barrie today Bill 139 By SUE ROUTLIFFE Examiner Staff Reporter Ontarios controversial health and safety act was creat ted to fill gap in trust between employee and employer says RossElliott Elliott assistant general manager of the Provincial In dustrial Accident Prevention Association says employees fought for the act to force employers to fulfill their safety responsibilities Employees have had to create additional way to tell employers their fears about safety he said speaking at the monthly meeting of the Bar rie IAPA Tuesday night Bill 139 enacted Dec 16 allows an employee to refus to work at job or with machine he or she feels is unsafe Elliott says such legislation represents the lowest minimum standard necessary in manu facturing The major cause for setting up Bill 139 has been lack of communications You either do have unsafe equipment or there is pro blem in communications He told those at the meeting held at the Holiday Inn their own actions in cosidering employee safety are important Do you as management show genuine concern for employee safety he asked Do you personally audit the machinery Do you see through the em loyees eyes what he is wor rie about LIKE MOTIIERIIOOI Elliott said it sounds like lot of motherhood but if you dont get to know them as peo ple youve got problems They like we are people he said They have problems Guest speaker Arthur Gladstone right and Don Young chairman of the Bar rie Industrial ccident lreyention Association discuss industrial safety at the monthly meeting of the Barrie IAIA Tuesday at the Holiday lnii Gladstone said that Bill 39 which gives employees the right to refuse to work if they feel their job or machine is unsafe does not appear to be un workable Ea miner Iliotot Workers get the right to refuse unsafe jobs at home and problems at the workplace What employers must do says Elliott is provide means for employees to warn them of their problems Both employer and employee have responsibility to main tain communications regarding safety says Elliott Workers should be educated in safety regulations he says and employers should be open to their comments There should be regular safe ty talk is conducted by firms said Elliott and firms must be open about safety hazards When you get secretive other people get defensive he said ASKING FOR TROUBLE Industry has hot done its homework in keeping up with new industrial safety legisla tion says Elliott He said safe ty inspectors cover for what in dust ry is not doing and said in dustry is asking for trouble if it doesnt look into Bill 139 and other legislation And it is the plant supervisor who needs the most education he said Its no longer the lawyer the plant manager or the fellow in the personnel officer who interprets the law he said There is now more onus on the plant supervisor right floor Make stirc they know the legislation and make sure youre giving them the help they need He told employers to keep fresh copies of new industrial legislation posted in the plant Dont take peoples Olll prehcnsion for granted he said Employee employer protected by act An employee can refuse to work if he considers his job no safe under Ontarios interim health and safety act says An thurGladstone But it doesnt end there The safety legislation en acted Dec 16 involves process protecting both employer and employee says Gladstone who prepared an Industrial Acci dent Pievention Association IAIAt presentation against the act to legislative commit tee Speaking Tuesday night at Barrie IAPA Gladstone said the process involves safety committees provincial safety inspectors and union represen tatives If an employee refuses to work says Gladstone he must immediately notify his superior You have the first chance he told employers saying the response and relationship with employees is critical at the If itial stageof refusal to work The employer along with the employee health and safety Few accidents in snow storm After long and snowy winter Barrie residents took Tues days snowfall in stride Road officials and police report few accidents occurred during the daylong storm and say sanders and plows made roads passable Police in the Stayner and Bradford area said today there is still snow on sideroads creating slippery conditions ministry of transportation and communications official says Highway 400 is bare and wet today after sanders and plows covered the highway surface all day Tuesday Spokesmen in the Barrie area say hydro service was not affected by the storm Juvenile in court Thursday 12yearold Barrie boy charged in connection with the shooting death of Geraldine Leona Cummings Feb 19 will appear in Simcoe County juvenile court Thursday The boy was remanded for 30 days of psychiatric tests by Judge MD Morton after appearing in court Police arrested the boy in Bradford the day after the body of Mrs Cummings 46 was found in her house at 166 Well ington St Tenor featured at concert loliii Arab wellknown tenor with the anadian Opera ompany and the Goldovsky Opera Theatre will sing several selections in con cert tonight at it at Barrie entral Tollegiatc Two of these will be arias by Doiiizetti He will be ac companied by the lluronia Symphony Orchestra lic kets will be sold at the door They are also available at the Municipal Savings and Loans and Noel Stephen son Optometry ost is $1 for adults and $2 for senior citizens and students representative and trade union member do the initial ltl spectioii of the machinery If the employees supervisor doesnt take action after the in spcction says Gladstone the employee can continue to refuse with reasonable cause unless collective agreement forces him to go back At this point says Gladstone an inspector from the ministry of labor is called Ill and makes decision on whether the job is unsafe Ilis final decision in Cable TV writing must he posted pro