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14 economist sunsuhtribune business saturday june 112005 win free golf wwwpheasantrungolfcomj register at garden for a lyiarhanri garden 4 award- if you know of a garden visible from the street that is a source of beauty and pride to its owners and the surrounding neighbours please consider nominating it for markhams susie award awards will be presented in each of the following categories front garden with frontage of 40 feet or less single family dwelling duplex or groundlevel apartmentcondotownhouse category a category b category c category d eco susie front garden with frontage of 41 feet or more single family dwelling or duplex multiple front gardens within a multiple unit complex apartment or seniors building townhousecondominium complex businesses front landscapes of businesscommercial locations and places of worship environmentally friendly garden including watering native plants and alternate pesticide control registrations must be received by wednesday june 15 2005 judging 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society and the thornhill horticultural society may ease construction crisis t by patrick mangion staff writer the end of mandatory retire ment could avert a skilled labour crisis in york regions booming housing industry labour minister chris bent- ley introduced legislation to repeal ontarios mandatory retirement at 65 it was welcome news to industries relying on skilled tradespeople said eddie thorn ton executive director of the car penters local union in wood- bridge its important to us not to lose out on those years of experi ence mr thornton said the number of canadians working in skilled trade occupa tions has declined nearly 4 per cent over the past decade tuesdays announcement may stall the trend as experts were expecting thousands of babyboomers to retire over the next five to 10 years we feel its entirely up to the individual mr thornton added aurora resident and former high school principal john volpe agreed saying the issue is all about choice if youre capable and healthy you should be able to continue to work mr volpe said he didnt wait to be pushed out the door instead opting for early retirement seven years ago at 56 today he volunteers as vice- president of habitat for human ity york region and works part- time as a starter at a local golf course while critics argue lifting c due to an error the second part of this story was omitted from thursdays economist sun we regret the error mandatory retirement may be lauded by whitecollar profes sionals such as professors or doctors the provinces union leaders have said blue- collar workers in physicallydemand ing jobs will not behelped by the changes furthermore there is a con cern itjcould push back federal pension eligibility as it has in the united states where social secu rity starts at age 67 however mr bentley said the proposal to eliminate mandato ry retirement was fueled by feed back from more than 100 ontario residents and 50 stake holders during meetings last september- ending mandatory retire ment would allow workers to retire based on lifestyle circum stance and priorities we listened to the needs and concerns of business labour and others who have consulted with us and are doing this in a way that protects existing rights to pension early retirement and benefits plans mr bentley said in a news release the idea of eliminating mandatory retirement was first proposed by the conservatives two years ago however the legislation was shelved following a liberal victo ry in the last provincial election highlights of the uberals pro posal to eliminate mandatory retirement at age 65 in ontario under the employment standards act employers will not beobligated to provide senior workers benefits such as medical coverage the legislation would require changes to the ontario human rights code since it does not pro tect those 65 and older torn dis- crimination in employment about 100000 ontarians turn 65 this year 4000 workersjor 06 per cent of the prbvinceworkforce are expected to continue working past 65 eligible ontario residents who continue working past 65 could still accept canada pension plan payouts old age security and the guaranteed income supplement the new law will overrule union contracts calling for mandatory retirement at 65 and the legislation could become law this fall at the earliest the govern ment will wait another year before it takes effect more information about retire- mentages the average retirement age in canada hasdropped to 61 according to statisticscanada ontario would join alberta t bed the yukon new brunswick and manitoba as provinces without mandatory retirement i- other counties include the united 1 stetesausfialiaand mew zealand annum tent event ofe selected styles ehh9 t i i co major mackenzie dr e hwy7 fs 22 o r hurry some styles will not last bayyiew and major mackenzie 905379452 monfri 9am8pm satsun 9am6pm iii cart bag v mjxmjs y ft length dwdare external putter ma t s1and bag r7dou8le strap- imnnfempsssl g0lf6lqves m 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