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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLucknow Sentinel, 2009-03-18, Page 3Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - Page • Submitted photo Ron Alton Tournament To the left are the winners from the 39th annual Ron Alton tyke tournament. The Wingham team won the A Division Championship.They defeated Kincardine 6- 5 in a sudden death shootout.The winning goal was scored by Thomas Gangl. On the right are the winners of the consolation division from the 39th annual Ron Alton tyke tournament. The BCH team (• Blyth-Clinton-Hensail) won -10-3 over Lucknow. • Residentshave valuable observations From page 1 Those residents also have valuable observations about traffic patterns to add to the discus- sion, he said. The Scone inter- section is part of the Grey Bruce county inne reconstruction project. It's aimed at making a north - south traffic route from Clifford to Tobermory. • Four day week A four day week is officially an option for Bruce county employees.: A pilot project in the treasury depart-. ment resulted in more .productive staff that was less stressed about bal- ancing the demands of work and home, clerk Bettyanne . Cobean told coun cillors. The option of four day weeks will now expand to nearly 700 employ- ees in other county departments. Flexible schedul- ing means some thinking outside the box to make sure public . access to Monday to Friday service is not inter- rupted, Cobean said. "At first you might think this isn't going to work. But if you give it the opportunity the • staff rise up to the challenge as well," she said. • Cobean read a litany of comple- ments about the four day week from staff who took part in, the . pilot project. Some : ;appreciate saving .on gas, oth- ers like the extra time to be with fam- ily,'take care of par- ents or schedule appointments with- out interrupting the work day. "It reduces stress in their personal and professional lives," Cobean said. Flexible scheduling is also another way, to recruit and keep staff. "It's a tremen- dous policy. The lower tiers should look at it," said Brockton mayor Charlie Bagnato, citing benefit. to morale • and the environment. His municipality started four day weeks for office staff . in August. Kincardine Mayor Larry Kraemer echoed Bagnato's Com- . ments and com- mended staff for coming up with the pilot project. He gave a vote of sup- port to "anything you can do to enhance the lives of your employees and* make sure produc- tion is just as good or I'm sure better". Bruce County's four day wor ,week does not affect pub- lic access . to Monday, to Fri4ay • servce, . 8:30am to 4.30pm. Safety Investment in a safety culture is paying off for Bruce County. The county's nearly 700 employ- ees had 33 lost time incidents last year, down 11 from the year before. Fewer .and less severe . injuries mean less pain for employees and less cost for the county, said safety coordi- nator Randi . Del Guidice. Keeping injury statistics low requires continued teamwork and train - Del Guidice told county council- lors. "I know it's budget time but to keep these numbers down we have to keep the spending on safety up,". he said. Del Guidice promised three years ago that num- bers would come down if the county invested in safety training. So far his prediction is corn- ing true. Costs for claims under the WSIB last year were at $26,000 compared to well over $100,000 in previ- ous years... Oyer e, etion, skips° apd trips, needle sticks and assault .from aggressive patients account for the range of incidents. Over exertion is the largest category, said manager Joanne Sutton, but the percentage of those incidents compared . to , all claims is declining. The downward trend is the result of teamwork and investment in safety training. • Del Guidice said. "The severity of the accidents , are lesser.. That's the • important part that people are not in pain. I know it's a numbers game but at the end of the day it's people making it home to their family," he said. The challenge Del Guidice sees for Bruce County is that it has nearly 700 employees on widely Scattered sites. Those employees need training so they reinforce safety with each other, he said. He also wants to extend safety con- cerns to public. That means increased safety measures around highway construc- tion sites. . WHITECHURCH CONSTRUCTION LTD. 85769 BEECROFT LINE, RR#3, WINGHAM, ONTARIO NOG 2W0 Custom Built Homes • Farm Buildings • Renovations • Additions Hank Kikkert (519) 357-2299 Harvey Kikkert (519) 523-4823 • .r • Take a shopping break at either of our locations! Our new spring line is arriving daily! We need the space ... so you save .... 5O%*oN all seasonal (Winter) items (*Fj(CLUDING ELLE & PANDORA JEWELLERY) NINE WAVCS sboes•cLothirc•Accessomes Lucknow Location 457 Campbell Street - 5194285888 Mon. - Sat 10 - 5:30 p.m. • Kincardine Location 764 Queen Street - 519-396-6463 Mon. - Sat. 10 - 5:30 p.m., Sun. 12 - 4 p.m.