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Income Tax Prepared
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— At Reasonable Rates —
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Monkton Office Open Monday to Saturday Noon
Phone 347.2241 — Any Time.
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Ae,
planning starts for
summer jobs
Despite the wintry scenery
surrounding us, the Canada
Manpower Centre in Listowel is
ooking ahead to the summer
months soon to be upon us.
tiring the past two weeks, John
Gee Jr. has been re-hired by the
Canada manpower Centre to head
up the Student Manpower Office
for the second year. Already Mr.
Gee has contacted secondary
schools in the area as well as
some employers to pass out
information on various summer.
programs . currently being
planned by the Federal
Government and to interest the
community in supporting the
Student Summer Employment
campaign.
The, program was implemented
at approximately the same time
last year and resulted in 675 visits
o employers,. 274 jobs orders
reported and 470 students
referred to jobs. 'Of those 470
r eferrals, 287 were successful in
obtaining jobs through the local.
Student Office. Many more
students obtained jobs through
their own efforts or through other
persons.
Last year the Student Centre
employed two- post-secondary
students to assist Mr.Gee in
locating jobs for the students in
Melville meets
Melville Guild met in the
church parlor on Tuesday, Feb.
18th at 8:30 and took the theme of
"Love" to commemorate
Valentine's Day with Winnifred
Edgar opening the meeting with a
poem entitled "Love". Aft er
singing hymn 463, the scripture
John 3 Verses 1 - 18 was read in
unison.
The topic relating the life of
Albert Schweitzer as a living
testimonial of a man whose soul
was gi.eatly touched for his great
love of God, was given by Ethel
Brewer. Hymn 465 was sung
followed by Mizpah Benediction.
Brenda Higgins presided for
the business session that
followed. Several items were
discussed; one being , the
Centennial of the Presbyterian
Church being celebrated this
year.
A delicious lunch was served by
committee in charge.
the Arthur, Brussels, Drayton,
Harriston, Listowel, Monkton,
Moorefield, Mt. Forest,
Palmerston and Wingham areas.
A similar set-up is expected this
year. Very soon, letters will be
sent to employers in the foregoing
areas requesting their support.
These contacts will be followed by
personal visits as well as
speeches to groups 'and
advertisements in the press.
It is hoped that the citizens of
all of the communities in the
Listowel CMC area will support
the campaign and will consider
students for jobs around their
properties, businesses, cottages
etc. Despite the Federal and
Provincial • governments'
participation, the majority of job
vacancies in the past have come
from the "private sector". John
Chippa, Manager of the Listowel
Canada Manpower Centre
stated, "with the activities of
several communities in the
district centered . 'around
Centennial ,:elebrations this year,
there should be more job
vacancies available than ever
before. Our hopes are high and
we intend to pursue a positive,
forward policy to achieve our
goals". Mr. Gee added that,.
"although the deadline for
submission of OFY applications
has passed, community groups
and individuals could still
formulate private programs .to
stimulate summer employment".
Stcirt May 1
The honourable John P.
MacBeth has announced
new minimum wage rates for
Ontario which will come into
effect on May 1st, 1975.
The minimum wage for general.
industry will be $2,40 and for the
construction industry $2.65, A
detailed breakdown of the present
and new rates is attached.
"This revision", the .Minister
said, "has been necessary to keep
pace with the increased cost of
living''.
He added that the Ministry is
preparing a booklet for
distribution to employers in the
province outlining in detail the
intention and applications of the
newly revised Employment
Standards Act. Subjects will
include coverage; homeworkers;
hours of work; minimum wage;
paid public holidays; equal pay
for substantially the same kind of
work; benefits such as pension
plans; pregnancy leave and
termination.
The new minimum wage
schedule will be:
Current Rate Effective MaYl/ 75
General minimum, $2.25 $2.40
General Learner rate (during
first month of
employment) 2.15 2.30
Construction rate 2.50 2.65
Guard on construction.
projects. 2,50 2.65
Student rate 1.90 2.00
(under 18 years of age where
weekly hours are not in
excess of 28 hours or where
student is employed during
a school holiday)
Ambulance industry rate:
(a) weekly rate 108.00 115.20
(b) where employee 2.25 2.40
works less than
48 hours a week •
Where meals or room or
both are taken into
account by an employer
in calculating minimum
rate on an employee:
(a) room 9.00 10.00
(b) meals 1,0 0 ea.meal and'1.05
not more than
2 21.00 2.00
a week
(c) both room
and meals 30.00 32.00
a week
When it comes to
looking after yourself,
use your head.
New minimum wages set
Pre-shrink
your
income tax!
Until you retire, probably
with a lower taxable income
than in your working years,
you pay no income tax on
the fund you build up in
your Registered Retirement
Savings Plan. People can
put as much as $4,000. a
year into this deferred tax
haven. Meanwhile, your
wealth increases —
cumulatively — on the
money you save from
today's taxes. Start
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