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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-12-16, Page 3• • Only 15 occurrences in seven years • acing Ontario Hydro dispelled rumours that employee pilfering and large scale theft of .tools and equipment from the Bruce Nuclear Power Devbloprn,ent site was costing the utilifyr an enormous sum of mone annually, Geor 'e Estey, project manag r for BNPD said an intenst a three month. in- vestig .tion ' by Hydro remo ed management's conte n that theft of tools and mate ials was being carried out o a large scale. Mr. Estey said that rumors and ' publicity given the sup $sed thefts had prom- pted Hydro to mount an in- tensive investigation over the past few months and will continue as long as BNPD is. operating. He said much of the investigation resulted in a tightening up of inventory and accountability of .em- ployees but that .some im- promptu searching of em- ployees was done. at He admitted that some isolated cases of theft had been discovered but pointed out that any project the magnitude of BNPD en- countered small scale theft that was practically im- possible to avoid. He said the past seven years of - con- struction Jt the Bruce "A Generating Site had produced. only 15 occurrences involving. employees stealing from the project.. He said_the cases had resulted ' in four convictions, eight dismissals and three suspensions. Mr. Estey conceded that' Hydro's inventory and equipment control systems were poor, however. He said the investigation proved to management that much of the equipment that .was thought to be • stolen had merely been misplaced. and that more. control: over, the accountability of employees signing out tools and better Consumers offered rust protection warranty on vehicles Consumers will lie offered a new . uniform :rust protection warranty, Ontario consumer minister Sidney Handleman has announced. - Mr.' Handleman said the warranty had been developed, through, the combined' efforts of the Ministry -of ;Consumer and. Commercial Relations and the Ontario -and Toronto automobile 4sgpciations. - "The warranty will apply for a period of fiveyears of 50,000 miles," the minister said. "Consumers, who purchase ,rust protection from a participating . dealer,' are guaranteed that the underbody, 'frame and all Inclosed pacts of 'the vehicle. leve been"treatedWri`e'etly ' Mr. Handleman pointed out' that consumers. m.ust;retern the vehicle, for annual. checkups if the warranty is to remain valid.L "The dealer then has the :opportunity to' ensure the. enmpound Was applied correctly. If rust is found, it is the dealer's responsibility to repair or replace the damaged' arep'or part, free of charge, even if the value of the repair exceeds the cost of the original rust protection job," he added. Under the warranty, dealers are totally respon- sible even "if the compound used .was .supplied ' by an outside agency. They are also responsible if they refer customers to an independent - rust protection company and receive remuneration. In the past,Mr.Handleman said, dealers would not offer any warranty except that of the compound -supplier. "These documents often- contained so many loopholes as to be virivally,useless,"he commented. "If the consumer took a rusting car back to the original dealer who had applied the compound, the dealer's excuse often was that the fault lay in the supplier's material. If the tupplier was confronted, the problem was blamed . on shoddy application by the dealer," Handleman ex- plained. The minister said .either way the consumer was caught in the middle.- - iddle.- "We started receiving an• increasing numberof. com- plaints -and a thorough' in- vestigation of the rust .protection business was started. " . The . result was the new standard" warranty and an agreement from the industry to remove the- term " "rust proofing" from all ad- vertising material. "The term tends to mislead consumers," Mr: Handleman said. • "Rust -inhibiting compounds may offer, several years of protection but they do -not provide absolute rust proofing. The ministry and the associations have requested that all dealers offer ..the warranty to their customers. Warranties provided by suppliers may be offered as well, as. long as the basic consumer rights in the standard warranty are not diminished by disclaimers or hidden phrases.; "This new warranty will provideconsumers with reasonable protection and ensure that dealers live up to their responsibilities in the rust protection field:" No. 1No•1' KERR CA ILLA( THE LARGEST CADILLAC, PONTIAC BUICK GMC TRUCK: VOLUME °DEALERSHIP ON THIS EARTH WHY! Na Contact Larry Siemon Our transportation specialist AT - (416) 845-1681 SPECIAL '76 CORVETTE Fully loaded,"power windows, am•fm stereo 8 •track tape, luggage rack,• four speed manual transmission, buckskin leather inferior, white exterior, $8795.00 KERR CADILLAC PONTIAC BUICK :LTD. 410 South .Service Road,.West OAKVILLE, ONTARIO 1.6,1 SC1 cataloguing of