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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-05-10, Page 37dancer can be beaten. !'lea,e•,,nr genen)u,iv. CANADIAN! QX It I( CAN(IR ()MAD* NM 5.0(1111`.DU(AM IR fo.tlntjse AAs•lI -bs�i% ldl�, ..4.....«...w...jr..o...+4 The teaching -profession has taken a great beating in recent years. Teachers go on strike these days. They belong to unions. They are pictured as working short hours and getting long pay cheques. Where, the old-timers ask, are the dedicated teachers of yesteryear? Where are the drudges who worked tong hours for pennies? I'll tell you where they have gone. They have gone to the same place in the sky where the doctors of yesteryear now reside. They have all sprouted wings in those big classrooms and bedsides in the sky. Doctors fell from their pedestals when they went on stn...00ps,...I mean, when they withdrew their services a few years back. The true left their altruistic halos then and it has never really returned, the same hard landing that teachers made a decade ago. "Strike" was too much of a dirty word for the MDs. It was too close to the common folk, the union boys and girls. So they withdrew their services. They are on their high horses again now. They say the quality of health care will suffer if the Ontario government puts a cap, a limit, on doctors' salaries. Here are some recent quotes: "Doctors will see no reason to work long hours if their pay is capped." "Inevitably, there will be rationing (of health care services) if a government finds its resources inadequate to provide what people. want."" And "It may take longer to see a physician. It may be that the wait at the hospital is going to be longer; there will be more beds in the hallways in hospitals." All because the highest paid professionals in the country are angry be- cause -the government is suggesting a freeze on pay. ' No matter that the average income for doctors in 1987 was $154,100. What -was the average income for farmers? It was $24,000. What's that, you say? Doctors have to go to school for many years to get their de- grees? And they have a huge investment in time and equipment? Of course they do, but so do farmers. To get into farming these days,'a cap- ital investment of many thousands is needed. Granted, the education re- quirement is not as high but farmers do not make as much as doctors. I sympathize with doctors to a degree. I do not like a ceiling on my salary but that is exactly what I've got as do many thousands of other people on their jobs. The only raise I can get as a teacher is that which is negotiated annually. I have a ceiling on my salary and I think I am just as dedicated as most doctors. But here's what is important in this situation. In 1986 and 1987, Ontario's doctors billed OHIP for an average. of S154,100 each. Ontario's annual health bill is $12.7 billion. In the past five years, the number of doctors billing the provincial health insurance plan haslincreased to 17,245, up from 13,888 in 1983. The annual billings, .though, have doubled to $3.6 billion in those five years. Why? Is it because the doctors decided to -get more money out of the system when their demands were not met during their stri...00ps,.:.their with- drawal of services? _ It is a question in search of an answer. Ontario's farmers certainly did notget such hefty increases in the last five years. For many, net income dropped in the last five years. I don't hear farmers saying that they are going to withhold their pro- duce,though. It is fortunate for all of us that they don't. If they did, we would all have to quit eating and that's a habit we picked up the day we were born. It's a habit that is impossible -to break._ CCAT graduation May 18 CENTRALIA - On Thursday, May 18, 1989, Centralia -College of Agricultural Technology will hold it's 21st graduation ceremony in the Huron Park Recreation Centre, be- ginning at 2 p.m. Dr. Angela Armitt, former Dean Of Part-time and Continuing Educa- tion at the University of Western Ontario is the guest speaker. Centralia College is proud to graduate young people in three very employable disciplines. The number of graduates is as follows: Food Service Management - 31; Animal Health Technology - 31; and Agricultural Business Manage- ment - 26. Awards for top student; in each Pitch -In At Cook's we. have the people and produd to help you grow profitably Part of the Cook's Crop Input tram Frank Catry - Hensall Agri _Sales a • :-�, ��< ..t„s, i,n,,,�,,,: . tLrom kr► to right): Represcntatiw. 2 years with Cook's Harold Foster - Centralia Agri•Sales Rcpresentatiw. 15 }tars with Cook's ,Paul Bushell - Amherley 1Jr+frl•Er-1"e+"trerep into rhe g Man -?-m •• ground this spring. We handle a full range of with c(r(c s airy and liquid fertilizers, cropprotection . - • products and quality seed. With over 100 years of experience, the experts at Cook's can help y'oti develop a crop program that's both economical and effective in reaching your yield goals. For everything you —Wed this spri • Nobody puts more into helping .` • f • you grow a profitable crop. Branches: IiensaIl ,5I0' 262-2410 Centralia ,51,n 22$.