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Page 2, Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, February 9, 1983 Homes for the Aged Board meets The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Management of the District of Thunder Bay Homes for the Aged was held at Pinewood Court on January 21, 1983 with all seven Board ,mem- bers in attendance. Accounts for the two Homes for the month of December were approv- ed for $173,503.82. Two resident approvals were passed, one for Pine- wood Court and one for Birchwood Terrace. The Board approved an increase in the price of meals sold to staff of Pinewood Court and Birchwood Terrace ef- fective February 1, 1983. There was. a change in the hair cut- ting and hair styling rates for Pinewood Court. The Board also approved the tender of Dave Gatherum Sta- tioners for the supply of office filing cabinets to- talling $778.50. The ex- tra cabinets are neces- sary for the ever increas- ing number of files which have to be main- tained. The Board also approved a 5 per cent salary increase which is allowed by the Ontario Inflation Restraint Pro- gram for all supervisory staff, office employees, REGISTER NOW and enjoy special discount available only until April Ist. Reasonable Rates and only a 1-Hour Drive from Thunder Bay CHRIST DORION Bringing to Canada's 2-3 2 _Contact Dorion Bible Camp 857-2331 Christian Supply House 622-3424 Remember for your child, "Camping does not cost, it pays "Great Dividends" [--CaNaviANn-- BUNDAY BCHOOL MISSION Annual Dorion Bible Camp Meeting ees February 14th, 7:30 p.m. Syndicate Baptist Church 451 Syndicate Ave. Thunder Bay South ASSOCIATION RRSP 12 at 825-9401 and craft teachers ef- fective January 1, 1983. Mr. A. Daneff, Chair- man, and Mrs. Marga- ret Sideen, Vice-Chair- man were appointed to the finance committee to work on the 1983-84 budget which is being prepared at the present time and will have to be finalized prior to the February meeting. The Board were in- formed that the new agreement with C.U.P.E. has the appro- val of the Inflation Res- traint Board and this is to be forwarded to both parties concerned. The Administrator, M.J. Vibert, gave a full report to the Board on Homes in eastern On- tario. There were many new and innovative pro- grams being initiated and enforced in these homes that were of interest to the Board. It especially related to apartments. these apartments were built with the provision for handicaps, even re- lated to handicaps con- fined to wheelchairs. Many of these apart- ments are operating suc- cessfully. This brings up the question as to the role of the Board of Management in relating to senior citizens. Many of After considerable discussion of the various programs being offered to seniors, Board mem- bers were presented with a brochure being offered by the Ontario Homes for the Aged Association requesting the attendance of a rep- resentative from the Board and from admin- istration. The focus will be "Defining Our Future" and "The Role of Homes for the Aged'. Mr. Alex Daneff, Chairman, and Mr. M.J. Vibert, Ad- ministrator, were authorized to attend the ; conference March 16- 17 in Toronto. They will report to the Board and the annual meeting be- ing held in the latter part of March. The next Board meet- ing is tentatively plan- ned for February 25, 1983. Nakina: a railway town in trouble .. . continued from page 1 Board of Directors, and in view of the above in- formation, it would be inappropriate for the Minister to intervene." In addition to the Min- ister of Transport, C.N., The United Trans- portation' {Union, The Brotherhood 'of Locomo- tive Engineers and the federal member were invited to answer these very important quest- ions; none appeared and no answers were forth- coming. In what way will this run through be more ef- ficient? How will it make peo- ple more productive? How and to what ex- tent will it be more cost effective? What incentives are being offered to those who will be forced to move to Hornepayne? What will those costs be? How much will exces- sive lay in Armstrong cost C.N. who, under the Collective Agree- ment, are required to compensate employees who are detained at the distant terminal 9," Superflex, a multiple account annuity plan with interest rates guaranteed from 1 day to 5 years. For personal service, call: Heather Boylan or Mary E. Cashmore *Rate in effect Jan. 14, 1983, subject to change without notice. There is a $25 annual administration charge on the plan. Compound Annual interest, guaranteed for 5 years OF CANADA (Armstrong) for longer than 12 hours? How will people who rent in Nakina at $250.00 per month be compensated when they will be forced to pay anywhere from $400.00 to $800.00 per month in Hornepayne? What will be the ef- fect of operating a 150 car freight train 244 miles from Hornepayne to Armstrong without benefit of a standing or pull-by inspection for the detection of rolling stock defects which re- sult in very expensive, hazardous and time con- suming derailments? 'These questions should and must be an- swered by those invol- ved in negotiations now in progress under the Collective Agreements 'between C.N. and the United Transportation Union and the Brother- hood of Locomotive .En- , gineers. Perhaps even more important from a com- munity viewpoint, there are several other basic and fundamental issues and questions that must be considered. Should a Crown Cor- poration be given free rein to abandon a com- munity which they est- ablished some 70 years ago without regard for the social and economiq, consequences? It is common know- ledge that C.N. has been treated extremely well in terms of their munici- pal tax levy. They con- tribute $5,300.00 for their residential holdings and a grant in lieu of taxes amounting to $6,800.00 for all track- age, station and other terminal facilities, to- talling $12,000.00, a very modest sum in- deed. Compare that to the $26,000 that Kimberly Clark pays in taxes for their slasher opera- tion 5 miles from Nakina plus the $100,000 contri- bution that this corpora- tion has made to Nakina for sports and recrea- tion facilities. So much for social conscience and corporate responsibility. What will be the ef- fect of the loss of 56 wage earners and tax- payers to this commun- ity that has just com- pleted large infrastruct-_ ure projects, namely. water istribution.,sys- - 'tem, a collector and sew- age treatment facility and a sports and rec- reation complex where any outstanding capital costs and increased operating expenditures on those left behind? What will this run- through do to school en- rollment, small commer- cial outlets, churches and the ability of Nakina to sponsor education- al, recreational, cul- tural and other com- munity oriented pro- grams? Does C.N., who est- ablished Nakina have a moral if not legal obli- gation to weigh all fact- ors before instituting a charge with such far reaching implications? Should C.N. be allow- ed to walk away from their community and leave those who remain to suffer the social and economic consequen- ces? If you agree with the federal Minister of Transport that it would be inappropriate to intervene, does this mean no one corporate, federal or provincial government have any responsibility for the traumatic effect on this small community? Does it mean that federal and provincial governments accept without question the right of C.N. to change their method of opera-. fion in such a way that services which are fund- "ed by all three levels of government are aban- doned by a significant percentage of the popu- lation of such a com- munity, when it is entirely possible that these services will have to be duplicated else- where (namely Horne- payne)? In my opinion the only way that we will get the answers to these im- portant questions is to establish-a joint federal- "previmcial task force to investigate .and 'report _on the follewing: 1. "WH -C.N. be made more efficient, more productive, more com- petitive and will they save money? If so, how much? 2. Will this contribute to greater safety of oper- ation for employees and for railway rolling stock? 3. Will these benefits (if any) outweigh the ad- verse effect on Nakina? 4. 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