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_ Unemployed and employed figures increase That is an apt description of Ontario Hydro‘s 1971 activities. At Pickering nuclear power station east of Toronto, initial fuel loading was done by hand (top centre). Two of its four 540,000â€"kilowatt units are now operating â€" Unit one went on line in April and Unit two in October, making this the world‘s second largest single source of nuclear power. In midâ€" summer, foundation work started on 3,200,000â€"kilowatt Bruce nuclear power station, (centre left), part of the billionâ€"dollar Bruce Nuclear Power Development on Lake Huron. A new During the 10â€"month, period, he saw there have been 15 applications for accrediation and it is exâ€" pected that more will be received in the next few weeks. He said these apâ€" plications â€" require â€" conâ€" siderable time to complete due to the mas:(i}/job of contacting all the‘firms and units involved in an acâ€" creditation proceeding. Mr. Carton said this inâ€" cluded in particular: Bill 167, The Equal Employment Opportunity Act and the legislation dealing with terminations and mass layoffs. In a yearâ€"end review of his department, the labour minister said the departâ€" ment is engaged in programs and activities that touch people in many aspects of their daily lives. _‘‘We are â€" continually searching out better ways of sevicing the people of Ontario," he said, "and this year the department has placed emphasis on effective implementation _ of legislation." He said Bill 167, designed to lessen industrial strife and give additional protection to all members of the work force, has been in force since February 15 and that it was still too early to accurately measure its impact on the industrial relations scene. The â€" Ontario _ Labour Relations Board has also Labour Minister Gordon Carton has announced that 1971 was aâ€"year of great change and reorganization in the Department of Labour. Year end review The year of the atom He said approximately oneâ€"third of the province‘s work force is composed‘ of women and they are becoming an increasingly important factor in the employment structure. He noted that the large majority of these women are working for economic reasons. He said emphasis is being placed on a consultative and educational approach as opposed to the traditional enforcement orientation. To date, only one board of inquiry has been appointed to look into a complaint. The labour minister estimated that during the 12â€" month period of enforcement of the act, thousands of women _ workers _ have received the benefit of maternity leave <where in eliminating discrimination based on processed 37 applications for exemption from joining a trade union or paying union dues on the basis of religious conviction or belief. ‘‘‘The Department has also placed great emphasis on enforcing _ The _ Equal Employment _ Opportunity Act," said Mr. Carton. "I think it is proving a most effective piece of legislation In the first year of enâ€" forcement of the act, he noted that 283 complaints, 48 of them by men, have been registered with the Ontario Women‘s Bureau. The bureau has also received over 2,500 requests for inâ€" formation on various phases of the act. plant on the Montreal River increased provincial capacity. Lower Notch generating station (bottom) in northern Ontario is Hydro‘s latest and perhaps last hydroâ€"electric source. Power from the first unit at fossilâ€"fueled Nanticoke generating station (right) on Lake Erie began to flow as the year closed. Transmission line research is under way using an impulse generator (top left) which produces power surges of up to 2,800,000 volts â€" the voltage of lightning. Insulation strengths of various components are studied in the outdoor laboratory setting at Kleinburg, northâ€"west of Toronto. Mr. Carton, who was appointed minister of labour on April 1, said the departâ€" ment has had several other shifts in key personnel, during the year. Deputy Minister Thomas Eberlee left the department to supervise the task of imâ€" plementing the recomâ€" mendations of the committee on â€" Government â€" Producâ€" tivity. He has been replaced by Deputy Minister Robert D. Johnson. William â€"H. Dickie, the department‘s top mediator, was appointed assistant deputy minister (industrial relations). He will be sucâ€" ceeded as director of conâ€" ciliation and mediation Services by Victor Scott, who has been assistant director of the branch for the past six years. Legislation dealing with terminiations and mass layoffs came into force at the first of the