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Former employees of Canadian General Tower Limited and Tridon Limited may be eligible for financial assistance under the Program for Older Worker Adjustment (POWA), the fedâ€" eral government announced recently. Up to 48 former employees from the two companies â€" 31 from CGT and By SAL BOMMARITO Oakville Beaver Staff Former CGT and Tridon workers may get help from POWA COMMUNITY FUNERAL HOME SUNDAY, JANUARY 3 1st, 1993 64 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville Ribbon Cutting Dedication of the The statement said that under an "improved" POWA, 1159 older workâ€" ers laid off by 40 companies in Ontario, could qualify for $40.6 milâ€" lion in funding, according to the stateâ€" 17 from Tridon â€" aged 55 to 64, could qualify for assistance under new POWA guidelines, according to a joint statement from federal Labor Minister Marcel Danis and Ontario Labor Minister Bob Mackenzie. ‘@ 42" Table with two 12" leafs plus 4 â€" six spindle side chairs. Opens to 66" oval. Features a double gearâ€"driven extension mechanism. 854â€"0649 $96800 POWA provides aid to "older" workers who lose their jobs because of major permanent layoffs and who have little chance of finding new work, said Micheline Racette, a spokesperson for Danis. "(CGT and Tridon) meet the criteâ€" ria. (The layoffs) are permanent and have an impact on the community," she said. ment. = Ribbon Cuitting at 1 p.m. followed by _ Dedication and Open House until 9 p.m. The public is cordially invited to attend Tours will be conducted and our staff will be available to answer any questions you have about our facility or about funerals in generdl. Take this opportunity to view what we feel is one of the finest and most beautiful funeral homes. Halton Regional Police say thieves got away with a "substantial" amount of jewelry in a daylight breakâ€"in at an east Oakville home Wednesday. The change in criterion from 15 of the last 20 years, to 13, will mean that more workers, particularly women who may have temporarily left their jobs to raise a family, will be eligible, the covernment announced. Police said bedrooms were ransacked and a substantial amount of jewelry was stolen. An estimate of the exact quantity and value has not yet been comâ€" pleted. Under the new POWA framework, workers who meet the age criteria must have worked at least 750 hours a year in 13 of the last 20 years and have no reasonable possibility of reâ€"employâ€" ment. However, it has yet to be deterâ€" mined how many of the workers actuâ€" ally qualify for assistance, and how much that assistance will be, said Bob McClelland, a spokesperson for the Ontario Ministry of Labor. McClelland said it will take about four weeks before those who do qualify are notiâ€" fied directly by the two ministries. The breakâ€"in occurred during the daytime when a side door was kicked in at a Lakeshore Road East house. Jewel thieves score big However, under the new agreement Telephone 845â€"9742 or 845â€"3824 Regarding any delivery problems Doorâ€"toâ€"Door Flyer Distribution Hiâ€"Lites 1/2 PRICE the maximum benefit was cut to $1,000 a month, from the previous level of $1,236. Eligible workers can receive monthly POWA assistance equal to 70% of their Unemployment Insurance benefits up to the new maxiâ€" mum. The payments end at age 65. About 200 employees were laid off when CGT closed its automobile parts manufacturing operation in the spring of 1991. Later the same year, 550 workers in Oakville and Burlington lost their jobs after Tridon announced it was moving the two operations to Tennessee. The agreement also calls for a dolâ€" larâ€"forâ€"dollar deduction of company pension payments and worker compenâ€" sation benefits. The federal government funds 70% of POWA costs, while the Ontario govâ€" ernment funds the other 30%.