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page SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday December 1M1 iwi the i photos Acton man makes appeal for disabled car drivers Combined At to discuss reserved parking spaces for the disabled Mr learned there are municipalities In Ontario It would be confusing If each of them set up their own system to deal with the capped In their community so the province Is working on setting up a uniform system across Ontario he was told by Mr Snow Although I dont think of myself as disabled there are limes that I do need some help said Mr Considered The Heralds Best Photo of the Year by staff members this shot of WHgglet worth School students celebra ling Education Week last May was taken by reporter Chris Cbarlene and Bobby Christie For the second year The Herald participated in downtown Georgetown s June Pioneer Days by choosing with some advice rem local historian John McDonald a Pioneer Ctlbcn of the tear who best represents In Georgetown heritage In IMI that person was Barbara Elisabeth Tost great grandds tighter of the founder George Kennedy Mskfng It official during the Pioneer Days fan downtown were HeraMcdUorPaalDorsey leftn4Mra Tests representatives son Albert daughter Nan Wheeler Lovely folk and country rock singer Sylvia Tyson brought her band the Great Speckled Bird to the John Elliott Theatre Nov I for a special performance during opening week for the LibraryCultural Centre Following hot the heels of another well known Canadian music star Ronnie Hawkins Mlu Tyson delighted her local audience with her charm and professional- Thats Life When you re looking or ways protect your family think of permanent life insurance lis I one of the most unselfish things you ever buy You don buy it Just for yourself You buy It because there are oihers who need you as much as you need them That life So when you re looking for life insurance think of me BRIAN Agent or IK Mutual of Canada J Candidates for la the March provincial enjoyed a chuckle following a candidates meeting As a modentar second from right leads them from the stage left lo right New reelected to third term to become The Herald PoliUdaa of the Year and Progressive Fran Bakses shook the campaign tensions with a shared The US this They have COO fines for people who park In spots designated for the handicapp ed and special licences for cars driven by handicapp ed Identifying them as such Mr said Nova Scotia has a similar system with the licence plates How ever he see It as necessarily a good Idea The handicapped dont like to bo singled out In a way that leaves them open to from people who see tbcm an easy mark Mr said DRIVE Nine out of ten disabled dont drive their friends drive he said Having a plate that can be put In the window of a car that has a handicapped person as pass Is a better idea That way the plate can be carried In a purse and used with different drivers Although Mr Snow told Mr that there would be no changes before the Christ mas recess of the provincial legislature he promised there would be a spring package of amendments to Improve the parking situation When I was in his office I said myself Either its going to start or stop here In Jim Snows office Mr said I done as much as I could to make the news media and the politicians aware of the problems pleased with the results his Involvement appears Asked what she thought was accomplished In the Year of Disabled Anne an Acton resident with rheuma toid arthritis who was active on ActlVan committee said no a heck of a lot ON ROAD Gelling the van on the road was a colossal achievement she said but she noted that there are still no special parking spots for the disabled In Acton and no ramps allow I Ihcra access Into municipal buildings Us the little frustrating things that don t get looked at like the stairs at the arena Mrs Dodds complained Ifeel a lot of lip service was passed around This Is the Year of the Disabled big deal I would like people to be aware that when a handicapp ed person walks anywhere It harder Tor them than for a normal person If youre In wheelchair and have to shop you can I reach down Into a freezer or high up on a shelf And In most stores you cant fit in between the shelves Mrs said A club for the handicapped started In Acton In by Mrs husband called Is flourishing because of For years we Irled to get people In Georgetown to come but they couldnt because they didnt have transportation Now that we have the Ac Van its doubled the number of people who come out Sunday mornings for our weekly swims Its wonderful Mrs Dodds said MORE AWARE Joan Jones a woman who suffered a stroke six yean ago which disabled her says people have become more aware of the disabled In Hal ton Hills because of the publicity he year of the Disabled got There are still not enough ramps and parking spots as far as I m concerned she said But I think Hills has done a lot more than other places If I go out and walk slow theres always someone ready to open a door for me A while ago I was ignored Mrs Jones agreed that Act Van was the biggest move for Ihe disabled In the community She says she uses the service to go to the doctors the hairdressers and for Ina In Acton on Sundays Struck with a lot of this winter thinks It has to do with the that she getting out of the house more than she ever did before thanks to AcllVnn I think the results of the Year of the Disabled ore like the Year of the Child Its one of those slow tilings that takes time Nest year we see Mrs Jones said HICKORY DICKORY A longtune area resident contributed a clock for the Cultural Centre foyer In Georgetown Monday Murray Eteard right Is a former sales manager at Thomas Adams Distillery and has lived In Georgetown for the last three Mayor Pete accepted the gift lie also accepted the gift of another clock for the Centre from Legion president Harold Badhim destined for the boardroom given on behalf of the Legion Branch 1 Herald photo J Novak DT J Kohan DT Georgetown 122 Street on Hwy 7 Denture therapy Clinic Phone 8778974 791 231 Come to 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