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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 22, 1971
Page
2
The Financial Post argues taxpayers question teacher rewards vs other workers. Etobicoke Ontario teachers average 1200 hours yearly with pay estimates from 4.50 to 12.75 per hour depending on experience. Manufacturing and construction hourly wages are notably lower.
Lawrence Kastner, a former B C mining superintendent who left Canada in 1950 and returned after 20 years in Austin, says prejudice is waning but so is national drive. He notes less ethnic name-calling, fewer racially slanderous terms, yet believes Canadians now lack the former zip and ambition, while suggesting a more relaxed pace may be needed.
A Domtar news bulletin notes a new eight diver training device at an aquasport centre in Pointe Claire P Q. The 10 foot water geyser system uses compressed air at 175 to 300 psi to cushion belly flops and ease beginners into diving. H M Flewelling praises its potential to shorten training to five years for a good diver. Beverly Boys commends its usefulness for learners to gain confidence.
Manitoba ombudsman George Maltby, former St. James-Assiniboia police chief, says nearly half of 448 complaints were outside his jurisdiction and he would rather people write in than refrain. He resolved 33 disputes, with workmen’s compensation as the largest topic. a trapper case ended with a fisher donated to a museum.
An independent three member commission tables a report urging a doubling of basic MLA salaries to 9600 a year and revised expense rules. Premier and executive salaries would rise to 28600 and 24000 respectively with altered tax free allowances. The panel also calls for party caucus funding and office space support.
Fourth in a health unit series on communicable diseases outlines transmission through intimate contact and poor hygiene, lists food and waterborne outbreak risks, and stresses hand washing, proper chlorine disinfection, and safe drinking water. It notes recent cases in the area and urges public adherence to procedures to curb hepatitis and other illnesses.
J. J. Hill, 55, after 38 years in the Brandon school division, resigns as superintendent effective August 31 for family reasons. He may stay as a classroom teacher. cites dropouts and need for more vocational courses amid concerns on alcohol and drugs. He offered to teach any subject except chemistry and physics.
Premier Ed Schreyer expects to announce the appointment of a chairman for the Manitoba Development Corp the province s industrial loan agency in the current legislative session Replying in the Legislature he said Sidney Spivak the opposition leader was told the decision would come soon Former secretary D Rodgers has acted as chairman since R E Grose resigned last year
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