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The program is, located in former hydrogen: plan fam administrators and toured the ee Ne where ap- getting hands-¢ on {ratning, Taking it out on employees MONTREAL (CP) — recession is making it easel for employers to get away with unjustified firings, in- stant layoffs and delays in paying for overtime, holidays and separation. In fact some vjuat don't pay at all — ever “Bay graups representing non- . unionized workers. “Employers are taking ad- ‘vantage of : the economic ” says -Georgoulls Konatantinos, head of Mon- treal’s Greek Workers Asso- *@lation and an opposition city ‘councillor. “People now get fired with five minutes notice and there is always someone to take their place. There are 80 many people ” A small advertisement placed in one of the city’s , .° deductions, exemptions and credits to save money on your T1 GENERAL |: income tax return. H&R Block will help you take advantage of every possible saving which applies to you. 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He + was that good.” Rosenbaum said Nguyen covered mainly Vietnamese army. actions. ~ovsing the way, wasn't what it ‘appeared to be over here,” Rosenbaum said. “A lot of it’ was pretty. routine, really ‘boring, interspersed’ by times of Thaotate. terror. “Basically, you got up in the morning: and you went’ out to look for the’ war. Long was good at finding. it.”: - It might seem that Ngu- yen's career has worked al- most in reverse, beginning as it did with-a job as a pres- idential- cameraman for’ the Vietnamese government and: including nearly two years with CBS and 10 years with ABC. But Nguyen doesn't see it that way. “Nguyen says his escape from Vietnam in 1979 was the end of his past and his-re- union with his family here'in Winnipeg nearly three years later w was, athe boning of his. “future. “After ‘the war, ABC’ ‘said ; & they ‘could’ bring’ ‘family. out to, the. up, J: felt:T:was safe.” ‘eee as with p peace cuining CAUGHT BY POLICE A States, ‘but “ they’ couldn't guarantee. me a Job,”" ‘said Nguyen. “So ‘I decided to’ stay’ in Vietnam, Thad a house, good skills:'and’'a’ job -(with ‘a8 Japanese network), lots of ~ and some friends made saan to flee. His wife, two sons and two ‘daughters ‘were ‘caught by police ad they waited on the “beach ‘for the boat. Spraying: a _ licence to kill VANCOUVER (cP) = ‘The: man who ‘Sprays your opie trees to rid them: of harmful pests has:a'licence to kill. Before he'can use 8 for 0 he must from the Ministry, granted after the applicant: writes: a three-hour examination covering. the safety and handling of pesticides. -Permits: must: be obtsined. before using pesticides on : any: Crown lands, Mshses But'a farmer. can: ena his workers ‘into the fields‘to © Enjoy a night or a week. amid (our | exotic indoor greenery; : North Calgary” and ing pools. South Calgary VILLAGE PARK INN In Motel in Mel Vilage: across from : bese Foals ieee a feat it Market Mall and Brentwood Vilage. sidooe , sauna, whirlpool dining i in Quiet tot | in Meds si Lounge, dancing “nightly in Sit bres ‘and meeting facilities ° ng ‘© Weekend rates available For Reservations: Phone (403) 289-0241 ‘TlFree: 180-268-8993 1804 Crowehild Tail NI. The lack of re lati ywutteat crops, without. a lipo esetng Pera pera provided he is. “use does Hot are eras ba use was highlighted ‘at ‘a -coroner’s patting into the death of a. 20-year-old Surrey farm worker who. died after ingesting Monitor, an organo-phosphate insecticide. . ISONED BEFORE Jarnail Singh Deol suffered poisoning on four occasions before he died Oct. 80. Monitor was found in his stomach and in two nearby ‘coffee cups, ‘but “the jury ‘could not say conclusively whether he drank the liquid. Taken orally, o1 daily last. week drew dozens of replies from * unhappy people eager to re- late their experiences — hor- ror stories that couldn't have happened a few years ago in times of prosperity. One woman, who began to ; ery, explained she worked 64 hours a week for $175 — less than minimum wage — wash- ing dishes, making pizza, set- ting and waiting on tables. A garment industry workers says his employer simply ig- nores the hourly wage rate and pays piece