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says Mia. had such
But, Mia is glad the group
problems.
"The problems brought out the reality of
the place to us and put us in the position of
the Haitians. They have to live with the
heat and the transportation problems all
the time. Ifwas right we experienced these
this.
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" she group a
evisited Mother Theresa's
Home for the Dying, orphanages, schools,
hospitals, leper colonies where they drop-
ped off soap, the slums of Port au Prince
and Father Bohnen's Home for Displaced
Boys.
At the Home for Displaced Boys, the
group broke up rocks with their bare hands
to make cement which was used to put a
roof on a building. Over 100 boys worked
with two wheelbarrows and a few shovels
and no work gloves.
"It would be such a simple project for a
community to send them working
materials and simple equipment," she
says.
At the Albert Schweitzer hospital outside
the city of St. Marc, the group learned that
tuberculosis was almost wiped out in a 30
mile radius of the hospital. Tuberculosis
and other communicable diseases are the
top killers of adults in Haiti and the
number two killers of children.
Connie Osborn, a first time visitor to
Haiti with Mia's group, was struck by the
depths of poverty in the country.
"You just can't compare the poverty
that exists there with any poverty in
Canada. They don't have social agencies
or pluinbing and some of the hospitals are
rat -infested," she says.
Because the people in the same trenches
that sewage is spilled into, even to wanting
in bare feet in the slums invites infection,
she says.
Connie says she was also struck by the
tragedy of malnutrition in Haiti. "Children
would be sent to hospital dying from
malnutrition, sent home well again and
would return three months later suffering
from malnutrition again. The people really
need to be educated about nutrition," she
says.
Because she's worked for many years
with the dying and the bereaved in focal
hospitals in Huron County, Connie says she
was very interested in the hospitals in
Haiti, working with the dying and the way
in whidh the people cope with the poverty
in their lives.
"One of the reasons I went was to sort
out my live values. We live in such an af-
fluent society in Canada and I wanted to
see the simplicity of the Haitians' lives and
the problems they encounter," she says.
And, she was impressed to see children
dancing and laughing amongst the poverty
and squalor of the slums of Port au Prince.
She was also moved by the Home for
Displaced Boys where over 100 boys aged
five to 20 live with very little contact with
women.
"There were over 100 boys without any
mothering and I kept wondering how they
were going to grow up deprived of that,"
she says.
Viewing the poverty and then touring the
Duvalier palace, Connie says she could
understand why the revolution against the
Duvalier regime happened..
"Seeing the palace was like going into
another world. It was so beautiful you'd
never know that poverty existed in the
country," she says.
And, the trip vindicated her belief that
every little bit helps when supporting
developing countries.
"The world is a really small place and
what happens in Haiti can influence us. By
helping to develop other countries, it will
in the long run benefit our world too."
1 Dispatchers say working conditions intolerable
led to allegations that a provincial cabinet
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period as stipulated in the contract, they minister breached confidentiality.
would not be permitted to drink coffee at Pehlke contacted'MPP Jack Riddell who
their desks through the day. had met previously with the executive of
One dispatcher commented: Do you Local 121 OPSEU. Riddell indicated if
know what it feels like to be told by a employees were encountering problems
and
lunch reak "Get to work! You don't get a with were a otsat sfied the uonditions or nion execob utive
lunch break."
According to Vic Cooper, staff represen- was getting anywhere with the govern-
tative for the Ontario Public Service ment, they could contact him.
Employees Union, local issues are buried Riddell told the union he would decile if
at the central bargaining table and the situation warranted an inquiry through
ministry of the Solicitor General manage- governmentchannels and he would ap-
ment refuses to recognize the seriousness proach the minister concerned. Riddell
of these problems. The union is trying to assured the union such requests•are handl-
.pursue these issues with the ministry ed discreetly without revealing the identi-
apart from the regular bargaining process ty of the complainant.
and hopes to meet with the ministry this deIn ll October,n a 1985 5 the
behalf. contacted
Ri eld-
l
to discuss them.
