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continued from page 5 allow him to return to university! WCB's cost-cutting mentality suggested that, because Eugene is a treaty indian, he should get sup- port for university education from the federal department of Indian Affairs. However, Indian Affairs is cutting back on education grants, and the WCB offered no advocacy with the Indian Affairs' bureaucracy. Eugene's request to Indian Affairs is still under review. On that problem and every- thing else, Eugene is left on his own. No assistance is provided to help him find any kind of suitable work. He became friends with other injured workers, "Being an injured worker is like being in Alcoholics Anonymous," says Eugene. "Injured workers are the best ones to help other injured workers - just like alcoholics helping other alcoholics." Eugene is very critical of the compensation system in Canada, because of his experience, "They treat you like a number, not a per- son, When you phone the office, you have to give your number, not your name, The WCB people are very overworked, with huge caseloads and no time to do their work properly." To express his feelings, Eugene produced a painting, portraying how people are treated by the WCB. It's titled "Assembly Line Help". Today, Eugene is still fighting the system. His knee injury has given him a serious limp, which D.A.G.- on their program progress. Letters of appreciation were to be sent to the McCausland Hospital for use of their facilities and the dietician, Melanie McKenna for her support. sees s Reeve Jim Ziegler sent regrets at not attending the evening's meeting and informed DAG of several scheduled improvements of interest to them; street access to the paths were to be fixed; steps at the Post Office painted and lips on the curb cuts fixed. This was most welcome news. Peggy Thompson brought in an interesting report on the Networking luncheon she had attended in Schreiber with some resulting suggestions. Coffee was enjoyed at the con- clusion of the meeting. The next meeting will be on Thursday, June 21st at 7:00 p.m. Come and insights: has caused further harm to his back, and his lungs. The com- pensation system is refusing to recognize any responsibility for his lung problems, even though Eugene's doctors swear they never would have developed if he had not suffered his original injury. He's forced to live on a 30% pension. He's appealing that decision, and thus joins the grow- ing backlog of cases awaiting adjudication. Eugene is one of the 600,000 people injured on the job every year in Canada. 60,000 of those injuries are permanent and dis- abling. Only 30% of those with permanent injuries manage to re- enter the labor force. Provincial compensation systems, like the WCB in Ontario, are controlled by employers - and thus focus on keeping compensation payments down, rather than investing in "human capital" by concentration on rehabilitation and re-employ- ment. Demographers tell us Canada will face a severe labor shortage by the turn of the centu- ry. It's already evident in some professions. Even if we want to dismantle our social safety nets so people are left to fend largely for themselves, can our national economy afford to discard so many valued workers? I think not. I wish the Thunder Bay Injured Workers Support Group all the best, as they try to change the system. That 12 second clock is ticking. cont'd from page 8 be a part of our conscience-rais- ing group. Everyone welcome! Gertrude Cotton Publicity F cstanx you * I would like to thank. Shift #3, Day Pipe Fitters, and friends who sent cards on the recent loss of a Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother. Look around... By Alyson Graham Co-op Student Stewart Anderson was born August 27, 1905 in Sweden. At the age of two, Stewart, his moth- er and father travelled to Canada where they settled on a farm in Winnipeg. As the years passed, eight other children were born. Stewart soon moved to Beardmore where he worked in the Sandriver gold mine, Stewart was also a "ground man" for Hydro and cut pulp for the local mill. Stewart was an avid Legion member for 40 years, and became an "honorary member" of the Beardmore Branch 148. Stewart has been active in the Birchwood Resident's Council, but is probably best known around Terrace Bay for delivering the Times-News. He delivered the newspapers for eight years, and through his perseverance won a bicycle and a baseball cap. At times, Stewart had as many as 38 papers on his route! Happy Birthday Angie, from all of us. Love sro the Interesting People! Schreiber Mixed Slow Pitch Start Up Dance to be held on Saturday June 2, 1990 at the Community Recreation Centre, in Schreiber, from 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. Music by Party Sound Proceeds to go towards storage booth. Sorry no minors. ae 3 -June 3 is "Voyageur Day"! Featuring: 99¢ Breakfast, $1.99 Burger 'N Fries, $2.99 Spaghetti Special *Early Bird Coffee 25¢ (6-10 a.m.) *Sidewalk Sale (1-4 p.m.) *Free hats with Gas Fill-up -* Tackle Blowout - 50% OFF ~~; Draws, Balloons, Video Rental BARGAINS (99+ -member, $1.99 non- member, June 1 - 30) and much more... Join Us!!! es XXXOOO- , Steams at Schreiber Voyageur, Hwy. #17 J PAGERS JOURNEY WOVE an asset. > required. INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS INSTRUCTOR SESSIONAL CONTRACT Confederation College's Community Educational Programs Department requires an instructor to teach Industrial Electronics in Terrace Bay, Ontario, from September 1990 to June 1991. Current industrial experience and appropriate qualifications in electronics are Bi-weekly Salary Range: $1029 - $1765 Qualified applicants are invited to submit a comprehensive resume complete with references by June 12, 1990, to: Supervisor, Community Programs Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology Box 520 Marathon, Ontario POT 2E0 . EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT | A SMOKE-FREE LEARNING/WORK ENVIRONMENT . tion preferred. P. Richardson 1} Chairman THE LAKE SUPERIOR BOARD OF EDUCATION This is a new full-time position within the Board. The successful candi- date must have demonstrated supervisory and interpersonal skills, knowledge of relevant employment and education legislation and an understanding of and experience with computerized personnel systems. Bilingualism would be DUTIES: The successful candidate will be responsible for personnel administration activities, the records management process, and supervision of the day to day operation of the payroll system and will act as a resource person to the collective bargaining process. QUALIFICATIONS: A University degree, or equivalent, with emphasis in personnel administra- LOCATION: The Lake Superior Board Office, 12 Hemlo Drive, Marathon, Ontario. APPLICATIONS: Applications, including a complete resume of experience, qualifications and the names of two references, should be submitted to: Accountant/Office Manager Lake Superior Board of Education DEADLINE: Thursday June 7, 1990, at 4:30 p.m. INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF PERSONNEL SUPERVISOR Catherine Tsubouchi P.O. Bag A MARATHON, Ontario POT 2E0 D.I. McQuarrie Director eS