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Mr. Carton said recent misleading statements on the lack of protection for female employees against discrimination have caused considerable concern to many employees and to the department. Minister claims act eliminates discrimination against women In the first year of enforâ€" cement of the act, he said 283 complaintsâ€"48 of them by menâ€"have been regis: tered with the Ontario womâ€" en‘s bureau. In addition, the bureau has received over 2,500 requests for informaâ€" tion on various phases of the Act. That will clear a lot of the fog in our domestic air, I The women‘s equal emâ€" ployment opportunity act is effectively eliminating discrimination based on sex, labour minister Gordon Carton said today. to me. She is éternally getâ€" ting into jams because she won‘t listen to me because she never has because she thinks she knows more than I about practically anyâ€" thing you can name. And she is forever getting me into jams because I listen to her because she thinks The second thing Ill do is stop listening to my wife and make her start listening Same goes for my woodâ€" pile, which has been sitting there, ‘"‘drying out". since August. Westmount Place breast), and most of the time I feel as though I‘m still animal, though I have a lot of calcium in the wrong ces â€" not teeth, but elâ€" ‘s. knees and shoulders and there are moments when I feel pure vegetable. maybe a withered turnip. )Sobere goes. The very first thing I‘m going to do in ©72 is get my rake and lawn chairs out of the backyard and into the basement. Provided I can find them under the snow *"I would assure all workâ€" STNT HESIS it Waterlioo New Year‘s resolutions seem _ rather _ pointless, when one looks back over the past year and realizes | 2 Kitchener But hope springs eternal the human beast (note ed. â€" that‘s beast, not JESSOPS cleaners KJTCHENER/WATERLOO Sound Sensational STEREO SHOP Ontario & Duke Sts. Waterlioo Square To date, it has been necesâ€" sary for the Minister of Laâ€" bour to appoint only one board of inquiry. In the majority of the cases amicâ€" able settlements have been reached without resorting to court action. **Women are increasingly becoming aware of their rights in employment and are realizing that the law is on their side," said Mrs. Carton. ers in this province â€" male as well as femaleâ€"that the women‘s equal employment opportunity act prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex or marital status," he said. ‘"For female emâ€" ployees it provides the adâ€" ditional protection of a 12â€" week maternity leave.~ I‘m going to put a stop to my daughter falling in love. This will be one of the trickier assignments. I just get nicely adjusted to the fact that she‘s deeply in love and settling down when I get word that it‘s off with the old and on with the new. and this time it‘s "real". In the past year she‘s been in love with an English proâ€" I‘m going to give up late nights. They take a terrible toll on a fellow when he must work next day. No more of those. Except on exceptional cases, such as Friday and Saturday nights and anytime we go to a party or have one. Or anytime I really feel like staying up. cut down to twentyâ€"seven seconds, do it once a week. and get it over with. to do is stop worrying. I‘m a terrible worry wart. Some weeks I worry a total of twentyâ€"seven minutes, aâ€" bout something I can‘t do a thing about. I‘m going to know. You think that‘s like a mouse bragging that he‘s going to straighten out an elephant. And it is. But it‘s also a fact that we mice have been known to panic a whole herd of elephants. Anyway, it‘ll be fun trying. That old spirit of adven ture, you know. Even if it does cost me a broken nose or a couple of thick ears. He estimated that durâ€" Phone 579â€"5650 going Bill Smiley The Women‘s bureau reâ€" ports that the largest numâ€" ber of complaints received involve job classification and seniority lists that bar 180 Weber North 578â€"3320 Waterioo Male and female job laâ€" bels have been abolished by the Act and all jobs are open to qualified workers regardâ€" less of sex. ing the first year of the en forcement of the act, thouâ€" sands of women workers have received the benefit of maternity leave where preâ€" viously it hardly existed. In one hospital, which used to terminate pregnant employâ€" ees, 123 maternity leaves have been granted since the Act came into force. Edgar will. if I haven‘t answered yet. Have a good year. And a special wish to all those in trouble; Western farmers, the unemployed. the old, the mentally ill. Keep your chin up. Things can only get better. And remember, somebody is thinking about you. Maybe Edgar Benson won‘t. but I In closing, thanks to all those who have