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All teachers want is reasonable settlement: Wolfe
Dear editor
It was reassuring to read in the
community newspapers statements
like,"Hydro contract spells relief to
local communities." Yes, indeed
this contract will "provide some
relief for the workers, their families
and the communities in this area."
We can all breath a little. easier
with the degree of financial security
that these still -working people feel
and their renewed confidence that
they can continue to buy locally.
We are inter -dependent. When one
part of our community is hurting,.
we all hurt a little. When another
part is proud and confident, we can
all share the feeling!
Now that our Hydro employees'
sector has a little breathing room
we look toward the secondary
school teachers, as they continue
their efforts to achieve a reasonable
settlement with an employer which
appears to be using the same bar -
T0 THE EDITOR
gaining approach as used by On-
tario Hydro with its employees. The
Hydro employees' contract had not
even expired when they reached a
settlement. The secondary school
teachers have been without a
contract since September of 1992.
Barry Schmidt, the chair of The
Bruce County Board of Education,
was quoted as saying that the Bruce
Board is unable to come to a
reasonable settlement because two-
thirds of the taxpayers in Bruce
County do not have children in
school, and he thinks that they
don't want to pay 10 support the
schools' costs. I'll wager that two-
thirds of the population of Bruce
County . does not use the bridge at
Women should explore
potential diplomatically
Dear editor.
Much has been said and written
about The power of a woman. The
feminist movement boasts of their
achievements and credit themselves'
with the advancement of women's
rights. But are they really better off
then say 50 years ago? Then all of
'us had to do much more manual
labor. Technology has changed that.
The latestpolls shows that we all
work harder and longer hours
providing we have a job, Fifty per
cent of the women work outside the.
home btu still have to do the bulk
of the housework. Mental stress for
them has !soared.
We have a 50 per cent divorce
rate. Abuse forces us to keep on
building more shelters. In the name
of sexual "freedom" we are trying
• hard to fmd means not to have
children. But again, it is the woman
• who is the target. According to Ann
Landers, over 80 per cent of
women would rather be cuddled, so
' it its the• man who has the freedom
to live out his desire without paying
for it. fi
Of . coure there is always the
abortion where the woman has to
face' the pain, humiliation and
. u..uma for a, long time.
One of the most degrading prac-
tices is the quota system. To be
chosen because you are white,
black, immigrant, male or female
and not for your ability and do not
fit in a favored group, is an affront
to those who qualify.
We are very fortunate to have had
the greatest, stars in any field that
were women who out -performed
most males. Pamela Wallin, .
Adrienne Clarkson and Mother
Theresa are just a few. I am in
support of women ,exploring their
full potential but there is no need to
achieve their goal with jack boots
and a2x4.
The older generation of women
applied the diplomacy and skill that
made man look up td them, relied.
on their good judgment and above
all, had, respect for them.
We would do well not to interfere
with the wish of the woman and
restore her to her rightful position'
as the centre of the household. She
is the stabilizer in the family. With
a stable family we can have astable
world.
Let the men shoot off their mouth
and be reminded that: "She is a
smart woman who makes the man
believe he is the boss."
A. Keet
Bluevale.
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Nominations for vacancies on the
Board of Directors will be accepted
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the 4th of Saugeen that's to be,
rebuilt soon, nor swim in the pool
at Saugeen District High School,
nor frequently use the conservation
facilities at Saugeen Bluffs. But, as
taxpayers, we all help support their
existence and their contributions to
the quality of life in Bruce County.
I'm surprised at the 'logic' Mr.
Schmidt is using to attempt to back
out of his responsibilities as an
elected schopl official into whose
trust the taxpayers have placed the
present and future well-being of the
citizens of Bruce County.
Mr. Schmidt is quoted as saying
that 32 elementary teachers were
laid off because of declining- enrol-
ment and overstaffing. The Bruce
board projects a decline of 223
elementary students across the
county for next September. That
would mean that each laid off
teacher has an average class size of
6:97 students. The present (actually
expired August 31, 1993) collective
Agreement with the elementary
teachers requires class sizes for
kindergarten, grades one and two to
be 20 students, for grade three it's
to be 22 students, for grades four,
five and six, it's to be 24 students,
and for grades seven and eight it's
to be 26 students per graded
classroom teacher. That is not even
close to 6.97 students per
classroom. So why are these
teachers really going? Are there too
many teachers to meet the needs of
the children in Bruce County right
now? Let's check it out!
Right now there are 156 out of
300 elementary graded classrooms
that have more students in them
than the Collective Agreement
guidelines call for. My calculator
says that 52 per cent of all
classrooms already are oversized.
The Bruce Board under -hired by
15.11 full time equivalent teachers
for September 1993. It is now
laying off an additional.32 teachers
because the Board is "overstaffed"?
If it's overstaffed, it's not with too
many teachers!
Those citizens of Bruce County
who would like to have well-
educated future employees for their
businesses, those citizens who want
future competent entrepreneurs to
hire other Bruce citizens, and who
want their future neighbors to have
the "knowledge, skills and attitudes
to become fulfilled and productive
citizens with a longing for self
development throughout life", as the
Board's mission statement so elo-
quently 'describes, hopefully" make
up three -thirds of the population of
this county, not the one-third that
Mr. Schmidt implied!
The potential cost of a Hydro
strike on the present and future
lifestyle of this province was huge.
To settle it Ontario, Hydro had to
•see Children, page.8
Albertan , is searching for
information on relatives
Dear editor.
I am doing a, genealogical study
and am searching for relatives of.
John McKenzie' (1825 - 1912). His
parents were Kathryn (Matheson)
and Kenneth McKenzie. John had
land in Huron County, Wawanosh
Township. He moved to South
Dakota. in the 1880s. He and his
first wife Mary McLean (1840-
1868) had six children: Kenneth
(1860-1849), a lawyer, married to
Louella Bates; Alexander (1861-
1950) married Lyda Parson and
lived in Saskatchewan, and were
my great grandparents; Laughlin
(1862-1921); William. (1864-1919)
and his wife Christine McElroy had
two sons* Donald b.1902 and Jiohn
b. 1908. William is buried in Sas-
katchewan.. His family moved to
Toronto in 1920. Mary Ann (1867-
1938) was married to Elmo
Laurence. Donald (1867-1910 was
a Presbyterian 'Minister and was
married to Mary Blood. -
John and his second wife (Mary
Fletcher Finlayson 1837-1875) had
four children: Annie Mabel (1872-
1952), Roy (1874-1950), Jessie, and
Andrew.
I have pictures that I could share
and others that need identifying. I
would really like to hear from'
anyone connected ° with the above
families. Please write to Cheryl
Herron, Box 5, New Brigden, Al-
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