(A*1 • Kirkton, 'l'' 220-8086 • Walton ,5101 527-1540 .1mMtley t8l01 305.c(,01 Atwood ,514, :;t, 2202 Division of Parrish & ileimt'tckt•r. !united "11'/1t'lC' _1011 Cill1(Girt' 117111 C'c)ll/IC1Cllc't'." X1 kll tQ •r 1 ''', z., 1 class, plus top in various subjects, arc presented during the graduations exercises. Times -Advocate, May 10, 1989 Pa•e 37 Certificate - Building inspector erman Van Wieren fright) was presented with his certificate for successfullypassing a 13 - session course in London set by the Mechanical Services Advisory Committee. Usborne Reeve Gerald Prout presented the certificate at the May 2 meeting of Usborne council. Stephen planting - Former Huron Board of Education trustee Gar- net Hicks and present trustee Yvonne Slaght plant a tree to cele- brate the 20th anniversary of the board at Stephen . Centra! school, recently. v -v r NEW FOR 1989 HI BOY SPRAYER ,40 '‘‘ rasa, :/� l',k X !rail: 4- jU' k ,,4, i 1'4ii'; rli."." w._I,' .1 • • Round up application •Drop nozzle/custom application Call Today Exeter District Co-op Exeter Fertilizer Plant Ailsa Craig 235-2081 235-1150 293-3282 1 Jack's Jottings Jack Riddell MPP Huron From Queen's Park Government caps car insurance increase To prevent unacceptable rate increases end to avoid contusion over •putting Ontario consumers through two major changes in automo- bile insurance in a short period of time, Murray Elston, Minister of Financial Institutions; has ordered a 7.6 percent cap on car insurance rates written after 1989. . The 7.6 percent cap defers the June 1, implementation of an Onta- rio insurance system that included a new classification plan. The insurance industry presently uses discriminatory criteria - age, sex, marital status, etc. - as part of their formula for rate assessment. Under the new plan, an individual's rates will be determined by their driving record. . Mr. Elston stresses that deferral of the new classification system should not be viewed as a decision to abandon the plan. The govern- ment feels that the classification plan should be part of overall prod- uct reform of the insurance industry. "We believe," the Minister said, "that an effective auto insurance system can be delivered without ratings based on age, sex or marital or family status or handicap. A new classification system, however, should only be put in place with (insurance reform). Why make one Targe change just to change again shortly after?" In a.system where automobile insurance is mandatory, the govern- ment has a responsibility to -ensure that consumers receive fair cover- age at a fair price. This government has concluded that insurance product reform is necessary to serve the best interests of the Ontario public, and is already examining alternative car insurance policies, including the possibilities of a 'no fault' option. "There are different forms of auto insurance systems," Mr. Elston said, "and we want to make sure the one we choose is the right one for Ontario." The bench -mark rate of 7.6 percent was established by the Ontario Automotive Insurance Board in February of this year, following .months of public hearings involving members of the insurance in- dustry, consumer groups and individuals. For the smaller number of drivers who would have received tower rates had the classification system come into effect on June 1 (most- ly young men with less than six years driving experience), Mr. Els- ton pointed out that as the costs of the insurance system continue to rise, this reduction would have been only temporary. "By reforming the insurance system" he said, "we can provide for savings for every- one in the long term." The Minister also responded to suggestions that 7.6 percent was too low for insurance companies and might chase several out of the market, explaining that with "the prospect -of product reform, we think responsible companies will stay in the market and write their fair share of business." He added that the government would be mon- itoring trends in this area. • Workers' compensation survey During the month of May the Workers' Compensation Board is undertaking Phase II of a survey to determine injured workers' satis- faction with various services provided to them by the Board. Workers who have received or are currently receiving temporary compensa- tion, aswell as workers who have recently received pension awards will be contacted. Responses will be kept confidential, and will not become part of the claims file. The survey takes about 20 minutes to answer. Workers are under no obligation to respond; workers with a claim under appeal will not be included in the study. The survey is being undertaken with a view to continuing to offer adequate services to injured workers, and to evaluate the impact of re- cent changes at the Board. It is through consultation with the user groups themselves that the Board is best able to assess .the satisfac- tion with information and services provided,and to make changes where deemed necessary. _ Grants to riding Minister of Community and Social Services John Sweeney has re- cently advised of funding assistance being provided to the Huron rid- ing. C.A.P. Program at Community Living Huron in Goderich will receive S4,700 in one-time multi-year plan funding to assist in the development of services for handicapped adults and children, ant{ $1,400 in annual funding for the Community Activity Program. The Jack Rcavic Vocational Centre in Wingham will receive $14,991 in additional year end funding to support people in employment sta- tions in the community. I (1 dancer can be beaten. !'lea,e•,,nr genen)u,iv. CANADIAN! QX It I( CAN(IR ()MAD* NM 5.0(1111`.DU(AM IR fo.tlntjse AAs•lI -bs�i% ldl�, ..4.....«...w...jr..o...