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PAGE 6, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1982, WHITBY FREE PRMS Durha-m Centre, WPH workers accept wage offers Approxirnately 300 workers ernployed at the Whltby Psychiatric Hospital and the Dur- ham Centre for the Developmentaly -Han- dicapped accepted new wage settiernenta, last week. The workers, who are -represented by the On- tario Public Service Employees Union <01'- SEU), wiil receive wage increases of 9.5 per cent retroactive to Iast Jan- uary 1 which will be in addition to a 1.25 per cent plus 21-cents7an hour on July 1. ,This part of a one-, year agreement wiIl cover approxixjately 11,500 employees.at psy- 1l89 chiatric hospitals and homes for the retarded across the province. Ac- cording to OPSEU offi- ciais, the turni-out was Iight with only about, one-third of eligible members voting 75 per cent in favor of the set- iemient. ,Locally, OPSEU represents 200ÏWPH and Second minquest, ordered, An inquest bas been ordered into the death of a mentally handicapped man whose body was recovered from the, waters of the'Whitby Harbor on April 30.' John Demister, a 52- year-old resident of the. Durham Centre for the Developmentally Han- dicapped disappeared from the centre on April The- inquest willbe held on August 25. HMs death was the second such tragedy to occur near the institu- tion which shares facili- ties with ý the Whitby Psychiatric 'Hospital. Two weeks earlier, thé body of Margaret Dan- iel, 20, a patient of the WPH, was found on the beach of Lake'Ontarjo in the Lynde Shores Con- servation Area. She disappeared'from the hospital almost a month before she was found.- An inquest into her death will be held on July 14. .111 "'4 Il Good selection of box nts, fertilizer for your gai ing needs. 85. Durham, Centre em- ployees lncluding coun- sellors, -nursing . assist-, ants, child care workers, as well as recreati.on and 'workshop instru c- tors. The settlement will-- brlng the average wage earnedby these people' to just over $9 an hour. In the old contract, they earned. 'a- littie more than $8 an hour.,1i *1 About five of the hos- pital's-and two. 0f the centre's employees' in the administrative cate- gory <volunteer 1co- ordinators, rehabilita-' tion, probation and par-' ole officers) wiil receive. an 8.5 par cent plus $3.75 a week wage increases also retroactive to January 1. OnJuly 1, they will receive an ad- ditional 2.5 par cent which will bring their pi a- rden- average salary up to $530 a week. However, these agree- ments do not represent a ,complete- contract. The' issuesr4of,,benefits- and- worklng ïconditions" are ýstili before an arbi- trator who Is ýexpected. to make a decision sometime this month. OPSEU -spokesmnan, Peter Dashfield said that the wage issue had been before the arbitra- tor.,but before the pro-, vincial government. wanted the issue back on thie bargainlng table it went back to media-ý tion. The workeÈi, he ad- ded .are ,"reasonably satisfied" with the wage settiement., He incicated that set- tiement may bave been. made because of spec- ulation tbat the federal i4 oOg4l1.99 Meadow GoId ALL Large Size, Pkg. of 8 ICE CREAM BOX PLANTS KAISER BUNS 2 L CartonRe.12 Assorted FlavoursBoRe.12 1.79 9A.9 Silverwood Product of Canada Sunshine White or 60% Whole Wheat - WHIPPING CREAM IP.Eu..POTATOESBRA 250 mi24 oz. 1loaf 919 M9 211 I 29 Primo 100% Vegetable Product of U.S.A. Country Time COOKING QIL PECHESaNo 1LEMOINADE LImt 3 EC S Case of 24,250 ml. 2.993L 1.2/69 b. 56 Reg. or Diet COKE Assorted Flavours, Hostess PEPSI 750 mi POTATO. case of 24 250 ml. Limit 12 Botties CHIPS Limit 3cases Plus Deposit 200 g 6.392189 ______ Produce speclals in ef fect Wednesday to close Sunday Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 9- 7 Friday 9-9 Sat. &Sun. 9- 6 We reserve the righ to Ùimit quantities. Other specials continue tili closilng Tuesday Hwy. 12-. North of Rossland South of Tauntôn i q government might im- pose wage controls and so me members feared that, they would corne in- to force while the mat- te was stifi in arbitra- tion. None Of the workers employed under , this contract bave the right to strike under current provincial legisiation. Councl Col'umnn Subinitted by members of WHITBY-TOWN COUNCIL By REGIONAL COUNCILLOR TOM EDWARDS >.Chairman, Recreation Department One- of the fine tbings about living in a town. like Whitby is the effect that one person can have on the 111e-îôf our community. It is flot necessary to bave rank or honors to be acclaimed in a town like ours.' There are men and women of our community who have neyer run for public office, but whose contri- bution is more lasting than many who were elected. Such a personwas the late Luther Vipond of Whitby, or-as he would have preferred it, of Brooklin. Hund- reds of residents of our town came to the funeral parlour last week to pay tribute to bis efforts, par- ticularly to the young people i n the sports 111e of this arèa for more than 50 years. Our deepest sympathy goes to the Vipond family, and it 1$ hoped that the respect he is accorded might lessen the pain of his passing. Luther is one of a number of people who have made a lasting contribution in various sporting ac- tivities, and who have passed away in the last year or so. First was Vern Rowe, who died a littie over a year ago after years of unselfish service in various sporting activitiesâ. Recently we lost Lloyd Gibson whose contributions to the life of our community is s0 weil known to the young participants in the various sports activities which he sponsored. These men bave'left a legacy which anyone desirous of.the fulfilment and satisfaction of -public service would do weIl to emulate. Maytheir memor be sared and ever green.- Fortunately, there are many other members of Our community whose efforts in community. service is essential, even if it is largely unsung. We shail try to make some amends at Heydenshore Auditorium on June 30 at 7:30 p.m. On tbis occasion we shahl hold our annual achievement night, in which we salute those of our community who have been recommended by the organization to wbich they belong to be recognized for their efforts., This event arose out of a recommendation I made some years ago after attending the annual bowling banquet. On that occasion I looked at the hunidreds of young people who were present and for the first time un- derstood how much we rely on the scores of volun- teers who put in countless hours year in and year out, to keep the various sports and recreation activi- ties going. 1 was overwhelmed by the commitment of s0 many volunteer men and women, who stay on long after their own childrenhave grown beyond the years when they would benefit, to make sure that other people's children can experience the same en- joyment. The achievement night does not really cater to ail of these people, but at least some who otherwise would receive no recognition at ail are given this modest salute. Let'us -ail enjoy this kind of activity while we are small enough as a comn- munity to do so. Corne out on June 30 and in addition to saluting those who receive some well-merited awards, give a thought for those whose behind the scenes activities make Whitby the place that it is. Lot Subaru show you the difference Just remember that it's quit. easy to f md an Inex. pensive car. The trick is to flnd one that stays that, w.C & CMOTO RS e SALES e SERVICE e PARTS 160 Simcoo St. S., (North of 401) OSHAWA 728-0181 Criiii IFW __