rates. NOBREAKS “Everything has changed. The boss has stopped clean- ing the toilets, stopped giv-- ing coffee breaks, reduced the lunch hour to 20 minutes and stopped giving holiday bonuses." China for trade CHICAGO (REUTER) — Bb a-town where overything from plywood to pork bellies . Hi # boterdusly traded, there is a little-known ex where nothing changes hands but china and crystal plates — 9,000 of them every day. The Bradford Exchange calls itself the world’s largest trading centre for collector's plates. In a warehouse smartly the supply of an enzyme vital to nerves in the brain, spinal cord, heart and Jungs. y The inquest ‘jury concluded that Deol’s death was homicide which could have been prevented had proper pesticide handling been ‘practised. Coroner Dianne Messier, calling Deol's death probably the first fatal organo-phosphate Potoeatng in B.C. history, called on the. its decision to ‘exempt B.C. farmers from Pasa safety regu- ~ lations when farm workers come under Workers Com- pensation Board coverage on Monday. Labor Minister Bob McClelland has decided to exempt farm workers from formal safety standards, while a sub- of the board and the B.C. of Agri safety standards and educates farmers and workers on Proper safety practices. Messier d that all, hi be certified applicators and that before purchase, farmers apply toa regulatory body. SEEKS REGULATIONS The decision to exempt farm workers from formal standards has been strongly opposed by the Canadian Farmworkers Union, which has launched a corapaien topress for formal. regulations. OS The Following Bills May Now Be Paid at Castlegar Savings Credit Union ® WEST KOOTENAY. POWER & LIGHT e INLAND NATURAL GAS ¢ B.C. MEDICAL PLAN © B.C. TELEPHONE NO SERVICE CHARGE FOR PAYMENTS Chequing accounts paying 5% on mini hiv hal, GB — Cheque & Compare CASTLEGAR SAVINGS CREDIT UNION 601 - 18th St. Castlegar 365-7232 (across from Castleaird Plaza) d into modern offi- ces, the exchange matches buyers and sellers with a computerized “instaquote” trading system designed by the same firm which built © trading systems for the New York and American stock ex- changes and tne Chicago Board of Options Exchange. Its “trading floor” isa bank of nine computer terminals behind a glass wall where brokers take buy and sell or- ders for plates from 4,100 limited edition collections. The exchange estimates that five. million Americans, one million Canadians and one million Europeans as well as a growing number of Aus- tralians engage in the hobby which has its roots in a blue and white Christmas plate made in 1895 by Bing and Grondahl of Denmark. Bing and Grondhal has continued to turn out Christ- mas plates every year since, through decades of war and peace, but the original plate called Frozen Window, which = in 1895 for 50 cents, now trades on the exchan; $4,100. eerie ‘OTHERS INTERESTED Other plate makers have since entered the field, ‘in- , cluding most of the famous names in china and crystal — Royal Copenhagen of Den- “mark, D’Arceau- “Limoges and Haviland of France, Hummel and Rosenthal of Germany, Royal Doulton and Wedge- wood of Great Britain and Gorham of the U.S. looking for: : energy, an MIKE‘S RADIATOR REPAIR CLEANED REPAIRED RECORED 8:30 - 5:00 p.m. Weekly 364-1 606 7058 5 1598B - "2ND. AVE, TRAIL pape en MONTREAL (CP) — kein’ Pto-5iin. a segateea office tower is proving to he a distinetly unhealthy way to. make’ a: living. (Since ‘the ‘skyscraper. es: tablished ‘itself as the usual’ workplace for: clerical work- ers in Canadian cities, offices have been plagued with un-" expected: oecupational. haz- ards, 0. b0 * Its snot that: secretaries have ‘been: falling be at 30th-storey 1 Ty (OP) he || Aztees’ ‘who! terior the cacao bean in to! most’ ‘notably’ the creasing’ number. of blin fices. Researchers have, found that the loss of contact with f fatigue, ‘depression’ and ir ritsbility, Interior offices, or cupational ‘health’: experts it's that there aren't windows, in’ offices," And, ‘even’ when | offices” aren't “blind,” ‘their windows can't be opened.’ “So, today the ‘average of- :. fice worker is spending a good third’ of ‘their’ time’ in.” what is a completely artificial environment," - says Dr. Seige Gingras, who hasbeen atudying working , condi in ‘highrises. “They breathe: artificial air and work :by artificial light: : That's where . the problems begin.” Towers have’ become stan- dard in most asa result of land prices, and among’ archi that elevators are the fastest way to move people. But the i ing high ‘the’ ‘brary’ end CBC building, say us Of rates of absenteeism, pyscho- logical problems and illness, | says a kit ‘published for.Mon- * treal ian bent iby va iger- ihieen industrial” ” epses, such as muscular pain, * hearing and eyesight loss and circulatory problems, Gingras’s group saya. But the “controlled environments’ of 7 ‘closed.’ ‘game air is purified, humdi fied, : and. "recirculated throughout the building, and only. 10 per ‘cent replaced each cycle, with fresh air from outside. ‘Energy savings | not worth risk © ' VANCOUVER (cP) =: Sealed buildings constructed. to cut energy. costs.can_be detrimental to health, says.a researcher and consultant on environment. and health. The changes, made in: the name of conservation, pro- duce an unhealthy atmos- phere,. says architect Elia Sterling. . The. A hi three times the strength of ':# cool. or: white fluorescents. and’ probably emits three |: times the ultraviolet rays. Sterling conducted a 10- : -week study monitoring the © i health of people ina sealed building, intermittently changing the ventilation and lighting ‘environment, He. : found that poor lighting or © ventilation each produced a: is.saused by the interaction between the source of ultra- violet rays in artificial -light- ing and air nts left it rise in ade irri- tation. ae “After the study, we made recommendations. ‘One ‘: by inadequate ventilation, he says. Me Ventilation is being re- duced to save money and we are also seeing a reduction in - glass window walls or glaz- Be 7 Artificial lighting has be- come an interesting phenom- enon as. people complain of eye irritation, headaches and nausea,” The major problem with artificial light, said Sterling, is “it tends to pollute. ‘ul Working .in concert wil other contaminants in a build. ing, it produces indoor en- vironmental smog. Recent studies found the that nt depend much as possible on daylight. . Another was that :full-spec- trum lighting be. removed.” Further suggestions were ~ that -builders, develop con- tained illumination sources. “If fluorescents are to be the lighting source, use sealed fixtures that don't allow air’. in’ space. to go through the fixtures.” And when it comes to glare, “lighting should be de- | : signed with special defusers so lighting sources can be ad- -- justed toa level for eye com- fort.” Sterling said the same concept of lighting holds true in “Homes also’ of eye ii and headaches in sealed buildings is up 70 per cent. In buildings with open windows, there were virtually no complaints. IRRITATES EYES In most corporations, man- ‘agers get the window offices and everyone else gets inner space without natural light- ing, with fluorescents used as a replacement. “All fluores- ‘cent lights issue low-level ul- traviolet rays,” Sterling said. . And ‘that includes fall- spectrum lighting, he said, despite manufacturers’ claims that it is healthy. Sterling said full-spectrum is have air ‘contaminants: :-— from a gas stove, for oex- ample. Depend as much as possible on natural light. Use artificial lighting as a sup- plement. “Lighting levels should be adjusted for comfort. Place light sources so you don't get glare off walls or reading surfaces. A light shouldn't be too bright or too dim or else there will be glare.” Sterling said never use a bare light source. “You should never see the bulb. It . should be defused so the lighting spreads out.” dseided ed to start making cho- +. colates five years after it he- * came difficult to be sure ‘of getting’ first-rate chocolates to soll. i The Drew-Smiths, ; pent ‘almost ':-$15,000 on’. capital ut Shop, rife,: Baty, equipment and becausé they. had‘no practical experience, were often: learning as they, when wo. firat started.” Three years. ago, he .at- sted a three-week! course.” - (Phis Boitle Deposit Coupon expires April 30, 1983. This offer is effective . 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