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Labour
Ontario
SAULT STE, MARIE
125 Brock St. 949-3381
SUDBOAY
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
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Report from .Q.yeents,Pork •
(By Murray Gaunt, M.P.P.,
(Huron.Brucc)
premier Davis has indicated
that he strongly opposes any
proposed increase in the price of
natural gas. He had previously
taken a similar stand with respect
to oil prices.
Ontario has caleulated that the
,field price increase approval by
an Alberta Arbitration Board this
veek will translate into an
additional cost of $120 a year for
the average Ontario family using
natural gas for cooking and
heating.
The price increase would add
more than $550 million to the cost
of natural gas used by provincial
onsumers,
The first 1,000 grants to first
home buyers were mailed out this
week. About 20,000 inquiries
about the grants have been
ecelved at Queen's Park. A total
of $55 million has been set aside
for the programme this year.
The Ontario Government will
provide $25 million worth of
special interest loans this year to
farmers 18 - 35 years old to help
them avoid borrowing at high
nterest rates to get started in
business.
The Government will also
double its special grants to
Northern Ontario farmers this
year, according to Agriculture
Minister William Stewart.
The Ontario Young. Farmers
Credit Programme will provide
the guaranteed bank loans for
young farmers. There is no limit
on the amount of each loan. The
loan will be for 10 years. During
the first two years, the farmer will
repay only the interest on the
loan. For the remaining years, he
will repay both• interest and
principal. The interest rate will be
1% higher than the prime lending
rate at the time.
Mr. Stewart said about half of
the agricultural school graduates
are now. returning to work on
farms within two years of
graduation.
The Electoral Boundaries Act
and the Election Expenses Act
both received third reading this
week. Both are considered
essential before the call of an
election.
The Government has agreed to
match dollar for dollar any money
raised locally to assist those
people who suffered damage in
the recent flood, Any area
interested in the progranime
should establish a local
committee to raise money. As
soon as this is done the committee
shOuld notify Mr. M. D. Trewin,
Director, Subsidies Branch,
Ministry of Treasury, Economics
and Intergovernmental Affairs,
5th floor, 56 Wellesley Street
West, Toronto, in order to serve
notice to the Government that a
claim is going to be filed.
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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
minimum wage, for room and board to $32.00 per week; for the
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 Pit-loess St. 5422858
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824 King 8t,W 744-5211
LONOON
560 Wellington St:438-7291
OTTAWA
2107 Riverside Or, 731-7200
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