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Clinton News-Record, 1986-09-24, Page 8THE QUALITY YOU DEMAND! Page 8--CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1986 Conferen c e HURON COUNTY - Over 5 million Cana- dian wofnen are in the paid labor force. Bet- ween 1966 and 1982 it grew 119.4 percent comparably, the male labor force only grew 35.6 percent in the same time period. Accor- ding to the 1981 Census, 46 percent of the female population in Huron County, over the age of 15 years, were employed. Keeping these statistics in mind, Women Today, whose goal is to raise the status and awareness of women in Huron. County, is offering a one day conference to determine, explore and discuss employment issues that are of concern to women in Huron County. On October 18, Women At Work will offer registrants the opportunity to participate in two seminars of -their choice in an inter- active format. This refers to the par- ticipants asking the questions and determin- ing the direction the seminar will take. In September, 1984, about 60 percent of all employed women were in clerical, sales or service related occupations with only eight percent in managerial or administrative positions, nationally. Women workers are predominately concentrated where the wages are the lowest, or, are working without a pay on a family owned farts or business. John Gillespie, Manager of the Canada Employment Centre in Godericch will be discussing the Future Labor Market in Huron County, while Sheila Chick, will of- fer a seminar on "Non -Traditional Employ- ment" for women. It is estimated by the year 2000, two out of is forworking women every three females over the age of 20 will be in the labor force. Kim Coulter, Co- ordinator for London based womenpower will be involving women who are interested in either obtaining or changing employment in her seminar Job Search Skills, while Cathy Joyce, from London's Women's Com- munity Enterprises will be leading the discussion on How to Start and Manage a Small Business. Francis Shamley, from the same organization, will explain to women in her seminar the Health Hazards in the Workplace. Representatives from the University of Western Ontario, Conestoga and Centralia College, the Huron Board of* Education, Adult Basic Education,and the Canada Employment Centre will be available to discuss women's concerns about Educa- tional and Retraining Opportunities in Huron County. `Heather Ross, a Goderich based lawyer, will offer a seminar on. Women - Discrimination and the Law where the Employment Standards Act will be an issue of discussion. The labor force participation rate for single women; on a national level, was 64 percent in 1983, while 52.3 percent of mar- ried and 36.1 percent of those who were either divorced, separated or widowed par- ticipate in the labor force. Young women cannot depend on being `taken care of' all their lives, as three out of four women either never marry or lose their husbands through divorce, separation or death. Pamela Stone, a Clinton native, will assist women with Planning their Financial Futures. According to 1981 figures, 61 percent of the total number of families in Canada would be living below the poverty line if women were not earning an income. Almost half of all women with children under three years of age, and over half, with children between the ages of three and five participate in the labor force, For the estimated 955,753 children under the age of six, whose mothers were in the labor force in 1983, there was only one space for every seven children in a licenced approved child care. Almost the only maternity benefits available to Canadian women. in the labor force are through the Unemployment In- surance which only pays 60 percent of a woman's salary for 15 weeks, and for many, this is a period of serious financial hardship. Debbie Selkirk, a Goderich care activist will be discussing the Childcare issue with Huron County women, while Susan White raises the concern about being Super - Woman - Juggling your Home and Career. Project Reaching Out, funded through the Secretary of State, hopes that concerned women in Huron County plan to attend this Employment Conference organized to ra se their concerns on these important issues. The information gathered at Women At Work will be included in a booklet to be published later this fall. Registration is „limited, so plan now to complete the egistration form in your local newspaper, October 1. ABCA explains facts on recent storm There is no doubt that the rainstorm of September 10 and 11 was severe. The nor- thern parts of the Ausable River and Bayfield River watersheds were particular- ly affected. The Ausable Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority (ABCA) issued their sum- mary of the facts about the storm recently. Alec Scott who is the Water Resources Co- ordinator with the ABCA, said flooding from the storm could have been much worse had the ground not been relatively dry when the rain began. "Much of the rain was soaked up at first so the actual surface runoff was greatly lessened", said Mr. Scott. The ABCA uses several streamflow and precipitation gauges as part of its flood forecasting system. Records from the Ex- eter gauge showed that 146 mm (5.75 inches) of rain fell between 5 a.m. Wednesday and 5 a.m. Thursday. From 5 a.