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Don't throw out the baby with the bath water Dear Editor: Parliament has decisive- ly dealt with the idea of Capital Punishment as a tool to control crime. Now, as promised in the House of Commons, we must look at other ways to improve the system. Will youths get Dear Editor: Re: Youths get maximum time. I would like to draw your attention to two imnac- curacies in this article: The offenders were charged with second- degree murder under the Young Offenders Act, and Munns Dear Editor: The Midland Chamber of Commerce's winner of the Fun Weekend in Midland, But, there are no simple solutions when it comes to human behaviour. We can not simply say: "Lock them up and throw away the key!" It is not as easy as declaring: '"'Give all of- fenders harsher sentences and that will solve the pro- not manslaughter which would have resulted in a maximum of six months sentence. It was the Crown At- torney's Office which ap- pealed to have the case tried in Adult Court and not 'Bredin's mother.* The Saskatchewan Court' have a Mr. Ralph Munn, enjoyed himself immensely and says: "Midland is Magnifi- cent and everyone was so blem." Our system is not perfect and changes are needed. But it is not all wrong, either. So, as we make changes, let's assure that we do not "throw out the baby with the bath water." We need to look at all parts of the system and of Appeal turned this ap- peal down because in the minds of two of three judges '"'the offenders are not considered dangerous." I would like to add that Judge Gosselin banned the offenders from owning firearms for six years. keep what is working and change what is not. People are understan- dably anxious about crime. But there are also many misconceptions about what the system does, and what we can reasonably -- expect it to do. We cannot Under Young Offenders laws, the Provincial Social Services Department can seek a review of the sentence almost im- mediately, the defence can ask for a review after six months and a mandatory review must be held by the courts after one year. just look to the profes- sionals of the system to solve the problem. The pro- blem of crime exists in the community and by in large so does the solution. The cold hard reality is, even if we do lengthen the sentences, most inmates 'maximum time?' In just one year the defendents will have three opportunities to have their sentence reduced, so it re- mains to be seen if 'Youths get maximum time." Mrs. Sigrid Bredin Lafontaine fun time in Midland friendly and helpful. We will return." The Chamber would like to thank the following businesses for their generous contribution to this fun filled weekend: Castle Village Gift Shop, Sweeping changes to act The Minister of Labour recently introduced legisla- tion that he said allows the workplace parties to meet their health and safety responsibilities more fully. And the Minister said that should the workplace par- ties not live up to the responsibilities, the government will have at its disposal a strong hand to act effectively. The recently-introduced legislation expands a worker's right to refuse to do a job he or she believes is unsafe by including an activity the worker believes would endanger himself or herself or even someone else. This provision covers such activities as lifting heavy objects. It also precludes an employer from assigning refused work to another employee until an investigation has determined that the work is safe. Under the proposed right-to-refuse provisions, the bill recognizes that there might be occasions when the refusal itself could create an imminent danger to other workers or the general public. So the Minister would permit an employer to assign another worker without having to await the outcome of an in- vestigation. But this second worker would still have the right to refuse, too. If passed in the provin- cial Legislature, this bill would enshrine the right for workers to be paid 75 per cent of their wages and benefits for any time lost - because of a work refusal or stop work order. This legislation is design- ed to greatly increase the number of joint health and safety committees and worker representatives in Ontario by increasing minimum committee membership to four and re- quiring co-chairmen - one each from labour and management. It would also require that at a minimum, the committee or health and safety representative inspect-some part of the workplace on a monthly basis and the entire area at least once a year. In presenting his bill to the Legislature, the Minister said the protec- tion and promotion of health and safety at the workplace require the commitment and active in- volvement of senior management. And to this end, the bill would place upon every director and of- ficer of a corporation a du- ty to take all reasonable care for worker health and safety. Employers would be required to establish health and safety policies; undertake. workplace health and safety pro- grams; and provide effec- tive training for employees. Employers would be re- quired to respond in writing within 30 days to any recommendation of a joint committee or of a worker representative. That response would have to provide a timetable for implementation. If a employer disagreed with a joint health and safety committee recommenda- tion, the reasons would have to be stated. Commit- tee members and worker representatives would also have a right to be present when workplace testing takes place and employers would be required to pro- vide them with access to testing information. And finally, this recently- introduced legislation would increase the max- imum fine to $250,000 from $25,000 for infrac- tions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. This proposed legislation is scheduled to come before members when the provincial Legislature resumes sitting in the fall and it will be interesting to see the outcome. for 1987. oa oe IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PENETANGUISHENE TAX PAYERS 1987 Final Tax Bills were mailed on June 4, 1987. If you have not received your bill, call the Town Office at 549-7452. Remember, even if you do not receive a bill, you are still respon- sible for paying your taxes. The installments are due July 31st and October 30th, 1987. These installments represent the balance owing on your taxes E. Valentine, A.M.C.T. Tax Collector 30,000 Island Boat Cruise - PMCL, Orr's Jewellers, The Highland Inn and Convention Centre, The Place Setting, The Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre, Huronia Historical Parks, Perrin's Flower Shop, Reflections Hair Design, The Midland Boatworks Restaurant, Freda's Restaurant, Bavarian House of Midland, Huronia Museum, Budd Watson Gallery, Galerie Gale, McDonald's Restaurant and Martyrs' Shrine. Midland! Chamber of Commerce will be returning to our communities. If they do so without the will or the means to be responsible citizens, then we will deal with them again in our courts. The fact of the mat- ter is that many can come out worse then they went in. For many years, organizations such as St. Leonard's Society have assisted offenders to get established after their release. 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