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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1978-03-02, Page 13Jottings from Queen's Park By Jack Riddell, MPP Needless to say there is a great deal of concern about the teachers' strike in Huron County and the effect that this will have on the education of the students. Certainly, no one wants to see the students lose their year because dif- ferences couldn't be resolved between the teachers and the School Board. Negotiations started in January of 1977 and after a summer delay they were reconvened in September„ of . 1977. The Education Act outlines the procedures which the Board and teachers must take to endeavour to bring about a settlement and having following the required procedures to this point in time the negotiations have reached an impasse. The parties have been through the fact-finding procedure which is a requirement under the Act and they have had the assistance of a provincially appointed mediator. Unfortunately, with this assistance, the Board and teachers negotiators have been unable to reach an agreement. •The majority of items which were in dispute have been settled including salaries, seniority, surplus teaching staff, recognition of Bachelor's degrees, ac- cumulation of sick days and sabbatical leave. The two outstanding matters concern pupil -period contact and sick leave gratuity. Pupil -period contact refers to the amount of work a teacher will perform during a teaching day and a teaching week. I personally discussed the concerns which we all have with the minister ofeducation and he made it abundantly clear that he will not interfere with the process. In essence he will not legislate the teachers back to work. Strike action is now legal under the Education Act. and it is the minister's contention that' everything in their power to encourage an immediate settlement, bearing in mind that the minister of education has adopted a "hands-off" policy. I personally have enough faith in both the teachers and the Board that they will work diligently to resolve their differences in the interests of all concerned, and most particularly in the interestAof the students. On February 21 the Second Session of the 31st Ontario Parliament opened wth traditional pomp and ceremony, and the Honourable Pauline McGibbon, as Lieutenant - Governor, delivered a Speech from the Throne which many observers considered to be vague and disappointing. At a time when Ontario is facing very serious and difficult problems, the Speech, which represents the Government's proposed legi.;lative program, gave little in- dication of the strong purpose and direction which is so badly needed. While maintaining that "security and generation" of jobs and income would be primary objectives, the Government stated that "unemployment is in many respects beyond the control of the provincial government". $26 million is the extent of its financial commitment to job creation, this to two youth employment programs in- troduced last year. About $10 million will go the Ontario Career Action Program, paying $100 a week to young people looking for work ex- perience. •,(The program spent $7.3 million last year, providing 4,500 jobs.) An additional $16 million (in addition to last year's $15 illion) will go to the Ontario outh Employment rogram, which pays em- loyers a $1 an hour subsidy ✓ adding jobs, and which ould, according to the overhment, provide 30,000 ew jobs. On the crucial unem- oyment issue, Liberal eader Stuart Smith, during e first Question Period of e session called for more vernment support for the anufacturing industry, in e light of the "shocking and sturbing" fact that employment among people to 54 (the peak earning ars) has jumped by 42 rcent in Ontario over the st two months. Between ovember and January this ure rose by 47,000 to a total 158,000. The absence from eech of large scale ng -term projects mulate the economy was ongly criticized. While ferring to "the crisis of nfidence" which exists ay, the Premier is ap- rently taking the attitude t the serious economic oblems now facing Ontario n best be met by the federal vernment and free en - prise. A dominant theme m P fo sh G n pl such legislation would be L redundant if he was to bail the th teachers out every time there th is a dispute. go The education relations m commission will be sending th the mediator into the area di again to assist the -Board and, un teachers in reaching an 25 agreement assuming that ye both parties are willing to Pe consider further negotiations. la If the Board and teacher N negotiators cannot resolve fig their differences, with the of assistance of the mediator, then the strike will continue Sp and the frustration of lo students, . parents, teacher sti and board members will str continue to mount. re The only alternative for co parents who believe that their tod children's chances of com- pa pleting their year are tha seriously jeopardized, pr because of a lengthy strike, is ca to petition the education go relations commission, to do ter the and to `^ Y A Peek At Spring Swing into Spring with impeccable styling of these newest looks... linen textured vested suit, plaid sport coat with solid slacks and our handsome striped dress shirt...here at... %iuwpbdI /Vlen's kt'ar (01 We will be participating in Spring Fashionation, Wed., March 8 at the Legion Hall. in the Throne Speech was more individual respon- sibility and a "reordering of priorities to do better with relatively less". Special education programs are to have up to $20 million more made available to them, if the ministry of