Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 22 May 1976, p. 5

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Hike in letter rates sparks MPs criticism OTTAWA CP Post masterGeneral Bryce Mack asey unveiled Friday two stage raise in firstclass letter rates and was quickly deluged With criticism from MP5 for post office inefficiency The rates will rise to 10 cents letter from the present eight cents Sept with subsequent increase to 12 cents March 1977 To review legislation TORONTO CP The gov ernment will review its legisla tion covering private con stables in Ontario during the next session of the legislature SolicitorGeneral John MacBeth said Friday Bernard Newman LWind sorWalkerville asked the min ister if there is concern with the proliferation of special con stables and industrial armies in the province Mr MacBeth said his minis try is keeping an eye on the sitn nation and will set standards for special constables after the review next session He said the constables present no special problems at this time NEWS QUIZ ANSWERS PART loil and gas prices the Gulf of St Lawrence Reggie Leach 4c 5c PARTII lc 2a 3e 4b 5d PART III 1d2e3b4a 5c PICTURE QUIZ Alastair Gillespie The PHELPSTON HOTEL where friendships begin The announcement in the Commons marked the second increase revealed by the gov anment this week that will hit consumers Energy Minister Alastair Gillespie last Tuesday announced increases in gasoline and heating oil prices six cents gallon Government sources said the two early announcements will help soften the public im act of next weeks budget to an munced Tuesday by Finance Minister Donald Macdonald Ihe raises could have been re vealed in the budget Mr Mackasey who had been talking about increases in postal rates for months also said domestic secondclass rates will rise by 20 per cent next March and thirdclass rates are to be reviewed for fu ture increases INCLUDES JUNK MAIL Secondclass rates are used for mailing newspapers and magazines while thirdclass is wed in delivery of some publi cations and unsolicited mail Mr Mackasey said the first class letter rate had not risen in over four years and during this period labor fuel trans portation building and machin ay costs have been growing rapidly He noted the US now charges 13 cents for firstclass mail The post office has in recent years faced almost continuous labor unrest and problems aris ing from the introduction of new automated system based on the postal code New letter sorting machines and coding desks require modernized building facilities Mr Mackasey who doubles as consumer affairs minister Just drop out May 21 and May 22 for good time singalong featuring the diversified talents of Will Tryon The fun startsat 900 pm 10 miles North of Barrie off Hwy 27 Phone rIMPERIAL CINEMA made the announcement just before the opposition debated post office spending estimates in the Commons He said recent surveys showed the ublic is more and more satis ied with service The post office deficit is ex pected to rise to an estimated $26 million this year from $500 million in 1975 The department is expected to spend $977 mil lion this year Walter Dinsdale Brandon Souris Progressive Con servative post office critic said he spent good deal of his time responding to complaints about the department MANY COMPLAINTS There is steady stream of complaints Eeverybody has heard stories of damaged lost stolen and delayed mail some times with horrendous con sequences Mr Dinsdale said He cited large number of strikes in the post office in cluding 24 illegal walkouts in the last five years as blow to public confidence in the post of fice The last strike which lasted over 40 days ended just before Christmas last year Robert McKinley PCHu ronMiddlesex said 50per cent raise could hardly be justi fled in period of restraint He said some consumers might re duce their mailing unless the post office showed an increase in efficiency Not all the criticism came from opposition MP5 Andrew Lindsay left teacher at Angus public school presents Bill Hall of Angus the $500 he won Widow gets cash pension SAULT STE MARIE Ont CP The widow of an Al goma Steel Corp worker who died of lung cancer has been awarded $37000 plus lifetime pension by the Workmens Compensation Board The award was announced Etiday by Robert Dear com pensation committee chairman Local 251 United Steel Work ers of America The finest cuisine Lakeview 185 Dunlop 728SISI FAMILY NIGHT SPECIAL MONDAY TO THURSDAY CHICKEN POT PIE GRILLED HAM STEAK with Pineapple Ring $325 Children under 12 s225 NOW PLAYING 700 