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Paw We gg ww ee EE A A EE hae Ew. 28 a. ~:~ - hs: a OPSEU pushes for new building for the Ridge Paul Howe says the in- terest of the leader of his union helps get the atten- tion of the provincial government. Howe is the president of Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 307. The 215 members of Local 307 work in Oak Ridge. After a tour of Oak Ridge and talking with union members and members of the administration, last week, OPSEU President Jim Clancy called on the provincial government to build a new maximum security psychiatric hospital for Ontario. The decades-old Oak Ridge building does not fit in the 1980s, Clancy said. "Going to work there is not healthy." Patients are vic- tims too, he said. Howe said that the Oak Ridge attendants are uncertain about their future if Oak Ridge is rebuilt. The attendants wonder if Ontario's only maximum security psychiatric hospital might be moved to a new building in Toronto. Atten- dants in Oak Ridge earn on average $31,000 a year. Conflict manager advises locals Managers of local cor- porations were advised by an expert on how to use conflict to reach their goal. The day-long seminar at the Highland Inn last Thursday was organized by the North Simcoe Development Corporation (NSDC) and Georgian College. Dr. Joe Kelly, described as the foremost authority on conflict management in North America, told representatives from management at Mitsubishi and TRW and other local corporations, how to make conflict work for them. Daysco vice-president of manufacturing Rob Holsgrove described Dr. Kelly's idea as involving all Conflict expert of the members of a group to a limited degree, on the way to reaching the deci- sion wanted by the manager. Sylvia McNeely, the newly hired fundraiser for the North Simcoe Arts Council, said her newly ac- quired knowledge of con- flict management will be useful when she is working with a group of volunteers to reach a desired end. Holsgrove's observation was that making the first line supervisors think that they are taking part in deci- sionmaking, is important to achieving successful conflict management. Kelly became interested in conflict management in the 1960s, at McGill Dr. Joe Kelly, described as North America's foremost authority on conflict management, told an audience in Midland last week how to create and control con- flict, to reach the result wanted by the manager. by March 31st. - or your Area President. MUSKOKA - GEORGIAN BAY PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSN. MEMBERSHIP Requirements for eligibility to vote at the forthcoming nomination meeting state that if you were not a member in 1985 or 1986, you must have a 1987 membership . Contact any of the membership chairmen listed below MUSKOKA SOUTH MURRAY ROBERTS 687-6856 MUSKOKA CENTRAL SHANE HICKS 645-5485 - Bus MUSKOKA WEST JANE YOUNG 765-3375 MUSKOKA NORTH PAUL CHISHOLM 789-5216 MIDLAND GEORGE GORTHY 526-8345 Page 4, Tuesday, February 24, 1987 University. His article Making Conflict Work For You, published in the Har- vard Business Review, established his credentials as an expert. Kelly has taught at McGill University, Strathclyde University (where he earned his Ph.D), Oxford, and Virginia Polytechnic In- stitute. Two of his four books are titled How Managers Manage, and The New Management Scene. Kelly is the most senior in ranking professor at Concordia University. The conflict manage- ment seminar was an at- tempt to measure local in- terest in similar events, North Simcoe Develop- ment Corporation Com- missioner Kamran Khozan said. This type of seminar pro- ved to be attractive to the upper echelon of medium and large corporations, he said. Entrepeneurs have been the target of previous seminars. The NSDC has sponsored four previous seminars by itself. The conflict manage- ment seminar was an at- tempt to involve a different type of business person. Employment The County of Simcoe Recreation and Special Services Department deadline date for receiving summer employment forms is Friday, February 27, 1987: For an application form or for more information on the available positions, please call Brad Robinson (526-2261, ext. 235). Thirty-one thousand dollars a year income in Penetanguishene and in Toronto are too different Jim Clancy salaries, because of dif- ferent costs of living, Howe said. The union is fully behind Midland council to examine city status Town of Midland of- ficials will set up an ad hoc committee to examine the possibility of the town becoming a city. Planning and Develop- ment Chairman Gail Barrie said, in an interview last week, that the town is seriously considering the change that has been sug- gested by councillors a number of times in the past year. Barrie said the move would help the town finan- cially since it would not be responsible for making a number of contributions to Weekly Circulation Update 43 1 FAMILIES SAID "YES!"' in Midland 126 FAMILIES SAID "'YES!"' in Penetanguishene WE SAY "THANKS!"' ... Thank You for your positive response and your support. ment penalty. Town of Midland 1987 Realty and Business Taxes INTERIM BILLING In accordance with the provisions of The Municipal Act and pursuant to By-Law 83-69, adopted by Council on November 14th, 1983, the first instalment of Realty and Business Taxes for 1987 will become due on February 27th, 1987. All interim tax bills were mailed by February 10th, 1987. Ratepayers who did not receive tax bills should enquire at the Municipal Of- fice or telephone 526-4275. Failure to receive tax notice does not relieve the taxpayer from payment of taxes nor liability from late pay- G.M. MORISSON, A.M.C.T. TREASURER the County of Simcoe. Although Barrie admits there are some areas the town may have pay more money out, she said the revenues may outweigh the expenditures in the long run. "We are not going to rush into anything unless it is going to be economical- ly feasible for the town" said Barrie. "I would cer- tainly think that we (coun- cil) are going to look very seriously at this before making any decisions." As a city, Midland would be solely responsible for a number of areas such as I roads and welfare. Also, in- stead of two represen- tatives from the town atten- ding Simcoe County Coun- cil, two members of the council would be selected to sit on a city council. a new building, however. A union-commissioned study, and other studies, the union says, of the effect of stress on the health of Oak Ridge attendants, in- dicates that Oak Ridge at- tendants die at an earlier age. The union study of 93 at- tendants through a 10 year period resulted in a breakdown of five retiring at age 65 in good health; 15 dying of a heart attack bet- ween age 50 and 54; four attempted (two successful) suicides; 25 taking sick leave of one to three years before retiring; and 44 quiting within a year. A shortage of staff, and the environment, are the main complaints Clancy heard during his tour of the regional hospital and Oak Ridge, Clancy said. The regional hospital and Oak Ridge are the two parts of the Penetanguishene Men- tal Health Centre. Oak Ridge, one of On- tario's 10 psychiatric hospitals, should be given top priority in terms of spending, Clancy said. "The government is being negligent when they refuse to act." The administration agrees with the union that Oak Ridge should get a new building, here, Clancy said. Application to the government for im- provements has been made, and the administra- tion has made committ- ments to the union. Clancy said he will return in 10 to 12 weeks to check on progress. Clancy said he hopes that the local MPPs will line up with the union and the ad- minstration in lobbying for government action. Because of the stress ex- perienced by psychiatric hospital workers, those government employees should be able to retire after 25 years, OPSEU's president says. Pierce Stee Eh dk eee ee NOW OPEN I 10:00 a.m. I I Fri. and Sat. I Silver Dollar Arcade Poyntz Plaza Mall 549-4322 OPEN: 1 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Sun. - Thurs. - Midnight RRSPs THAT XN Contact: Huronia Credit Union 549-3191 Lafontaine Credit Union 933-2161 RE PT sot, oe ETEK So "acne 2S ES