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THE HERALD Wednesday September 1990 Page 17 Respect better pay and incentives reflect research views Jacqueline stands in front of her home for which she won a Niagara Escarpment Development Achievement Award The award is given to people who show sensitivity for the rounding natural environment when they build in the escarpment area Photo submitted Limehouse resident wins NEC award resident Jacqueline Crepault is one of eight people along the Niagara Escarpment to win a Niagara Escarpment Commission Development Achievement Award the NEC an nounced Monday The achievement awards recognize those landowners that develop a piece of property that greatly surpasses the building re quirements laid out in the Niagara Escarpment plan according to a NEC press release Ms was recognized for the extensive renovations of her residence Ms Crepault said her onestorey home is a bungalow that is imately 75 feet in length It took two years to renovate the house which was originally a tree nursery she explained Aware of the mature trees on one side of the property and the cedar covered valley of the Black Creek on the other side Ms Crepault said she renovated the building in such a way that the house lies between these two natural features The NEC also stated the house design materials and coloration effectively blends the residence in to the village landscape The house is built out of volcanic stone that comes from California and cedar said Ms Crepault The stone is colored beige and pale browns she explained Other award winners included Tony Cesaroni in Grey County who completely transformed several gravel pits into viable rural landscape As well Jon from St Catherines restored a twostorey stone residence inside and out Respect better pay and more in are just some of the condi to be researched says Anne a local nurse union contact The Ministry of Health will pro vide up to million to the of Toronto and Hamilton University to research the quality of working conditions This funding is part of a fiveyear million program announced in to improve the recruitment and retention of Ontario nurses I think one issue is money said Mrs who is also an operating room nurse at Georgetown and District Memonal Hospital The nursing profession get the respect it should she said As a nurse for 24 years Mrs Ciilis believes better incentives should be offered to retain nurses There aren t enough perks like persona leave days or profes sional development days she said adding that even if a nurse s child is sick she cannot take the day off There t enough incentives to stay Mrs Ciilis said She ex plained that after a year a nurse gets three weeks holidays and after three years the profession a nurse gets four weeks But after 17 years of service a nurse only gets five weeks of holidays she said insisting that the increase properly recognize senion As an operating room nurse Mrs Cilhs said she works hours in three weeks an average of hours each week which includes being on call twice a week It s a stressful job and we re not paid well enough to do it she said Mrs Ciilis said Georgetown hospital experiences the same staff difficulties as other Onlano hospitals It s a problem getting staff and the nurses are burning out and leaving Nurses should be able to further their education because fewer schools are offering nursing courses said Mrs It s very difficult to continue your education when it s not readily available she said A nurse isn t even respected for the education and knowledge they possess Mrs believes However the incen lives aren there to motivate a nurse to continue her education Nursing facilities at and of T have formed a research group consisting of practising nurses educators and researchers from across as well as representatives from British Col and the United States research group will identifv what should be changed to in crease job satisfaction and im prove recruitment and retention of registered nurses and assistants A permanent research centre for the evaluation of nursing issues will be created to use as a source of in formation for nurses researchers professional organizations and government bodies Marlene Assistant Executive Director of Patient and Resident Care the Georgetown hospital doesn ex penence the same nurse recruit ment and retention difficulties large hospitals face Georgetown is a small commum ty hospital which offers free park and less of the city hustle and bustle That s appealing to nurses she explained That s why Georgetown doesn t have the pro blems of large hospitals The hospital has implemented a Tree of Growth program to en courage nurses to participate and make suggestions about hospital conditions said Ms Quackenbush She said it is a way to get creativity nursing to help solve problems in the workplace Colour and Form to highlight exhibit The Colour and Form Society having an all members exhibitioi in the Spectator Gallery Branl St Burlington September 21st to October Opening reception to meet the artists and to view the works of the CFS members will be held on September 21st from 7 30 to 30 p m Please join us Forms for the Colour and Form Society 38th Annual Open Juried Exhibition to be held from November loth to November 29th are now available at the Arts Council office in the Mississauga Civic Centre 300 City Centre Dr Mississauga L5B or by calling or 822 5077 This very prestigious ex is held at the Skylight Gallery the Northern Distnct Library in Toronto It is from this exhibition that accepted artists are invited to become members of the Colour and Form Society The Azores an exhibition of works done by the participants of the George Rackus Artists Workshop held the Azores last February will be shown in the Great Hall of the Civic Centre City Centre Drive on September 17th to 21st Participating artists and photographers are from Toronto Burlington Mississauga and Dun das Ontario This exhibition is made possible with the support of the Arts Council and the participation of 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