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Lp?) ~~ Page 14; Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1992, News IN MEMORIAM |\HALL: In loving memory of | our beloved Samantha May Lee, whom God loaned us for one precious year and called home as one of his own October 13, 1990. Life is so very empty, since you went away, You taught us strength and courage, in your own special aay Now sleep sweet little angel, it's time that you have rest, God's garden must be beautiful, for he only takes the best. Forever loved, forever remembered, forever missed by Mom (Cynthia) and Dad (David). News tip? Call 825-3747 Workplace drug testing an increasingly controversial issue for employees Experts at the Addiction Research Foundation predict that drug testing in the work- place will be one of the most controversial issues in labour relations in the 1990s. Bill Cunningham, senior FOR LEASE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Retail or office space. 301 Scotia St. Schreiber (Part of Spadoni's Store) APPROX. 2400 sq. ft. available. Will renovate/partition as req'd. Call MIKE SPADONI 824-2043 | yallQUuid AIR Thunder Bay 400 Balmoral St. 202 Peary Street Schreiber, Ontario 1-800-268-3673 area AN AIR LIQUIDE GROUP COMPANY We are pleased to announce that effective immediately G. Figliomeni & Sons Inc. Will be our new cylinder depot for gases and welding supplies for Schreiber and 623-0497 Fax 623-3136 Service Quality Technical Support Depots: Atikokan, Geraldon, Ignace, Nipigon, Schreiber program consultant for Work- force Health Programs across Ontario, and Martin Shain, head of the Foundation's Workplace Program, are two of the authors of the ARF's new updated guidelines, Best Advice on Drug Testing in the Workplace: Where to Draw absenteeism and accidents experienced by 'average' employees. Other costs are harder to measure--like lost productivity and poor morale and discipline." Dick Barr, vice-president of ARF administration, says those figures have contributed to the the Line. According to Foundation Statistics, about 10 per cent of Ontario adults have a drinking €6Tasts of other substance abuses don't °" show the level of impairment growing prac- tice of drug test- ing by employ- "One of the highest-profile examples, of problem. = whether an course, is Trans- "There's no individual a port Canada, doubt that the for work. Ww ohoi-o. fi costs of excessive drinking are high," says Cun- ningham. "Heavy consumers of alcohol and other drugs are known to have between two and three times the rate of announced a drug testing policy last year that would apply to about 250,000 workers. And a recent ARF survey found that 20 per cent were planning such pro- THE McCAUSLAND HOSPITAL The McCausland Hospital has the opportunity of acquiring the services of an audiologist on a 1/2 day per month basis. These services are not covered through your regular heath care or extended Blue Cross coverage. Average fees are $35 - $50 per visit. If your are interested in acquiring these services, please contact the Administrative Office of the Hospital at 825-3273 (ext. 185) for ore information. grams," says Barr. "That's a significant number for what is essentially a highly invasive activity." Barr says the problem with drug tests is that they show whether an individual has been using drugs, but don't indicate when, how much, or in what form. Unlike tests which examine the blood alcohol con- tent, tests of other substance abuse don't show the level of impairment--whether an indi- vidual is fit for work. "That means drug tests can amount to an indictment of lifestyle, rather than being used to identify an employee who has a drug or alcohol problem. And that's been an important factor for the Foundation throughout this debate. When this issue first came up, we said drug testing is only one approach to the problem--that the real solution lies in sup- portive management and coun- selling. After four years of research, we're still saying the same thing." buy will provide a more cost-efficient reach with a 10% Coming out of our shell he time has come for us to wave our flag... blow our horn... come out of our shell. Time to summon the power of the Community Press and put it to work delivering your messages as only we can - directly into the communities you represent. higher net coverage than a 4-insertion National Daily Newspaper Campaign. That's a lot of clout and the reason we're coming out of our shell. Call your loca] advertising representative today and find out how we can put you in touch with your community, or all of Canada. The latest P.M.B. results have found: ¢ 8,743,000 adults in English Canada read a community paper in the last 7 days. ¢ A "Readership to Possession Ratio" of 97% (95% in urban centres) ¢ Average issue is picked up 2.4 times. e We can reach 39% of the adult population who are not exposed to the average daily (44% in urban markets) In fact, one National Daily Newspaper buy plus one National Community Press