pm 915 pm ONE STEALS ONE KILLS Arum OFIISOd IIIAO on vll ELLIOTT KAJTNLR mm MARLON BRANDO um JACK NICHOI TON in An Iilm TITE nllfllld In mauled by ELLIOTT MJTNER and ROBERTW JIIERMAN mam TIIOMAJ MC Ul NE Mum by Produtlron Janqu DLION PM Bruhl JIIERMANTWUUIWI ORIGmAL MOTION PICVURE SCORE AVAIIAIIII It liniitomilsrismni concavity nuts AIAllAlitl IAll HACK OM mu LANIIHI HOOKS THEATRE United Artists Ilnllfidlhlslujl Cflnlbfllly DUSK TO AWN SUNDAY NITE AT THE DRIVEINS SEE OUR REGULAR ATTRACTIONS PLUS THESE HORRIFIC THRILLERS FEATURES ON EACH SCREEN IMPERIAL CINEMA through the schools Stanley Cllp hockey pool Proceeds from the pool will go toward education field trips The Barrie Examiner Saturday May 22 19765 Hospital disputes big issue By THE CANADIAN PRESS Healthcare workers teach ers policemen liquorboard employees and car salesmen who disrupted service in British Columbia and Quebec were among Canadians involved in contract disputes this week Nonprofessional employees were back at five British Co lumbia hospitals Friday follow ing ruling by the province that they must return to work for 21day cooling off period and resume negotiations with the Health Labor Relations As sociation representing 110 has pitals But 2000 workers at Van couver General Hospital re mained on strike following special meeting called after the government order was an nounced union spokesman said Fri day the order merely suspen ded the strike begun May and that it would take im plementation of recom mendations by an industrial Yes We Are Open VICTORIA DAY 1100 am 800 pm FRANKS SEAFOODS 198 Blake St with your hosts 7289371 Frank and Rinnie Tecklenburg Halibut Er Chips Shrimps Scallops Salmon Complete Showcase of Fresh Fish Live Lobsters VICTORIA DAY SPECIAL Hot Lobster Dinner 01 lb lobster °French tries OCole slaw ODrawn butter $600 OPEN DAILY 1100 am 700 pm FRIDAY 1100 am 900 pm SATURDAY 1100 am 800 pm SUNDAY 400 pm 700 pm Closed Monday except Victoria Day Now Playing IMPERIAL TIMES 715 pm Barrio Twin DriveIn Theatre Colli ood DriveImam JANMICHAEL IIINOENT IS THE BABY BLUE MARINE Adult Entertainment In 1943 you never got second chance to be hero or laws An Added attraction At The DriveIns Only Adult Entertainment first gap NUS the IIIHIIII Ill IIIIIIIIdICtINHIII HO Honnon fQItIIIIIUSE ration Awnou nu mom everyone after George Segals bird Because hes Sam Spade Jr and his falcons worth fortune Theres more than death waiting for you in DARK PLACES lAIIlI IIEIIAMIEIII inquiry commissioner to end thedispute RECOMMENDS INCREASE The commissioner has recommended an average 15 percent wage increase and the hospitals have offered eight per cent In the Montreal area about 5500 Frenchspeaking nurses staged 2+hour walkouts Wed nesday and Friday at 30 hospitals to protest what they say are lagging contract nego tiations with the Quebec government The hospitals affectedin Metropolitan Montreal Amos Joliette Shawinigan and Grand Merehave recently reduced admissions because of labor problems with nonprofessional workers bargaining with the common front of public service unions Meanwhile government and union representatives signed Barrio Twin DriveIn Theatre 4872 WI IIEIIAIIIIII CHRISTOPHER GEORGE 46 Dunlop St Home Ont728468l collective agreement Thursday to give 20000 workers in the healthcare field salary in creases of 448 per cent in the first year of threeyear con tract eight per cent in the sec md and six per cent in the third The 11 unions involved repre sent Englishspeaking nurses laboratory technicians and so cial workers REJECT OFFER More than 9500 FrenchCath olic teachers in Montreal voted earlier this week to reject the governments latest contract dfer but said they will not par ticipate in further strike action this school year The Provincial Association of Protestant Teachers said Wed nesday it will ask its 6800 mem bers about possible re sumption of strike action following failure by the Quebec Association of Protestant The Story Of Otwtb Christiane Minazzoi F707 novel byPauline Reagé SHOWN DAILY AT 700 845 School Boards to present romised contract offer The union said the offer was to have been given Tuesday Negotiators for 8000 teachers at Quebecs 38 junior colleges accepted government offers on work load and job security Thursday and said strike now is unlikely Teachers have in dicated willingness to organize makeup courses in colleges where walkouts occurred in the last few months ENTERTAINMENT PAGE CONTINUED ON PAGE The imiterpiece oszzafle over that stunned France SA rail of 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