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Zurich Citizens News, 1975-06-12, Page 6PAGE 6 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1975 The Minister of Education has tabled a Bill respecting the Neg- otiation of Collective Agree- ments between School Boards and Teachers. The over-riding obj- ectives of this Bill are to lay down fair and workable ground - rules for orderly collective barg- aining, and to lay the foundat- ion for successful negotiations by reasonable people bargaining in good faith. The Bill, Mr. Wells said achieves these object- ives. It outlines procedures to regulate the bargaining process. It provides innovative measures to avoid bargaining impasses, it offers practical alternatives to confrontation at every step, and recognizes clearly the realities of cellective bargaining in the field of education. One of the provisions of the Bill is the establishment of the Education Relations Commission, a new non-partisan independent body, to monitor and assist all local negotiations between teach- ers and school boards. The Ed- ucation Relations Commission will be mainly an advisory body, consisting of five impartial persons backed up by a small staff of experts in areas like negotiations, finance and educ- ation policy. The Commission will not only act on behalf of teachers and school trustees, but will act on behalf of students and parents who are not directly represented in bargaining. Mr. Wells said points that deserved particular mention were Negotiations will continue to Jottings by Jack from Queens Park be at the local level between teachers and trustees and either party can obtain bargaining adv- ice or assistance fromoutside sources. Either party can serve notice in January, that it wishes to beg- in negotiations, leaving seven months to negotiate a new agree- ment. All agreements must take effect on September 1st, and expire on August 31, and may be for one or more years. The scope of negotiations will cover any terms or condition of employment put forward by either party, except for a cert- ain limited number of items such as pensions. Every agreement must include a grievance procedure to resolve disputes that may arise during the duration of an agreement. At anytime during negotiat- ions, teachers and trustees may ask the Education Relations Com- mission to send in a mediator or a fact finder, or to refer the outstanding issues to voluntary binding arbitration, and to his knowledge is the first tune that it has been specifically provided for in legislation in Canada. Equally innovative and import- • ant is the creation of the fact- finding process. When negotiat- ions between a board and its teachers are at or ner an impasse, the Education Relations Comm- ission will assign an impartial person, a fect-finder. His job will be to investigate both sides of the dispute and to write a report that will expose any ext- reme or unrealistic positions on TODAY'S HEALTH It's gr at to get a suntan -- but be careful getting it by David Woods We who inhabit the northern countries don't worship the sun to the same extent as primitive peo- ples, who turned it into a god. But the Swedes still face it in adora- tion from their apartment balconies with the first sign of spring, and Canadians, who Can afford to, chase it in winter, by going south. Unlike the people of warmer lands who tend to shun it, Cana- dians are understandably apt to make the most of it during an all - too -brief summer. Like fire itself., however, the sun is a good servant and a poor master. Here's how you can get it work- ing for you: • Don't try to get that gorgeous tan all on the first day — build up to it. A pamphlet from the On- tario Ministry of Health, entitled The Sun: Friend and Foe, sug- gests starting with about 20 minutes of sunbathing the first day and adding five minutes or so a day for the first four days. (This pamphlet is available from the Health Resource Centre, Communications Branch, Min- istry of Health, Hepburn Block, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M7A 1S2.) • Fair -skinned people have less skin protection, so they should he extra careful. For them, spe- cial sun -screening lotions are available. • Avoid the midday sun in the early stages of tanning, and also reflecting surfaces like water or sand, which can make the sun's rays more fierce and burning. • Use a suntan cream or lotion, and, for long periods in the sun, protect the head and neck with • suitable covering. • Guard your eyes. Light rays can damage the retina, and sun- glasses, besides cutting out glare, will afford some protection. • Remember that while sun is a good source of vitamin D — the same vitamin that's found in egg yolk and many kinds of fish — too much sunshine can damage the skin, causing it to age pre- maturely. • In hot weather you lose some of the body's liquids through per- spiration. Replace them by drink- ing fruit juice or other liquids. • If you do get sunburned, get out of the sun and into a cool, dark room. Apply a soothing cream to the sunburned area. If you should get heat stroke, call the doctor — and in the interim take steps to bring the body temperature down. The secret of bringing some sun- shine into your life is to do it grad- ually -- to keep your cool, and enjoy the sunny days ahead. the part of trustees or teachers. The report is made public if no agreement has been reached Within 15 days after it has been submitted. Mr. James Breithaupt, Liberal. House Leader, said the. Bill should "avoid the politics of confrontation that were allowed to fester for the last year and a half." The Liberal party has taken the attitude that teachers should have the right to strike if other methods fail as have the New Democratic Party. The Education Minister said the Government