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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-09-18, Page 12Gfax?EttICH S1GNAL-STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBgR 18, 1969 Re.negoticfle * agreement (Continued from page one) • after Mr. Levis has been approached by a committee comprised of two representatives from Goderich; two from Clinton and three from Goderich Township which would include the reeve.as the chairman. Coun. Geisbrecht said he felt it was unrealistic to. expect Goderich to pay 62 percent of the costs but have only a one third vote and the Goderich .To ynship clerk stated the committee would have no power to act, but would operate in a liaison capacity. The main problems as far as Goderich is concerned revolved around the disposition of waste wood from Goderich Manufacturing and with the disposal sof sludge cake from the town's sewage treatment plant. Clare Baechler and Howard Prezcator - of Goderich Manufacturing were present and ,asked Ken Childs, of the waste management branch, Energy and Resources of Ontario, and M. Caranci, of the air management branch of the same government department,, what suggestions they had for disposing of the 30 tons of edgings` the local company has to dispose of each day. Mr. Childs suggested'the waste could be chipped and used as covering material at the site and it was . the suggestion of Mr. Caranci that the possibilities of an incinerator he investigated by the company. Goderich Township reiterated its stand not to permit burning at the site and felt it would not agree to the chips being dumped there because of a possible fire hazard. Other councillors felt a problem might arise if trucks attempted to cross the area covered with sawdust in wet weather because " of the possibility, of sinking into the spongy surface. Mr. Caranci said his department would allow -controlled burning duly under special licence and for a period of six months to, one .year, during which time the company world be expected . to make other suitable arrangements. fringe benefits. The average raise Mr. Childs said the sludge a teacher is getting is 5.6 cake should present no problem percent, from $9,621 to and felt it would be -acceptable $10,162 a year. as far as , his department was .' "' "The committee and the . concerned. He produced a bag of board feel that this arrangement the sludge cake and suggested it compares favorably with others _vou�ld---_make a first _class in the -province.•The percentage fertilizer. increase compares favorably, not Goderich Township only with the teaching representatives did not agree to profession elsewhere in the the use of the site for dumping province, but. also with industry the sludge being of the opinion generally. The negotiatiops were it would return to raw sewage amicable and any disagreement when wet. was an honest disagreement, as 1 Mr. Childs said this was not pointed out before." the case, due to the inactivity of .Robert M. • . Elliott, the sludge bake. vice-chairman of the board, Deputy Reeve Walter pointed out that actually very Sheardown said the present few county boards of education • arrangement for disposing of the in Ontario had signed formal cake would be continued and salary agreements to date for would be available, they had not been approved by the department and would requ% a survey, at extra expense. It w -Ow noted the site at the Feagan gravel pit, proposed earlier this year, contained 15,acres of land that had leen approved. The general consensus ., of opinion was the agreement was too loosely worded and better definition was needed as to who was owner, who was operator and who was the caretaker. Coun. Geisbrecht pointed out that somewhere along the way in the agreement the owner had also become the operator. Coun. Harold Lobb said he, felt the meeting had been very productive and it was `,...too bad the three of us. (municipalities) couldn't have got together sooner." Dr. Mills agreed and apologized for the absence from the meeting of Reeve Harry Worsell - and Coun. Frank Walkom, two members of the three-man land fill site committee who left the meeting before discussion of the disposal site got under way. Siftos back in Western League; stari Oct. 15 The Goderich Siftos are back in the Western Junior 'B' Hockey League. After an absence of some five years during which they competed in the Central Junior 'B' League, the Siftos have been reunited with a couple of old rivals, London and Sarnia, who have come bank into 'Junior `B' Hockey, Other members of the Western League are no strangers to the Siftos either. St. Marys, Strathroy and Stratford all were members of the Central division last year with the Siftos. At a recent meeting In Stratford, the teams agreed to play a 40 -game schedule, with the top four. teains competing in best of seven playoffs at the conclusion of the regular schedule. 