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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1979-06-27, Page 2a, ■ 1) '9 Th- Wham Adv&nce Tunes. June 27, 1878 New policy would glue board more say in hospital spending Members of the board of ministry and suggested it looks Ashfield a representati%c governors will have more sayas if ft could continue to function making it unlikely it would about where and how money is as a 100 -bed hospital on last happen ttus year It was .iiSAj spent at Wingham and District year's budget. rioted the murucrpalnt% could oot Hospital if a recommendation (The dollar figure set by the expect to send at additional being put forward by the board's ministry for operating the member to the board but wlruld finance committee is accepted. hospital this year is identical to have to loin Hiih olhcr Don Kennedy, chairman of the the figure for last year in an municipalities of that area ui finance and audit committee, attempt to force a cutback in the sharing representation told the board last week he is number of beds.l Dir Ha%es conunented that expecting a report from. the Mr. Hayes agreed that has only a %erg .mall number -11 hospital's auditors on a policy been true up to this 'point, but patients front Ashfield tonne to that would give the board more pointed out the hospital has been this hospital %%ith most going til effective control over the running paying wages based on last Goderich of the hospital. year's salary scale When the The. board %% as gi%Mi a boost h� He explained later his com- increases anticipated for this another Icim, 1 Couple from mittee has asked the auditors to year are approved it will make Glencoe sent a letter of Supp oil come to the new board, elected at quite a .hole in the budget. he and a cheque flat, Sloo. urging the a meeting the following night, warned. board to keep up rhe good work in with a recommendation for a -In other business at the' standing up to the health system whereby expenditures meeting the board heard in a ntinrsh•.% oyer the issue of heli over a mrtain amount would letter from Ashfield Township ruts require board approval. that municipality would like to he 0 Earlier- in the meeting %It This system is used at other represented on the hoard of Ila'es had reported that at oue institutions but never has been governors. point during the \%eek the here, he noted. The finance Ashfield currently has tit, hospital hall 100 patients. Cum conamitteeand the board see only representative on the hoard and nienting that this ,kind of proves figures for total spending in Wallace Conn. who represents the - point that we tired that various areas and can't tell just Lucknow and the townships of cushion" where or on what the money was Kinloss and West Wawanosh V the close of the nivetutg spent. They also receive reports explained how that carne about Board Chairi-nan .lack Ilodgins only after the money has already He said that back in the early 'sits announced he won't seek been spent. when funds were bring raised for reelection to the hoard. but said He didn't suggest there has a building program at the he enjoyed hi, term in office and been any misspending of hospital hospital Ashfield chose not to thanked all inenthers for their funds, but objected to the board contribute and decided it didn t cooperahon being used as a rubber stamp. want a representative on the Mr Conn. �%ho is also retiring;. Under the new proposal the board. joined 11r lludgins ui �%ishing the auditors will set a minimum Up to that time Ashfield had ne" hoard well Ife cornrnente(I figure over which any ex- been represented. but since then that in his opinion this is one of penditures will require board the hospital bylaws have been the best institutions in the area. approval. This would keep the changed 'and no longer call for and when h(- %+as congratulated board from being bothered with that municipality to he for his Is years of se -.vice he details of day-to-day spending represented. joked it was just because. "I while allowing it input into any Board members noted it would couldn't get anyone else foolish major spending decisions. require a bylaw change to allow enough to take it." Mr. Kennedy also reviewed the hospital's 1978-79 financial statement with the board, noting there were no significant changes from the previous year and no firm recommendations for any changes from the auditors. He commended Executive L—rector 0r_- /Ig_ I'llayCl, a t. Finance Director Gordon Baxter and the department heads for running a tight ship- f, Following a review of the operating statement for the „ .. current year by Mr. Baxter, Mr. T Kennedy noted the hospital is continuing to operate suc- cessfully within the confines of „ the money allotted by the health MRS. GEORGE BROWN Gorrie Mr. and Mrs. Flurry Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. David k.Fuller, Jeffrey and Debbie of Watford, Mr. and Mrs. Brian Baulk of Stratford visited Thursday with Mrs. Gerald Galbraith and attended her retirement tea at Wallace Township School, Gowanstown. Mr. and Mrs. Cloyne Michel have returned from a three-week tour of the British Isles. Mrs. Harry Rhame has returned from visiting her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. David Johnson of Ed- monton. While there she attended the baptism of her grand- daughter, Melissa, at Pilgrim United Church. . Mr. and Mrs. John McCutcheon spent a few days in the Parry Sound area. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Taylor and Allan Taylor visited Sunday at the home of Mr. and. Mrs. Howard Pehlke of Monkton. A busload of ladies enjoyed the Women's Institute bus trip to Dundas, Hamilton, Winona and Guelph. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Hyndman of Elmira and Miss Karen Hyndman of Sarnia spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hyndman and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mino, Tracey and Denise spent the weekend at Fisher's Cove, Kinloss. Brown family reunion held GORRIE—More than 50 descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Brown (Jessie Sangster) gathered for a family reunion near Molesworth on Sunday afternoon. The reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Cullen. Mr. Cullen is a grandson of the Browns. People who attended were from Stratford, Wingham, Kit- chener, Guelph, Listowel, Clinton, Owen Sound and Nova Scotia. Other guests were from the Ethel, Wroxeter and Gorrie areas. The next family reunion will be held in the Gorrie Park June 24, 1960. Mr. and Mrs. David Staddon of Clinton were elected president and secretary of the family reunion committee for the coming year. Unless you worked at least 20 weeks in the pastyear, these changes could apply to you, In December 1978, Parliament changed the Unemployment Insurance program. Changes starting July 1 mean that some people will have to work longer before they can qualify for Unemployment Insurance benefits. Please remember, these Ul changes affect only those claims which start on or after July 1, 1979. And, the changes may or may not apply to you. So please read on to see if' you are affected. (You'll find terms such as "Weeks of Work', "Qualifying Period", "Variable Entrance Requirement" (VER), and "Unemployment Rate" marked by an asterisk (* ). For easier understanding, see the box "Explaining UI terms" at the end of this message.) Here are the details of those changes. CONGENIALITY AWARDS were presented to Helga Muscheld and Jonas Kaclulis Monday evening at the East Wawanosh Public School graduation banquet. Andrea Coultes and Scott Stevenson (not shown) received the school's sportsmanship awards at the banquet. Jonas also received the Academic Award for boys. S for at least 14 weeks in the year before your Qualifying Period*. Then you would only need 10 to 14 weeks, depending on the Variable Entrance Requirement* where you live. Are you starting to work again? If you're coming back to work after being away a year or more,you'll usually need 20 Weeks of Work* in your Qualifying Period* before you can qualify for UI benefits. This applies wherever you live. This 20 -week rule won't apply, however, if you were in any of the following situations for a total of at least 14 weeks in the year before your Qualifying Period*. These are the situations that count: 1. You were getting temporary worker's disability compensation from a provincial program; 2. You were receiving sick or maternity leave payments; 3. You were out of work because of a labour dispute at your place of work; 4. You were on a Commission -approved training course-, 5. You were on UI claim; 6. You were working in insurable employment. So, for first-time workers and those coming back to work: A. If you were in any of these six situations for a total of at least 14 weeks in the year before your Qualifying Period*, then you need only 10 to 14 Weeks' Work* in the Qualifying Period*, depending on the VER* where you live. FHouse Plans Drawn timates. References for ious work. ER RESIDENTIAL DESIGN I�TOWEL 291-1449 TOGETHER TO SERVE r Buy your home, life, boat, andauto insurance from a friend H The Co -Operators )bur credit union sponsored insurance company - r Co-operation among Co-ops. Located in the Credit Union Building. 8 Alfred St., [corner of Josephine St.] Wingham, Clint. North Huron Credit Union 357-2311 y1, need the usual 10 to 14 Weeks' Work* W depending on your local VER*, plus up to six "extra" Weeks of Work*. The number of "extra" weeks you'll need depends on how many weeks you got on your previous UI claim. You need one "extra" week ( up to a maximum of six) for every week you got over the VER* needed in your area. Here's an example: You need 12 Weeks' Work* in your region (your local VER*) to qualify for benefits the first time. On your last claim, you drew 15 weeks' benefits before going back to work. Now, you would need the usual 12 weeks, plus three "extra" work weeks. (That's the difference between the 12 weeks you need- ed to work and the 15 weeks of benefits you drew. In total you would need 15 Weeks' Work* to qualify again within one year. The most anyone needs.anywhere is 20 weeks of work to qualify. Again, please remember, when the Unemployment Rate* in your area is over 11.5 per cent, this rule won't apply to you. You'll need only 10 Weeks' Work* to qualify for regular UI benefits. Other changes have been in effect since January 1979: e The weekly benefit rate was reduced to 60 per cent of your average insurable earnings (from 66'/3 per cent). Most people employed for less than 20 hours a week are no longer covered by UI. Higher -income claimants may have to repay part of UI benefits drawn in the 1979 tax year. This will only affect people whose income, including UI benefits, is over $20,670. This will be explained when you get your 1979 tax return. These things haven't changed: Just as a review, these points haven't changed: a You may still get UI illness and maternity benefits and the special benefit paid at age 65 if you've worked 20 weeks in your Qualifying Period*. a 'i here's still a two-week waiting period before UI benefits start. a To get regular benefits, you must still be available for and looking for work each day you are on claim. You must report any work and earnings while on claim. The Co-operators 357-3739 You can be disqualified from getting benefits for up to six weeks if you quit your job voluntarily, you were fired for mis- conduct, or if you turned down a suitable job offer. e You can still appeal a decision by UI to deny you benefits. Explaining UI terms: *Weeks of Work This means weeks of work that are insurable for Unemployment Insurance. Most employment of 20 hours or more a week is insurable. *Qualifying Period What UI calls your Qualifying Period is the 52 weeks before we start your claim. Or if you had a claim in the last