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With due ' respect to Chief
Minshall's long service and
dedication to his job, 1 most
�hearxt ty tisI gree -- With his
uments against a beer garden
' ''as noted inyour .last week's
edition. As a .private person I-
.-� • worry when I read that any police
chief takes it upiin himself to veto
any matter concerning the" whole
town.
'.'Not as•long as I arn in charge''
corning from a policechief,has for
me the ring Of a sentence not quite
completed. It should possibly
read ". in charge of the 'Local
police",, Surely the task of the
police is simply law enforcement,
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places is not on alcohol; also they;
do not produce drunk, at JeaSt not,
elsewhere. Many of: our ideal
PeDPiehave travelled-ahrrad and
come back with pheasant,
memories of a leisurely hour
spent in a Sunny `beer garden in a
Bavarian town, a a flOwergay
garden 'cafe in Heidelberg, a
sidewalk cafe serving, wine and
beer. in Paris, Hudapest" or
Helsinki. They are mainly
sociable places where peop1 can
(if they want) sit in pleasant
outdoor setting, relaying %vith a
mug of beer or a glass of wine,
chatting with friends and watching
people go by. Nothing sinister
be drunk inpibl e, and this
without a beer garden.
1 am nkat asc yr icai.about people a
Citiet- t!! 61411; s.eem$. to
W't'eftier it concerns ' a= . beer
garden, t'u.'bther matters of their
personal choice. 1 believe in
• letting. people ,:decile for
ttigmseives..
I resent the implication
growing- from Chief Minshall's
remarks that Kinsmen, members
of town corincil and other' groups
who suw:no harm in letting people
make: up their molds whether they
want to go to a beer garden or not,
are less concerned about the
town's good than herjs.
Somebody Said to me the other
day "Certainly Goderich, too, is
going to have a beer garden - in 20
years'' ._I hope to he forgiven for.
speaking up for our own freedom
of choice. Perhaps we can s'hgrten
that period a little!-
en. Perhaps
Sincerely,
Elsa Haydon
decent eancin 'quite os capable are•
a delightful beer garden where
overwhelmingly apeopleof one can sit outside in the sun by
' behaving in a civilized manner. 1 the lake. No drunks, no behaviour
�- - do not thtnk anybody wanted' to Pro -b ms, no policem p
hMinshall
turn it e On -into a beverage Chief � Mipstw � shouted have
roc park the icontrary, ebeer , studied it beforehe decided for all
Saturday_ morning this NII..tozer_was. at vie .rkLbur rn the---1-aft ,.. gkdens.and sidewalk _cafes- .rc ...�:ol urs .., .�. ;�._......
- � g � � -the-site
ElsarHa a�n � ����~��un�meeHng41'asf weeYc from
remains of the former Sunset Hotel in Goderich. The structure h 1 ,likely to hasten the desirable end I am not promoting beer,
been in the process of being demolished since last August. Work' at Y (staff photo)
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Hydro injunction bid
as union issues
Since the blockade,of the access
roads to the Bruce Nuclear Power
.Development last Wednesday, all
has been quiet and peaceful as
members of C. U,P. E. Local 1000
continue their pickets.
Wednesday night, union
1, members gathered at the ,site of
the blockade on . the , 'fourth
concession ' of Bruce after
successfully closing off. the two
access roads. Tired and hot. the
union mernbers were hopeful' that
the blockade had served. its
purpose, according to. therm.• to
s encourage police to allow them
.normal picket rights., '
'Thursday morning, amid heavy
1 iitts{ the,pickets•er,e,s,et upwith
no action being taken' by police
except to slow traffic down before
it approachecl the picket 'lines.
Two picket captains were on the
road and• -about half a dozen
pickets lined beach 'side. 'ofthe
• pavement carrying 'placards. •
Another group which varied from
hundreds -to a few depending on the
rain, sat off in the trees, as
observers. "•
The unidn men were pleased:
they had .w•on the right to picket
normally, a right they fejt had
been taken from.them ,unjustly hy•
police and management.. One
incident took place ;,•hen- two men
• were arrested after 'rocks thrown
"smashed a windshield -on a bus
which the union claimed had
run '° the picket lincss,•
° Since then; a few picketers. Line
the .road consta•iltiv,' while the
,picket captains talk to drivers of
cars and trucks 'entering the two
access road. So far, nothing-
been turned hack bv,the picketers.
A possible conft•ontation ' was
• averted when a boiler for steam
was shu,L,down ahead of schedule
by -management.