minently Ill the plant Both employer and employee have the right to appeal the decision he said The employee is sjutifically protected in the new act he said from any threat of force or attempt at coercion by an employer Final appeals by the cur ployce refusing to work go to the Ontario Labor Relations Board where the hiirdeii of proof lies with the employer battle rates highest in CACS year The Barrie toiisumers Association of anada made great st rides at increasing the level of consumer awareness within our community in 1976 according to Barrie At prcsi dent Tom Delaney In his annual report Delaney cites the successful fight with Barrie able TV over channel allocations resulting in retention of haiincl 7t growth of the local branchs resolution on Registered Retirement Savings Ilans into national TAf policy and in creased media coverage of Bar rie TAt activities as some of the years achievements fur successful fight with Barrie ablc over channel allocations and saving hannel probably rates highest on our list of accoinplishmcnts in local terms The new status has gained ill the hearts of Barrie consumers was exemplified during the recent ptiblic furor over Table TV when virttially the whole community turned to our group for leadership in the struggle for justice from an lll sensitive Table TV operator It is most pleasing to me to know that when was called upon we were tonal to the task Delaney said The ACs RRSI action started as modest resolu tion from the Barrie echutive which then fuel with provincial and finally national approval as policy Triton Warrior performs Monday Georgian College Theatre will be wired for sound Monday when lorontobased pro gressive rock group Triton Warrior performs in concert The concert at pin will be recorded live Tickets are $350 in advance $4 at the door utlels are the Georgian box office Sams Iowne Muntz and Records On Wheels Iriton Warrior classicaflyinfluenced five picce band Its music is described as in the vein of pro gressive bands which have emerged from Europe in recent years Added to the music is the ef fect created by neon and argon laser lights plus light show and films TOM llllIY ltlSls too The is pushing for the removal of provisions requiring RRSI holders to dispose of ac cumulated RRSI funds by age 71 and buy annuities available only from life insurers We still feel that given the freedom of choice and flill understanding of annuities it is not likely that prudent con sumer would purchascone par ticularly it there are other iii vestments available that pro tcct the principal sum lklaney said The Barrie At president wrote brief on the stibject which was forwarded to the department of finance and led delegation from the national association that met with Finance Minister Donald Mac Donald iii October It has become national issue that may even result in change in legislation as early as March 31 in the federal budget Delaney added The Barrie branch held two public meetings during the year one on the quality of ser vice provided by Barric Table TV and the other on nutrition Annual meeting of the local branch is Monday at 730 pm in the Blue Flame Room of the onsumcrs Gas Building The executive for the ltt777tf will be chosen Iersons wishing to become active in the CAC are invitt to attend Guest speaker is Ontario minister of consumer and coin mtrcial relations Sydney Ilandleman By lAll DELIIAN Examiner Staff Reporter Ilarold Wieve stuck his head under water Mike Lit tle finned from one side of the Barrie YMYWCA pool to theother on his back Small achievements you say Small victories rather Both are nonswimmers two of 35 youngsters aged to trying to gain confidence and basic skills in the water this week during the special Try The program for non members Theyre taking to the pool from 915 to 1030 am the week of the spring break some reluctantly others en thusiastically Brothers Robbie and Bill Gow l2 and 13 resyxctively had already noticed im proVement in their abilities in the water after two days Robbie still finds swimm ing underwaterdifficult but hes putting his face in the water now and thats breakthrough Bill is also unsed to holding his breath but hes getting over his nervousness about the water didnt know could swim But as soon as got in there it was alright he said Both agree there are times when its somewhat embar assing or disturbing not be $323 thaw1 ï¬rM Hes not exactly another Mark Spitz but Mike Little is improving his swimming in leaps and bounds at the Bar able to swim Bill hopes to have good foundation in time for possible trip to Northern Ontario this sum mer 2919 121 at Iwgt Nonswimmers arent always too keen about plung ing into the water especially in the deep end Enter iii structor Gail Wilson left to provide steadying iii fliience Most of the 35 rie YMYWCA this week in the Try The program for nonswimmers Keeping close eye on his young charge Aquatic director Nancy Guthrie said the program was intended to introduce children to the and expose them to swimming lessons The Barrie Examiner youngsters participating in the Try the program have already shown considerable improvement in their aquatic skills after few hours of instruction in the YMCA pool indy Clark Small achievements to some small victories to youns as he demonstrates his back float is instructor Ward harlebois About 35 young sters aged to are par hefore the summer Some will learn lot others may just get over their fear of the water she said Wednesday March 23 1977 13 right for example was ready to try the diving board Tuesday The special pro gram for nonswimmers con cltides Friday Examiner Photos te rs ticipating in the special pro gram during the spring break Examiner Photo Cost for five lessons is $1 She and two assistants pro vide the instruction which emphasizes basic floating and swimming skills Big Cedar Parks loses again