year. Since that time the department has been notified of 36 firms â€" with more than 50 employees â€" that closed their plants or were forced to lay off a sizeable portion of their work force. A total of 4,341 workers have been affected in the 11â€"month period. A further 11 companies have informed the departâ€" ment that they intend to close or cut back operations, which would result in a further 2,767 workers being affected. Of this group, eight are planning to close comâ€" pletely. previously it had hardly existed. Dr. Daniel G. Hill, director Mr. Carton said the Conciliation and Mediation Branch has been exâ€" ceedingly busy during the year and may have played a major role in the lessening of industrial relations conflict. Measured in terms of This project is in addition to the inâ€"industry training programs of the branch carried out on a yearâ€"round basis. At the present time, there are more than 18,000 apprentices and 2,200 perâ€" sons in onâ€"theâ€"job training programs registered with the branch. of the human rights comâ€" mission, becomes chairman of the commission, sucâ€" ceeding Louis Fine, the commission‘s first chairâ€" man. In a program to aid the unemployed, he said the Industrial Training Branch has launched a $2â€"million project to provide .special employment _ opportunities through training for 3,000 unemployed persons over the next four months. Mr. Carton said one of the most pregsing problems in the province today is the need to aid the recovery of the economy. He said Ontario‘s labour force in 1971 rose by 4.1 per cent over the year to 3,270,000. Although unemployment increased by: 23,000 to 149,000 the number of employed rose by 107,000 in the past year. Jm _ A#Z \w "';{‘;. i ., , CSE CHOOSE s ‘,,« '.-f‘," OUR v' ;,/ s smm TV WALLPAPER | from WESTON PAINT & WALLPAPER 1826 WESTON RD. â€" _ 244â€"6593 The Ontario Humane Society has been aware of the problem of transporting western fteder calves to Ontario farmers for a long time. We have made repeated attempts to imâ€" prove the conditions under which these cattle are shipped, without success. In recent years we have seen both road and rail means of transportation alter their arrangements in an attempt to obtain an advantage overâ€" the other. The doubleâ€"decker road transport was soon matched by the doubleâ€"decker rail transport. But the problem can certainly not be solved simply by increasing the number of animals carried per car. The railroads are obâ€" viously in a difficult economic position. Faced with an almost total loss of passengers, the lines are looking to freight as the main reason â€" for operating. There‘s no doubt that the railways have increased the efficiency with which they now _ transport certain classes of freight, but unâ€" fortunately _ this imâ€" provement is not extended to livestock. The problem appears to be a very difficult one to solve, if not insoluble: To state the problem simply, . large numbers of very young animals have to be tranâ€" sported very long distances at an economic rate. numbers of strikes and reported incidents, it is much lower than it has been for several years. Statistically, working time lost through strikes and lockouts during the year decreased significantly from 1970. A total of 1,281,973 manâ€" days were lost in 198 work stoppages affecting 79,000 workers this year as comâ€" pared to 2,236,000 lost in 212 work stoppages in 1970. Recently zshipment of 118 calves left Kamloops, British Columbia. _ The calves Reflecting the moderate increase in bargaining acâ€" tivity, the work load of the Conciliation and Mediation Services Branch increased slightly during the year. At the conciliation officer stage 2,119 disputes involving some 209,491 employees were handled during the first 11 months of 1971 as comâ€" pared to 2,060 disputes inâ€" volving 305,519 employees during 1970. Mediators assisted in 227 of wages. ; disputes during the first 11 This year, the branch will months of 1971 and 22 collect over $2.6â€"million for disputes were carried over 51,000 employees from 10,000 from the previous year. employers. In 1970, the These disputes involved branch collected $2.5â€" about 58,000 employees as million. compared to 19 disputes _ During the year, the safety covering 63,000 employees â€" and technical division of the for the same period of 1970. department has _ been Mr. Carton said 1972 would be another heavy bargaining year with more than 2,300 labour contracts in inâ€" dustries other than conâ€" struction to be renegotiated. The agreements cover Transporting feeder cattlie The major portion of