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday, 30.25 nim (1.2 inches)of rain fell for a 48 hour total at Exeter of 176.25 mm or 6.95 inches. At Springbank on the Ausable River south of Parkhill, the amounts were less. From Wednesday to Thursday, the rainfall amount was 91.5 mm (3.6 inches) and Thurs- day to Friday, it was 29 mm (1.14 inches). The total at Springbank was 120.5 mm or 4.74 inches of rainfall. The ABCA reported that the Ausable River peaked in Exeter at 5 p.m. on September 11. At the gauge the water rose about 5.5 feet as a result of the storm. The peak went through Springbank at 11 a.m. on September. 13 and the river there was up about 18 feet. The Bayfield River peaked at Varna at midnight between Thursday and Friday. Mr. Scott explained that in terms of the flows in the rivers, they were "slightly higher than the average spring flows. Although such flows are not rare, the Con- servation Authority realizes that the Ausable River did rise enough to spill into the Klondyke area causing crop damages." It seems that in many areas it was the rain directly and not overflowing streams and rivers that caused the problems of flooded basements and fields. The ABCA stepped up its monitoring of the situation when Environment Canada issued a heavy rain warning for the nor- thern Lake Huron area at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday. This was updated at 9:30 p.m. to a heavy thunderstorm warning for most of southern Ontario with indications that parts of Michigan had received up to 125 mrr. Weather predictions of a possible addi- tional 50 mm of rainfall overnight Thursday led the ABCA to issue a flood advisory to its member. municipalities. on Thursday afternoon. The Conservation Authority reported that it did not open any gates at the Parkhill Dam. The reservoir water level rose 15 feet in absorbing the added inflows. Why was the rainfall so intense in certain areas? Meteorologist Jay Campbell was contacted for an explanation. Mr. Campbell described the development on September 9 of a small system in the US Rockies which was very warm. At the same time a cold arctic air mass covering nor- thwestern Ontario slumped into central On- tario. The warm system had moved into the central Great Lakes Basin by Wednesday and reports were received about tornadoes in central and south Michigan indicating in- stability in the atmosphere. There were small pockets of great instability with cumulo-nimbus buildup. On Thursday, the low centre was at Lake Michigan and the ABCA was on the northern edge of the very warm air. "The reason that the Ausable Bayfield watersheds got hit so hard was that they were right on the boundary of two slow mov- ing air masses - one cold, one warm and both very moist", said Mr. Campbell. When asked about predicting such a storm Mr. Campbell said, "Rainfall predictions are difficult to make under these cir- cumstances because we don't know enough about such weather systems to be able to forecast rainfall amounts two days beforehand." Monday euchre results CLINTON - Nine tables of euchre were played at the town hall on September 22 with Rita Wright and Bert Garret named high winners. The low winners were Marg Thorn- dike and Elizabeth Riley. Lone hand winner was Ida Godkin with Clark Stanley winning the lucky chair prize. THE VALUE YOU EXPECT! MI FALL & WINTER HOURS: OPEN DAILY 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. CLOSED SUNDAYS TILL SPRING THE SERVICE YOU DESERVE! 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(Anne Narejko photo) Nominations wanted for annual conservation award The Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association is looking for landowners and tenants who have managed their farms to conserve soil, water, and other natural resources through various conservation practices, The Soil and Crop Improvement Associa- tion is recognizing such individuals with the Norman Alexander Conservation Award. Established is 1980, the award named after Norman Alexander for his work in conser- vation has recognized individuals John Hazlett, Don Lobb, Whyte Brothers, Bert Visscher, Hogan Brothers and Gordon Lobb. The association is currently seeking 41111 nominations for the award and over the next several weeks will be. visiting nominees to select the recipient of the award in 1986. Nominations- must be received over the next couple of weeks, since selection for the award is done in September and October. Women Being Well to sponsor workshop On Wednesday Oct. 8, from 7-10 pm, the Women Being Well Project will be sponsor- ing a free Education Workshop at the Clin- ton Town Hall on Premenstrual Syndrome. The speaker for the evening will be Dr. J.C. Henderson who has established a PMS Centre in Mississauga to evaluate and treat women who suffer with PMS and to carry out research in regard to this disorder. It is also their purpose along with ours at Women Being Well/Women Today to in- crease awareness of PMS as a physical rather than psychological disorder. If you have been affected by such symp- toms as headaches, bloating, irritability, food cravings, depression, forgetfulness or sinus problems you may find some answers at this workshop. Dr. Henderson will speak for approximately one and a half hours with time for questions following his presentation. If you are interested in registering for this free workshop or have any further questions please call Marg Crane at Women Today 482-9706. 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