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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-11-05, Page 1F TABLOSP1ED ON 18.73 "THE SEPOY TOWN" ON THE HURON -BRUCE BOUNDARY .... l ISHEDIN y UCKNO . NAR ...•,.,r.... 24 PAGES 404 PER COPY a Sometimes, even witches and tweety-birds, have to take a break from 'their. Hallowe'en festivities. Here, Lucknow Central Public School students Julie Cleland (left) and Margo . ,Abbott enjoy a popsicle after, delighting the residents at the Pineerest Manor with their costumes on October 31. (Alan Rivett photo) Canada Post fails to show at rural courier's meeting By Alan Rivett The rural mail couriers in the area again met with a stone wall in their attempt at a meeting with Canada Post officials to discuss a controversial, new ruling regar- ding rural mail service. Over 100 rural mail couriersmet at the Dunkeld Hotel near Walkerton on October 29 for a meeting with Canada Post regar- ding the ruling which will place all rural mail routes up for public tender after the five-year term has elapsed. However, according to Mary Cummings, co-chairman of the mail couriers, she was told the day before the meeting by Dan. Coldwell, the director of transportation contracting services with Canada Post in London, that no representives from the corporation would be attending the meeting. In conversation with Grey -Bruce MP Dr. Gary Gurbin, who was also unable to at- tend the meeting, Mrs. Cummings said the MP had talked with Mr. Colwell about hav- ing a representative from the corporation in attendance, but was unsuccessful: "Dr. Gtirfn said 'Canada Post would :not meet with a ;group' --but would meet with. an executive' of the rural couriers," said Mrs. Cummings, a second generation mail courier for RR 5 Paisley for the past 20 years: The recent meeting is the second time Canada Post failed to have represen- tatives at a meeting of the rural mail couriers. Two weeks ago, the couriers held a meeting which met with a similar 'fate. The meetings were called . by the couriers to air their grievances to Canada Post after it announced three weeks ago that all rural mail 5routes, would go 'to a public tender -after the courier's five-year . term .had expired. Before' the ruling, Job searching skills focus of conference. • By Shelley McPhee Hoist Remember. the scene from the movies where a young girl. goes to the big city in search of a wonderful, new career? She spots a Help Wanted sign in the, window, presents it to 'the drug store owner, is im- mediately hired for the job, and, goes on to live happily ever after. That situation may be suitable for after- noon matinee movie fare, but it does not realistically portray job searching in the 1980s. Kim Coulter, a career counsellor for Womanpower in London says, "We're not born with the knowledge to job search. It's a skill, it's something you learn. It's impor- tant not to be hard on yourself. Job sear- ching can be discouraging, but you're going to be rejected, that's part of job search." A group" of women, from all walks of life and interests, took part in a job search seminar held as part of the Women At Work Conference in Goderich recently. The half-day seminar was led by Ms. Coulter from Womanpower, a` career counselling centre for women. Woman- power operates in London as an outreach project . funded by Employment and Im- migration Canada. It has been running for more than 12 years and provides free voca- tional counselling and career 'resources, rather, than direct job placement. Womanpower offers group counselling on. self-assessment, resume writing, job nter- views, job search and non-traditional jobs and training. All of these aspects come into play in job searching. Tom Jackson, author and Manpower con- sultant, says, "It's not the best qualified people who get the best jobs, it's those who are the most skilled job seekers." Job searching in the 1980s has gone beyond the limits of using a bit of luck to get a job, and the "who you know" connections. Today, job searching requires education Turn to page 8 Engineer resigns vm jaunty post • By Alan Rivett R, A. (Bob) Dempsey, the Huron County Engineer for the past nine years, has resigned from •his position, effective January 4,1987,•, He said he tendered his resignation at a special meeting of the road committee on October 28. • Mr. Dempsey is the second County department head to resign this year with Dr. Harry Ceislar, the County's Medical Officer of Health, resigning in June over differences with county administration. However,.Mr. Dempsey said his decision to resign was strickly of a personal nature. "There's no story there at all. It was a personal decision because of an opportuni- tyo£fered to me. It may just look like bad timing. The County of Huron has been good place to work and raise a family. My wife (Mary Ann) was on the Board of Educa- • tion, and we were well entrenched in Huron County life. "I found working for Huron County had its up and down days, but I have no axe to grind. I build bridges I don't burn them," said. Mr. Dempsey in an interview on Oc- tober 30. Mr. Dempsey said he is taking a position as the division manager of the Personal Lines Insurance Guarantee Company of North America at their office in Woodstock. • , couriers,' contracts would be automatical- ly utomatically renewed i� an agreement could be reached with Canada Post, The new ruling will take effect on April 1, 1987. • During the course of the meeting, the ' rural mail couriers chose an executive to meet with Canada Post, including Co- . chairman .Mary Cummings, Co-chairman Donna Mink, a courier of the RR3 Chesiey route, and Publicity, Director Harvey Kleist, a courier of the RR3. and. RR 4 Walkerton. • • Mrs. Cummings said MP Dr. Gary Gur- bin will make the necessary arrangements for the executive meeting with Canada Post. lifter the meeting with Canada Post, the couriers will hold another meeting Joe Pickering, a representtive from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers,, said the union is behind the rural couriers 100 per cent .and promised them aid it) fighting -the new Canada Post ruling. "The way they've been treating you in the pasttwo weeks, you got just cause to be militant. You can't get Canada Post to come to your meetings because they won't speak to a crowd. Yet, they'll speak to a . crowd. if they open a new post .office. "They're basically treating you like dirt, Loyalty doesn't mean a damn thing to Canada Post. They don't give a damn: about. anybody," he said. - Mr. Pickering said his attendance at the meeting was not to talk union, but to,show support for the rural couriers, However, he said he' would have union cards at the• next meeting if anyone was interested. Harvey Kleist of Walkerton, the publici- ty director.for the group and a mail courier for RR 3 and RR 4 Walkerton for the past 40 years, said Canada Post's new ruling is part of their purge through the entire mail Turnto page 3. is Lottery The 49th draw in the Lucknow and District Arena Complex Lottery was held on November 3. The winners were: $500 - Man Hackett; $300 Gerry Wilbur of RR 3 Teeswater; $100 - Randy Kerr of RR 6 Goderich and $100 - Susan Cooke. School news Over the past week, the school children in the area have been busy with various Hallowe'en activities with everything from "monster" art to a whole workshop built around a Hallowe'en theme. at the schools. For this and other school news, see the LOPS Insider and the Brookside Broad- castTht this week's Sentinel. Hockey's back Hockey's back in town, and the Lancers Intermediate team are off to a good start with a win and a tie 3n their first two, games. For the game reports from area teams... SEE PAGE 18