The Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-06-12, Page 3'•from page 1
Martindale said close
to one million dollars of
payroll cost will be sieved
in the coming school
year by: the 22 staff who
Have. applied for volun-
tary leave of absence.
That category was
a cora
cern. for. the board earlier
this spring, when it had
indication that 12 teach-
ers
eacheras were returning from
leave and few had,
applied for thatpoption.t+
"For sure'this meets
our target, Martindale
said.
Luc
ilhion will be saved
A "concern for the
board is that 25 staff
have applied for the early
retirement 'incentive,
option" if approved,; :those
retirements will cost the
board money up -front in
the way of retirement
gratuities and incentives.
"It far and • away
exceeds any -Money. we
had in the budget for
retirements, Martindale
told trustees.
. Rather thaw deny the
applications, trustees
agreed to finance: the
1,023,477 cost of the
staff reduetkni incentives
through: a $701,000 with-
drawal from the retire-
ment gratuities budgets
. and a: temporary with-
drawal
ithdrawal df fends from the
board's already -slim
working capital reserve,
Martindale said that
`loan'. from working
reserves will be repaid
through the 1997 budget.
Martindale explained
that while early retire-
ments will .cost the board
money in the short teem,
they will lower payroll
costs in the long run..
Things will soonbe back to normal for Jack and Rose Hayes (centre)
whose home is being. rebuilt after "f was destroyed by fire on March.
25.. Legion representatives Delores Sokoloski:(left) and Jeanette
Everson presented a cheque for $450 to the Hayes family. The, motley
was the bar proceeds from the benefit dance the Legion hosted for
the family: (Pat . Livingston photo)
Huron county landfill
Develop existing sites
and export some wast
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Waste management .for:.
the county will now
adopt the path outlined.in
the alternatives study
presented. to council. in.
April. A . plan. will be
developed to fill existing
landfills sites and begin
exporting, some waste out
of the area.
As part of their deci-
sion to recommend aban-
doning the A3 site,
CG&S had asked for ten-
ders from, landfill sites in
trathroy a and Elgin
County to determine, the
cost of exporting Huron;
County's waste.
Steve Ltanes of CO&S
told council his company
was 'astonished' by a
response which. was 3$ to
40 per cent lower than
expected.
He'said the cembina
.:tion of the provincial
governments decision to.
allow the export of
garbage combined with
the . improvement in
waste teehnoogieshas
provided the county with
viable, cost-effective'.
alternatives to landfills.
He called the decision
to maximize the current
landfills and to export the
rest of the coulnty. waste
"the 'bust prudent course
for the county." To fully
develop. the A3 . site
would hava cost the
County an estimated $9-
ion" •
The completed wagte
Inanagement master plan
is expected to be fin-
ished .li; r late -September
and will, determine the
`optimization potential'
of the county's ecisting
landfill' sites and will
include a system for
coin ensatin. those
municipalities n tpalities vcrllo leave`.
aCcurrittlated equity in '.
their existing landfill
sites}
Retiree's are at the top
end of the pay F sea,le,;
Martindale said, meaning
the " boardd will have
reducedd salary costs in
the near future:. At the
sarin time, those retire-
ments salve the- jobs of
younger teachers at the
lowerend of the pay
scale.
Martindale and board
chair Jennifer Yenssen.
congratulated trustees for
risking the unusual ,vol-
untary
vol-untary staff reduction
plan,, and staff for its
strong response to the
incentive. •
"As' x see other boards
and the 'pink slips going
out,, .1 am very grateful
we did not have to "do
that;" Yenssen.said.
Elementary Teachers'
president Barry Wolfe
admitted ' it is a "rare
statement" to say the'
board had no lay-offs,
but he warned the board
that its plan only brought
a "window" of financial
savings.
He said the fact that.
teachers offered, unpaid
leave days should, not 'be
read to understand that
they are overpaid.
"Teachers should not
have to support education
funding," Wolfe" said,
adding they, won't con
tinue ;supporting, `-R.ae'.
Days, Barris .Holidays; ;or
Bruce Benevolence
Days:"
SOW
Hemel, e'
ay,
tag 1996
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Singular distinction of the
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of origins and often,
treatments.
The most., common form' of
earache occurs as erne of the'
symptoms of a cold, sinus
infection, or'.allergy' the pain
usually the worst at night. To
understandwhy is a simple .
matter of human plumbing.
Eustachian tubes connect• the"
• back of the throat to the middle
ear; draining into the throat
while . you sit or staid
throughout the day. -At night
however, when . y, ort are bring •
down,, the eustachian tikes do
not drain as easily and can
become plugged.
''rhe problem is compounded .
because you arrcnot'chewi4ngor'
swallowing, actions that cause
the etistachtan tubes to expand .
and contract, allowing air into
the middle eat Because there is.
• itp flow of "new'' air, the "old"
air in the middle ear eventually
becotnea absorbed, creating "a
low pressure V acuum. This low
;pressure is what causes the
eardrutrrt to pull irtrvard,. which
in turn';. causes the p 1ii.• ;'`
'than yon'see your doctor,
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this' .typeof earache can be
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taking a decongestant. tised,as
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*unplugs„ " .or prevents
congestion in the eustachian'•
tubes, The • result? N ..
congestion .. no pain.
Other types of short, term
earaches can be experienced
during air travel, m#untuin
:driving, .or scuba diving. In the
case of scuba -diving, or even
diving to the bottom of your
Pool, water 'pressure forces the
ear drum°.tnward: With alt
travel', edriving from low to
1, or g
Witt' elevations,, :low air
'pressure causes the stir drum to
push outward. In either case,
the resultingpain is usually
temporary, and can be avoided
by "equalizing" the air pressure
inside artd outside the ear
(chewing or blowing in or.out
on the nose). •
Earaches can also be caused
by swimming in unhygienic
water or even from hair
clippings following a haircut.
There is also "referred pain", a
problem that originates from a
:tootiiaclie for example, but
causes 'your ears to ache as
well.
While over-the-counter
eardrops, decongestants, or.
pain relievers like aspirin or
acetaminophen can help relieve
the pain, the only way to check
for infection is to see :your
doctor.
In conclusion, laying your
acliing ear ort a hot water bottle
is not recommended. The
.warm., moist air settling in your
ear becomes the perfect
breeding ground for bacteria,.
compounding rather than.
curing your problem.
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