the equipment should remedy that problem. "This is a 1,500 acre sight with 6,000 employees working on a.project that physically changes every day," he said. "Anything done on that scope will produce problems." Mr. Estey claimed that all the losses incurred in a.year in unaccountable items would not pay the wages of one, additional security guard. He said the unaccountable items, not necessarily stolen, added up to about $4,000 a year, less than the annual wage of a security guard. Most of the equipment believed to have been stolen .from thesite turned up in areas it was never meant to be, in. Mr. Estey said em- , GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 197i The column that's road far0 pubi*. • • Oint is minim ployees would pickup a piece of equipment one day and possibly be told to move to another area of the project before they put the equipment" back. He said the equipment would be taken to the other joband end up left there and - consequently be considered missing. r .. SECURITY ADEQUATE Elgin Horton, operations manager at BNPD, said security at the power site was more than adequate. He said the area was protected not so much against 'damage by the public but for damage against the public. He said most of the security was directed against people wandering on the site or arriving for a particular reason and ending up in an area that could be hazardous. He said some areas of, the site could be hazardous for anyone that isn't trained to know what to do and whatnot to do, adding that most of the people near thiase areas are - accompanied " by trained personnel. "We are trying to protect the public by keeping them away from areas where they could get hurt," said Mr. Horton. He said security does protect the site from van- dalism and possibly sabotage. Neither results in much damage at the site and the many safety precautions prevent hazards to public health as a result of radio active materials escaping as a result of any sabotage, Mr. Horton said the recent claim by Morton Shulman that he could have carried. a bornb into the Pickering nuclear generating station and blown up . the reactor causing radioactive leaks simply wasn't so. He said if anyone was near the reactor they'- would be accompanied by personnel and if -they• aid succeed in planting any type o explosive, the safety valves on the reactor would prevent any leaks. "We are spending money on public awareness," said Mr. Horton. "We want them to know What they could be doing by damaging Hydro equipment." ' Goderich . Collegiate Institute honored.._ its "athletes . at an awards .assembly last Wednesday. The football winners were Eric Mitchell,`"hiost valuable junior lineman; Dennis • Donnelly, most valuable junior football player; Lee Arbour, most valuable senior football player and Peter Vogt the moot valuable senior lineman. (staff photo) • Canada Works is a new job•creation program that will be launched in January This new year-round program. is designed to . get needed work done by people not employed in the private sector. . ..• • - Canada Works will accept applications from grci Ips . and organizations -including private•businesses'• who -wish to develop, sponsor and administer worth- while community projects. Funds will mainly be • allocated to areas of high unemployment and projects will be tailored to special employment needs of -your.. focal community. Canada Works will gener=ate employment. for more than 60,000 Canadians who -are presently unemployed. • Applrications will be considered twice a year-. 0 Winter and Summe. •Think aboutyour projects now! Early in thet,ewyeaI; ' put - local Canada Manpower Centre will hive appli cation forms and a Canad(tWor-ks''GurdetoApplic (ruts," with -full details on'the program, C; il'ti�etdnnVVrr-ks for your community: Make yourr, worthwhile p, ojec is work next yeas' I • 'A second. program is fob' students.Young Canada Works will create jobs for more than 20,000 students next summer•. T he emphasis will be on. pro- jects of solid community value. It has many of the same features as the ear,: round program, except projects will be limited ty 14 weeks during the summer months. • • At the.same time, Yr„in4; CanadaWorks will enable students to gain v,!ki d iework experience, and test „ their career 'as ln Like Canada Wro' i s, yc,7 it Canada Manpower Centre will have applic anon forms and a Young Canada Work3 ',Guide toAppll,ant," ea' ly in the ne.w year..,, . So, think ahcn, '.h tt yo it organi/ation would lip'e to do for students.Yoaig Canada Works for students • ' in your community, Manpower Main -d'oeuvre and Immigration . et krintigratiotl Bud Cullen Bud Cullen Minister , • Ministre rrs GOUNG 10 WORK FOR YOUR COMMUNIfl PAS by Scotty' Hamilton Matt your problems to "Impact" i/o Innis paper. All ietteis Yid' be answered provided a stamped addressed a welope is enclosed. Some of penerot interest, will•be pubiished Letters must be waned but we will NOT (*veal your adentity "These Questions