will "retain the right to take specific actions including legislative action if necessary should serious disrupt- ion of educational service occur; Both opposition parties have pressured the Government to conduct a full public inquiry into the operations of Ontario Housing Corporation following disclosure that a Sudbury insur- ance agent and his wife, both active Conservatives, made about $200, 000 on land bought by the Government public hous- ing agency between 1968 and 1972. Liberal House Leader James Breithaupt said suspicious and questionable land dealings between Eugene Vannier and his wife, Geraldine and the OHC should be enough to persuade the Government to launch a full judicial inquiry. There has been considerable debate in the Legislature about the alleged connections of org- anized crime with the distribut- ion of tainted meat, unfit for human consumption, in Ontario and Quebec. The Ministers of Health and Agriculture have ind- icated that their investigations have uncovered no evidence to support these allegations thus far. According to NCP Justice Critic Dr. Morton Shulman, the illegal sale of uninspected horse meat is still widespread. Dr. Shulman has charged that the Mafia is connected with these operations, and that at least 23 retain outlets are involved. A former Humane Society investigator has claimed that weak and diseased horses were sold at Ontario Livestock auctiona and later butchered for human consumption in a Mafia - run operation. Attorney General John Clement told the Legislat- ure that to date no information is available from the Ontario Provincis 1 Police or any munic- ipal force that would support the allegations that the sale of taint- ed meat in this province from Quebec has in fact taken place. Liberal Leader Robert Nixon accused the Government of "lack of adequate communicat- ion" with health officials and other authorities on the tainted meat issue. Dr. Morton Shulman to back up his argument that semi-auto- matic firearms are too easy to obtain, brought into the Legis- lature, this week a black milit- ary -style rifle. There were gasps from the government bench( opposite when he pulled the .22 calibre rifle from beneath his desk. Dr, Shulman described in the Legislature how he went with a companion to a store to purchase the rifle. He did not get the .45 calibre he wanted but was offered similar weapons carrying a 223 cartridge, similar to the one he had. When asked what The purpose of such a gun was, the salesman had replied that "It really is only good for killing people." Dr. Shulman said no one asked his name or asked for alicence. Dr. Shul- man also criticized the security of the Legislature. The Speaker asked Dr. Shulman to remove "what looks like a weapon" from the chambers. The matter of the Committee on expenditure was named in the Legislature once again and James Bullbrook, Liberal Member for Sarnia asked the Speaker of the House for clarification on a procedural point. Recognizing that the Speaker during the quest- ion period has to exercise disc- retion he wanted to know on what basis the discretion was ex- ercised. Mr. Bullbrook referred to a question on draining a lake at Sudbury on which the Speaker permitted four supplementary questions. Pat Reid Liberal Mem- ber for Rainy' River raised a question on the appointment of a commission, designated to do one thing, "that is, erode the power of this Legislative Ass- embly and usurp the function of government, " and attempted to ask a supplementary question, but was cut off. Mr. Bullbrook pointed out that there was "some disjoint in balance of priorities and important matters in this Question Period." He said it was beyond his understand- ing how the Speaker could not see theirnportance of a commit- tee that's being appointed and to disallow a supplementary quest- ion. The Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations, Mr. Sidney Handleman, agr nounced the establishment of the Ontario Liquor Advisory Council and the Liquor Advisory Committee. The Liquor Advisory Council will be composed of a chairman, a vice-chairman and approxim- ately 30 members drawn from all walks of life. The Advisory Committee, the executive core for the Council, will be made up of not more than five memb- ers including the Chairman and vice-chairman of the Advisory Council. John Fisher, Q.C. has been appointed to the position of chairman of these liquor advisory bodies, Mr. Fisher a broadcaster, author, lecturer and former executive director of the Canad- ian Tourist Association, was formerly Canada's Centennial Commissioner and popularly known as Mr. Canada. Mr. Cle- ment said that Mr. Fisher will make an excellent chairman for oxesanzwir Robert Farquhar Installing VINYL and ALUMINUM SIDING Soffat & Facias Covered *Eavestroughing* 20% Off Awnings Until June 30 *Additions and rcnovations* FOR FREE ESTIMATES CALL 236-4808 AFTER 6 P.M. these two bodies. The Minister of Health announ- ced this week that with federal government approval, Ontario is limiting the number of immig- rant doctors entering the Province, Immigrant doctors are not being approved for residence in Ontario unless they have pre -arranged employment or agree to maint- ain a ratio of one doctor for every 575 residents. Discussions are being held with federal author- ities "to make the necessary arrangements for all job offers to immigrant physicians to be referred to the health ministry for an approval before they are confirmed for immigration. This will enable the Ministry to be informed of foreign graduates who wish to enter the Province and to determine whether or not Canadian Physicians are avail- able to fill vacant positions. REDI-MIX CONCRETE (ALSO FORM WORK) McCann Const. Ltd. 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