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i v i p 2 the tribune thursday october 16 1997 st pay equity hike threatens red cross homemaker service in york region a pay equitydriven wage hike may shut down the red cross homcmaking agency the largest and oldest homcmakcrs group in york region its manager said yes terday ontarios pay equity law will raise hourly salaries for 162 home- makers and their 6200 ontario colleagues by 45 per cent on jan i jess mcdonald said it will basically put us under she said well have to close theres no doubts about it mcdonald said the homcmakcrs arc paid at least 10 an hour and average 13 to 14 including ben efits the service also has 10 staff at its york region office that average salary will rise to 17 or 18 an hour because of the 1988 law but the agencys smaller competitors can continue to make slower adjustments say red cross officials we have a requirement that will literally force us out of the busi ness because the red cross had male employees in comparable jobs in 1988 and other homemak er services did not the officials these competitors were offered a different way of reaching pay equi ty said allen prowse general man ager of red cross field operations in ontario before the year ends the red cross wants provincial politicians to adjust the law putting the agency in the same category as the others said prowse in the meantime the service will keep running as usual 365 days a year 24 hours a day mcdonald promised i feci personally that we will survive this she added more people are being nursed at home away from hospitals and other institutions said mcdonald homcmakers who prepare meals bathe and dress patients have start ed doing many tasks nurses used to do for clients sometimes the only person they see is the homemaker she added and a more competi tive system of bidding the province plans to introduce in 1999 may drive homemaking wages down said mcdonald mikeadler 5a donst pay that traffic ticket traffic ticket experts is staffed by expolice officers who will act 3 as your agent in court defending all traffic tickets speeding accidents careless etc call for free consultation 905 9403000 4418 hwy 7 east unionville c truc buhsanonnbh ge lss by oldsmobile suburban oldsmobile halloween specials on all cars and trucks oldsmobile the little dealership with a big v 5336 highway 7 oust east of mccowan 2941440 toll free 18008922209 wwwautonetcanorthpointe sale hours monthu rv juh pjll fri ampjn ill jmpj jftmrc limited financing see dealer furdemlh wacky kind of guy bill montgomery attacks the long grasses gathered under this grove of umbrella trees on main street plwtu by steve somerville plan gets green light a 57home development slated for ballantrae got the green light tuesday the plan includes a parcel of land to be designated for a new fire hall council has agreed to let savoia development ltd and its owner joe zappone proceed with building the sin glefamily homes on 92 acres on the west side of highway 48 north of aurora road drug mart correction due to supplier shortages we will not have a full selection of gerber 1 st or 2nd foods or strained juices as advertised in our flyer oct1 51 897 we are pleased to offer a rain check for this gerber product this product will be in store by midnovember we are sorry for any inconve nience this may have caused any of our customers depending on the will of the new council to be elect ed on nov 10 its expected that money for the new fire hall will be included on the next capital budget town officials including fire chief bill brown have long expressed a need for a new fire hall for the north as well the majority of this councillors have been ready to okay the fire hall ward 4 councillor cliff dunkeld said hed like to see the fire hall built as soon as possible we might see it up in 98 said dunkeld dunkeld lawyer peter j lewarne matrimonial personal injury commercial litigation small business law bankruptcy real estate wills over 20 years experience low rates quality service 4701 highway no 7 at kennedy rd unionville ontario l3r 1m7 tel 4774381 fax 4777601 24 hour availability complete corrosion care yv drirfcessqitf fjgf will not make a mess on your driveway 5f stops all rusting actin from eating your car j3f works on new used and even rusty cars limited time offer with coupon reg s now i ig auto tint accessories 1i heritage rd markham 9054717555 2 i ft 4 l 4