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Vol. I7 No. I5 20¢ Per Copy TERRACE BAY COUNCIL QUOTES All councillors and Reeve Bray were present for the April 9th meeting of Municipal council. Minutes were adopted as read. Minutes of a special meeting were also adopted. Correspondence included a letter from the Red Dog Inn, thanking Council for the floral arrangement sent them on the occasion of their official opening. A request was received from the Ministry of Natural Resources re Bush Fire equipment and a list of personnel. : . The Minor Hockey Association made a request for a donation towards the purchase of jackets for the Red M hockey team. After considerable discussion, it was decided since Council had already donated $200.00 toward expenses incurr- ed in sending the team to Fort Frances, through the Recreation Committee, that no further don- ation could be made. A letter from Michael Anderson, principal of St. Martin's Separate School, requested per- mission to hold a walkathon Saturday, May II, to aid the Grade 8 class with their proposed trip. The students will canvas the town for sponsors. Permission was granted. Mr. C.K. Burgess submitted his name as be- ing interested in becoming a member of the Rec- reation Committee. Council was pleased to accept, and will recommend to the Recreation Committee, that Mr. Burgess be appointed. Tenders for repairs to the roof at 73 Hud- son Drive were opened and gone over very care- fully. Mr. S. Hodgkiss was awarded the cont- ract. Regarding the Bush Fire agreement between Council and the Ministry of Natural Resources, Clerk Hanley was instructed to prepare a by- April I7,.I974 law continued page 2 ...... 0.04 INFORMATION ONTARIO - By Bev Young, Northern Affairs Officer Marathon. A recent announcement that the minimum wage was increased April I has caused some concern. The provinces of Canada each have a Ministry of Labour who set standards of exni~ ployment and minimum wage scales. However, some occupations are interprovincial and are regulated by standards established by the Federal Ministry of Labour. Workers under the federal jurisdiction in- clude those involved in interprovincial trans -portation, pipelines, communications, banks, shipping and certain Crown corporations. About 19,300 workers are affected by this in- crease ordered by the Federal Department. In announcing the increase in December, Labour Minister, John Munro said it would help bring about a more equitable income dis--- tribution. The increase in average wages and salaries, consumer prices and productivity made the change "both necessary and desirable" The federal minimum wage was $I.90 per hour and was increased to $2.20 effective April I. The minimum federal hourly wage for employees under I7 years of age increased to $I.95 from' $1.65 at the same time. Five provinces will have a minimum wage less than $2.00 per hour by the end of 1974, according to the current schedules. The Ontario minimum wage was increased to $2.00 for general employees and to $2.25 for construction workers, a raise of .20¢ on Jan- uary I. British Columbia will raise it's present minimum wage of $2.25 to $2.50 on June 4 and has the highest in Canada. ; continued page 2 ..