education can talk school boards into taking the money. According to the minister, of 194 special education programs in the province last' year, only 11 at the elementary level and seven in secondary schools spent enough to qualify for additional funds. While the provincial school for the deaf at Milton will continue operating for its original purpose, it will also be used for demonstration projects involving children with severe learning disabilities, and training teachers in this specialized field. Ontario's family law legislation is to receive third reading this session, and the government will continue to move toward a simplified legal system, with more protection for children, single -parent families, working mothers, the han- dicapped, the sick and the elderly in their dealings with the law. An attempt will be made to reduce the number of abductions of children from one parent by another after a separation or divorce, and children may be granted independent legal representation in family law cases: In transportation matters, a program of compulsory automobile insurance is to be implemented by December 1979, although a former minister of consumer and commerical relations (the ministry responsible) maintains that such a move would make little difference unless there were ways of apprehending those who would continue to drive illegally without insurance. There will be fewer licencing restrictions on trucks, operating in the North, a policy the govern- ment hopes will recuce transportation costs, and amendment of the public commercial vehicles act is intended to enhance export opportunities to the United States, while facilitating the movement of Ontario produce within the Province. The Government has promised to build a highway from Atikokan. to Ignace, and this 71 mile highway, demanded for years, would provide access to iron ore deposits at Bending Lake. Also in the North, a special program would allow the purchase of Crown land for private - recreational use, which it is hoped will increase jobs in the construction and building trades. For Easter Ontario, where both opposition parties have cut into traditional Con- servative strongholds, there 4zehis fine markets... of fine foods SCHNEIDERS 11 VARIETIES SLICED COOKED MEATS I I ' Ai 0;, „NCNLN M,bMOC I � Aod�NCN.,i`.� • CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MARCH 2,1978—PAGE 13 will be a drainage and land reclamation project to prevent flooding in the South Nation River watershed, which should lead to better farming and forestry in 900,000 acres of- land. Also a study is to be made of a commuter air service possibly financed privately. There is to be increased availability of French - language court trials in areas with a large Franchophone population, and a special section to begin work on translating Ontario's Statutes into French. Liberal MPP Albert Roy commented that the Government has already missed out on about $500,000 by not taking advantage of a federal program providing funds for this purpose. Where justified, bilingual documents and publications will be made available, and bilingual signs provided on government buildings and highways. M. & S. JANITORIAL SALES at SERVICE again take pleasure in announcing... For your SPRING CLEAN—UP We will be continuing our low rotes on CARPET CLEANING effective from March 20 'til summer. M & S JANITORIAL SALES & SERVICE 13 ALBERT ST. . PH: 482-9561 "Where Our Everyday Low Prices are everyone else's specials" BUDGET SPECIAL PRICES IN EFFECT FROM WED. 9 A_M- TILL CLOSING TUESDAY BALANCER6 MARCH 7th COUNTRY STYLE ' REGULAR OR GARLIC SCHNEIDERS SAUSAGE 6 oz. PKG. FRESH OR FROZEN LONG PIGTAILS 59c FOR YOUR FAVOURITE RECIPE FRESH MEATY PORK HOCKS FRAM ONTARIO PORK 59 Ib. FRESH! FRESH! FROM ONTARIO PORK LOINS END &CENTRE CUT CHOPS MIXED CENTRE CUT 717- '4( QUARTER LOIN PORK CHOPS CHOPS $1 1 TENDERLOIN END PORK ROAST (FRESH si 3 3 Ib. AVERAGE Ib COUNTRY STYLE LQIN SPARERIBS FRESH $1 49 NOT • FROZEN Ib 1 TENDER SCHNEIDERS - 1 Ib. PKG. SCHNEIDERS MAPLE LEAF BUTT OR SHANK PORTION QUICK TO PREPARE TANGY - 2 Ib. POLY BAG BONELESS FULLY COOKED FRESH HAM .4.'1:49 SKILLET STRIPS 9.29c $ SAUERKRAUT_ _ _ _ _ _89 DINNER HAM _____2.49 FRESH! SCHNEIDERS SCHNEIDERS OLDE FASHION BURNS CENTRE CUT LARGE RING BY THE PIECE NAM ROAST I X1.69 BOLOGNA_ SLICED CAMPFIRE Ib 1.36 SIDE BACON- Ib.1.98BACON11b $ SIDE _PK� _ 1.58 COUNTRY OVEN.... .BAKERY SPECIAL' ZEHRS OWN ... ....DELICATESSEN SPECIAL! DELICIOUSLY FRESH COUNTRY OVEN RYE BREAD 5 TASTY VARIETIES 16 oz c GARLIC ONION ,CARAWAY HARK or LIGHT LOAF AVAILABLE ONLY IN ALLISTON. BOLTON. LISTOWEL SIRATNROY. ORANGEVILLE, GODERICH, PORT ELGIN, ELMIRA. KING ST, CAMBRIDGE IP). HWY 6 GUELPH WATERLOO SOUARE,GLENRIDGE CENTRE. WATERLOO OR PIONEER PARK KITCHENER TANTALIZING TASTY SLICED COOKED HAM BURNS SANDWICH STYLE $2.59 4. _ AVAILABLE ONLY IN ALLISTON. BOLTON. LISTOWEL STRATHROY, ORANGEVILLE, GOOERICN, PORT ELGIN. KINCARDINE. HANOVER. ELMIRA. FERGUS, HESPELER, PRESTON AND ALL GUELPH LOCATIONS OLD SOUTH 100% PURE FROM FLORIDA ORANGE JUICE BRICK OR COL81 CRISCO 31b $2.09 SPUMONI ICE CREAM 12.5 oz. TINS 89° ib x1.69 L$2,39 LITRE CANADA FANCY CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE McINTOSH APPLES 3 Ib. BAG 89c PRODUCE OF U.S.A. 100% GOOD EATING FRESH BROCCOLI BUNCH 89 c PROD. OF U.S CAN N0. 1 GRADE CELERY -STALKS EA. 69° PROD. OF U.S. CAN. N0. 1 GRADE F GREEN CABBAGE_ 299 C 299 c 299c _1.2g PROD. OF ONT N0 1 GRADE TENDER CARROTS CRISP PRODUCE OF U.S RED RADISHES __ FRESH FROM FLORIDA JUICE ORANGES 2 Ib. BAGS 16 oz. 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