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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1995. PAGE 13.
Day Care workers walkout to protest cuts
By Janice Becker
In a' move which was both politi-
cally active yet took into considera-
tion the welfare of those affected,
staff at Clinton Co-operative Child
Care Centre, plus a number of par-
ents, protested at Huron MPP
Helen Johns Exeter headquarters,
Nov. 24, while keeping the centre
open for emergency care.
The protest was aimed at recent
suggestions by the Mikc Harris
government which could see subsi-
dies to licenced daycare centres
reduced by up to 40 to 60 per cent.
There is talk the operating budget
could be cut by 60 per cent while
salaries may be reduced by 40 per
cent says, Kathie Cox, daycare
supervisor at Clinton Co-op. When
Thieves
get zip
from
Co-op
Officers from the Wingham OPP
are investigating a break and enter
which occurred Nov. 26 at Auburn
Co-op.
Police say entry was gained into
a stationary parked storage trailer
by cutting the padlock, which
tripped the alarm at 11:45 p.m.
Co-op Manager Steve Caldwell
said that it appears the alarm scared
off the culprits before anything was
taken.
There are no suspects at this
time.
Snowmobile
stolen
in Brussels
An opportunity for a little winter
joyriding was too good to miss for
someone in Brussels on Nov. 26.
Bruce Raymond of Brussels who
was snowmobiling with a group of
friends, left his 1996 Polaris XRC
in the parking lot of the Brussels
Country Inn at 11:30 p.m. When he
left the hotel at 1:30, h- discovered
his machine had been stolen.
A spokesperson from the Wing-
ham OPP said that tracks indicate
the machine was driven away from
the lot.
The snowmobile, which is valued
at $7,200 is predominantly white in
colour and bears the license plate
767198.
OPP ask
drivers
to take care
Continued from page 1
collisions were alcohol related.
The OPP are asking everyone
travelling this holiday season to
take extra care in reaching their
destination and to make this a safe
and happy occasion for everyone.
Slow down and don't drink and
drive!
salaries start at $9 per hour, a 40
per cent cut would put some stall
below minimum wage.
Most of the parents were in full
support of the protest and many
found alternate day care for Friday
so staff could attend the demonstra-
tion, says Cox.
"Parents, children and staff are
wearing black ribbons in support of
the protest and parents are writing
letterts to Harris, Johns and David
Tsboushi (Ministry of Community
and Social Service)."
After spending the morning at
Johns's office, daycare workers vis-
ited local shops to talk to people
and educate them on the effect sub-
sidy cuts would have, not only on
the centres, but on families and
local businesses.
Faced with large cuts, the centre
could close, says Cox. Parents now
pay $25 for a full day at the centre.
They can't afford to cover the cuts.
"Parents have the right to have a
choice regarding daycare for their
children, not just the choice of a
(home care provider)."
"All the staff at the centre is col-
lege or post-college trained and we
take our work seriously."
Clinton Co-operative Day Care
Centre is integrated, offering care
for special needs children as well as
helping all youngsters learn to
socialize and make the transition to
the regular school system more eas-
ily, says Cox.
Theie has been talk of offering
vouchers to welfare recipients, but
it is also working families who
need the subsidies, she says. With-
out assistance, one parent may be
forced to stay home.
Cox wonders about the change in
lifestyle in families with only one
income and the economic repercus-
sions on the community.
Seaforth Co-operative Children's
Centre closed Friday to allow all
staff members to attend the rally.
"This was not a decision made by
the staff," says Administrator
Shirley Brooker. "The centre's pat;
ent board voted on the walkout.
They decided we should support
the protest."
Johns, who was in her Exeter
office for the demonstration, lis-
tened to the views of the daycare
workers and paren4 and under-
stood the point being made, says
Brooker.