+4 The teaching -profession has taken a great beating in recent years. Teachers go on strike these days. They belong to unions. They are pictured as working short hours and getting long pay cheques. Where, the old-timers ask, are the dedicated teachers of yesteryear? Where are the drudges who worked tong hours for pennies? I'll tell you where they have gone. They have gone to the same place in the sky where the doctors of yesteryear now reside. They have all sprouted wings in those big classrooms and bedsides in the sky. Doctors fell from their pedestals when they went on stn...00ps,...I mean, when they withdrew their services a few years back. The true left their altruistic halos then and it has never really returned, the same hard landing that teachers made a decade ago. "Strike" was too much of a dirty word for the MDs. It was too close to the common folk, the union boys and girls. So they withdrew their services. They are on their high horses again now. They say the quality of health care will suffer if the Ontario government puts a cap, a limit, on doctors' salaries. Here are some recent quotes: "Doctors will see no reason to work long hours if their pay is capped." "Inevitably, there will be rationing (of health care services) if a government finds its resources inadequate to provide what people. want."" And "It may take longer to see a physician. It may be that the wait at the hospital is going to be longer; there will be more beds in the hallways in hospitals." All because the highest paid professionals in the country are angry be- cause -the government is suggesting a freeze on pay. ' No matter that the average income for doctors in 1987 was $154,100. What -was the average income for farmers? It was $24,000. What's that, you say? Doctors have to go to school for many years to get their de- grees? And they have a huge investment in time and equipment? Of course they do, but so do farmers. To get into farming these days,'a cap- ital investment of many thousands is needed. Granted, the education re- quirement is not as high but farmers do not make as much as doctors. I sympathize with doctors to a degree. I do not like a ceiling on my salary but that is exactly what I've got as do many thousands of other people on their jobs. The only raise I can get as a teacher is that which is negotiated annually. I have a ceiling on my salary and I think I am just as dedicated as most doctors. But here's what is important in this situation. In 1986 and 1987, Ontario's doctors billed OHIP for an average. of S154,100 each. Ontario's annual health bill is $12.7 billion. In the past five years, the number of doctors billing the provincial health insurance plan haslincreased to 17,245, up from 13,888 in 1983. The annual billings, .though, have doubled to $3.6 billion in those five years. Why? Is it because the doctors decided to -get more money out of the system when their demands were not met during their stri...00ps,.:.their with- drawal of services? _ It is a question in search of an answer. Ontario's farmers certainly did notget such hefty increases in the last five years. For many, net income dropped in the last five years. I don't hear farmers saying that they are going to withhold their pro- duce,though. It is fortunate for all of us that they don't. If they did, we would all have to quit eating and that's a habit we picked up the day we were born. It's a habit that is impossible -to break._ CCAT graduation May 18 CENTRALIA - On Thursday, May 18, 1989, Centralia -College of Agricultural Technology will hold it's 21st graduation ceremony in the Huron Park Recreation Centre, be- ginning at 2 p.m. Dr. Angela Armitt, former Dean Of Part-time and Continuing Educa- tion at the University of Western Ontario is the guest speaker. Centralia College is proud to graduate young people in three very employable disciplines. The number of graduates is as follows: Food Service Management - 31; Animal Health Technology - 31; and Agricultural Business Manage- ment - 26. Awards for top student; in each Pitch -In At Cook's we. have the people and produd to help you grow profitably Part of the Cook's Crop Input tram Frank Catry - Hensall Agri _Sales a • :-�, ��< ..t„s, i,n,,,�,,,: . tLrom kr► to right): Represcntatiw. 2 years with Cook's Harold Foster - Centralia Agri•Sales Rcpresentatiw. 15 }tars with Cook's ,Paul Bushell - Amherley 1Jr+frl•Er-1"e+"trerep into rhe g Man -?-m •• ground this spring. We handle a full range of with c(r(c s airy and liquid fertilizers, cropprotection . - • products and quality seed. With over 100 years of experience, the experts at Cook's can help y'oti develop a crop program that's both economical and effective in reaching your yield goals. For everything you —Wed this spri • Nobody puts more into helping .` • f • you grow a profitable crop. Branches: IiensaIl ,5I0' 262-2410 Centralia ,51,n 22$.(A*1 • Kirkton, 'l'' 220-8086 • Walton ,5101 527-1540 .1mMtley t8l01 305.c(,01 Atwood ,514, :;t, 2202 Division of Parrish & ileimt'tckt•r. !united "11'/1t'lC' _1011 Cill1(Girt' 117111 C'c)ll/IC1Cllc't'." X1 kll tQ •r 1 ''', z., 1 class, plus top in various subjects, arc presented during the graduations exercises. Times -Advocate, May 10, 1989 Pa•e 37 Certificate - Building inspector erman Van Wieren fright) was presented with his certificate for successfullypassing a 13 - session course in London set by the Mechanical Services Advisory Committee. Usborne Reeve Gerald Prout presented the certificate at the May 2 meeting of Usborne council. Stephen planting - Former Huron Board of Education trustee Gar- net Hicks and present trustee Yvonne Slaght plant a tree to cele- brate the 20th anniversary of the board at Stephen . Centra! school, recently. v -v r NEW FOR 1989 HI BOY SPRAYER ,40 '‘‘ rasa, :/� l',k X !rail: 4- jU' k ,,4, i 1'4ii'; rli."." w._I,' .1 • • Round up application •Drop nozzle/custom application Call Today Exeter District Co-op Exeter Fertilizer Plant Ailsa Craig 235-2081 235-1150 293-3282 1