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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-11-27, Page 19,- GOD ERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMB *'# 274I97;5.. ,pAGr Amendments to the High- way Traffic Act have been announced in the Legislature this week. Speed limits will be reduced on the Province's Highways, from 70 miles per hour to 60 miles per .hour on the expressways andirom 60 miles to 50 miles on other highways: Legislation is not necessary for the reduction of speed limits, and the new limits will be lin effect as soon as the view signs can be erected, which officials estimate will be within a month. The Premier, in an- nouncing these amendments,. said they were proposed' because of the two majOr problems facing Canadians today. They are the energy crisis and the soaring number of dea,ths and injuries resulting from traffic • ac- cidents. The Premier said that our • consumption, of motor, fuels has reached a staggering 3.8 billion gallons annually, while over 1200 people die 'in motor vehicle accidents every 12 months. It also costs an estimated $90 million annually in direct OHIP charges alone for medical treatment for the in Jured. The minister of trans sportation and com- munications introduced further amendment to the Highway Traffic,AAct, which will require the mandatory use of seat belts in all motor vehicles. Exemptions will be provided, for' such situations as children under 2 years of age, persons holding a physician's certificate stating • the reason they are unable to wear,a seat belt and persons required by the nature of their work to enter and.leave their vehicles frequently. People convicted of breaking the law will be liable,to a fine of from $20 to $100. Ottawa -Liberal MPP Albert Roy has twice introduced,,,a Private Member's Bill to provide mandatory seat belt use, . and the Government's legislation is very similar to his ;proposed amendment, to the Highway Traffic Act. Metropolitan Toronto high school teachers are still on' strike, in spite of attempts* parents and students to persuade them to return to the , classrooms. There is V , some speculation that the Education Relations Com- mission will intervene. This "three member Commission, appointed less than . four ° months . ago under the new teacher collective bargaining 'legislation, is expected to be under increasing prtslt11e from parents : who fear children will become victims of a bitter labour dispute. The legislation also provides' two other options - • binding arbitration and final offer selection, in which an independent third party selects the final contract. position of either the'board or the teachers. The striking teachers maintain that they are frustrated, confused and unhappy because they lack the respect of the public, the media and their employers - the city and five borough school boards. Their frustration has been mounting for five years . - hack's Jottings From Queen's ParIL,_,__ since the introduction of provincial spending limits on education, which led to larger classes and heavier • work loads. Sources of energy have been very much in the news recently. All home heating bills - for oil, gas or electricity - are expected to increase quite considerably this winter, by ;� etween 13 percent and 29 :percent. Also, the provinci energy minister has w . ned that natural gas to heap swimming pools, run air conditioning or gas lighting may have to be rationed if shortages occur, although he stressed that domestic consumers will be given priority. He has,•.however, indicated that any shortages will not last very long providing new supplies from the North become ' available. The minister has resisted op- position calls for new Ontario controls on • gasoline prices, whilst not entirely ruling out the possibility of r a further price freeze, with penalties, if "too many" operators raise prices 'by more than 5.4 cents a gallon 'recommended by Government: In > esponse to a question by Ian Deans, NFP Member for Wentworth, the Premier` outlined the Ontario Careers Action , . Program. This program will provide 1050 jobs for unemployment persons between the ages of 16 and 24,• who can be high school drop -outs, or persons from high schools as well as university . graduates. They, must register with Canada Manpower centres. These trainees will be paid $100. a week to a maximilm of 52 weeks and will work under special contracts. ,They will. not have the status as, civil servants and will not be eligible for employee benefits. , It is hoped that the first ,pilot group of trainees will.be encouraged to seek outside employment and to this..end there - has been close co- operation between the ministry of colleges , and universities + which is in charge of the , program and Canada Manpower. During the second 'reading .debate on the government's rent control legislation, Opposition memrbers maintained. that the proposed controls are, unlikely to be lifted as scheduled -on August 1, 1977. Liberal Leader Robert Nixon said he would have liked the legislation to contain a'provision removing controls in communities where the apartment vacancy rate reached 3 percent. 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