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Page 7, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1992 Employees want their employers to go green Nor thern Canadians want their ested and involved in taking ested in good environmental Bowes of Canada, has just employers to do more to pro- steps to respond to environ- practices compared to a year released the Green Office a i Nn es i g his mote good environmental prac- mental need in their work- ago. A key to increased partici- Guide, designed to assist com- tices in the workplace. Accord- places. pation appears to be having panies in developing broadly continued from page 7 ing to a June 1992 national sur- Some 60 per cent of those adequate information appears based environmental programs vation better than RRSPs. vey, 80 per cent of employees polled indicated their office to having adequate informa- _ for the workplace. "You get a 20 per cent | Polled said their company can now has an office recycling tion, ~ The publication was devel- i ; do more to be environmentally program in place, up over the Moving beyond basic office oped with the assistance of the sea eer Sa responsible. The survey, con- previous year when only 53 waste reduction and recycling Harmony Foundation of Cana- or freezer. I've evaluated my | ducted by Decima research, per cent said their office had a requires a more comprehensive da, a non-profit organization own hake where Ican get a | indicated that Canadian office program. And 91 per cent said approach and new information. dedicated to providing envi- 50 per pate reduction in my workers are increasingly inter- that employees are more inter- One Canada company, Pitney ronmental education programs, electrical bill. By investing A CHANCE TO WIN AN ALL YOU'RE A WINNER PLS EXPENSE PAID TRIP TO 5 It was a conference that made a lot of sense, just like Tanzer did back in 1974. $1,500, I can save $300 a year." WALT DISNEY WORLD IN «AT BELLUZ REALTY BEAUTIFUL SUNNY FLORIDA Energy Expo '92 provided a TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS MADE fresh rationale for the pre- WITH THUNDER BAY TRAVEL sent round of energy effi- YOUR HOME, BUSINESS OR ~Trip for 2 from Thunder Bay to PD ipso COMERCIAL PROPERTY WITH US Ie eet eae NOW AND RECEIVE A $50.00 GIFT ~500.00 U.S. Spending money Northwestern Ontario. Unlike the programs CERTIFICATE AT SERENDIPITY ~Rental Car - 3 day pass for 2 to Disney GARDENS CAFE IN ROSSPORT Ds hs Li oiies spawned by The Energy Crisis of 1974, this time (Open year round) Certain restrictions apply economic renewal is moti- vating us. We're no longer driven by fear of scarcity--just plain good economic sense. Employment equity will need tough laws The proposed Employment Equity Law will need tough regulations if progress towards equality is to become a reality, « - "the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of , Ontario has said. ' In a report released at its 4: Annual Meeting at the Toron- - to's Royal York Hotel, the Fed- eration, Ontario's largest teach- er organization, said that "we only have to look at the progress of women in educa- tion to know that legislation is me required. The voluntary al 'a approach to employment equi- Se. ke Ss fo - ty clearly has not worked." i '4 The Federation recognizes till b : that the regulations must i i sokiies ae tay canna al Every bottle of Bacardi Amber rum still begins effective employment equity ° . programs for the targeted the way it did over 130 years ago. groups: aboriginal peoples, : persons with disabilities, racial minorities and women. "The Federation intends to Down where palm trees sway and work co-operatively with the Sse Pee = st by nat govemment and with represen- drop of Bacardi amber rum has its tatives of all designated groups beginnings. Just as it was in 1862, to ensure the development of the best possible legislation", said Ada Hill in her presenta- tion, "but we must not allow the Boards to slow their imple- mentation of current Ministry directives while the legislative process continues. We must have workplace equality for those people who have waited far too long". Each local WTA will be appointing an employment equity representative who will assist in monitoring the progress in each school board across Ontario. molasses made from pure sugar cane is first fermented and distilled. Then it is aged in oak barrels, and expertly blended to attain that smooth, full flavour that could only be Bacardi amber rum. BACARDI AMBER RUM Enjoy the taste of an original BACARDI AND THE BAT DEVICE ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF BACARDI & COMPANY LIMITED.