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No fluoride The Win centre. organized by laid- off mom i of the United Auto Workers Union. i funded through that area's industrial and Labour Adjustment Pro- gram (ILAP). The Mancini's will soon make on application for assistance to the Ir..w ILA? Committee. They want to widen their programme of community service, in the “it of rising unemployment. Joe and Stephanie outlined to me two The "brainchild" ut' Joe and Stephanie Mancini resulted from the restricted job market they m ml upon graduation from the University of Waterloo. Their unique pmject has the backing of the Kitchener- Waterloo and District Labour Council. The Game“ has known of a somewhat similar community service in Windsor. There is an interesting community service Just beginning in our area that is winning public support. The Working Centre is a creative response to the immediate needs of laid-off workers in the automotive. auto parts, construction and other industries in Waterloo Region. On May 21, your paper had the following headline: "Waterloo keeps fluoridated water." This statement was made after a delega- tion appeared before city council on April 3 requesting fluoride be taken out of our water supply. After a lot of haggling at this meetingAry the so-called experts on fluoridation, I decided to write to Mayor Carroll to ask when fluoride was first put into our water supply, and did the council at that time have the consent of the people by a plebiscite. She replied: "fluoridating our water was never an issue until 1981.“ After [5: You: coverage we “aunts Com- 'retttrottrCtviegtastiee"warttuite mule. turrrttArttrerrtrtsaying that .9 d up plane byproducts] plebescite held in '66 qtataMudpersttrtasehntra-eifttte, 'tmtrmtkseeommiaaimt when they lowed new government - to not now known as Waterloo Cambridge. in its complete struc- ture, isn't closely related to Water- loo nor to Kitchener. Also Cam- bridge has become an additional word to tack on to Preston, Hespeler or Galt so what is the sense of it However, it will be a long time before Queen's Park will admit any of its mistakes. It will also be a longer time for politicians included in Regional Governments to admit with the slightest reluctance that they are not really needed, The solution appears to be Wham Queen's Park noticed we were In trouble, they abandoned us. My took no responsibility for the mess they created by the original “he only solution. as some of us see ll, is the dissolution of Regional Governments which have become a costly additional appendage to former municipal systems which still maintain the same number of officials - sometimes more. When three police chiefs were operating in their own known dis- tricts, I'm sure that their salaries did not compare with the amounts presently disbursed with inflation as I consideration comparison-wise. WALTER McLEAN Waterloo Such was never done by the comet] of Mm. They lust simply panned a 'lt: 8258 moved by Alderman alien and seconded by Alderman Doeruer. Seven voted to: fluoridatlng our water. and one against. Apparently little or no discussion took place as to what thaoride candothehuinan body.'l‘he admission by the mayor that no plebiscite was held in 1966, why then must those who are opposed to fluoridation be asked to go out and get 10 per cent of the voting population before it can be put on the ballot when such was not done in 1966. That's the question! If our water is going to be voted on, it should be done this way so people know which way they are voting, not such a mixed up way like it was the last time: When people are sure what the vote is for (yes or no). then the city will get a good vote. tyaveapetttimtttraaobl-teie than outtifsduhtgd a micro-dam. animus igthteartatim.tdms. odteremttaeethteMiraistryittt branching!”- ton-due thefh-iatientaettutatatew. ya. municipal councils have hermit to tttgoridate their water -ly if they Good set-up will mean good vote The Chronicle wel- comes tetters to the edi- tor. Writers must identify themselves through their name, address and tele- phone number. We re- serve the right to edit. components which they call a “Communi- ty Response to Unemployment." The first phase will consist of a 1t.oor-to-door survey, to determine the location and situation of the ynemeleye especially the auto sector workers. Whit they want to know is how long people have been unemployed. are they still able to collect Unemployment Insurance Benefits. if their benefits have ended, are their welfare payments suffi- cient for the family food and shelter necessary for their short-term survival. The Mancini's know as well as anyone that there are quite a few people in x-w facing rough times. They want to pin-point how best to respond to the social anxiety which unemployment spawns. The goal is to ensure that our community ttt together and pulls together. until we kh our way out of the current national and irttematiow al economic mess. Once the results have been gathered the intention Is to We quickly. The second phase calls for the establishment of {our community comma. These will be heated Fluoride: Yes LETTERS POLICY Mrs. Sta-ton Ecksxeh " George St., Apt. 212 Pope. W.D. " Westmnt BILN. No Witcrloo Pulling together The program is not an attack against any one group. Nor is it a plot to remove collective bargaining from the Civil Ser- vice. We are not creating unemployment - there will be no mass layoffs - n: . will we interfere with contracts already in force. We are simply asking one select group, the public sector, to moderate its demands to a No program can be completely equitable. This program does not treat every Ontarian alike because every Ontarian is not alike. in fact, for almost half a million of our fellow citizens the biggest difference, the biggest inequity. is that they are unemployed. This program, by limiting public sector wage increases attempts to refrain from adding to these rolls by avoiding the need for public sector cutbacks and layoffs. In addition,'we believe that by easing government demands on the economy we can set an example - one that will help avoid the Jarring inflationary settlements which have led to Iayofrs in private indus- try. The steps this government is