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Region briefs Director resigns Regional Business Development Director Matt Fischer has resigned from his post accepting another offer Niagara Region In a report to the regions admimstra lion and finance committee Administrative Officer Dennis Perlin aid the only reason for Fischer resign was a better salary offer and benefit package He wilt start as the General Manager of the Niagara Region Development Cor Deration in the fall of this Receive and file Administration and finance committee decided late Wednesday afternoon not to financially aid a county hit by a tornado on Mav Councillors opted to receive and file the request for funds from Lamb ton Count County is trying to raise over a million to help offset the S3 million in damage caused by the tornado Thesame day a request by the County of Northumberland asking school boards to collect their taxes was denied Its not to comment on these I requests I claimed regional chairman Jack We could fill a whole agenda with these I move to receive and file Committee did the same with a request he Borough of York to establish a pension plan for elected municipal lals like that of provincial members Diversion keeps records clear GeorgetownActon Wednesday July B7 By BARB JOY By giving back to society young Halton offenders can prevent themselves from get ting a criminal record A new Juvenile Diversion Program under the auspices of the Community Resource Services of Hal Ion allows young people under IS might otherwise be charged or are charged with on offence under the Juvenile Delinquents Act to sidestep possi criminal records They do it by repairing the damage or by paying the costs They are sent out into the community to work in parks put out chairs at the seniors recreation centre clean up church basements or help at special events However it does not apply to those who committed an offence while using a firearm or of serious physical violence or one which resulted in serious physical harm or death Since its inception in January the pro gram has met with the approval of he courts the community families and in many cases Lbe young offenders them selves They grow from it said Deborah supervises the program Its a good way the guilt out Formerly young offenders often did not suffer the consequences of their actions she said They were let off with a naming and sent home to their parents When they became 1G and committed the same offence however they were given no second chance They had broken the la and were automatically charged adult courts The turned adult was often devastated not realizing that their juvenile records ere not destroy ed on their birthdays and so could well work against them in adult courts Obviously it is in their own best interests to avoid criminal records before 1G That is what the diversion program is all about Chapman in the Mil Ion office and Patty Holioway in sent out letters to churches senior citizens groups and nonprofit agencies to determine the need for the senices of young offenders They informed parents of the juveniles about the program and invited them to take part in it Many parents not knowing what else to do with their young lawbreakers saw the program as a fitting method of pro viding restitution to victims as well as a process for their children Both child and parent must agree to the contract the resource worker proposes Its terms could Include restitution to the vic tim community service work apologies curfews or other variances that can run from a period of three to nine months If the charged juvenile is successful in ful filling the agreedupon terms the diversion committee may recommend that the court consider an absolute discharge Small business takes loss during road work Threatened with the prospect of losing business due to a road closure a group of small store owners tried unsuccessfully to squeeze money out of the region Wednesday afternoon for the loss in business About a dozen small business owners angry at the region for closing part of temporarily due to construc tion vented their anger at council of the most vocal was owner of the General Store Carol Brooks who told council she had sunk her life savings into making the store work and the possible month- long closure could ruin it Pointing out that August is her busiest time and that per cent of her business is transient she said the closure will cause a great drop in business Im begging for help she said The region should have to make restitution for business loss She said she had been gradually building her business up until now when she was stabbed in the back a remark regional chairman Jack Raftis strongly objected to I dont often take exception to delegat ions but I dont think the region is stabbing anyone said But Brooks steadfastly maintained the region was wrong Why did I have to read this in the papers she asked Isnt it a courtesy to inform businesses along Guelph Line that It would be closed Admitting it would have been a good public relations move on behalf of the region Raftis claimed the region could not foresee every eventuality The project was advertised in local papers but the closure was not mentioned prompting Chief Administrative Officer Dennis to admit regional staff may not have been as sensitive as they might have been In future we will make sure there are public meetings with the municipality he assured the owners He explained to the owners that anyone can make a claim under the expropriation act of Ontario but the claims have to be valid What considerations are every given to a business an angry Alfred Rett of the Mount Nemo Sales and Service Ltd commented asking council to either give compensation in lieu of business loss or choose another detour route Council chose another detur route which would allow access to the businesses and said they would erect signs stating the bus inesses would be open Originally the region wanted to use Cedar Springs Road as the detour route but con ceded that would not allow access to the Burlington councillor Joan Utile after saying she was glad the region com promised said she was embarrassed the region had to make the compromise at such a late date Construction begins on August Board briefs Board of Education Thursday evening accepted the recommendation by board vice chairperson Betty Fisher that taxpayers funds would not be in vested in any Institution with let than a Rl medium rating This came on the heels of last winters dose call with er million tied up to Crown Trust after the assets of the firm were frozen by the provincial govern ment The board also voted to provide schools with five per cent of the profits from cafeteria revenues and administration will receive one per cent This came despite Ivan Armstrongs pleas to use the schools cooperative programs and vice chairpersons Betty Fishers contention the program is close to socialism At the last school board meeting Fisher noted Acton High School maintains their own cafeteria and realise about profit With the other schools getting five per cent of the caterers profits they will bo receiving about a year for doing nothing more than eating while Acton has to work for their money Aeon trustee Bruce Thursday evening disagreed with this She com mended stair for thinking up a new source of Income without Increasing the taxpayers burden Bruce said Actons program would probably not be possible anywhere else because of the cafeteria management She noted they inspire the staff and the cafeteria employees The board cannot hire a manager for the cafeteria they must hireteachers In Actons situation they have both in just a few hard working people Ms has been appointed to the staff of George Kennedy Robert Little schools effective September 1 the board decided Thursday stuarts CfSff DOWN lift ltd i tin tore NumilHIj limruil long long ntain K Pod product lorn Im cm NAME ADDRESS 3 from win double I