schedule,
to accommodate the high school girl's' hockey teams,
high. school boys' hockey teams, the Pee Wees, the
Midgets, the Juveniles, all of which are keen to get on
the ice at every opportunity.
Local and general - Miss Agnes Conley of the
CNR depot staff at Brampton spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Conley.
Miss Eliza Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Cook of Paramount, recently passed, her registered
nurse examinations. Miss Cook is a graduate of Owen
Sound Hospital.
Allan Graham and Jim Hamilton were winners of
two $5 bills at the Fire Company dance.
25 years ago
'Jan. 22, 1969
inloss sets salaries - Kinloss council passed a
bylaw appointing officials and setting salaries:
clerk treasurer, tax collector, $2400 plus 5%
on tax arrears; remuneration of reeve, $210, council
members $180, plus $10 for special meetings; road
superintendent $2.05 per hour; grader operator $2 per
hour; steady man $1.75 per hour; man for occasional
work $1.60 per hour.
Reavie .wins trip - Stuart Reavie, manager of
Montgomery Motors Tractor Division in
Lucknow, has won a ten day trip to Germany
as part of a sales contest. in 1968-
Flect officers to fair board New officers
elected at the annual meeting of the Lucknow
J Agricultural Society were Bob Campbell,
president; Harold Austin, first vice and Bob Gilchrist,
seerond vice. A new idea for the annual meeting this
was a pot luck supper which about 27 attended.
Pictorial memoir
A.D. McKenzie, Lucknow Sen- The home of the Lucknow Sentinel In 1910, Is where Rain's
tinel proprietor, 1910. Groceteria is located.
A mother's teachings never end
The more • stringent methods of
handling our garbage in Lucknow
brought home to roost' a recent
observation - a mother's teachings
never endl
Since the inception of the blue
boxcollection in town, I have tried
faithfully to be a responsible citizen
by putting everything permissible
into my blue box" for recycling.
A story I did in November, on the
local effects of changes at the Mid -
Huron. Landfill Site, revealed that
only 45 to 50 per cent of Lucknow
residents are actually using their
blue boxes. I was quite surprised
that the percentage was so low.
That story also impressed upon
me that even further precautions in
dealing with our family's garbage
had to be taken. Afterall, I didn't
want the Livingston household to
be one of those responsible for
filling the landfill site with
recyclables.
So the task of garbage inspector
in our household fell upon me. I
guess I was elected because, for
deposit an a bele in the garbage. He
jumped on her quickly, saying,
RAMBLINGS "Danielle, don't throw that in there,
by Pat Livingston it goes in the blue box." In , all
fairness to soon-to-be Number One
Daughter-in-law, Danielle hasn't
been exposed to blue box recycling,
and so could be forgiven for her
transgression. But, the incident did
prove a point. •
Mr. Fixit, deciding to clean up his
workshop and areas of the basethent
recently, made neat little piles of
throwaways. My job was to confirni
what could go in the blue box.
Seems that my continual harping is
beginning to pay off.
Now all I have to do is keep
reminding them that clean cor-
rugated cardboard (cc) does not go
out for curbside pickup. It gets a
little confusing for them though,
when I tell them soiled cc can go
the curbside, but the clean portion
can't.
. Mr. Fixit is learning quickly. He
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some reason, I am •the person that
actually handles most of the gar-
bage 99 per cent of the time.
Number One Son recently decided
to give his room a. thorough
cleaning. The monumental chore
took place while I was at work. At
supper time, there was a bag of
garbage sitting beside the counter
so I continued to fill it with landfill
material. When I went to lift the
bag, I almost gave myself a hernia.
On investigating, I . found a large
stack of magazines, bottles, and
numerous other articles that should
have been in the blue box: You can
imagine Number One Son's
whining when I demanded he go
through all the waste and remove
the blue box material.
I know the lesson sunk in. The
other night his fiancd was about to