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THE HERALD Wednesday Febnury 14 Page FIRE POSTER WINNER Ten yearold Stanley Georgetown was ne of six young residents applauded by members of regional council latl Wednesday lor their v Inning entries In the region annual Fire Prevention Poster Contest The Joseph Gibbons Public School wag one of four youngsters whose posters were singled out for honorable mention while first place honors went to of Hie and Jenien of Milton In hand to watch a special plaque lllllf Mayor Pete right were Ed parents Mr and Mrs Joe Jocelyn Crescent and Larry Brassard of the Pretention Committee km Herald photo by Paul Region freezes staff after debate A lengthy debate at last Wednesday meeting of Hal ton regional council has rcsul ted In a freeze being placed on regional staff increases Council further authorized lis department heads and chief administrative officer Ernie Held to relocate employees in different departments as the need arises and in accordance wilh the employee a respective areas of expertise The proposal to freeze Hal tons municipal staff comple ment at is present level of employees was not without Its dissenters including those who argued that provisions should be made for the future reduction of staff if certain jobs become unnecessary or rcdu Last Wednesday debate centred however that cannot be until work priorities and future staff are properly asses FLEXIBILITY Council members such as Bonnie Brawn of that thi movt to freeze would reduce the region flexibility in dealing new problems as ihcy arise Oak Harry Barrel pointed out thai as workloads increase in one area staff members will have to be relo cated from another area of less priority Burlington Pat Mc Laugh in joined regional chair man Jock Raft is in supporting the staff freeze contending hat the relocation of would likely bt restricted lop level staff and that Labor board upholds firing of counsellor The Onlai lorLabor Relations Board has upheld dismiss of Nellie Pitt president the Association of Employees for the Mentally Handicapped Countryside from her a counsellor at the residence Members of the newly form union had claimed that the 49yearold Mrs Pitt of Acton was fired from her job because of her activities In helping to set up the union She was dismissed by the North Association for I he Mentally Retarded Aug In hearings by an Ontario Labor Relations Board al there were numerous disagreements bet ween Mrs Pitt and her super Jenny Kulkcn then direct or of Countryside There was almost continual friction because of disagree ments concerning the treat ment of people in the core of Countryside and running the residence according a decision by Gail Brent board vicechairman Despite negotiations for the union first contract being held during the time Mrs Pitt was fired the Labor Relations Board is satisfied hat she was dismissed because of her per formance of her duties as a counsellor and because of her apparent failure to with Mrs as stated in a written report by Mrs Brent The board s ruling that no other considerations affected the North As soeiotion for the Mentally Ret decision concerning Mrs PHI Edith president of Ihc North Association lor the Mentally told the board that the association thought the union was an ex idea because there were almost continuous prob lems at Countryside between the staff and the Mrs Hi If man could see no truth in the union allegations that the association wanted get rid of Mrs Pill because of her union activities At the time Mrs Pitt was dismissed from her job Jake Kuiken Mrs and had been a member of the governing board of Country side Mrs Kuiken was as director of Countryside Nov by Wilson The Association of Emplo yees for the Mentally Handi capped Countryside was certified as a union last April and represents the seven cm ployeesul Counlrvsldeon Tra Road in Hornby Coun tryside is run by the North Association for Mentally Retarded and there are IS menially handicapped adults living at the residence Unionized employees the reside nee have not yet reached first collective agree meni with the association common sense would be the guide lint Coun Walter Mulkewich of Burlington attempted to amend the freezing motion so that a study would first be launched to determine the probable effects the move would have upon regional lev els of service financing and workload The amendment was defeated however Council approved staff freeze by a 167 recorded vote that generated some debate in itself as a result of Mr disregard for the rules of procedure recently revised by the region VOTING Mr asked those in favor of the motion answer In as were called out by the dork several councillors includ Mayor Bar and Milton Mayor Don Gordon illegally responded twice the second lime for colleagues who were out of the room the lime Burlington Coun signalled his approval from the door of the council chamber as he was about lo leave contrary to the rule of procedure which ales that council members must be in their proper