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-~ L. UI ~ -- 2 - Orono Weekly Timies, Wednesday, September 5,'1990 A helping hand The winds that swept through Starkville Iast week, although storming damage, has in fact brought out the best in the community - a spirit that it is good to hear and see is stili àive in this day and age. The community has been out to help those who have suffered damage to their property and more help is sure to be on its way for there is stili dlean-up and ikely financial con- cerns. We hope to have more news of assistance next week but in the mean time Neil Allun bas contacted a number of those who have suffered damage to asceratin what hielp is needed. You rnay be able to lend a hand and Neil Allun will welcome any calis that could resuit in assistance. 1 We commend those that have already came out to give that helping hand in what, in some cases, is a major set-back. What now? For over forty years Ontarians were satisfied to leave the political rule to the conservatives and it was flot until mid- way through the 1980s that they began to decide that perhaps Society was getting too competitive and materialistic - that it was time for change. The change came with a minority government favour- ing the liberals and two years later with a liberal landslide with a large majority and almost obliterating the conser- vatives. Six weeks ago it was to be a liberal cake-walk at least back to a majority but that's flot the case to-day and much is in doubt as to the outcome corne Thursday night. The recent poils can flot be brushed aside for over the years they have become faîrly accurate. The stately populus of the past haîf Century have become volatile in what bas become a changing environiment in ail senses that effect our lives from the effects of free trade to that of a faltering economny and of course a trouibled fedieration.- There is a desire to a return of leadership that emi- phasizes values of fairness, control and integrity. According to the Environics poli they want stronger measures to reverse the destruction of the natural environiment and a concern on taxation with a fair distribution of taxation to those that can afford the burden. Littie in this campaign bas centred on affordable hous- ing and the plight of food banks which is a indication of a great need in this society that seemis in a way to be set aside and forgotten about. It does affect our future. The current polîtical camnpaigni over the past week has becorne a dog fight with attack - couniter attack - a real indica- tion it's a close contest. l. ttrwhat anvone hopes or thinks the decision is to be made Thursday night and it would be a safe bet to place that the ratings for the results will be high. Make sure you register you opinion at the polling sta- tion. Hlappenings.. SPEAKERS' CORNER THIS SATURDAY DOWNTOWN Che Orono Downtown Business Association bas scheduled their second Speakers' Corner in front of the Orono Town Hall. The event is to start at il1:00 a.m. just prior to the fair parade. Anyone havoing something to spout off about are asked to be present and take the stand. No fee and must subjects are open for discussion and even debate from the audience. Thse last Speakers' Corner was rather humourous so be preapred and do take part. ORONO BANTAMS PLACE SECOND The Orono Bantams who travelled to Corunna over the week- end for the final basebali series to determine the Ontario champion- ship returned home having reached the final game of the tournament and placing second. Thse Orono basebaîl teami which has played weil this summer was defeated in the championship game by Kincardine by a score of 9 to 3. BIG BROTHERS SPORTS SWAP The Big Brothers wiIl be holding their Sports Swap on Satur- day, September lSth from 11:00 a.mi. to 1:00 p.m. at Cowan Pontiac Buick, 166 King Street E., Bowmanviile. Items to include skates-, skis, hockey gear, etc. Drop off itemis to be sold Friday, Septemiber 14, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. or Saturday, Septemiber 15, 9:00 - 10:00 a.mn. by Gord Mills Statistics showing the average age of retiremient dropping every decade suggest a golden picture: people leavîng jobs in favor of leisure, a welcome reward after years of labour. For lots of people, myself included, the reality can be quite cifferent. A recent study has showni that a surprisingly large number of older' people are sayîng that they would like to be back at work. 0f the older people who are out of the work force, haîf are satîsfied, a quarter can't work because of their health or family situations, and the other quarter are very unhappy about the situation they're in. Can the leisure time, that troubles many older people, become a boon to employers? Plerhaps it can as the every- shrinking mimber of qualified workers grows each year, partly caused as the children born in the baby boom after the 2nd World War grow old. Some ideas to help make the