By JOHN BRlTlI Esaininertstaff Reporter ORO STAIlt Big etlar larks Ltd lucsday lost its so coiid bid in the last three mon ths to have the zoning changed on its property near Bass Lake to permit expansion of the fiimsmobilehoniepark Next step for Big Cedar Oro township council rejected the zoning change because it is not satisfied that the development is in keeping with the basic intent and purpose of the Official plan of the Oro planningarea ouncil accepted planning boards findings that an expan sion of Big edars mobile home park would be major departure from the official plan philosophies of permitting limited population growth in 0m and directing such growth to pieselcctcd village com munities Expansion of the mobile home park was okayed by the townships consultant Mar shall Macklin Monaghan Ltd of Toronto Big Cedar owns 189 acres of laiid near Bass Lake and op erates an 80unit mobile home park on 23 acres of the site The 23 acres are zoned for OMB court says president llAWKESlt Big Cedar Iarks Ltd which operates mobile home park near Bass Lake will appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board OMB for rezoning of its property David Bull president of Big Cedar said this morninghe will ask his lawyers to seek an OMB hearing on the rezoning after ro council Tuesday night re jected his latest application The rezoning application was discussed during an OMB hear ing on the townships coin prehensivc zoning bylaw last January Due to the nature of the evidence Big Cedar presented to support its objection to the bylaw the board gave the com pany one month to apply to the township for rezoning Bill said his lawyers will ask the OMB to reconvene its hear ings on the comprehensive zon ing bylaw The township has presented its side to the OMB he said but we have not At the heart of the matter is councils claim that it has always intended to restrict the size of the mobile home park now 80 units to maximum of 100 units Bull said the township signed an approval in principle for the project in 1970 calling for total of 250 units Tuesday night Bull said he would also consider court ac tioii against council if the rezone ing was reject ed However this morning he said that would be up to his lawyers court case could arise he said over the townships claim Kennys meet with council April about estate plan ltO SIAIION Mr and Mrs loe Kenny will be invited to meet with Oro council April to find out why council rejected their proposed estateresi dent ial development The Kcnnys are building the rillia Golf and Country Club on township land bounded by Horseshoe Valley Road on the north and Concession It on the east Kenny presented lan for eight estateresideiitia lots on the site Jan Five lots would be created on an access road running from Concession II to the club house and three lots are planned for the northwest corner of the site He said he drew up the pro posal because his ank has refused to lend him enough money to complete the golf course unless he builds the houses as well Council rejected the proposal because it felt the lots would not conform to the estate of intending to limit the development to 100 units residential criteria in the townships official plan The development council said would not blend into the landscape access roads to the houses would not be adequate due to the terrain and the development would not be ade quately serviced by major traf fic arteries The Kennys wrote to council last month asking for more specific explanation of tho re jection Big Cedar has applied for the rezoning numerous times Bull said and has been rejected on every occasion City Oro Will meet on airport RO STATION Oro township council plans to meet with Barrie city council during the first week of April to discuss the citys plans to set up small airport in the township Council received letter from the city Tuesday night asking for the meeting April and April were sug gested as possible dates for the meeting no location was sug gested The city owns 247 acres on Concession in 0m and has set up an airport advisory commit tee to examine the feasibility of establishing general aviation airport on the site ro planning board and coun cil last January put off deci sion on the por osal The township has asket the city to provide more information on the effects the air yrt would have on neighboring rnis mobile home park and in its comprehensive zoning bylaw the township plans to zone the balance of the site to prohibit further expansion of the mobile home park As POLICY The township also has policy of discouraging further mobile home park develop ment but zoned the 23 acres for the park to honor its committ ment to permit existing mobile home parks to continue in operation Big Cedar however feels that the township never stated its desire to Iimite the park to 100 units and in fact approved draft aggreement with the firm calling for total of 250 units The firm took the matter to the Ontario Municipal Board OMBt hearings on the zoning bylaw last January However the board ruled that Big Ce dars evidence constituted re quest for rezoning of its land The board told lawyeis for the firm that it could not rezone the land as the company wanted without giving are residents chance to object to the rezon ing The 0MB gave Big Cedar one month to apply to the township for zoning change DeputyReeve Allan McLean voted against the rezoning application BEFORE THE OMB It doesnt matter if we give them 50 60 or 80 more units he said It will still end up before the OMB Coun Paul Kitchen voted for the rezoning because he thought the township might allow the company to develop more units on its property but he added he though 250 units might be excessive Don McKay planning direc tor told council the rezoning application would go to the OMB if passed because three rsidents groups lyave ob je ted