written durâ€" ing the year. Forgive me lems. arms of the church for a longâ€"awaited (on her part) embrace. I am steadily growing more sinful, just like the rest of you. but it‘s time to start straightâ€" ening the accounts. Well,. that‘s enough to keep me going for the year. A nice mixture of physical and psychological probâ€" tessor. an American (imagâ€" ine‘). student: twice en gaged to the same guy. name of Joe; and is currently headâ€"overâ€"heels with _ a sculptor. How much does a struggling sculiptor make? I don‘t really care. but I don‘t fancy the old idea that two can live as cheaply as one. if I‘m paying the bills. I don‘t know what ‘tech nique I‘ll use to stop her. but Tll come up with something fiendish that will guarantee her a long spinâ€" sterhood. creatre d North America‘s Only C oast to Coast AVotwork of Exclusive Auto Muffier Shops BY LARRY MSLAUGHLIN WATERLOO PAINT â€" PAPER â€" VINYL SCB~ after 5 p.m. FAST. FREE MUFFLER INSTALLATION Custom Pipe Bending Shocks _This increase, however, was not matched by a similâ€" ar increase in qualified teachers necessary to develâ€" op and teach this program." The move brings the instiâ€" tute closer to most separate school teachers. and secondary school level has increased across the country. Rev. J.A. Wahl, the dean of arts at St. Jerome‘s colâ€" lege, said: "In recent years the number of courses and programs in family life eduâ€" cation on the elementary St. Jerome‘s College will sponsor the institution, who‘s aim is to help the teacher "discover a value system which is acceptable to them and respectful of the convictions, social, moral or religious, of the society in which they labor." The course is part of the services offered by the Famâ€" ily Life Institute which is moving from Thunder Bay to the university. Family life Course Offered To Teachers Familyâ€"life and sex educaâ€" tion will be the subjects of a sixâ€"week course to be ofâ€" fered to separate school teachers at the University of Waterloo, beginning next ventional bank _ loans â€" 3.8 percent of the $186 milâ€" lion now due and repayable under the scheme is techâ€" versity, vs the previous limit of $1,000 a year for five years. Reports of shortâ€" age of employment for graduates have given rise to fears that massive nonreâ€" payment â€" problems for CSLP loans might occur. Amounts actually in default under the plan might seem were being raised. â€" It‘s now possible to borrow as much as $1,400 a year for branch of the department of national revenue. This news should relieve taxpayers, especially in the light of Prime Minister Trudeau‘s recent announceâ€" $383.1 million was borrowed under the Canadian student loans plan (CSLP). the first dozen defaulted loans are only now being written off by the guaranteed loans Losses on student loans are not considered too severe ter by and large, an honest lot, Hugh Mcintyre reports in CSLP ceilings are. . mically in default. This comâ€" there is a similar federally lot, pares with close to six perâ€" guaranteed scheme â€" for <Ir9._..g Pome: ADMISSION FREE THE LIVING STONE This film shows the inspiration, often related to belief in the supernatural, behind the Eskimo‘s approach to the work is to release the image he sees imprisoned in the rough stone. The film centres around an old legâ€" end about the carving of the image of a sea spirit to bring food to a hungry camp. Here is shown undersea life. the shoreline birds which prey upon it, and the work of the marine biologist who studies it. cent in the US., where student loans. square."" These four sides, representing climate, soil, skill, and science are the four elements applied by Dutâ€" ch cultivators to create the perfect forms and rich colours in their plants, shrubs and trees. BETWEEN THE TIDES on Tuesday, Jan. 11th, at 8:00 PM THE MAGIC SQUARE wo:mq.m.mnwn 11 This film shows the world of beauty and colourful varâ€" iety which unfolds along the four sides of a "magic â€" Moses Springer Arena Friday, December 31st, 2 PM to 4 PM â€" Ages 6 to 11 â€" Waterioo Arena Friday December 3ist, 2 PM to 4 PM â€" Ages 12 to 18 Girls: 1â€"2 PM Boys: 2â€"3 PM Waterloo, Ontario December 29, 1971 The one hundred and second annual meeting of the Waterioo Siskins VS London Waterioo Arena JANUARY 2nd. 1972 â€" 2:00 P.M ICE SKATING â€" Moses Springer Arena Sunday â€" 3: 30 PM to 5:30 PM Children 25¢ â€" Aduits 50¢ Family $1.00 WATERLOO PUBLIC LIBRARY presents All participants must have preâ€"registered â€" To â€" Skate â€" Second Session â€" Moses Springer Arena starts Sunday, January 2nd, 1972. JUNIOR "B" HOCKEY ANNUAL MEETING WATERLOO COMMUNITY % n SERV'CES M 4s â€"F ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA ACTIVITIES "FILM NIGHT" FREE SKATING REMINDER EVERYONE !S WELCOME