and Answers b4Red on Ontario/ow, ore published to inform and not to adviser• NA one should try to apply or interpret the law without the aid and advice,pf a trained expert who know: the facts, since the facts et rack Sale may thunppe� the application of the law." NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE 3 HOUR. SERVICE REPAIRS AND ALT . ATtONS caH : P die JI' T .r f? suit t Representittlye Don Deffornine • 7j HAIVI.ILTON GODERI.4I MONUMENTS `MARKERS LETTERING. -- 524- 237A "524,-2373 or 6611' call BILL MELICK at your COLLIS.ION.REPAtR CENTRE. OUTH. END "BODY 524-9181 4 BAYFIELD RD. GODERICH- Within the last two months, this column has received a large number of letters directed .against a Rexdale firm calling themselves, PAR PUBLISHERS SERVICE LTD. It appears that this company is selling subscriptions to various magazines, (most of which are not well known in tads country) and their method of soliciting is to employ young ladies, (pleasant to look at, we're told) who stop students, usually on the main street of a small town and make their pitch. The amount of money collected varies from 20 to 40 odd dollars. After the sale has been made a great many students get the "veto sign" from their parents and then proceed, (according to law} to cancel before the expiry of 48 hours. This is where the trouble begins because, unwanted magazinAs start arrirving, (cheques, of course are cashed im- • mediately)- and it would seem that the students that don't cancel have trouble in getting the magazines that they've paid for. This company is extremely hard to contact, because ,if they have a phone itts unlisted and our letters to date remain unanswered. Obviously then, until we get some answers concerning PAR PUBLISHERS SERVICE LTD of suite No. 1, GREENSBORO DRIVE, .REXDALE, we can only warnour student readers to BEWARE of young ladies taking subscriptions for this corn pany'• EVERYDAY DOWN - TO - EARTH Furniture VALUES IN •THE SUNC .OAST. MALL fid OPEN: MON.-FRI. TILL9 P.M. SATURDAY TILL 5:30 GRANGER'S TV SALES 8 SERVICE ADMIRAL, ELECTROHOME & RCA COLOR TV • RECORD AND TAPE BAR MAJOR ' APPLIANCES PICK UP 8 92 SOUTH DELIVERY GOOEf:1CH 524-8925 JOHN JEFFERY & SON .,.-. call the lumber Number 524-81 71 ermitgere ie -f I• awedsulitd. 63'ELGIN AVEE.GODERICH A week ago, two tiling -contractors put tiles on my floor. They selecfedthese tilesby themselves. Now, I. find that these tiles are cracking badly and becoming very messy. There is nothing wrong withmy floor. What rights would I have in this situation? If the contractors were negligent. - that is, very careless -in the Way they put on the tiles - action may be brought•against them. -Also, since this is a contract for. work and materials, certain implied conditions of fitness or merchant ability can be read into. ilie contract and an appropriate contractual action can he brought against them. I have often heard the expression "caveat emptor". What does it mean?- • Let the" Siiyer beware. For example, in the sale of goods, unless there are certain representations made by the seller to the buyer or warranties and conditions provided' by law the buyer accepts whatever risk is in the goods. Therefore, let the buyer beware. My employer was kind enough to give me an interest-free loan. Is it true that an employer's interest-free loan to his em- ployee is not taxable? - Although it may literally be a benefit received from em- ployment, it is exemptfrom tax. Piy unlit/ rtlat,lte Ondge Tiu;Fs SCHUTZ SOLEOS Your Full line CHRYSLER - PLYMOUTH - .QDGE; 414 HURON RD: GODERICH i1011Ciay 5 2 4-8 31 1 =onrACat I have seen Me letters LL. B. on the door of my lawyer's office. What ,do they stand. for? Bachelor of Laws degree. It is received after three years of law •school studies. Ordinarily, to be a practicing lawyer in Ontario you need this degree phis one year of "articling" or practice in the law after law school, plus successful completion of the 'Bar Admission Course of Ontario. All my friends say that i have extraordinary powers of in- tuition - maybe even ESP. I was thinking of using these" powers to make some extra spending money- for example; by using, an old crystal ball and telling fortunes. How do I go about doing this? You don't. Because of section 323 of the Criminal Code of Canada if -you fraudulently undertake to tell fortunes for money or for,any other compensation you are doing something illegal. My brother's ambitious Manitoba company is planning to expand and set up shop in Ontario. Cart it do so as it.pieases? Generally, the company must have a licence to operate in Ontario and if it wishes to hold land in;,Ontario it must also -have what is called a licence in mortniain. CHISHOLM'S FUELS & SERVICE 20 ALBERT N. 524-7681 BRANCH RR 2 LW DUNGANNON 52- 524 SUNOCO OIL PRODUCTS BURNER SERVICE 24 HOUR CALL Complete line of Parrot and Industrial Petroleum Products, Install. 011 Burners and Firma cos. 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