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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 25 Jul 1979, p. 5

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Bluevale Collegiate‘s music department will soon have five giant panels depicting the history of music, thanks to two Waterloo artists. Peter Mansell (standing), the school‘s drama teacher, and freelance artist and Chronicle cartoonist Doug Schaefer spent most of last week finishing the paintings, which trace musical history from Neanderthal man to modern times, in orâ€" dinary house paint. Convice STEWART SCHEDEWITZ Should disabled people pay more for life inurance? That‘s one topic that came up numerous times during last week‘s Ontario select committee on company law meeting‘s, held at four life insurance head ofices in Waterloo. James Renwick, NDP MPP for Riverdale and a member of the committee, questioned representaâ€" tives of all four companies about the practice of makâ€" ing disabled people pay Irigher life insurance preâ€" miums. . MPP Renwick asked the industry representatives why companies should not charge regular rates to the disabled, since they are no statistics to prove accidenâ€" _ : ‘*’Qiy’g e . ‘ | | 4 ‘ ‘ ,..-*-7""' wl l4 ‘::5 "';,;';"‘?‘fut'f» k l g}fi JÂ¥ / M + e t o W is 1 713 â€"~ / 2B im . o+ â€" 5@ + &Â¥ Nugwent 6 c f% P * 3 h L A Â¥ i 20.# 3 l f’r t , F f M '3«} g » 4 ‘ P 2 /"‘:. ' fi f A hy _‘ / $ 9 â€" _Â¥ ,vt.g':' 4 A * £ :2’1"] . . AJ win $ 4 4 n 444 * 2 P '”'“‘."f y M ée 4 . w = 1 C Hall { / & *}*% â€"~ K BR c d i F fom ~ By Howard Elliott Chronicle staff writer KEITH ARUPPENTHAL .. worthy of your confidence. Insurance for disabled a hot topic > Conrement Parkmg. entering Wellington or Kimg Street a tradition since 1925. Datz~Bechtel funeral home and chapel 621 KING WEST â€" 745â€"9495 tal death is more likely to befall a handicapped perâ€"â€" _ ~ mination against the handicapped. son. â€" But the insurance companies insist that risk clasâ€" That‘s the basic question being debated by the comâ€" sification is fair. mitte and the insurance companies. The companies ~â€" John Acheson, president and chief executive of Doâ€" maintain that ‘the rate structure used to formulate minion Life, argued that if all policyâ€"hdiders were asâ€" â€"premiums for disabledâ€"such as quadraplegic, paraâ€" sessed in the same manner, general rates would have plegic, blind or deafâ€"is a fair one. to increase to make up flo:ot:e increase in payment. Life insurance representatives often have no conâ€" Risk classification will continue to be a hot item as crete statistics when dealing with the handicapped, so tti: select .“";“.‘“‘e continues its investigation into they usually rely comlletely on a medical examinaâ€" operation 'â€".';3'"' ance companies. In September, tion. The results of a medical are used to determine the committee willâ€"meet with representatives of the the risk of the prospective policyâ€"holder. Canadian Institute of Actuaries and the Canadian Life Insurance Medical Officers Association. The Ontario government is presently considering The medical officers especially will be on the spot revigions to the Ontario Human Rights Code to counâ€" to explain why physically disabled people often pay teract what many government officials see as discriâ€" such high premiums. . i Clare named deputy Insurance under fire (Continued from page 1} muda (that office is no longer in operation) as well as in Canada and the United States. The Lutheran Life Inâ€" surance Society delivered a special report on involvâ€" ment with fraternal orâ€" Chronicle staff writer Staff Inspector Charles Clare, a 26â€"year veteran of police work has been proâ€" moted to deputy chief of the Waterloo Regional police department. Deputy Chief Clare is a reâ€" sident of Cambridge, where With 2 Convenient Locations to Serve You Great Savings! King & Wellington Sts. KITCHENER King & University Stes. WATERLOO ‘""‘"Join in our 2 for 1 July Special!""‘ CLIP THIS COUPON AND SAVE «+ FOR THE PRICE OF THIS COUPON VALID UNTIL JULY 31. 1979 LIMIT 1 COUPON PER CUSTOMER This coupon entities you to one Fish & Chip Dinner (2 pieces of fish & chips) at no extra charge with the purchase of another at the regular price of $2.09 (Not ralid on our current Tuesday special ) Ceeateetamiage . ganizations, since that Orâ€" Northern Life Assurance ganization is extensively inâ€" Co. at their head office. volved with groups of that _ he resides with his wife and three children. This week the select comâ€" mittee on company law is in. London meeting with the London Life Insurance Co., at their head office and the The 48â€"year police officer joined the Galt police deâ€" partment in 1953, before that force was amalgamatâ€" ed with the rest of Waterloo Region to form the present department. "*>a mMPRB 2. * ~ 5 U 2 The ‘committee is also scheduled to hoid public hearings during September and October: The meetings will be held at Queen‘s Park, in Toronto. remained in that position until his promotion to Deâ€" puty Chief, where he will serve under regional police chief Harold Basse. On January 1, 1973, he was promoted to staff inspector in the regional office, and he , July 26, 1979 â€"

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