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WINGHAM MAYOR IAN MORELAND presents Clerk -Treasurer Byron Adams, centre, with -Ws ceitifioate
for successful completion of the municipal administration program conducted by the Association of
Municipal Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario. Bob Hewines, right, the town zoning administrator, was also
presented with his certificate for completing the same program.
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Homemakers start working at
$5.20 per hour, with the top wage at
$6.65. "These people can make a lot
more money working in nursing
Tries, hospitals or factories," Mrs.
young explained."In rural areas,
we hat* to pay mileage for travel. In
the cities, homemakers simply
cannot make enough to live on. And
every time the minimum wage goes
up, or the Workman's Compensation
Board raises its fees, our budgets
are effectively shrunk."
As -a _result, . she said, -some
homemaking services -are running
at a' deficit, and one of the major
services m Toronto is faced with the
possibility of being shutdown,
More than 50 homemakers and
supporters from , Huron County
joined the march on Queen's Park,
Toronto, yeste -day in i effort to
bring the situation to the attention of
the politicians.
Homemaking services are funded
jointly by the Ministry of Health and
the Ministry of Community and
Social Services."Two years ago, the
ministries hired consultants to
research the home care situation
and make recommendations," Mrs.
Young said. The result was a report
containing 38 recommendations to
improve homecare, including higher
salaries, better benefits, and more
standardid training programs for
new homemakers, she pointed out.
"If the ministries would im-
plement theserecommendations, we
would all be much better off ...
particularly the people who rely on
the service"
About 600 home care administrat-
ors, volunteers, homemakers and
supervisors were expected to rally
in front of the Ontario legislature
yesterday. Supporters include sen-
iors groups, women's groups, repre-
sentatives of'organizations for the
handicapped, and several politicians
including New Democratic Party
Leader Bob Rae and MPP Richard
Allen, social services critic for the
NDP.
New heating
system at PUC
Winghain Public Utilities Com-
mission will get a cynew heating -
cooling system in the coming year.
Cost of the system has not yet been
finalized, says Manager Ken Saxton,
but is expected to total. abou& $8,000.
The current system of baseboard
heaters and portable air con-
ditioners isrinademiate for the size
and layout of the office,
110upOn's Park -
Community and Social Services
Minister John Sweeney announced
Friday that the province would
provide funds to cover any present
deficits incurred by visiting home-
maker agencies across the province.
This includes Town and Country
Homemakers' current operating
deficit of about $20,000, according to
the release. "This is the first year
that we've presented an unbalanced
budget to our board of directors,"
Mrs. Young said.
The, extra funding to be provided is
to "enSiire that'aff horneinaker ser-
vices will continue to operate, a
release from the ministry said In
addition, the government has set.
aside Monday afternoon to deal with
the visiting homemakers' issue.
"This answers the -short-term
crisis, in that it provides some relief
for the agencies, but it's only a small
part of the overall solution to the
problems we face'', says Mrs..
Young.
"We are hoping now that long -w,
term issues will be focused on, and
some overall solutions planned and
-putinto action. We're toritirnistic, but
There ii`a lot of hard work ahead of
us."
Parks stay in jurisdicton
of town works committee
There will be no transfer of
responsibility for the Town of
Wingham's parkland properties at
least for the present.
At its first meeting of the new
year, town council agreed with a fin-
ance and management committee
recommendation and decided
against such a transfer of
responsibility at this time.
The committee earlierThad been
asked to consider a transfer of
responsibility for parks to the
recreation committee from the
works committee under whose juris-
diction parks fell since council dis-
solved its parks committee two
years ago.
There had been some feeling that
by combining parks and recreation,
more avenues would be created for
grant money. However, council was
told at its January meeting that such
is not the case.
Councillor Ward Robertson, fin-
ance and management committee
chairman, said any grants that
would be available to the suggested
recreation and parks department
are already available anyway under
the existing arrangement. Besides,
he pointed out, the works depar-
tment has been doing a good job of
maintaining the parks.
Mayor Ian Moreland agreed with
the committee's reasoning.
"There's no sense in changing just
for the sake of changing."
Reeve Bruce Machan, works com-
mittee chairman and a member of
the recreation, committee, said it
was representatives of the
recreation ministry who confirmed
that there would be no advantage in
switching responsibility. "The
grants are available tothe town, not
the department."
HCBE, teachers return
to the negotiating table
The Huron County Board of Edu-
cation and its elementary teachers
have returned to the bargaining
table.
The board contacted the teachers
and on Dec. 16, representatives of
the HCBE and for the Huron Ele-
mentary Teachers' Association Met
to resume negotiations on a In an action unprecedented in
collective agreement to replace the Huron County, almost 400 ele-
one wIlich expired Aug. 31; 1 ! . mentary teachers were bused to the
Once againi- the two sides had HCBE office in Clinton on Nov. 28.
difficulty finding a way through the By doing so, the teachers hoped to
tangle of such unresolved issues as deMonstrate their support for their
salary and benefits, pr ration negotiating committee, and
time and staffingplun
01**. bPAr411,11#. t°'04the bar-
thiy,1°,1 ,,,";•yr,
board's invitation to the teachers —
to resume talks — was an indication
that the HCBE is once again willing
to have a mediator, and at the Dec.
16 meeting both sides agreed that a
mediator should be appointed in
1989.
Susan-, Judy and Joan wish to
thank our clientele for all gifts
and best wishes received over
the • Christmas and holiday
season and wish you all the best
in the New Year.
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