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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1975-05-01, Page 5THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1975 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS PAGE 5 Annual meeting of South Huron Hospital The 1975-76 board of direct- ors for South Huron Hospital include chairman Harry Hayter, Dashwood, Carfrey Cann, Steph en Township; Anthony Charrette Hensall, Dr. Harvey Cowen, Exeter; Harold Gunn, Exeter, James Kneale, Exeter and Grand Bend; Harold Knight, Hensall, Douglas Knowles, Ex- eter, Walter McBride, Usborne Tuckersmith name animal control officer Tuckersmith Township coun- cillors tried again to come to grips with the dog problem in the township at their meeting last Tuesday night. They app- ointed Eldon O'Brien, of R. R.5, Clinton as animal control off- icer for the township. The township's contract with Goderich dog catcher Dick Eisler expires at the end of this month. Mr. O'Brien will travel around the township selling dog tags. if people refuse to tag their dogs, as required by the township dog control by-law, Mr. O'Brien can impound the dog. Mr. O'Brien will be paid a flat rate of $1 for every dog that he tags. Tuckersmith residents who have receipts for dog tags that say they are paid up until later this year won't have t buy a. tag until the present ones expire, council decided. In other business the council accepted a petitionon the Sin- clair drain from Jim McGregor Mr. McGregor was asked to contact other property owners in the area and ask them to sign the petition. The drain is mun- icipally owned. Building permits were issued to William Mickle for renovat- ions to a poultry barn and to the Day Care Centre at Vanastra. Ontario Hydro was given;the authority to light a standard on a township owned park lot at Vanastra. 9%can make you rich Interest rates change but one financial fact is constant ... if you keep your money where it earns high interest, your money will end up keeping you. Guaranteed Investment Certificates make your money grow rapidly. Bring your savings today to Victoria and Grey. Member Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation VICTORIA,� VGGR TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 Township; Mrs. Glenn Mickle, Exeter; Ben Hoogenboom, Exet- er, Robert Dinney, Exeter; Robert Fown, Usborne Township Dr. Garnet Leitch, Zurich; Reginald Finkbeiner, Crediton; and appointed members Dr. William O'Connor, medical association, Eldrid Simmons, Huron County Council, Mrs. Tom MacMillan, president of the hospital auxiliary, and Mrs. Roylance Westcott, hospital auxiliary representative. The proposed renovations to the hospital probably will not come about this year, and that was one of the major concerns of those giving committee rep- orts at the annual meeting. The proposed renovations would have cost about $1, mill- ion, according to hospital administrator Elmer Taylor. He added that the ccst will probably go up the longer it is putoff, like everything else. The cost is an architectural "ball park figure, " he said. Harry Hayter, in the chair- man's remarks said, "It would be a pleaseure to report to you that the building program had been approved, but unfort- unately, this plan was not attainable this year. Hopefully this project will be achieved in the not too distant future." "I feel there is no public institution which is of more importance to any community than its hospital but to have continued progress of a hospital we must have the support and understanding of all the com- munity we serve, " he continued, In the financial statement, an income of only $8, 679 was realised from the faceteria, compared with $18, 056 in the year previous. This was due in part to the cancellation of the nurses assistants training courses. Fees, salaries and wages took Huronview The Goderich Township Women's Institute volunteers assisted with Monday activities. Molly Cox, Norman Speir and Jerry Collins provided the old tyme music for the dancing and sing song. Members of the Gorrie and Wroxeter Women's Institute were hosts for the April birthday party. Mrs. Alex Graham was emdee for the program which included piano and violin duets by Ethel McMichael and Flor- ence Dickison, reading by Wil- ma Clegg and a sing a long led by the institute members. Twenty-nine residents having April birthdays received gifts. The eldest celebrant was Mrs. Mosack ninety-nine and the youngest Margaret Kehn who thanked the ladies on behalf of the residents "The Calvinettes" an organization of thirty six teen age girls and their counsel- lors from the Christain-Reformed Church provided a variety prog- ram for "Family Night." The program consisted of several musical numbers by the group, skits and dances. Counsellors for the girls are Dianne and Joanne Verhoef, Francis Jongejan, Sandy Maask- ant, Hilda Gilders, Nellie Dyk- stra and Chris Bylsma. Miss Ber- tha Deihl expressed the apprec- iation of the residents. Members of the Clinton Kin- ette Club visited their adopted Grandmothers on Thursday morning and served lunch in the north dining room. $602,382 of the 1974 total exp- enditures of $806,127. Other expenses for the year totalled $203,745. The past year's fees salaries and wages is up $164, 191 over 1973, Nearly $6, 000 was put out for legal fees for union negotiations in 1974, none in 1973. A provincial loan of $6,155. 52 was received in January 1975 In paying for roof repairs of $9, 233.28. The market value of invest- ments of SHH is $368, 862.50, f -dive ylthe minimum wage oesu And it now includes agricultural workers. Everyone in Ontario who's covered by the Minimum Wage Act—and that now includes agricultural workers—will be entitled to an increase beginning May 1. . The new basic rate will be $2.40 an hour. All agricultural workers engaged in the harvesting of fruit, field vegetables and tobacco will be entitled to the new rate. People employed by agencies as domestics and people working as funeral directors or embalmers must be paid not less than $2.40 an hour. Learners in general industry must be paid at least $2.30 an hour during their first month of employment, and the full rate after that. Those employed in construction work or as construction site guards are now entitled to at least $2.65 an hour.There is no learner's rate in the construction industry. Ambulance drivers, helpers -and first-aid attendants must now receive at least $115.20 a week or, if they work less than 48 hours in a week, the regular rate of $2.40 an hour. Students under 18 who work 28 hours a week or less, or during school holidays, must receive at least $2.00 an hour. When employees occupy a room or eat meals supplied by their employer, $10.00 per week for the room and $1.05 for each meal or $22.00 per week for meals may be included when calculating the minimum wage. Employers of agricultural workers who are entitled to minimum wage will be limited in the maximum deductions they can make from for room and board to $32.00 per -week; for the minimum wage, , provision of a fully serviced house to $40.00 per week; and provision of an unserviced house to $30.00 per week. If you have any questions or would like more information, contact your nearest Ministry of Labour office. HAMILTON 1 West Ave. South 527-4501 KENORA 808 Robertson St. 468-3128 KINGSTON 1055 Princess St. 542-2853 KITCHENER 824 King St. W. 744-5211 LONDON 560 Wellington St. 438-7291 OTTAWA 2197 Riverside Dr. 731-7200 Ontario Ministry of Labour SAULT STE. MARIE 125 Brock St. 949-3331 SUDBURY 1538 LaSalle Blvd. 566-3071 THUNDER BAY 435 James St. South 345-2101 TORONTO 400 University Ave. 965-5251 WINDSOR 500 Ouellette Ave. 256-8278