HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-07-06, Page 24PAGE 8A—GODERICH SidNAL-STAR, fitURSIDAY, JULY 6, 1978
By Jack related to concentration
MPP in the hands of a few."
Food chain store In the course of his
discount practices have submission to the com-
been the subject of heated rnittee, Mr. Poole
debate again this week, mentioned Liberal MPP
and the Legislature's Jim McGuigan (Ken -
standing committee on t -Elgin), "an apple
resources development," grbwer_.-1 before this
has recommended a coomittee," who had
public inquiry into objected to the
rebates, discounts and discounting, which
allowances in the Ontario caused the 'chain stores to
food industry. All three make a change. "If all
political panties have apple growers did that,
approved the idea of an Aley'd do away with this
inquiry, although they dicount. In other words,
you scared them off" he
disagree on the scope and
form of the proposed
investigation.
Counsel William Poole
submitted ...a strongly -
worded 'report to the
committee, based upon
public testimony by a
number of witnesses and
confidential -interviews
with six food suppliers. In
his opinion, "the
arranging of discounts is
an unequal battle bet-
ween strong (super-
market) 'chains and
weaker (food) processors
which may have the
effect of gouging."
Discou-nts "do not seem
to be related to volume
'selling, but perhaps are
toldMcGuigan.
He warned that too
much power among the
retail chains will reduce
competition at the
processor level and lead
to a system of vertical
integration, in which the
chains control food
processing as well as
' The committee has
recommended that the
investigation should be
carried out by an in-
dependent body, and
proposed a food industry
trade practices com-
mission, which would
cbnsist •of a nominee of
the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture, the- Ontario
section of the consumers
association of Canada
and each of the three
political parties in
Ontario. The Lieutenant
Governor would appoint
the chairman from the
five .nominees arid the
commission would have a
broad mandate to look
-into "Lhe.. marketing of
food ir, Ontario with
respect to prices, price
stireads, price discounts, ,
rebates and allowances,
trade practices, methods
of financing and
management policies
relating to the Marliteting
of farm products." -
About a month ago,
injured workers and
Metro Toronto Police
clashed, -during a
demonstration calling for
increased benefits -from
Werrkmen'S C om -
pensatiOn„ Board. Now
the Ministei of Labour,
the Honourable Bette
Stephenson, has pi ()nosed
an average 25 percent
increase in benefits. If
the legislation is ap-
proved, the increase will
take effect July 1. This
would be the 'first such
increase in three years.
The.- Bill will be.
retroactive in three
stages to July 1, 1976, and
would include an im-
mediate 'lump _§,am
payment. It would- raii-e-
the ceiling on earnings
for a- temporary
disability allovvance to
$16,200 from $15,000 and
the maximum rate of
compensation payable t.:.)
injured workers would
increase by eight percent
to $233.66 a -week. The
minimum permanent
pension for total
disability would increase
to $509 from $100 a
month; for 50 percent
disability from $200 to
$259.90; and for 25 per-
cent disability to $127.25
from $100.
For a dependent spoi,se
the pension would in-
crease to $365 a month
from $286; for dependent
children to $99 from $77 -
and for orphan.s to $)13
from $88. The initial lump
sum payment for
dependent spouses and
the -burial allowances
would increase to $80p
from $600.
Opposition members
have been calling far
such an increase. Liberal
Leader Stuart Smith said
he was "bitter' that
injured workers were
forced to "suffer through
a hard winter and
spring" when the ,money
for increases was
available 411 the time.
(The minister had been
refusing to legislate any
• increased compensation
until a report on th
financial structur of the
An area family gathered last week for a five generation picture. Seated is Mrs.
Robert McAllister of Goderich and to her right is her daughter Mrs. Carl
Sowerby of Goderich. At back is her granddaughter Mrs. Harold Gibbings of
Clinton, while great-grandson Larry Gibbings of Clinton holds grea-t-great-
grandson Lee Gibbings, 3. (News -Record photo)
SMILE
"We've just invented a
computer that's almost
hunian."sbid a proud
• scientist.,
"Do you, mean it can
think, and never makes a
mistake?"