"The union feels not only does it have the wrote to the Solicitor General, he inden-
responsibility to fight for decent working - tified the source of the complaint as being
conditi s for its employees, but also as a dispatcher in the Goderich OPP detach-
taxpay s we have a resonsibility as a ment. Subsequently Detective Sargeant
union point out if the government is Middlebrook, of the OPP investigated the
wasting money. says Cooper. For this complaints and Pehlke was interrogated
reason the union has gone public with its without a union representative being
information that using police officers on , present.
dispatch is costing the taxpayers of hte Pehlke says the investigation centred on
province money. her personal life and how it was affecting
Dispatchers who are already coping her work and whether her personal life
with intolerable. working conditions are - was influencing how she felt about the
also concerned pout civilians par- ! working conditions, at the detachment.
ticipating in "Selective'Initial Response", Pehkle says none of the other dispatchers
where sn
h c to Ogra¢herS or radio dispatchers at the OPP detachment were interviewed
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are required to fill in all occurrence about their concerns. n nc s
reports or an S.I.R. occurrence.This entails civilians taking and recor-
ding all thefts under $1,000, stolen vehicles,
vandalism under $500 and lost or found
property;.
An officer will followup on a minor oc-
currence as listed above if there are
suspects, witnesses or if the caller
demands to see an officer. •
Quite often the civilian investigates the
entire occurrence from beginning to end
without an officer becoming involved.
This practice began with a few select
detachments, but is becoming more wide-
spread across the province. Goderich is
not participating at this time but since
Goderich, Sebringville and Exeter are the
only three in the district not participating.
Pehlke expects they will be soon.
Pehlke's attempts to raise the concerns
about intolerable working conditions have
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Ross McMartin of
district 6 OPP headwaiters asters in Mount
Forest Old the Signal - Starthe-investigee
tion dealt with the . complaints made by
Pehkle, her working conditions and her_job
performance. McMartin said he is per-
sonally satisfied with the outcome of the
investigation and he believes it was fair.
Superintendent McMartin would not
comment further because Pehlke has filed
a grievance with her union, regarding con-
tracting out, which is her right, he
concluded.
An aide to the Minister of Agriculture,
Jack Riddell said there was never any in-
tention to breach confidentiality. Accor-
ding to Jim Fitzgerald, executive assistant
to the minister, Riddell told Pehlke he
would not interfere in her union grievance
concerning contracting out, assigning
radio dispatch to police officers instead of
civilian. dispatchers. Riddell did pursue
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the problem of public safety with the
solicitor general.
According to Riddell's constituency
representative, the minister had to have
the facts. He could not deal in intangibles.
The OPP is not that big an organization
and in Riddell's constituency it is not very
difficult to find the source of a complaint.
In a letter to the solicitor general, Riddell
attempted to pursue the problem of
chronic understaffing and inadequate
radio equipment affecting public safety
saying he had received a complaint from a
constituent who is an OPP radio
dispatcher.
Outdated radio.
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observations for criminals, people under
driver suspensions etc.
Pehlke says the frustrations she ex-
perienced with the use of OPP officers in
the radio room and the bad equipment
caused her to seek assistance from the
OPSEU union staff representative. They
had very little_ success in attempting to
have management understand the
seriousness of these problems.
Corporal J. C. Vessey who is acting
sergeant at the Goderich OPP detachment
says it would be unfair for him to comment
on Pehlke's allegations since he refused to
talk with .L other •
representatives of the
media, tVessey didLsay,he tiQeS fl9 belldv�..
�s lit �1 4weey affi Eb e. to
Goderich OPP detachment.
Corporal Vessey says some radio equip-
ment has been updated and town police
can communicate with OPP officers in a
limited way.
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Carey and Stan- Profit and Deputy -Reeve
John Doherty were absent.
In other business, council concurred
with a request from B.M. Ross and
Associates to purchase an eight foot strip
from the south edge of MacKay Centre at
the price of $3000 plus costs.
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