'Most of the Siftos home games Will again be on Friday nights. The schedule will begin approximately October 15. The Siftos will open their training camp on Friday, October 3. Manager Jim Wilkinson has been busy negotiating with several promising prospects who, he hopes, will bolster the club sufficiently to _ improve on last year's performance which saw the Siftos finish inihe cellar. Wilkinson attended the Hamilton Red Wings Junior 'A' camp. last weekend where - he negotiated for player help with Red Wing coach Eddie Bush. The name of the coach of the Siftos for the coming season is expected to be released < Within the next week. Meanwhile, the Goderich Booster Club, sponsors of the team, have announced that the annual Buffet Dinner and Stag night will be held on Saturday, October 18. The usual fine meal is promised, and $1,000 in cash' prizes will be given away: Only 500 tickets are availab, •, so fans should not delay y hasing theirs. Tickets -are avai le from any Booster Club member or by phoning 9029 or 8453. Teachers' salary schedule (Continued from page one) Murphy said. "I would like to point out," he'said, "that all the items were agreed on by the end of June except , the frequency of , pay periods and pay dates. . "It has been - an honest disagreement between the teachers and the board, The teachers felt that it was a matter of principle with them and so have considered the whole salary settlement not completed. "As far as the increase of 8.8 percent in overall costs of teachers' salaries over last year, the total does not include the the site would only be needed as anemergency measure if trucks could not reach the fal•m where the cake is taken at present. The matter will be considered when the municipalities meet again. - Dr. Mills suggested the agreement -be for a longer period , of time than the five years specified and the clause giving the option to withdraw from the agreement with : six months notice he changed. He also suggested the municipalities add a clause that would allow for a percentage of refund of the initial $6,000 if the owner of the site withdrew before the five year term expired. All municipalities agreed. , Coun. G. Ginn of Goderich Township said he would not agree to anything that would 1969.70. Salary schedules have been agreed upon as follows: , Principals: Wingham, $18,000; Seaforth, $18,000; Clinton, $1.9,000; " Exeter, $19,000 and Goderich, $19,000. Vice -principals: Clinton, $15,000; Seaforth, $15,000; Exeter, $16,700; Goderich, $16,700; Wingham, Ritter, $17,200 and Wood, $16,000. Teachers: category I — minimum, $6,800; maximum, $10,800; category II — $7,100-$11,600; category III — $7,900-$13,200; and category IV — $8,500-$14,.100. Teachers with sufficient year of experience are to be placed at the maximum of their category. Any teacher who qualifies for a change in -category at any time prohibit - the township from . during the school year shall using alternative methods of receive the increase retroactive covering the waste and said he to the first of September of that WAS opposed_to_ one jndiyidual school year. owning the property. He said the Annual Increments are poo- municipalities 300municipalities should own the per year for the first two years land and the operation of the of teaching experience with a site put out for tender. $400 annual increment 'Other .councillors agreed with thereafter to maximum. the suggestion and it was felt if Responsibility allowances for Mr, Lavis was not in agreement extra salary are as follows: with the proposed Changes the directors, $1,900; department municipalities investigate the heads, $1,600; subject chairmen, possibility of purchasing land for $1,000; assistant directors, a site. p $950; assistant department Coun. Paul Carroll said it heads, $800. Persons in acting wpositions of responsibility shall would be a better arrangement if a site could be leased or be paid at the same rate. purchasedNot included in the overall and tendered for totals are the following fringe stating that during the meeting a benefits: telephone call had been made to The board will ay 50 percent the town hall from a woman a who had land for sale. of medical iris ee premiums Coun. Ginn said he also had at the family or single rate as received calls from people with requested by the teacher." The board will pay 50 percent of the land to sell. Own. Geisbrecht said he was O n tarfo Hospital Services sure there was other suitable Commission premium, at ward land available. • mom' Councillors pointed out that The boardvwili pay 50 percent while five,acre parcels of land/of the premiums for any teacher adjacent to the proposed site who wishes to participate in a group life insurance plan with the following coverage: female teachers, $5,000; male teachers, $10,000. Ten percent . of a teacher'$`' federation fees uriil be deducted from his pay at the end of each month from September to June. The board is starting an accumulative sick leave • plan whereby each teacher may accumulate the total unused balance of his statutory 20 days' sick leave per year, to a maximum of 200 days. The salary agreement between Huron - County Board, of Education and the elementary (public) school teachers of the County was presented by the chairman of the Board's negotiating committee, Robert M. Elliott, RR 3, Clinton, at' Monday evening's meeting. In summary, the teaching. staff was increased to 340 from 338, . last year and the total payroll went from $2,097,080 to $2,370,060 — up $272.980. - The average salary goes up from $6,204 to $6,971 or $767. The increase in total payroll is 13 per cent, in average salary, 12.4 percent. The increases are exclusive of • fringe • benefits which are difficult to translate into cost totals because of the consolidation into one county school beard. "This salary agreement has actually been settled, with the exception of a very few minor details, since June 2," Mr. Elliott explained to the board. "A public report was not made until this time (Sept. 15) as it was felt it .,could be detrimental •to • negotiations which were still proceeding at the secondary school level:" There is an overlapping of the two schedules, he explained. •'The basic increase at the elementary school level has not been as great this year as it'was, C) THE RED CROSS IS PEOPLE LIKE YOU HELPING PEOPLE LIKE YOU in mi�tcases, the previous years," r. Elliott said. • "However, the variations of 18 former public school board .salary agreements had to be welded, as much as could be afforded, in one year. "As well, fringe benefits, which were not in effect in many elementary school salary agreements, had to be incorporated"so that all Members of the teaching profession working for the Huron County Board of Education would be treated equally whether in the 'elementary or secondary school systems," he said. The committee chairman emphasized that although there would be only two teachers more on the staff this year, there could be a great difference in qualifications this year which would explain some of the increase in the total figure. "I believe negotiations were carriedon in an amicable manner and a fair settlement arrived at in relationship to the rest of the province," Mr. Elliott concluded. The report was received unanimously without comment by the board. There are to be 12 equal salary payments, one on the last teaching Friday of each month, except in June. give... - so more will live HEART FUND "Miss Mary Dail. Thomson of Ottawa visited recently while ori vacation with her gr*ndmother, Mrs. J. F. Thomson. She was accompanied by Allan Wright, Ottawa. While here they visited many. places of interest in, the community. Bank Continued from Page 1 bank officials for locating here: - Manager of the branch is John' MacKay who comes from -Guelph. He has •purchased a home on Shore Crescent where he lives with his wife` and • fou r children. Mr. MacKay said he could not b� more pleased with the appointment to manager of the new branch saying Goderich was an ideal town with "...very friendly people." Mr. MacKay was introduced by. Al. Cummiing, supervisor, central district, Bank of Nova Scotia, who acted as master of, ceremonies for the events. The 3,600, square foot building is 23 feet high and has ample counter space. At present the staff consists of five people but is expectedt-to-employ up to 20 later. Members of the general public were ;taken ona tour of'the bank after the opening ceremony. Refreshments were served. MOFFAT ELECTRIC RANGE 41 3d .•0 •• SAVE 450°° 30" RANGE $22995 REGU LAR 274.95 SEIUICE ELECTRIC (GODERICH) LIMITED 30 VI0ot1a St. N. Goderich Rotary Club seeks $1,000 (continued -from page 1) skilled rheulmatologist and a corps of highly trained consultants in the rheumatic diseases. It is affiliated with The University Hospital currently under construction on the U.W.O. campus. Of total admissions to the unit since it opened in June, 1968, eight percent of the patients have been citizens of Goderich representing a total of 387 patient days in the unit. "We are indeed fortunate to have this specialized setting for the treatment . of arthritis sufferers located in such close proximity to Goderich", stated Mr. McIntyre, "and it -is for the re&son that many of our fellow citizens have benefitted from the services of The Arthritis Society that we are undertaking to assist in ensuring a continuance and expansion of its important work." Statistics show that arthritis and the other rheumatic diseases affect more than a million Canadians in varying degrees an that, each year, Canadians lose more than 100 million dollars in wages alone due to inability to work. "This is a staggering loss to the Canadian economy and one which is reflected in this community," continued Mr. McIntyre. Perhaps the most encouraging statement issued -.by The Arthritis Society since its inception in 1949 was that made by Dr. M. A. Ogryzlo, F.R.C.P. (C), chairman of the society's medical 'and scientific'. committee, at its annual Meetings this year -- "In Canada we are on the threshold of the best arthritis control program in the world:1t will be a profound loss, not only for Canadians, if we cannot now arrange our • affairs so as to ensure we cross that threshold, and enter a new era which holds promise of' abolishing the needless disability and suffering due to arthritis and the other rheumatic diseases." It is to help the sdbiety cross that "threshold" that the Goderich Rotary Club encourages the generous support of citizens of this. community. Donations may be made at the local brank of 4the Royal Bank and registered receipts for income tax purposes will be promptly issued. Kathrine McGregor elected Cancer unit. president William Barlow of Goderich was named campaign, manager of the Huron unit, Canadian Cancer Society, last Friday. Miss Katherine McGregor of Clinton was elected president, She succeeds Harvey Johnston, also of Clinton. . Other officers: vice-president, rs. M. W. Duist, Clinton; ecretary, Mrs. ' Gordon Rathwell, _ Clinton; treasurer, Paul Aggerholm, Clinton. Other officials: commemoration funds chairman, Mrs. A. J. McMurray, Clinton; • education chairman, anMrs. Joseph McConnell, Seaforth; vice-chairman ' of education, Mrs. Douglas Bartliff, Clinton; medical adviser, Dr. F. M. Newland, Clinton; planning, development and nominations chairman, ' Harvey Johnston; publicity chairman,.J. H. 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