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Minimum wage increases in March Ontario's $3.50 mini- mum wage will increase to $3.85 next March and to $4.00 an hour in Octo- ber, according to the Minister of Labour. This is the first increase in the minimum wage since October, 1981, and will affect about 200,000 Ontario work- ers, most of them women. Criticized on the in- adequacy of the in- crease, the Minister said, "There was a real temptation to come up with a higher figure but the Government also had to consider the pre- sent high unemploy- ment." He felt that the increase represented a reasonable balance be- tween the need to assist the minimum wage earners in keeping pace with the cost of living and the equally urgent need to maintain em- ployment opportunities by ensuring that in- creases in the minimum do not have a. detri- mental effect on employ- ment levels. There are variations ° in the minimum for dif- ferent types of work. Waiters and waitresses who serve liquor go from $3.00 to $3.50; -- stud- ents under 18 from $2.65 to $3.15; apprentices from $3.40 to $3.90; con- struction workers from $3.75 to $4.25; and do- mestics from $3.00 to $3.50. More fire protection for unorganized communities An additional $400,000 per year for three years will be spent ' on this vital service for every unorganized com- munity in the north. Changes to the cri- teria of the programme will not allow communi- ties with populations of 300 or more to be eli- gible to receive a "Rapid Attack"' fire ve- hicle. The RAV is spe- cially designed for rural and remote areas. Com- munities with popula-' tions of 100 to 300 will now be eligible for financial assistance to purchase conventional fire vehicles. Fire pro- tection packages will continue to be provided to communities of less than 100. people. er criteria for the programme will still community's willing- ness to maintain the equipment, need, hous- ing (for RAV's) and the recommendation of the apply. These include a_ Fire Marshall's office. THANK YOU | would like to thank my wife, my family and all my friends for making my retirement such a memorable occassion, and thank you C.P. Rail for 40 good years. Lastly, thank you dispatchers for train order No. 301, of November 12, 1983. It makes up for quite a bit of the time | spent in the sidings "Waiting for the meet". ae ] D'Arcy McGuire AV/S Daily, Weekly, Monthly Rates Reserve Today! 825-3268 AVIS RENT A CAR ISLAND VIEW SHELL Hwy. 17E. Terrace Bay Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, December 7, 1983, page 7 Snowmobiler continue to die Ontario Transporta- tion and Communica- tions Minister James Snow recently released figures on snowmobile accidents for the 1982- 83 winter season. "'Of special concern,"' he said, "was the num- ber of fatalities, which combined both drinking and speeding. Of the nine drivers involved in a fatality, eight had been drinking and six had been speeding. "While the general figures were the lowest in the past 10 years," Snow. reported, "there is still a very real con- cern about snowmobile safety since it was the mildest winter in many years. "In spite of the limit- ed season, there were 358 reported accidents, 11 deaths and 316 peo- ple injured. And while these figures are down more than SO per cent from the _ previous year," he continued, "'they cannot be said to reflect any improvement in the safe operation of these machines. "Slightly more than half the accidents (195) occurred on the week- end, primarily in good visibility (307 as com- pared to 51) and de- In Thanksgiving for favours received: O Sacred Heart of Jesus, impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have mercy on us and grant us the grace we ask of you through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your tender mother and ours. Thanks also to St. Francis, St. Anthony and Padre Pio. for whom it is Sheila McAdam and family fects were found in only 45 cases," Snow add- ed. "This mild winter also reflected the careless- ness with which many snowmobilers approach driving on lakes and rivers,' Snow continu- ed. "Despite innumer- able warnings on radio and in print, the num- ber of drownings in- creased dramatically. "Seven drivers and two passengers were drowned compared to three drivers and one passenger the previous winter. It's obvious that despite increased pub- licity on the dangers of drinking and driving and snowmobiling on thin ice, drivers continue to take changes. "'With winter close at hand, I would like to remind every snowmo- biler that care and cau- tion. are important to ensure the safe enjoy- ment of one of the greatest winter sports," he concluded. Your kindness an Siemens THANK YOU | wish to greatly thank all those people who visited me, sent cards or telephoned while | was in the hospitals in Thunder Bay, Toronto and also The McCausland Hospital in Terrace Bay. A very special thank you to all the people who so generously donated of their time, money and sent food to me during my illness. 2 generosity will never by ge Merry Christmas and God bless you' all. 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