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Page THE Wednesday June 1V7 Political fanfare opens Jolly Green Giant regional chairman Jack Ha f I Is right invited Dorothy Stone Hills to centre stage during Fridays opening ceremonies for the regions new headquarter in As Mr told a crowd marc than 300 invited guests Mrs designed the regions coat of arms four years using accepted heraldry symbols and mottoes to represent four area municipalities Looking on as the chairman thanks Mrs Stone for her contribution are Premier William Davis Burlington South MPP George Kerr and Burlington MP William Mr Kempllng a Conservative polled the second largest majority in Canada during the recent federal I Herald photo Timbrell discusses proposals with Halton health council The District Health Council may know by midJuly whether or not the provincial government will be able to finance Its proposals to im plement a regionwide home care program for the chronically and to provide Hilts with nursing home accommodations A fivemember delegation outlined the proposals for health minister Dennis during an hour- long meeting May at Queens Park Health council chairman Terry and executive director William Leonard described Mr response to their presentation as receptive and sym pathetic COUNCIL HOPES The Health councils hopes of launching a to per year home care program for chronically ill residents of numbering about 1500 appear to have the greatest chance of success according to Mr The health minister agreed to submit the proposal to the provincial Cabinets board of management and give each of the projects a priority rating for eventual funding Mr was reportedly receptive toward the Health Councils proposal to provide additional nursing home beds in Hills but questioned the need to establish a full- fledged nursing home He cited recent estimates which in dicate that a to 100bcd nursing home will not be needed in Ihc municipality for another five years Mr Leonard explained that the health minister wants to noil down the number of nursing home beds required the course of the next few years and then negotiate their financing with the Cabinet board of management Mr Timbrell told the Health BYLAWS DOINT WORK The towns bylaws prohibiting loitering littering and vandalism are unenforceable according to regional police officials contacted by downtown Acton merchants Coun Ed Wood related the appraisal to council Monday night and asked clerkadministrator Ken Richard son to prepare a report on the pertinent bylows and their adaptability Calling the request a worthwhile move Mayor Pete acknowledged that Actonlans are having a hell of a time up there council delegation that he hopes to have a firm indication of the availability of funds for the proposals by mid- July Attending the meeting In Toronto along with Mr Barnes and Mr Leonard were Joy Parsons administrator of cigar Memorial Hospital and chairman of the Health Councils long term care subcommittee and Health Council research coor dinator Patricia McLean HUME TREATMENT A report prepared by Ms McLean outlined the need for a home care program which would alleviate pressure already being felt by area hospitals and nursing homes by allowing patients with long term illnesses to be treated in their homes The Health Councils proposal have been sanctioned by Hills town council and by Halton regions health and social services committee Regional council endorsement Is anticipated Mr Leonard said All In ail Mr seemed quite familiar with the subject Mr Leonard com mented He appeared to have been well briefed and quite sympathetic bearing in mind the number of competing proposals before him Proposals requiring provincial funds have already been submitted by health care authorities in GreyBruce Brant and Essex counties and arc expected to receive a higher priority rating Mr Leonard said Herald staff writer Although it was Jokingly re ferred to as the Jolly Green Giant and the Incredible Hulk regions new S3 8 million headquarters in Oakville was hailed by provin cial officials at Its official opening last week as a symbol that regional government is here to stay Premier Bill Davis headed an impressive list of federal provincial and municipal offi cials who along with some 300 invited guests gathered for the opening festivities Friday afternoon On hand to watch the Pre mier and regional chairman Jack were MP William Kcmphng MPPs Julian Heed Liberal Burlington George Kerr PC- Burlington South and James Snow Ontarios minister of transportation cations TOWN REPS Hills was well repre sented by Mayor Pete regional councillors Ed Wood Roy Booth and Mike Armstrong town councillors Marilyn Serjeanlson John Mc Donald Waller and Pat Patterson former regional councillor Pat McKcnzicanda variety of special guests Colorful tapestries prepared for the council chambers in each of Ha lions four area municipalities were present ed to the region by the four moyors although the tapes tries themselves were not on hand for Ihe occasion Mayor Pomeroy thanked local resi dents and Maria Jennings for the tapes try they prepared for Hallon Hills investing more hours of work into the project After noting that the spraw ling regional building on High way just north of Ihe Queen Elizabeth Way has been repea tedly referred to as the Jolly Green Giant because of its bright Kellygreen color Mr Snow was jokingly commend ed for providing the paint Plenty was left over someone laughed after Mr Snows em ployees in ministry finish ed repainting highway signs Premier Davii similarly rib bed his Cabinet minister for ensuring that his home riding Mr Snow is a Hornby resi dent has some of the finest and bestkept roads In the province Humorous comments a- in speeches by the various dignitaries who were no doubt encouraged by the brilliant warm sunshine de corative canopies and the fes tive mood of the crowd Itself Mr Kerr struck one of the more serious notes however when he cited the reluctance with which many resi dents embraced regional five years ago REGIONS HOME Now this region has a home the former environ ment minister said and we wont have any more talk about dismantling regional go vernment Im sure you civil Many of the jokes from podium were politicallyorient ed often referring to the Pro Conservative victory in the recent federal election I made a small with the Premier a couple of weeks ago and had to pay him off very unceremoniously in the Legislature Mr Reed laugh ed 1 lost two or my col leagues in the north Halton MP and Brampton Georgetown MP Ross Milne both Liberals so Im feeling very humbled I even wore a blue suit today but Im starting to feel like a rose among thorns up here Mr Reed commented that it lias been an awesome honor for him to have played a part in Ha lions development in recent years He expressed hope that political parties at all levels or government will continue Jo move in a positive direction so that changes which must occur will be tempered In his address Premier Dav is took numerous witty pot shots at Mr Reed and Joked that his home region of Peel would be glad to take over tons regional headquart ers if dont like the I think Its tremendous he said Nowhere in this pro vince has there been greater growth than In Peel and Hal- Premier Davis said that the people of arc well served by their municipal governments and should be happy their elected represent atives recognize that Issues and public needs have changed dramatically during the past decade GOLD KEY Before accepting a large To The regional building from architect Dennis Peters of the firm Shore Tilbe Irwin chairman Jack thanked staff members Susan Jacobs and John Byrne for organizing the opening cere- He noted that the buildings ten acre was purchased by the province for inclusion in Bronte Provincial Park but ultimately considered surplus to the park plans The region then acquired the land and laid plans for a foot headquarters to house 11 de partments and some em ployees The new building was bles sed by Excellency Bishop James MacDonald 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