"No, but when it makes
a mistake, it blames
another computer."
A few years ago, $25,000
bought a lot of house.
Today it buys a lot.
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5f. .11cal3ph's Parish,
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227 EAST STREET, SODERICH
- Specialists in Custom
Slaughtering and Processing
from Live to Frozen
SIDES & 1/4's
of
BEEF
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PORK
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LAMB
HAMBURG
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• KILLING • CURING
PROCESSING
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LAR:0
FROM VOUR OWN NOG
SLAUGHTERING,
MONDAYS & THURSDAYS
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a .oron.'-- .t...o
viewers' award will be
the Small Claims Court
rather than to the county
or district court.
• If the owner fails to
'Obey the award and
the other owner does the
, \
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Board was completed ,
and the report, com-
missioned over a ye -dr
ago, was only recently
tabled . )
The Line Fences At,
1978, was introduced this
incidents 9f child abuse
were reported to the
central registry in
Ontario - 13 resulted in
death. In 1976,there were
731 reported abuses
resulting in six.deaths.
week by the Honourable work and wants to The task force report
Darcy McKe.OU;Mg_7:47.,70,r,,,tpe vOup pi MI tp-A,11144,e - ..rgcOrri - •
new bill came aholit as " -ViT1 '-have-the"!Ni*dicalions ,*•-• in'eluding
result of lengthy fence -viewers reconvene better ministry standards
discussions particularly to certify the amount and guidelines fcir dealing
with representatives of owed him by the with child abuse and
the Ontario Federation of defaulting owner, rather A improved monitoring of
Agriculture and the than having to take action the societies to ensure
in the Small Claims that the guidelines are
Courts. followed in an effort to.
• In addition to the improve what is called
methods in the ,existing "an alarming situation."
Act for collecting,. the Approval in principle
amount owed him by -the has been given by the
defaulting owner, the Legislature to a gover-
other owner will be able if nment bill which would
the municipal council make public the names_of
provides by by-law, to Ontario companies
collect the amount from joining an Arab boycott of
the defaulting owner as firms that do business
taxes with interest. with Israel. A number of
opposition members,
while supporting the bill
in principle, expressed
Rural Ontario
Municipal Association.
In the new Bill as op-
posed to the present Line
Fences Act:
• The distinction bet-
ween occupied -and
unoccupied lands is being
removed.
• A line fence will no
longer be mandatory in
every case, but only
where one adjoining
owner wants a fence.
•Wherez. adjoining
owners cannot reach
.agr.e,ement, one owner
• may simply notify ' the
clerk of the local
municipality that he
wants the fence -viewers
to arbitrate the dispute.
If, however, the
municipal council has
passed • a by-law
providing that the clerk is
not to be involved, the
owner will have to
arrange the arbitration,
himself as with the
present Act.
• The options of the
Fence -viewers inmaking
their award are being
clarified and broadened.
• The appeal --of either
The Minister of
Community and Social
Services, Larry
Grossman, has indicated
- that the "province will
have to play a much
larger role in supervising
children's aid societies in
the light of a report that
they have failed to
protect children from
abuse or violent death.
This report recently
released by a task force
on the matter of child
abuse has concluded that
"the public and
professionals have every
right to be concerned
about the failure of our FINANCIAL AND MANAGMENT CONSULTANTS
children's services to
protect children known to
be in perilous situations."
owner from the -fence- Last year, some 1,045 RES.: 524-8742
concern that the wording
might possibly bar
someone from boycotting
South Africa's wines in
protest against that
country's racial policies
or boycotting products..
with no union labels.
SMILE
The department store
was , having a fantastic
sale drr'Sweaters, and • the
sportswear section was
jammed with customers.
The phone rang in the
mail-order department
and a voice asked ,for
"one light blue cardigan,
size medium."
The clerk writing the
order asked, "To what
name and address shall
we send it?"
"Never mind sending
it," said the voice, "Just
bring it to the front of the
store. I'm in a phone
booth here."
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