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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1978-04-20, Page 17PAGE 18—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1978 Jottings from Queen's Park - BY JACK RIDDELL, M.P.P. The Ontario Youth Employment Program is being renewed for 1978 to help create job opportunities for the youth of the Province. This year the duration of the program will increase from a maximum of 16 weeks to 25 weeks, May 1 to October 21, in an endeavour to develop a pattern of longer term em- ployment. The amount of the grant this year is increased from $1 per hour to $1.25 per hour. I raised a question in the House of the Minister of Agriculture and Food, asking if the ambiguity of the questions on the application form had been removed as many farmers have been denied farming under the program because of a rather ambiguous question on the form which asked whether the job would not have been created without the funding under the program. I in- dicated to the Minister that practically every job con- ceivable exists on the farm, whether it, be done this year or ten tears hence and that the farmers in giving an honest answer to this question were denied funding under the program. Since asking him the question I received further information and it might interest all farmers to know that in addition to the in- crease duration of the program and the increased grant, that the approved grant period need not run for successive waeeks, therefore, the farmer could get extra help for planting and use them again later again for harvesting The minimum period of employment is six weeks. Youth labour which is normally released after planting and rehired for harvesting, if retained for the in between period, that is to do fence repair etc. then the farmer would be eligible to apply for and receive grants funds for this in between period. If the farmer who formerly hired off shore labour replaces these positions with Canadian youth, they qualifyfor the grant. The program has a group of ten information staff to be employed by the Ontario Youth Secretariat to work out of the Regional Offices of Agriculture and Food. Their job will be exclusively to promote the Ontario Youth Employment program to members of the farming community to ensure . the maximum participation by farmers. Health Minister Dennis Timbrell said in the Legislature this week that physicians in Ontario will receive an average fee in: crease of 61/4 per cent on May 1 from the provincial health Newspapers, a shopping guide A recent study in the U.S.A. suggest that people turn to television for news of national and civic events, but choose their hometown newspapers when they want information on local events and where to shop. The study was conducted in Oklahoma and it found that when Oklahoma residents want news of what is going on nationally, they choose television over newspapers by a sizable margin 67.1 percent to 20.5 percent. The same is true for news of state events, the survey said, but by a lesser margin - 56.7 percent to 32.3 percent. But when it comes to selecting a medium for . in- formation about what is respondents selected newspapers over TV by more than two to one - 59 percent to 18.7 percent. And, the survey showed, Oklahoma residents' turn in greater numbers to their local newspapers for in- formation on where to shop (66 percent) than for any other media. Television ran third (4.8 percent), behind "other media. The respon- dents turned to radio in the same numbers (4.8 percent) for shopping information. Magazines brought up the rear (.6 percent). The survey also showed that the higher a respondent's income, the more likely he or she is to rely on newspapers for shopping. insurance plan. Mr. Timbrell told the Legislature that the increase will cover the period ending December 31 and "complies with both the letter and spirit" of the federal Anti -Inflation Board guidelines. Negotiations are to begin in May for a 1979 payment schedule. The Health Minister said outside the House that the relationship between the Ontario Medical Association schedule Ontario. schedule of fees and the Health Insurance has been aban- doned. Until now, the Government has paid physicians who participate in the health insurance plan 90 per cent of the OMA schedule. Physicians who opt out of OHIP may charge 100 per cent of the OMA schedule or even above the schedule, provided that they tell their patients before treatment. OHIP then reimburses the patients to a maximum of 90 per cent of schedule. Doctors in the plan cannot bill patients for the extra 10 per News from by Mary Chessell 4-H news The first ,meeting of the Parr Line 4-11 club was held at Sandra Turner's on April 12 at 7:30 p.m. Those elected to office were: president, Dianne Conssitt; vice president, Laura Hill; secretary, Donna Dalrymple; phone girl, Julie McBeath; press reporter, Brenda Dowson. The leaders who will have spent so much time helping us are Sandra Turner and Deborah Rathwell. Each member is required to have a garden planted with 10 kinds of vegetables and four kinds of flowers. In this club, canning, preserving and Canada's Food Guide will be Naomi McNally, 3, seemed amazed that a sandbox could be found in the Kindergarten room at the Clinton Public School. While everyone else was busy looking at the students' efforts for Education Week at the school, Naomi seemed content to stay at the sandbox. (News- Record.photo)- Varna discussed. The benefits of your own garden and the contributions vegetables have to a family meal will alsobe taught in this group - by Brenda Dowson. Stanley Rec News Boys and. girls please remember to register for ball by April 29, definitely the last day your registration will he accepted. The registration form in this paper may he brought to the Varna hall this Saturday or next or to any rec committee member before then. A large crowd attended the rec dance at Hully Gully on Saturday night. A doo"r prize was on by Dawn Rathwell and the lucky ticket was held by Arnold Keys. CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE CLINTON CAMPUS SpringiSummer 1978 The following courses are being offered this spring/summer semester at the Clinton Campus. Students are already enrolling. To ensure yourself a place in the course of your choice, please telephone 482-3458 Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or visit our campus on Vanastra Road in Clinton. Bookkeeping - Basic to Advanced Bartending Techniques Introduction to Coronary Care $23 $33 ' $53 Pick up one of our spring/summer tabloids at the Clinton Campus. Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology "We've got a lot to share" cent or more. When the OMA schedule is no longer used as the basis of OHIP Payments, opted -out doctors will bill patients according to the OMA fee schedule and those in the plan will bill on the basis of the new OHIP schedule of benefits to come into force next May 1. This will be roughly 61/4 per cent more than the existing OMA schedule (approved May 1, 1977) which is being used as the starting point. Last January, the OMA approved a new schedule on its own, which shows overall an increase of 36 per cent above the 1977 schedule. It was described as setting a more realistic value for doctors' services. The Health Minister said that although the gap bet- ween what the OMA mem- bers think their services are worth and what the insurance plan pays them would widen considerably, "I don't expect any big exodus of physicians" from participating in the insurance plan: During the debate on the OHIP premiums the Minister of Health came under attack from Opposition Members during meetings of the Standing Committee on Social Development. Liberal Leader Stuart Smith noted that two pages of a Report from the Health Ministry's Strategic Planning and Research Branch which was being considered by the Committee had been typed on a different typewriter. Opposition Members forced the Minister to produce the two pages, which had been replaced by a letter from the Treasurer defending his decision to raise OHIP premiums, before the Report was given to committee members. The two pages in question sharply criticized the concept of Health in- surance premiums, terming them regressive and costly to administer: "the Ministry opposes the emphasis this places on shifting the whole burden inequitably to con- sumers and will continue to advocate alternative funding mechanisms, such as per- sonal income or payroll tax systems", read one section. The NDP voted to defeat a Liberal move calling for an emergency debate over alleged tampering with a health ministry report. Also the Liberal Party voted against a motion of the NDP demanding the resignation of the Minister of Health. As Dr. Smith pointed out, the Liberal Caucus want a chance to put forward alternative ways of raising revenue for OHIP when the committee resumes. Meanwhile he "will not be stampeded by NDP posturing" into taking any premature action which will precipitate an election. He said "It's an old game of the NDP wherever possible to make us stand up on the side of the Government." 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