seals when voting Mr declared the vote 17 thus representing the full council membership but an angry denunciation of pro cedure by Coun Terry prompted him seek a second vole The result of that poll was 167 In favor of the staff freeze Mr was further or casting his own vote on the issue which the rules of procedure dictate must only occur when a liebreaking vole needed He chuckled that his aim was lo try and show some leadership OPEN Men to pm to Fit to Sat pm to 2 am Sunday 4 r to Phono 8775669 Interested in the ecology Regional planners need you region Is looking for four or five volunteers to fill vacancies on the ember Ecological and Environmental Advisory Committee a body which made extensive contributions to the formula Ion of the region a new official plan and continues lo assist the regional planning department in implementing its policies Advertisements have red in the press inviting appti cations to be forwarded to the region prior Feb The ads stipulate only that the cants should be Halton cnt who are prepared to spend a minimum of five hours a week on EEAC business EEAC chairman Dr Peter Rice told The Herald this week though that In pect he would have preferred the advertisements to be I more specific While the ad docs mention hat persons who have backgrounds in environ mental work will be given preference he said is particularly interested in find volunteer members with engineering backgrounds BALANCE EXPERTISE A plant pathologist the Royal Botanlical Gardens in Hamilton Rice explained that consistently seeks a balance expertise among its members so that as wide a variety of experience as possi We Is available for the com mittees work Formed almost three years ago EEAC spent most of Its regular monthly meetings and additional special sessions and field excursions until recently assisting the region planning in developing poll for the new official plan With the completion of the official plan in September however the duties of the shifted toward lions for the plans eventual implementation The docum is now in the hands of the provincial minister or housing awaiting final approval Dr Rice reported with pride that the official plans environmental component with which EEAC was concerned Is envied by planners In neighboring ions He called it second to none in Ontario Another major contribution has made was the dent and designation of some 38 Environmentally Sen Areas across last year In fully prepared report the wire described as land or water areas contain natural features or teal functions of such as to warrant their lion in the best long term interests of the people and environment of region LOCAL MEMBERS Subdivision plans and other development proposals are routinely brought before the for review in light of the new official plan policies to wh the region is closely adhering despite their present nan legal status Such proposals as rezoning applications and severance appeals sometimes require members to personally view sites in question On such occasions specific proj eels may be farmed to ad hoc committees established for lha I purpose Dr Rice said GOOD RAPPORT Stressing that ho Is strictly an advisory group Rice expressed pleasure with the very good rapport committee enjoys with region a I council and particularly with regional staff Council he noted Is entitled to ignore or reject any recommend sees fit Among ions which will be forthcoming arc calling for the appointment by council of new members candidates for which arc to be chosen by the Itself Those appointed will serve terms of indefinite length and will be expected to attend a majority if not all of the approximately 16 meetings held each year by Meetings are held during the third week of each month at the region new headquarter on Highway In There no service ion other than mileage silo- Aircraft contracts to local firms From Ottawa Bureau Of The Herald Varlan Associates in Hills has won in contracts Lockheed Air craft Corp for products the delivery of 16 Aurora CP 140 long range pat rol aircraft The of supply and services explained that the company agreed to provide the manufacturer with nigh power amplifiers and microwave tubes during Ihe supply period which ended late last year the same time the part announced that two other Halton Hills Industrie signed Lockheed contracts was paid lo produce castings while was paid for automatic dialers In total the Industrial offset program from billion Aurora project generated million in business for more than Canadian tors Of that million was associated with of 1R CP 140 aircraft while million was to be spent on related antisubmarine war fare or military transport pro Shoppers world HIGHWAY 1 AND STEELES AVE HERITAGE DAYS February to Join us in a salute to our rich Canadian heritage Malt displays highlight Canadas multi cultural mosaic Entries in the Canada map colouring contest are on display This Saturday enjoy the songs and dance of many cultures 11am to pm Heritage Days is sponsored by the Kinsmen Club of Brampton