The Brussels Post, 1966-06-23, Page 6Centennia
Report
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1867 119 n7 by JOHN W, FISHER
U/ CENTENNIAL COMMISSIONER
THE BE USSKLS POST, rausspL§ ,ONTARIO 23r4. 1908
1. have been "tieked off', by
some friends for "Blowing the
subject of crass_ commercialism"
to creep into a few of my public
addresses on the Centennial of
1967. I refer to the subject a
business making more money as
result of the expected boost in
tettrini and commerce in general.
It is, of course, quite right that
the spirit of our birthday celebra-
tions should maintain a tone in
keeping with Canada's national
and historical significance as our
Parliament expressed it in an Act.
1967.
Nevertheless I continue
clare, in spite of the concern of a
fevr of my friends, that it is no
sin for the keepers. of hotels,
motelS,restaurants, roadside lunch
stands, shops and the hundreds
of thousands of other Canadian
businessmen, large and small,
who will be selling increased
amounts of Pal*, flags, =Steal
instruments, gasoline and trans-
portation, to look forward to an
Increase in revenues in the year
1.t is to be hoped,' of course,
that an will realize the import..
ante of fair business conduct, Let
it not be said by any tourist in
our country that he was unfairly
exploited during his visit.
Just to show that there need
be no fear et character damage
to a Canadian who tries to do
better, financially, during the
contenInal 1 point .out to uo less
a dignified body than the Cauad-
lan Travel Bureau,
Tile Govermeat, Travel Bureau
hopes to attract a gross income
from tourists from other count-
ries of, one billion dollars in 1967.
The Bureau also has greatly in-
creased its budget for advertis-
ing outside Canada to help pro-
duce that hoped-for income.
Knowing that there is a solid
national effort, to produce greater
tourism ninny will be encour-
age to accelerate their business
activity in the community, par-
ticularly with respect to pro-
motion, in a way that produces
local business revenue, and at the
same time boosts the Centennial,
as a national celebration, along
with the national economy.
Local merchants can do things
with their shop windows, counters
and advertising 'which will in-
crease sales and at the sarn.s.e, time
add to the festive atmosphere for
the •Oentennial. Local industries
can build thoir eerporate prestige
by going along with our national
beauitiiictitioni program:, Making
their properties more attractive,
laugseuping, eleaniug up and
painting up it,10 perhaps putting
up a new ilug pole tor the cute-
Orations.
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eau get, 011 Laid 1)a/W.1124;0u Lou.
Air, 1)111 ()thus, euitoe "1',u
ger er. CalxaUiau Printer and no-
lisher magazine, brimful of ideas
for small town newspapers and
printers, told us recently he is
running Centennial suggestions in.
his own column He has tips for
•Centennial proInotiOn issues of
printing project plans. (One novel
idea of his for comm.unity printers
and publishers is to produce wrap-
ping covered 'with montages of old
front page news stories published
in 19th century issues.)
Style magazines, newspaper for
the retail garment trade, is run-
ning a column every issue to Pass
along "how-to" information on
Centennial sales promotion.. Other
business editors are publishing
similar material.
IMan can be the most ConStrUC-
tie. or destructive of all animals
whoa he is motivated by the
lare of profits. Let's take the. Vievi
that we can increase revenue in
1967 in a constructive way that
will benefit the Centennial. .and,
;al of us.
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Lic. No. 401.0,65
Two weeks' vacation with pay
The Ontario Department of Labour on July ,
1, 1966,, will extend vacation pay benefits to
all full time, and regular part time, employees
in the Province's general and construction
industry. You will be entitled to:
• at least one week's vacation with pay each
year for the :first three years of employment,
payment to be on the basis of at least 2% of
your pay for all work clone during the vaca-
tion year, and
• when you have completed 36 months of
continuous or tiOn -cOntinuotis employment
with the same employer you will be entitled
to two weeks' vacation with pay. Payment
will be on the basis of at least 4% of your pay
for all work done during the vacation year. •
How does the plan work?
An employee having four years continuous or
non-co nti nuous employment as of July 1, 1966
will qualify for two weeks' vacation with pay
providing the employee has not all taken
a paid vacation dhring his fourth year of
employment.
An employee commencing work on or after
July 1st, 1966, will be entitled to one weeks'
paid vacation in 1967,68.-69. in 1970 the em-
ployee would be entitled to two weeks' vaca-
tion with pay.
Two weeks' vacation may be granted WC,.
ccssivcly or divided into two periods of one
week each.
Only employees in the construction industry
will be required to use the vacation stamp and
stamp book method of payment.
Regulations and general information
pamphlets containing detailed information
may be obtained by writing to:
Department of Labour
Labour Standards Branch,
74 Victoria Street,
TORONTO 1, °tumid.
ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF LAIBOUR,,-a ROWNTREE, MINISTEA