This meant no fuel trucks would
he crossing the . lines. n Union
* spokesmen had previously stated
that these fuel tralks' would be'
considered as .assisting
management in operating and
• would not he allowed intoe
plant.
• In a-st'a'teTnent T'u'esday;' union
spokesmen said:
"Some public confusion- has
aed"tiy'Ijydro's claims of
an offer to the Union in May that '
has not been answered. Hydro -are
also claiming that ttheir unequal
a
iourii
wage increase offer is designed to stop at the pibket line, id'enti'fy differentials, job security, and
give people ..what they, deserve. themselves and if they wish, be shift work proposals as areas of
The Union ' finds Hydro's allowed through. , - .. .
arguments unacceptable '� � �2. I � f Materials 1 of
n cases o ateris s vital
Management has based its '• importance to safety as judged by B.0 "e t I n
argument in relation to operators the location, such material should ..�
on wage rates in American he, allowed entrance after • announcein[nent The . 'fent last minute,
was -rnade ,hv an
Gani'marniti s., '� exarninatioh. ' Ontario -Hydro spcikesrnan on
;3, All. other • deliveries, Tues•rlav itft''errioon:
• e he Union has
proven that the comparisons used
by Management arerr}accurate
and that, in fact, when properly
related, are significantly behind
rates in those communities
quoted by Hydro. In connection
with weekly -salaried people.
personnel. etc. shoirldThe stopped
except: Managge;rnent, Customers
going i[i to do business with
management. (Thos.e people
An injunction sought by,
Ontario Hydro against CUPS'
Local 1000to Iimitpicketingat
.should also he encouraged to stop the Bruce Nuclear Power
at the.line to identifv.themselves.) Development was adjourned
*Mann ,pmerrt used only 23;out of a 4 -The en..-1°.-obviot.s1-tom to far an indefinite time in thee
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possible 2500 classifications to hinder or stop 'any materials or OntarioSupreme Court today,
su.ppgr°t uposition, of which 22 -1 ----personnel . that can assist- Thee adjournment was
. are non-union positions, Management in ooeratin
What Hydro is trying to do is to
create divisions among the
employees by offering -more to
some groups than--to-others
It -- boli, i 4,e not;::.ht.
Management •.gave itself ,'an
across -the board increase of 6� z
per cent with• the promise of
additional compensation if the
Union negotiates a higher:
increase.
These positions hurt both.
Hydro employees and the general,
' public. It is in everyone's interest.
to raise the standard of living of
people in disadv"antaged areas of
Ontario: No one gains .froth
.maintaining a low standard of
living` in the, community except a
few large companies. The Union
did reply to •ffydro s May' offer,.
We ut o9r demands drastically in
a c Tinter -offer presented to the
Government Mediator on the
basis that Hydro withdraw its pre-
conditions.
Hydro is trying to force u• s' to
buy off the following issues to get
a settlement: •
1, Unequal wage increases;*,
2. No job security:
3. A Continental work week (an
unpredictable ,.. ' shift work
arrangement for. Trades n and
some clerical workers-)
By refusing to withdraw these
items, Hydro is preventing us
from sitting down and negotiating
a _reasonable contract:.:;_.
picket ''ca'ptains
distribijtel astatement to drivers*
pass•irrgg throtig,h„the-picket-ttnr'
It read: •° -
1. Construction workers and
trucks dealing with construction.,
materials and. work only must
• granted after an uridertakin
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Kealey .Cummings: d by' the union that .a notice
STRIKE DIRECTOR, clarifying picketing policy
On 'Monday.•; Ontario ' Hydro' would be sent to all chief
issued this. statement:) stewards, stewards, picket
"A coul';t wrtl;*jitn to :Iimit'I t:he-r captains and flying squads.
number, of pickets at 'the $ruse ° The application ' for, the
Nuclear Po'weit Development, injunction could be reopened.at
near Kincardine; is expected to be • short notice. Hydro had asked
.- soughtthis weep, Hydro revealed ' for the injunction after heavy
last Friday that! it 95 applying picketing.
for the injunotioh after'writs were
'served on a ntrrtrher.,. 01 rasion :',�c'on.cer'n, has still to make an
Members • 1' and ' • their official ' response to Hydros
representatives, -; . • wages and benefits offer tabled
Nearly 12,000�''menrbers•ti°o•f• early in May.
CUPE Local' 1000- remain ori There. were • few power
�� strike with no indication over tit(' interruptions over - the weekend in
weekend' of a .reticrn to. work spite"of localized thunderstorms.