these agreements will be conâ€" centrated in food and beverages, paper and allied products, primary metals, metal mining, tranâ€" sportation, communication and utilities. nearly 325,000 employees Camera Travel begins Wednesday January 19 in Bathurst Heights Library, 3170 Bathurst Street. The program will continue monthly at 8 p.m. on every third Wednesday. Admission The labour minister said an important move by the department in 1971 was to increase the minimum wage ot $1.65 on April 1 to provide the highest provincial minimum wage in Canada. Manitoba has since raised its minimum wage to the same level. days later, after 2 of them died en route. The criminal code of Canada which requires animals to be offâ€" loaded every 36 hours for feed, water and rest was not complied with on at least one section of the journey. There‘s a program starâ€" ting at Bathurst~ Heights Library made to order for camera buffs discouraged by reluctant audiences at their slide shows. Anyone interested is inâ€" vited to bring color slides of home and abroad and join the library staff in their travels. A slide projector will be provided and the audience is guaranteed. . is free In addition to assuring that a minimum wage is paid to. employees, the Employment Standards Branch assists employees to ‘collect their full payment for other standards such as vacation pay, overtime pay, equal pay for equal work and collection of wages. f The Ontario Humane Society may well prosecute the railway concerned for this breach of the criminal coade. But we .can‘t help wondering what good this type of action will achieve. Would it really help for a railway to be convicted of an offence under the section and fined, say $100.00 or $200.00. Presumably the fine will be paid out of petty cash and During the year, the safety and technical division of the department _ has _ been working towards a new system which emphasizes maintenante as the best method of eliminating or reducing hazards associated with the operation of such devices. Camera travel Even if this twentieth century solution to the problem is not immediately available, one interum solution would be to treat cattle as animals and not as dead freight. In other words, instead of putting then on the slowest train that‘s available, they should be put on the fastest route and transported from west to east in a matter of hours instead of days. M neontrmmmmrmeremrnmmemmemremmecrmmrmcomnmnmnorstrcemen msmceincmmmccmmmmmenine 1 be Ly cecomtonmmnmmemmameone 1 fWritten questions submitted in advance will be welcomed by the panelistsq presumably the railway company will be represented in court by the lowest person on the totem pole who can be spared for the day. Nothing will be gained. Perhaps the answer is to find some way of utilizing the large air transports to move the younger cattle in parâ€" ticular. Surely it must be more efficient to fly 1,000 calves in a jumbo jet from Edmonton to Toronto in four hours that to subject the same animals to six or seven days of intense strain during the railway journey. enrolment must be limited â€" to register, clip and mail this form to Humber College offers a special one day 4ax seminar for businessmen to analyze the effects of the new taxation laws. This program is designed for small businessmen and women, as well as individuals who would like a better understanding of the basic concepts of the new tax legislation. . Seminar will consist of lectures and discussion groups covering the following topics: * â€" Taxation of Individuals â€"â€" Capital Gains â€" Corporations and Shareholders â€" Business and Property Income Seminar _ W. Peter Comber, B.A., C.A. Leaders: Lauvrence C. Murray, B. Comm., C.A. Stanley Taube, B.A., M.A., L.L.B. Saturday, January 29th, 1972 â€" fm;rm. , ' Auditorium â€" Humber College North Campus (Highway No. 27, one mile north of Rexdale Blvd.) Ruk Fee: $26. (luncheon included) For further information, please call â€" Mrs. Gloria Quinlan â€" 677â€" 6810 Extension 326. Design Showcase â€"â€" Sit down and we‘ll talk ‘about the new taxes. Always Different, Always Beautiful TRIMBEE FLORIST [ 241â€"6951 â€" 241â€"5261 _ | ; always at your service P K © you‘ul rino interesting * _ _ C AaAND VALUABLE! SUN LIFE OF CANADA tdeas e Moneyâ€"Back Life ‘Insurance r e Income Protection "he e Payment of Mortgage *4 e Retirement Funds I ( e Education of Children _ * e Conserving a Business Interest Let me show you how you can benefit. BERN ROLLINGS 200 University Ave. Toronto 1 Ont. Bus. 364â€"5141 Res. 244â€"1971 AtNSHC WESTON PAINT OR ENOQUIRE AT THE JUST SOUTH OF DP