deci- IMain>streamI Canada Storm warning By Terry O'Shaughnessy Smnall business owners are worried. Results of a recent survey, compiled by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, show that the country's small business community is pessimistic, and getting more so, every day. The "Smnall Business Barometer" survey, conducted at six- month intervals, attemipts to mneasure the overail economlic oulook of smiall and mediumn-sized businesses. With fully 71 per cent of respondents expect- ing the economny to get wýeaker (a startling increase firm Novemrber 1989, which showed 417lper cent of respon- dents pessimistie about the econoic fuuethe June 1990 sre is an important signal that the ec)onm is, at the very leas, intrleOII. Cather ine Swift, CTFIB \vice presi- d'ent of research and chief eclonmi, says thai talhough smnall business owners'viw on the economny have been growing increasingly pessiisý- tic since the first survey w\as conducItedl in 1988, this recent suirvey shlows the m1ost abrupt decline to date. And, adds Swift, as smialler firmns tend to feel the pinch of adverse economic conditions earlier than their larger couinterparts, the implications of these results for Canada's economic outlook are not promising. "For example," says Swift, "last Novemiiber 31 per cent of small busi- nesowners said they expected to increase fulI-time employmnent in the following six months. However, this bias now dropped to only 15 per cent who have similar plans for the last haif of 1990." Swift points out that the three top reasons cited by respondents for their pesslmismare: lower sales' expecta- fions; the Bank of -Canada's high interest rate policy; ana tne teaieral government's proposed Goods and Services Tax. "While high interest rates are a traditional enety of small business," says Swift, "this survey marks the first tinie that the GST has been among the top three concernis for small business owners. The state of small and mediumn-sized business expectations as outlined in this survey indicates that there could not be a worse tîme to, introduce such a sweeping tax change as the GST." Swift adds that it's alwNays signif"i- canit whlen the smnall business commu- nity becomes pessimistic about the sion to retire or flot couldcibe: Mo ve the older worker into less strenuous or less demianding jobs. Offer "rehearsal retirement" - if you don't like it you can come back. Create a job batik for retîrees. This would allow your old employer to use you as a fui in for holidays or busy times. Reduce working hours. Most retirees would gladly delay retirement if they could work fewer hours. It doesn't make much sense to me where the present system only allows to go from working ail the time to not working at ail. The whole idea of retirernent needs looking into. By the year 2000 only one in four men over sixty will be working. Although there has been a surge of women into the work force, most women still leave the work force before they turn 60. Statîstics reveal most retirees feel useless out of the workplace. Voluntary vs involuntary retrement is a subject that nleeds addressing. With life expectancy încreasing, retirement is becoming a longer phase of life for almost evcryone. future state of the econiomy. "These people are by nature optimistc-a key factor in making this sector the major job creation force in the country," she says. "How these men and women perceive the state of the economny has a large bear- ing not only on the future employ- ment situation, but on the health of the economy overal."- And while ît's true that some of the economie variables damaging business prospects-notably interest rates and the exchange rate-are not completely under the control of Canadian policy- mnakers, there is one important excep- tion: the GSI. A delay of one year, Swift points out, would permit eco- nomnic conditions Io stabilize, enabie consumners and businesses to become better informed about the tax, and allow for the maximum degree of har- monization between the GSI and provincial sales tax regimes. Business owners are signaling their distress. tt's niow uLp to thefederal govermnment to respond.' Do retirees prefer work over leisure? ORONO PASTORAL CHARGE Minister: Rev. Fred Milnes: 983-5502 Secretary: Marlene Risebrough~ Organist: Kirby Arlene Bolton, Organist: Orono Stella Morton SUNDAY,SEPTEMBER 9TH Kirby United Church, Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Orono United Church Gospel Sing 12:15 p.M. Orono Arena SUNDAY SCHOOL Commences September I6th at Orono and Kirby Churches St. Saviour s Anglican Chu rcW- MILL STREET, ORONO, ONTARIO Rev. Douglas W. Hall 987-4745 SUNDAY SERVICE and CHURCH SCHOOL 9:30 a.m. ORONO GAÂTES 0F PRA ISE BIBLE MINISTRY 5414 Main Street Orono, Ontario Inter-Faltb u Gse SERVICE 11:00 A.M. Rev. Lyle L. West Office 983-9341 Personal Ministry Rev Margaret F. West Res. 983-5962 Fr1. Septu 7th Closing at ýý6:3O pum.- Lima]=&~rn.[~~