Zurich Citizens News, 1974-10-10, Page 5THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 19'74
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
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CELEBRATE 25 YEARS - The Hensall Legion Ladies Auxiliary
celebrated their 25th anniversary on Thursday night, when
members of several other auxiliaries joined them for the occas-
ion. During the evening Mrs. Margaret Thorndyke, zone
commander, presented special pins to Mrs. Mildred Chalmers,
centre, who served two years as president of the Hensall group,
and to Mrs. Mona Campbell, who completed 20 years of service
to the organization. Two other members, Mrs. Minnie Noakes
and Mrs. Vera Thiel, were to have received 20 -year pins as
well, but they were not able to be present.
Zurich, Ontario.
Sept. 30, 1974.
Dear Editor;
E; k As I talk to many of the
householders in Zurich, I find
a good percentage do not know
what I mean when I mention
;i the proposed by-laws. Why?
Because only the ones who get
the Zurich paper received the
Zoning material. This seems
hardly fair since all household-
ers will be influenced by them
if they are passed and will have
to pay for their compiling and
printing.
Although it would take a
Philadelphia lawyer to really
understand these by-laws, I
spent quite some time ponder-
ing about them. I wonder if the
persons who rent small two-
family apartments are going to
like having to provide 25 foot
one bedroom play space plus
play equipment for their ten-
ant's children; if your house
plans contain a bay window,
you must see that it is at the
front or back, never at the
side of your house; if you plan
a patio measure carefully be-
cause it cannot be more than
8 feet --in your front lawn that
is, in the back it can be any
size you like; if you have a
basement that you might cons-
ider renting, don't. You might
find out it is a cellar, then
Hensall issue
(continued from page 1)
getting started. Mr. Neilands
said he has not time to be,reeve
but plans to stand for council.
Mr. Erb said that he has time,
but he will only step up if
Reeve Baker retires. He said
it will not be easy if the sewers
are coming, but he sincerely
hoped the rest would not quit.
Bills and accounts of approx-
imately $3331 were ordered
paid.
you'd be in trouble because •
that is a no -no. Since we have
only an elementary school, we
probably have adequate parking
space. What if it were a secon-
dary school and required three
times that parking space? This
puzzles me. Could the explan-
ation be that secondary teach-
ers can afford larger cars and
therefore require three spaces/
classroom instead of the one
alotted to elementary teachers.
It seems to me that our free-
dom of speech and action are
running pretty thin and I resent
it. I would suggest that you
search out your by-law mater-
ial, ponder over it, decide if
you want your every move dec-
ided by regulations; then attend
the meeting in the Community
Centre, at 8 p.m. on October
15. While you're there let the
council know how you feel
about these by-laws. It will
make their task of deciding
what do do easier.
In the meantime, be sure
you check with headquarters if
you are planning a new house
for Fido. You may be required
to a-ld a sun -porch or dining
area.
Norma Siebert.
EDITORS NOTE
This newspaper would cert-
ainly take exception to the
opening remarks of this letter,
which seem to indicate in the
writer's mind that only a few
people receive the Citizens
News. For her information
there are approximately 215
homes in the village of Zurich,
and the Citizens News has app-
roximately 203 paid subscribers
in the village. Add to this the
fact that three retailers in
Zurich sell another 125 copies
of the paper each week, would
seen to indicate that there
would only be, at the most,
half a dozen homes in the vill-
age itself who do not read the
Citizens News. This method
of distributing the zoning by-
laws was chosen because it is
by far the most economical
means of getting the informat-
ion into practically every home
in Zurich.
AN EXPLANATION
In last week's edition of
the Citizens News there was
a letter to the editor signed
by Mr. and Mrs. L. Denonuue.
The authors of this letter were
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Denornme,
of Zurich, and there was no
intention of inferring that the
writers could have been anyone
else bearing the same initials.
owe
anew
minimum
wage
ntario
Effective October 1°', 1974
Ontario's new minimum wage covers people employed in general
industry, construction work, domestic service, ambulance service,
funeral service, including students and learners.
If you or your employees fall into these categories, it is important
for you to know what the law now requires.
People employed by agencies as domestics, and people work-
ing as funeral directors or embalmers must now be paid not less than
$2.25 an hour. Learners in General industry must be paid at least
$2.15 an hour during their first month of.employment and at least
$2.25 per hour thereafter. People employed in construction work or
as construction site guards are now entitled to at least $2.50 an hour.
There is no learner rate for the construction industry. Ambulance
drivers, helpers, and first-aid attendants must now receive at least
$108.00 per week or, if they work fewer than 48 hours a week, $2.25
an hour. Students under 18 who work 28 hours a week or less, or
during school holidays, must receive at least $1.90 per hour.
When employees occupy a room or eat meals supplied by their
employer, $9.00 per week for the room and $1.00 for each meal or
$21.00 per week for meals or $30.00 a week for room and meals
may be included when calculating the minimum wage.
As for overtime pay, until December 31, 1974, it will be 11 times
the regular pay after 48 hours a week. From January 1, 1975 on,
the time -and -one-half rate will apply after 44 hours a week. And from
January 1, 1975 on, there will be three more holidays with pay—New
Year's Day, Victoria Day, and Thanksgiving Day—added to the
current statutory holidays: Good Friday, Dominion Day, Labour Day,
and Christmas.
If you. have any question or would like more information, write
or phone your nearest Employmerit Standards Branch at any of the
following addresses:
Hamilton London Thunder Bay
1 West Avenue South 560 Wellington Street 235 Bay Street
Postal Zone L8N 2R9 Postal Zone N6A 3R4 Postal Station "P"
Telephone: 527-4501 Telephone: 438-7291 Telephone: 345-2101
Kenora Ottawa Toronto
808 Robertson St. 2197 Riverside Drive 400 University Avenue
Postal Zone P9N 1X9 Postal Zone K1H 7X3 Postal Zone M7A 1V2
Telephone: 468-3128 Telephone: 731-7200 Telephone: 965-5251
Kingston Sault Ste. Marie Windsor
1055 Princess Street 125 Brock Street 500 Ouellette Avenue
Postal Zone K7L 1 H3 Postal Zone P6A 3B6 Postal Zone N9A 1 B3
Telephone: 542-2853 Telephone: 949-3331 Telephone: 256-8278
Kitchener Sudbury
824 King Street West 1538 LaSalle Boulevard
Postal Zone N2G 1G1 Postal Zone P3A 1Z7
Telephone: 744.5211 Telephone: 566-3071
Ministty of Labour,
John MacBeth, Minister
Government of Ontario
William Davis, Premier