taking are not merely symbolic. They should demon- strate to management and labor in the private sector that we ask no more of them than we do of ourselves. and price control program that would regulate all sectors of this eountry"s economy and provide an equitable and stable basis for economic growth. The Ontario Government Restraint Pro, gram is but one step on the long road to economic recovery. It was taken in the absence of a comprehensive national wage Some of you may question the fairness of a splective restraint policy. I think we all realize that there are no easy answers, no quick fixes to the economic difficulties in which we find ourselves. But there are positive measures which can and should be taken by all levels of governments. We simply cannot afford to wait any longer. No one group is responsible. We have all demanded more from the economy than it could provide. In doing so, we have lost our ability to compete in international markets and, to a great extent. our productivity. There is a growing conviction that restraint is the only cure. And I think most people in Ontario recognize this and are prepared to work together in the fight against inflation. It has nlrendy enacted a devastating toll from the economy: over one million ' dim unemployed - nenrly some” in Ontario alone; record numbers of bankruptcies, lost farms and homes; soar- ing Interest rates. There is a general consensus that inna- tioatisthernoetdestmettveateeeinttte emu-yucky. It is deeply entrenched. And 1tttuetteetstndestrxtrourt-s,our dreams and our prospects foe economic recovery unless it is checked. hubmmmm- at“ ”Who-aquatic WWW-Mm Worm-hull. " needs our suppo}? Responding to the needs revealed in the survey. the centres will organize recrea. tional, educational and social activities. These will provide such relevant living skills as: a) surviving in Waterloo Region on a severely restricted income; b) managing a budget; c) cooking cheaply; and d) exchanging of such essential and expensive services, such as plumbing. automobile mechanics. etc. These activities are designed to bring unemployed workers and their [amines together. in order to remind them that “you're not the only one in this position: the blame is not yours." Such activities allow people to maintain their self-worth. In order that Social in the areas of K-W experiencing the highest level of unemployment. These centres will be run on a style smilar to the non-threatening 'drop-in' office currently in use at the Working Centre. problems. such as suicides, alcoholism. wife battery and family neglect be avoid- 17-..}: ”moo ME. MY. ma 20.1“? - PAGE , Whatever differences we may have, whether they are between public and private employees, labor and management or political parties, they are far outweighed by the common interest we share in seeing a strong and stable Ontario. It is therefore very much in the interest of every group to work together to achieve this program's objectives and to get all unemployed people in Ontario back to work. We know that with the support of the people of Ontario. this program will sue- The legislation gives T the Cabinet the power to disallow a proposed increase in whole or in part; delay the effective date of an increase; or attach conditions in allow- ing an increase above the 5 percent ceil- mg. Contracts and salary agreements cover- ing employees of the provincial govern- ment, its boards and commissions, munici- palities, school boards and educational institutions, courts. hospitals. health care institutions and various social agencies will conclude their current year, but then wages and benefits will be limited to a 5 percent increase for the subsequent one-year period. The legislation will extend all contracts and temporarily suspend access to binding arbitration and strikes. Collective bargain- ing on non-monetary issues may continue. The program is mandatory and its impact will vary. depending on current contract conditions. The main controls period will run from October I, 1982 to September 30, 1983. The one exception to the 5 percent rule will be low-income public employees. Full- time employees earning under $15,000 a year will receive an increase of from $750 to $1.000 during the control year; part-time workers, similar increases on a pro-rated basis. level (hum taxpayer: can afford. This is a modest but critical step in slowing the rate of an.“ in Ontario. " is a massive taadertahing: we are dealing with over a dlflerem labour organizations. some 2,700 collective acne- Inents and more than lull a milllon [no The program has three main compo Beets: Wage contmls for public servants; peovincia11y-admirtistered pride controls; and finally, legislation reaffirming our support for national wage and price con- trols. should the private sector not respond to our initiatives. By law, the Inflation Restraint Board has resonsibilities for the wage restraint pro gram and the administered prices program. The Board will be empowered to monitor wage and price increases in the private sector for the duration of the restraint program. It will also monitor increases in compensation plans to ensure they follow the terms of the Act and where necessary. review exceptional cases. Under the legislation. the government will have the power to roll back or delay price increases that do not conform to the restraint criteria. timely project 'drop-in' to the Working Centre. It’s located above the Global Comma-Sty Centre at 94A Queen Street, South; Kitchener (743415”. Depending on the response of the ILAP Committee. the 4 centres are to be in place. probably in church basements, by November. The Manclni's say they hope to garner sttmciertt funding to keep them in operation only as long as they are need- In the mean time, there are voluntary services urgently required by other seg- ments of the community which. while they don‘t help to put the bread on the table, they keep the heart and mind nourished. Most important in the program, per- haps, is the focus on job-search tech- niques. up-to-date information on re-train- ing opportunities. new educational outlets: that is - ways to get back to work! ed. people need to remain active in their community. To obtain further information about this