Although the strike is now, in its , This was.i.n contrast to -last week
27th.)a.y, thelwo sides have vet to when supervisory stttf.f Wor.ke(l up
start talking about the .issues. to 30 hours at a strc,tch in some
which separate them. The union. areas to i'esto"re service.-
, which has.. •identified wage From informal , discussions
of "beverage rooms" as known on Personally I do not even like it.
this continent, those usually
dreary and depressing' places of
no social grace or. °charm,
"dedicated only to the cheerless
business of, assenr-t-rly ,line
drinking behind closed curtains.
When Chief Minsha-11 says
`*fhereare plenty of outlets for
;liquor inthis town" and suggests
that another one May he advisable
`'within a`building - perhaps it the
arena" he clearly 'mfsses'the
point.
The main emphasis in outdoor
with both Union and Management
representatives, it appears that
both factions feel it is up to the
'other to make the next move. One,
Union spokesman staked- publicly
on Kincardine's TV -3 'Let's
Talk” that the•v.would he willing to
return to. work as soon -as the
negotiations were reopened.
A Management source said that
. the r_policv was that the Union Rad-
used
ad
used an Ontario Hydro: offer
and had left the negotiating table.
therefore it wa-s up tothe-'tr-(4to
-contact , Management .to open
negotiations, .'
In -themeantime, the -local
econon vhas definitely been hurt.,
Realtors report home sales
stalled and some retail outlets
have seen business slip. Union'
'etttbers ar'=a'ttmptin{g to +find
part-time jobs. NeitheiNide of the.
'dispute holds much hope for an
early settlement
In discuissing the' blockade with
management, their ,position is-
thatthe union violated the normal
picket rules on the Friday prior to
the • blockade. R At that time.
Management said, picketers were
blocking the road completely and
hacking . up• 'traffic for miles.
Following this the police ' were
requested to increase ,their'
numbers and keep the roads open.
After a few • days of this.. the
blockade was° staged but since
then normal picketing has taken
plate.
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Butt see no reason why those who
do'should not he able to sit. with
friends in a pleas'nnt and sociable
outdoor. setting rather than hidden.
,between four walls. Others who do
not wish any part of, it could walk
Fight past.
Vandalism is a different
problem ,,obviously not connected
with beer gardens or sidewalk
cafes*.
cafes*. lam also not satisfied with
the. references to -the younger ji
set". Some prominent and
middleaged citizens are known to
Personal
and. Mrs. T. Ross
Pennington and far ily of
Penticton, B.C. are in Goderich
visaing friends,. 'and relatives.-- .
Traffic deaths in Australia
have, 'decreased substantially
since, it became law that car
occupants must use available seat
belts.. says . the Ontario- -Safety
League. N'ow the U.S: National'
Safety . Council • hasreached a
policy decision to endorse '
legislation urging the mandatory
use of seat belts. even though the
Council concedes that
enforcement of such a law would
be extremely difficult,
Many people drive without',,
thinking about what might he on •
-the road over the brew of the hill.
or , beyond the range , of their'
headlights,. says the . dntario
Safety League, Bertrand.Russell
once said: "Most people would
rather die than -think., many do."
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ATION
To the C.ittzens
of e
Town of God rich
As directed .by resolution,
of the Municipal Council:
1 hereby decler+l
d ,
This fundamental principle is about them, not,at all worrying the important. police.
Astothe beer gard `n� r"ilea; .I ani -11ow there are such places even
a� •„ uY a firm be1ieyer that in Toronto' The Ontarioplacehas
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CIVIC AND
PUBLIC _HOLIDAY
and call upon all citizens to„
govern ° themselves,;
-acco-r4di•nglic. '
Harry Worsell,
. Mayor
Conestoga College_ of. Applied
Arts and Technology: ,,
A two-year college programme in
SECRETARIAL SCIENCE
wi11begin this September at the
CLINTON CENTRE
THE FIRST. YEAR STUDIES INCLUDE:
Secretarial Procedures
Shorthand - and Machine Transcription
Typewriting" - " Psycholog
English, Language and 'Literature
,The . following year,,app_ lication of skills 'in
specializ ed situations will be developed:.
INDIVIDJJALIZED . LEARNING will take
place in a modern, ENGINEERED '
CLAStS', .Dm SETTING '
Admission Requirements: Ontario' Grade 12
or` be over 19 years of age and possess an apt-
itude for secretarial science.
TO: U. Ross Milton, Administrator,
Clinton. Centre, Conestoga College
Please send me application form
— arrange an appointment for an interview
Name ' 1 Tel. No,.
482-3458
Address
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