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LR Ld =f Wy Sey Terrace Bay, ont. NO. 6 . FEBRUARY I2, I975 20¢ PER COPY ROCEEDS PRESENTED TO HOSPITAL rst meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary to Canadian Legion, Branch 223 was held y 27th. 5 Qf .the last nedting were read and rom the treasurer. ban Nugent and Mrs. Jan McEwen were akers and gave interesting talks on bspital. Beaulieu presented Joan with a cheque )0 on behalf of the L.A. Proceeds fome Bingo for the Hospital. urling will be on February 22nd foll- Smorgasbord dinner. King and Queen owned at the Legion Friday night, 1st. Members must be presented to » e Night is scheduled for March 8th. s urged to wear costumes. There willl f chance and dancing to the music of ion wishes to thank all those who continued page 2 ...... cece NEW MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR ONTARIO The Honourable John P. MacBeth announced new minimum wage rates for Ontario which will come into effect on May Ist, I975. The minimum wage for general industry will "be $2.40 and for the construction industry $2.65. A detailed breakdown of the present and new follows. "This revision", the Minister said, "has been necessary to keep pace with the increas- ed cost of living". He added that the Ministry is preparing a booklet for distribution to employers in the province outlining in detail the intention and applications of the newly revised Employ- ment Standards Act. Subjects will include coverage; homeworkers hours of work; minimum wage; paid public hol- idays; equal pay for substantially the same kind of work; benefits such as pension plans; pregnancy leave and termination. The booklet will be available early in February. The new minimum wage schedule will be: Current Rate Effective " Rate May I, /75 General minimum $2.25 $2.40 General learner rate (During first month of employment) 2.15 2.30 Construction rate 2.50 2.65 Guard on construction projects 2.50 Student rate : (under I8 years of age where weekly hours are not in excess of 28 hours of where student is employed during a school holiday) 1.90 2.00 continued page 2 .....