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i Eeinaaleinnencinesicon c on iinera tonta / : : n d ahibibit it 3 Ac un Li cce on ib 4 uk Taplal ymiâ€"ian 3 â€" mm â€". Employees protected by law im . â€" _ AA inolk. Indeed, one letter from the National Research E x§ 2 ~ e O Council in December, 1943, read, in part: °. the [ +2 h s . . k @f"k:‘;‘f;« ;5,?5“ situation is that all employees of the National e _ . t "Te w‘f“‘ &%@ : â€" Research Council, including your husband, are (, y 8e , E é ) protected against occupational hazard under the 2 9i. ”; ‘; e ... Workmen‘s compensation law. Consequently, the .. ppmpana» _ [ ies 50. question to be determined in the case of your . _ _ W : husband is whether his official duties caused his 0e . > o e . illness. Unfortunately, we have no medical evidence _§ § 0 â€" e ‘.1 to this effect, and unless this can be established to the) @q YÂ¥ _ F2 00 satisfaction of the workmen‘s compensation Ny Â¥ _ h( e 2e . authorities, the council has no authority to pay from 2 > 00c public funds any part of the cost of the medical e «!’;;*; j ‘ Dss .. treatment of your husband." ' i o o e ‘s‘ 5 That was tantamount to a slap in the face for the 3 L ces o. ~ â€" vG ,éi‘f‘ ie( Maynards, but it was to remain the position of the f 7909 6. ‘,%{x%‘, e «%g hi. * authorities for the next 35 years. u> o e%i\;:(, . w : Xyg» salibid 2s m 4 C e 0# . «(It was a happy day when the people from the Quebec 5 :':;-‘\1 «> vfi\ &?% [# % Workman‘s Compensation Board arrived at the Maynard‘s 15 M; C %\; ){Y Wika * + front.door with cheques totalling more than $2920,000, See w . §3 W ce fig@{%& wéé% M : the conclusion to the Maynards‘ story on tomorrow‘s Closer: & ks o § ale . Ees l | â€" : C m _ tm ols ie ol ie . Ca s | â€" ; ‘fi»m“%fi&\g;@{’%‘@f v-s;=.\. \o i m o + 19 s * 36 16 ®°‘ ; es °. T: § h 2t + ++ h css fi% sn Je El 2e ie d wie e < M@y%g@ f 2 5s 41 k n ... 4 $ o ue * . mllek o0 i t \al zNiA ... Ken Maynard of Sydenham buoyed by PM‘s news Reppwevse...._.. . Mess tds y Een i h KINGSTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1978 C sation probe â€" t ) j ts A for Frontenac â€" AC~ 0 mpensa l c p e * g,%gm_ Mr. McEwen had a .e . ® k asked the primie minister to nised scientist _ mt n en promls . ®. uuuel E+ s . e l _ J ) (Mr: Trudeau said the ut , m?:ltfl?;]]:uld be done towards r B s es ing some of SYDENHAM â€"â€"_ Pritie | vassistance gm' competisp:tion Minister Pierre Trudeau has In aletter to the Maynards i M ied told disabled scientist Bill this week, Mr. Trudeau said || Sincé mZ" acc'ident Mr Maynard of Sydenham that || he has asked the National Maynard has been supported . his claim for compensation || Research Council and the almost entirely by his wife for injuries received while || | federal Department of Labor Evelyn. h working on a government || to investigate the case. . "If something comes out war experiment will be || _ The Maynards have been. of this we will be happy, but thoroughly investigated. attempting to get compensaâ€" 1 ~if not, some more disapâ€" \ _ Mr. Maynard was injureg | | . tion for 35 years now. It is pointment won‘t hurt us. We in a laboratory explosion in || believed that Mr. Maynard have been disappointed for | 1943 while testing exâ€"|| was working on a highly Ne ol g., |\â€" plosives, He has lost the use || secret. project and full years,"" said Mrs, | of his legs, much of his | | details could not be given to Maynard, . h | evesight and has difficulty |} the compensation board. The prime minister‘s P _ iitiang.. _ _ 07 _> jetler was in response to a "letter from J. Earl McEwen,