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. . < ~~ 6 -- Scugog Citizen --- Tuesddy, September 24, 1991 ---------------------------------------- = EDITORIAL * ! 1 | G | Good news | . After a couple of years of dismal news concerning the manufac- turing sector of Ontario's economy, at last there was a shred of good | news. . Siemens, the giant German electronics company said last week it | * wants to beef up its Ontario workforce by 400 per cent over the next i ten years or sO. | If the company can reach this goal, the number of employees will . Jump from 3,000 to'12,000. !. Goodness sakes, here is a.company that is actually thinking of . increasing its workforce, rather than laying off people and shipping i the jobs to South Carolina or Mexico. 4 { In making the announcement last week, William Waite, president i of Siemens Ontario operations had some very interesting comments ! about what he thinks makes things tick in Ontario. He said the problems facing Siemens are not the high dollar, but the need for skilled labour. What's more, he went on, Canadian | workers are far more loyal thafi their counter-parts in the States or in | Mexico. The turnover here is: five per cent. In the States it's 15 per cent and in Mexico, it's also five per cent......every month. + In what is a swnning reversal, Siemens has actually started to | transfer operations from the southern United States to Ontario. One major reason is Canada's adoption of the metric system, which is | very attractive for European business. { Gosh, it's nice to hear a manufacturing exec talk about the | strength of Ontario. Over the last few years, it seems, we have heard | about how great things are in Buffalo or Mexico. 4 But, Siémens president Wm. Waite had some strong things to stay +, about Ontario's ability to provide the necessary skilled labour. | The school system continues to attach a low status to students | who want to pursue a skilled trade. That must change. Business | gives inadequate training to apprentices, and unions force - Field of gold Bottom-heavy clouds of autumn hang heavily over a field of golden rod and a scenic split rail near Seagrave. fence, painting a pretty picture --- hd v LETTERS TO THE EDITOR young apprentices to be the first lay-offs due to the lack of seniority. And he suggested that it's hightime to come up with a public , relations and ad campaign that will tell young people about the rewards and virtues of pugsuing a career in a skilled trade. i From our perspective, all 8f this is just common sense, something ! that has been lacking in Ontario and Canada for years, Here's a guy actdally showing some confidence in Ontario, i telling us what needs to be done to improve the manufacturing cli- | mate.-Is anybody listening in business, labour, education and gov- | ernment? Let's hope so. 5.0.5. to Ruth! -Compelled to respond to issue To the editor: It is with much reservation that we feel compelled to write this.let- ter, having avoided any response thus far to the many letters, edito- rial opinions etc. that have been voiced in the media concerning our situation. However, it should be known that the residents of Heath Cres. have never intended to jeopardize the jobs, our minimize the impor- tance of our neighbouring factory. residents through private calls, informal chats and meetings with factory executives did not prove successful, we felt itinecessary 0 appraach our local council for assistance. We have unfortunately noticed a substantial increase in general noise levels since the recent expansion, and we are sim- © ply asking for further Steps to "turn down the volume" that we are living with on a 24 hour basis, unable to escape from at night or tributing citizens to our communi- ty. We are confident that the ad hoc committee can wpsk with both parties 10 help gesfore neighbour- ing communications and are opti- mistic that things will improve as there really should be room for both corporate and private citizens to co-exist in our lovely town, of which we are proud to have been life-long residents and wish to remain so. Mr. & Mrs. G. Copithorn We do realize that it is a vital asset on weekends. . and goncerned residents of Durham Region council is sending out yet another SOS to the 10 many in our community. # We do like our homes, pay = Heath Cres., { -office of provincial environment minister Ruth Grier! After numerous attempts from taxes, and feel that we too are con- Port Perry. . . And the topic is garbage. So, what else is new. When it comes to garbage in Difham Region and all over southern Ontario, the crisis . is moving from bad to worse, if ghat's possible. Last week, Durham council learned it will cost just under $50 million for a transfer station to truck Durham's trash to a dump in Vaughan Township fof five years while Durham tries to open a dump of its own. ,That"s $50 million for something that would be used just five I years and would have to built on land that Durham doesn't own (the Conserve energy, and pay To the Editor: I see that you are complaining in your Sept. 17 Viewpoint about the increasing Ontario Hydro rates. It does seem like rather a large hike all at once, but there is a way we can avoid having to pay hot water, etc., etc., we would not have to worry so much about Ontario Hydro's rate hikes. Our Hydro bills might even go down. smallerbills Now wouldn't that be nice? Why not give itatry? ° Michelle Bull Port Perry \ Congratulations Port Perry "Metro owned Brock West dump in Pickering) ) it To the editor: Special thanks arc due wall the |" Just a couple of years ago, the price tag for opening a complete "We could start to conserve On behalf of the Canadian Red volunteers who kindly gave their landfill site was slightly more than $50 million. Now it's going to energy. Yes, that's right. Cross Society, I extend sincere time in support of this vitgl com- . cost that much fust to build a transfer station ordered by the Environment Minister. No wonder Durham council voted for more consultation with : Grier. And that's the polite way of putting it. Privately, some coun- cillors are ready to defy the ministerial order to build this transfer station and tell Mrs. Grier fb take a hike. . i Spending just under $50 million dollars for a facility that could . be moth-balled in five years or so makes no sense at all. It's a mon- umental waste of tax dollars. \ le Canadians consume more energy per capita than any other devel- oped pation in the world, to say nothing of less developed nations. This includes the United States (wha are not far behind) and it . dlso includes those cold countries, like Sweden and Japan, who use to the of Port Perry and aréa for their out- standing support of the blagd pro- , gram. . *" On Tuesday, Sept. 10, a blood donor clinic sponsored and 'coor- dinated by Don Bower and the members of the Masonic Fidelity Lodge No. 428 was successful in munity service. We alsdjhank the Scugog Citizen for youg generous | support and promotibn of the blood program and this clinic. Working with the community of Pont Perry was indeed my plea- sure-and I found the support of its people outstanding. We look for- ward toa continued partnggship in ve ah i ; less than half the energy we use. ; : ; » BIC WOME said har, Whar db We do ih SU0D0R iSwnes of If we stared conserving energy Solieeung 178 units of blood from providing this service to the com- | closer 10 solving that 4 oblem toda oe were 55 ears ago by wening the heat down, insulat- Ws iid he Slee: Lola & I i g that pr y y ag ing our homes better, using less was a recor@-breaking collection Lola Greczylo, area manager, when the garbage crisis first loomed on the horizon. fromthe Port Perry community. Censgal Ontario E/W. 36 Water Sze I Port Perry, Ontario Supop Sitiners Publishing Lt. - Proud Phone: 985-NEWS Value El John B. McClelland camyonire Canadians , New: Fax: 985-1410 # JohnB. McClelland - Cathy Olliffe proud to call The Scugog Citizen isylelivered free 3f * Al Srising Mae ; Scugog . charge to 9,000 homes and businesses in 4 Advertising Sales/Circulation: Township Scugog Township every Tuesday. 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