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SECTION A THE HERALD March J SAFETY COUNTS Hydro of year Electrical 15000 and man noun a single accident lie fin I time Ihe IS Markers have woo lie award presented In pre yean other community electrical otlllty the province IfalUa llllli Hydro Campbell laid that the local worker have worked over accident boon Herald photo by Region staffing needs set to budget Reg have yet to decide how many new employees will be hired for administration this year but preliminary figures concern budget thai the average home owner can expect about an SIS hike In share of his bill Desp months of budgetary deliberation by the budget review committee Halton a administration and finance committee last week proved thai the budgetary pruning shears ore tilt sharp as the region attempts to keep its financial planning close Ihe Inflation rate Helton estimated expend- I urea for are WO and also hopes to spend If the budget Is approved In April mill on for capital works projects Part of Oils amount be funded through provincial grants sewer and water rates and up front funding from developers ding new subdivisions As Hal ton attempted to catch up to other regional administrations council last year approved an average per cent increase In Its shore of Licence suspension in question Still no appeal date for D and G I Irratd Special David Stanley of and group home on gh vny south of Acton has to hear of a date for an appeal hearing of a ministry REAL FAMILY GATHERING Hell picked Feller Georgetown apartment Friday afternoon to help her celebrate her birthday She baa four generations of family to took back on and Joining her were clockwise from left granddaughter Jane daughter Flo la MCJlly and great Erik Congratulation were received from Ontario Premier Dill Davis alien Burlington Julian Reed and Mayor Pete Herald pholo LEARN TO DRIVE THIS SPRING NOW LOCATED IN GEORGETOWN WIN A 1982 HONDA CIVIC GEORGETOWN Suiting Wed Evening 6 30 3D 8770751 4590418 nity dec to suspend his I Mr Stanley was served notice weeks of the m dec to I his I on of ng lack of compel t staff keeping vie dogs on the premises and on In res Mr Stanley said the rg were leveled 1 by dissident staff who either quit or were f red at the end of December A m tiietry of began in January and two residents were removed dm the Investigation The m on dec quickly followed the removal of a third resident from the home in early February and coincided with a wave of publicity from statements to a Toronto newspaper by two of Mr Stanley residents In their statements the lecnage residents accused the ministry of playing games with their lives by yanking them out of the resi as they urn 16 even though they still need he support Mr Stanley and his staff vc them In order to get heir heads organized to race life on their own All D and G residents have a history of violence which has made it difficult for the ministry to place them in group homes Courtesy Mercury annual tax levy year he increase Is expected to be about 1 per cent and the region is currently boasting almost mlllon surplus revenue at the end of the fiscal year HE HOURS Although he budget com mlttee concurring with the on heads had intended hire as many as V new full and part tunc 1982 finance commit tee members del berated over the hiring proposals for five hours eventually deciding to phase them in over a Ihrce- ycar period Earlier last Wednesday morning the regions public planning and public works dropped two new works department The deeded that the region will not need an Industrial waste technician and a part time audiovisual specialist Department heads have that add staff are needed if s Hon Is to a good level of servee lolls residents They say that the region will save money in he long run by having specialized people on its payroll rather han having to hire consultants on shore term contracts It nil Mr Laws on maintained Were cutting back on consultants fees to do Job Mr a own finance department Is seeking seven new appointments full and part lime or over a full If all of he department staffing requests are met this many positions have identified by the Hick Board agrees on sale terms for Sunshine School ling Johnston management study of the region ration as being needed it will no longer pay large and contracting coats REAL COST Mr estimate that the real cost of new ataff will be about Ml because the region will save In overtime and other costs Regional chairman Jack questioned whether there is too much Don in he additional person requests Thornancecom has asked chief admin istration officer Dennis to lisl the proposed positions In order of priority white phasing them In gradual ly over three years Faced with a demanding new provincial Health Act and the fact that until recently it had slid far behind provincial standards for health care pro grams the health department will hire eight new full and part time employees if ell endorses he budget to wards the end of April Seventy five per cent of the hiring costs will be paid for by the province a health ministry Among department hiring but year directed by medical officer of health Peter Cole were a full time nursing sec rotary and seven nurses and nursing supervisors Also receiving various amounts of funding from he province he region social services section wants lo hire additional personnel In lis children services account lng and Centennial Manor divisions ADD TO Other departments hoping to odd to their staffs excluding two positions scuttled by the planning com the public worts de partment has asked or eight more full time employees Including an environmental inspector to ensure that pro jects conform to the provincial Environmental Assessment and Protection Acts the office wants hire live full lime and one part lime employee One of the positions proposed Is a full time communication a public relations oft leer for he region which seek to increase public Mutmu of regional program poUde and services buoyed by the enthusiastic corporate response It received towards Its promotion Hal ton region level department want an additional staffer to work with Brent Hearse and department head Malt Fischer In a presentation to he committee Mr Fischer said budget for 1962 enabling him and his department lo attract more business to regional art its budget a legal department wants to add A and hire another lawyer on a contract bail from August to July 1BB3 This year the legal department hired a fulltime legal clerk HIRING NEEDS Not si hiring an additional load personnel department De- for a assistant recruitment development en ays em of finding temporary worker for department and help with administration of the regions pension plan No additional staff have been asked for by the planning department Mr told Ihe finance hat department heads loped to add to their staffs this year rather than wait until 1963 However com mlttee members expressed concern that taxpayer would have trouble a proposal to hire new em at the region Staffing wero made on the basis of the various deportment need to run themselves effectively Mr said He Indicated that unless new staff are hired the region runs he risk of losing good people from stress related to overwork Business of Year awards tonight ners at the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce annual bus of the year banquet tonight Wednesday be by a real time barbershop quartet Instead of the usual guest speakers the chamber has a four member group based In the Toronto area and noted for being formidable competitors In prov nc compel Nickelodeon is composed of Joe Ingham Bill Marshall Togelher Ihey will bring of to North llallon Golf and Country Club served at pm with dinner following an hour There is still lime for chamber members to make rescrvat by colling chamber secretary Walter at The sale of Sunshine School in Milton received final authorization Thursday night by the board of cation The hoard had approved the closing and sale or the school back In May 1930 However in January 1981 it recommended renting he facilities to the Association for the Mentally Retarded for SI a year Sunshine school was con strutted years ago wilh over In financial support from Georgetown businesses and he ly as a school for retarded children The Association took occupancy of the school In May 1981 paying 1 a year In rent and a year to cover maintenance costs Trade in your beast for a Rabbit MOTORS St 877 Pino THE POX HERES HOW TO WIN WEEKLY PRIZES 5 Provincial Trcktts GRAND PRIZE ZanlthS Ponabl diagonal Radio Alarm Clock Your FIRST LINE TELEVISION Sales Strata laa MM SI Acton Young Drivers off Canada PROTECT YOUR CARS APPEARANCE Preserve the beauty of your automobile Investment with a protective shield that seals out the harmful effects of weather sun pollution and oxidation With Tidy Cars Preserve- A Shine Guarantee COMPLETE CAR CARE SERVICE STEAM DRY CLEANING INTERIORS UPHOLSTERY GUARD VINYL ROOF RESTORATION PIN STRIPING PAINT SPLASH GUARDS SAME DA DEALER- CHRIS FOR FREE ESTIMATE CALL OR 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