year, it's the time since that claim started. *Variable Entrance Requireinent (VER) To qualify for Unemployment Insurance benefits, you must have worked from 10 to 14 weeks in insurable employment during your Qualifying Period*. The exact number of weeks depends on the Unemployment Rate* in the economic region where you live. (See below.) If you don't have enough weeks to qualify when you file your claim, we keep your applica- tion in the computer file. If the Unemployment Rate* changes so you then have the weeks you need, we will send you a notice. *Unemployment Rate For Unemployment Insurance, the Unemployment Rate used for each of the 48 economic regions of Canada is not the current monthly Statistics Canada unemployment rate in each region. It is a three-month average of seasonally -adjusted monthly unemployment rates. Canada's Unemployment Insurance Proglram Working with peo le who Want to W0 ' Employnmint and Emplof M Immlgntbn Canada Immigration Canada Ron Atkay, Minietw Ron Atka% Mlniatn B. If none of the six situations fit your case,you Have you worked 20 weeks or more will have to have worked at least 20 weeks in your Qualifying Period*? to qualify for UI benefits. If so, this message does not apply to you. NO TF: If you are returning to work after For you, the number of weeks you need to being away more than one year, the 20 -week qualify for regular UI benefits and for UI ill- rule will normally apply to you. ness and maternity benefits, or the one-time benefit at age 65 has not changed. Did you get UI benefits in the last year? Are ,you working for the If you got UI benefits inour ng Qualifying first time? - Period*, here are new rules PPY to thatma Y To get UI benefits, you will usually need - you - unless the Unemployment Ratc* in your 20 Weeks' Work*, no matter where you live. area is over 11.5 per cent. An exception to this would be if you were on 1. If a claim you had in the last year has not run a training course approved by the Canada out, you may be able to renew it. FHouse Plans Drawn timates. References for ious work. ER RESIDENTIAL DESIGN I�TOWEL 291-1449 TOGETHER TO SERVE r Buy your home, life, boat, andauto insurance from a friend H The Co -Operators )bur credit union sponsored insurance company - r Co-operation among Co-ops. Located in the Credit Union Building. 8 Alfred St., [corner of Josephine St.] Wingham, Clint. North Huron Credit Union 357-2311 y1, need the usual 10 to 14 Weeks' Work* W depending on your local VER*, plus up to six "extra" Weeks of Work*. The number of "extra" weeks you'll need depends on how many weeks you got on your previous UI claim. You need one "extra" week ( up to a maximum of six) for every week you got over the VER* needed in your area. Here's an example: You need 12 Weeks' Work* in your region (your local VER*) to qualify for benefits the first time. On your last claim, you drew 15 weeks' benefits before going back to work. Now, you would need the usual 12 weeks, plus three "extra" work weeks. (That's the difference between the 12 weeks you need- ed to work and the 15 weeks of benefits you drew. In total you would need 15 Weeks' Work* to qualify again within one year. The most anyone needs.anywhere is 20 weeks of work to qualify. Again, please remember, when the Unemployment Rate* in your area is over 11.5 per cent, this rule won't apply to you. You'll need only 10 Weeks' Work* to qualify for regular UI benefits. Other changes have been in effect since January 1979: e The weekly benefit rate was reduced to 60 per cent of your average insurable earnings (from 66'/3 per cent). Most people employed for less than 20 hours a week are no longer covered by UI. Higher -income claimants may have to repay part of UI benefits drawn in the 1979 tax year. This will only affect people whose income, including UI benefits, is over $20,670. This will be explained when you get your 1979 tax return. These things haven't changed: Just as a review, these points haven't changed: a You may still get UI illness and maternity benefits and the special benefit paid at age 65 if you've worked 20 weeks in your Qualifying Period*. a 'i here's still a two-week waiting period before UI benefits start. a To get regular benefits, you must still be available for and looking for work each day you are on claim. You must report any work and earnings while on claim. The Co-operators 357-3739 You can be disqualified from getting benefits for up to six weeks if you quit your job voluntarily, you were fired for mis- conduct, or if you turned down a suitable job offer. e You can still appeal a decision by UI to deny you benefits. Explaining UI terms: *Weeks of Work This means weeks of work that are insurable for Unemployment Insurance. Most employment of 20 hours or more a week is insurable. *Qualifying Period What UI calls your Qualifying Period is the 52 weeks before we start your claim. Or if you had a claim in the last year, it's the time since that claim started. *Variable Entrance Requireinent (VER) To qualify for Unemployment Insurance benefits, you must have worked from 10 to 14 weeks in insurable employment during your Qualifying Period*. The exact number of weeks depends on the Unemployment Rate* in the economic region where you live. (See below.) If you don't have enough weeks to qualify when you file your claim, we keep your applica- tion in the computer file. If the Unemployment Rate* changes so you then have the weeks you need, we will send you a notice. *Unemployment Rate For Unemployment Insurance, the Unemployment Rate used for each of the 48 economic regions of Canada is not the current monthly Statistics Canada unemployment rate in each region. It is a three-month average of seasonally -adjusted monthly unemployment rates. Canada's Unemployment Insurance Proglram Working with peo le who Want to W0 ' Employnmint and Emplof M Immlgntbn Canada Immigration Canada Ron Atkay, Minietw Ron Atka% Mlniatn