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Child abuse statistics will help CAS director by DONNA LEY Herald Special A study that claims a significant number of children are abused ically and sexually while In foster care offers valuable information said Margaret Morrison of the Children Aid Society The acting director along with public coordinator Karen Hewer spoke to The Herald about the report compiled from the data of 19 Children s Aid Societies In Ontario The agencies listed by name to ensure on honest response In return for confidentiality said the reports author Rosa Dawson Mrs Morrison said the report contains no sample cases from because during the three year period the report covered the Halton CAS had no verified cases of the abuse or children while under foster care However Mrs Morrison sited that this Is not to say the problem does not exist in Halton region cases of abuse have before and after the study period which ended In 1981 According to Mrs Morrison It seems the rates of abuse in Halton are comparatively low This is an uncon firmed Impression because at this provincial averages have compiled she said To alleviate the problem the Dawson report has recommended the establishment of foeprovince data on child abuse Mrs Morrison and Mrs Hewer said the report was valuable especially in recognizing the various situations where there is a higher risk for potential abuse thus enabling the use of preventative measures Mrs Hewer summarized high risk situations as the following The first year or fostering Is a risk year as are the fifth and sixth years sexual abuse rises when the child placed is a female and 12 years old or older here the abuser la the foster father There is a higher risk or physical abuse when the child placed is a male eight years old or younger here the abuser is he foster mother foster child Is a higher risk if he or she la emotionally disturbed displaying be havioural traits such as aggression or sexual provocation Higher risk is present If the foster parents are authoritarian in their techniques and if the roster parents have erratic working hours the potential for abuse In creases There Is a higher Incidence of abuse if the child has a low leva of contact with the foster father Another problem both Mrs Morr and Mrs Hewer discussed was that some of the children placed in foster care actually belong in some other form of institution such as group home or a mental health treatment center However this type of care costs much more than the foster care option Because of a lack of funding tha emblems are twofold On the one and the child does not receive the help appropriate to his or her needs and on the other hand the demands made on the foster parents are overwhelming It Is in terms of this last point that Mrs Hewer Is especially concerned While In no way do we want to minimize our concern about the find ings of the report none of this Is meant to malign the foster parents Mrs Hewer said that In most cases the foster parent Is very dedicated But Mrs Hewer also added that the morale of the enter parents is already at a low ebb and now we hit them with this as well As Mrs Hewer explained the morale problems stem from the fact that the foster parents are overused and overburdened in cblldcare de mands Frequently this results In the social Isolation of foster parents or in other words the lack of relief afforded to foster parents In terms of entertainment time or simply time to relax The 120 Mil St 877 iiLf SECTION SECTION B THE HERALD Wednesday January IMS Page 1 Guest speaker Norman VON placements Sweetheart Carnival at Terra You and your family won want to miss this years Terra Winter Sweetheart Carnival February 3 11 a to at the Terra Cotta Conservation Area Members of the 1984 Toronto Argonauts are back to enjoy the many events with you and your family Activities include game races tandem ski races horse drawn redes baseball on snowshoes toboggan distance contest bring your own toboggan and the newly added crosscountry ski race and snow sculpturing contest Prizes will be awarded at the end of the day to the winners of each event Another highlight of lbs Terra Cotta Sweetheart Carnival will be the crowning of the Sweetheart by Steve of the This contest is open to any girl 12 years of age and under who participates In the days events Terra Conservation Area is located on Winston Churchill Boulevard just km north of the Village of Terra Cotta Entry fee Is per vehicle El Salvador speaker Get the news behind the news from El Salvador Rev Marta Benavldes will speak at a special Ten Days for World Development event tomorrow Jan 31 at Knox Presbyterian Church sponsored by local churches Also a minute N cartoon film on peace add development What If ducts for sale and refreshments welcome The Victorian Order of Nurses Halton Branch la playing host this month to two nursing students on field placement Jane Kennedy a graduate nurse taking her Post Basic Nursing Degree from Ryerson will be with the branch three days each week until April Kennedy specialty Is patient educational pro grams She will be making independent calls and Is working with patients who require specific education In personal health care Quilting course Thread your needles There are going to be two quilting workshops at the Acton la February and March Therell be a log cabin quilting workshop February 12 and 19 from to SO a jo and a quilting workshop February 9S and March 5 from 30 to 30 a m Each twoday workshop costs IB There Is babysitting available at a day per child To register call 8530170 Tuesdays or Thurs days between a and Euchre night Feb 1 The Acton branch of the Canadian Red Cross Is holding a euchre night Feb 1 at Everybody welcome to come and try their hand at the popular card game The action Is at the Scout Hall on Actons Lane Refreshments will be served Provincial help down Provincial funding has decreased by per cent since 1979 for town regional and educational Back in the good old days of 1979 provincial funding was per cent of the budget for tax supported services Now its just per cent The difference explains why your taxes have been going up Through your increased property youre offsetting the decrease In provincial funding Property taxes for Halton Hills residents have gone up from per cent In 1979 to si per cent in Toll road highlights drug awareness week Drug awareness is com ing back to Georgetown With the help of a drug abuse committee consls ting of local service dub members a week of activities Is scheduled for February to March Planned are displays speakers an a dull forum presentations in the schools and a volunteer volunteer ton win be set up Saturday February from p m Motorists will be encouraged to stop pick up some literature on drug abuse and perhaps make a donation The next day the churches have been asked to set aside some timo to talk about drug abuse and the problems it causes for families A special guest high lighting the week is Norm PanzJa an expert In the field of drugs and their harmful effects Mr will be at the Georgetown District High School Wednesday Feb to talk to the students at night he will talk to adults presen tation at Mr will also be talking to some element school students during his week long visit plus discussing drug Issues with teachers This Is the second year the community has been exposed to a program on drug awareness The idea blossomed from the Optimist Clubs Involv ing chicken club which discourages students from taxing drugs Their drug awareness week last year was aided by the help of various other service clubs and a drug abuse committee was formed Last year a lively forum was held in which a guest panel discussed the problems of drug and alcohol abuse Mr Is the author of the book Your Teen and Drugs a parent handbook on drug abuse In 1984 he was granted an award of merit from the Ontario Secondary School Headmaster Council for his invalu able contribution tQthe health and welfare of young people through his work In drug education He has led discussions before an estimated people In seven provinces ranging from Grade students to such professionals as police officers social workers probation officers and military personnel Heading up the public ijv for the drug aware ness week is Ed Prete He can be reached for more information at Motel room used for cheque forging The Georgetown Motor Innwas under heavy police fcurveilance for two weeks in November as the Ontario Provincial Police monitored a fraudulent cheque cashing scheme British Columbia resident Ranson Manners SO was sen tenced to four years for his part In the forgeries while Rodney Emery and Robert Mitchell 24 each received three years In jail The three men were apprehended November 30 1984 after attempting to cash a fraudulent certified cheque for at a travel agency In Peels Square One shopping mail At the time of their arrest the men bad In forged cheques ready for cash ing and if they had been successful would have netted Manners appeared In Milton Provincial Court add pleaded guilty to charges of forgery January 23 The other two men charged were banded down their sentences previous to Mr Manners trial The OP P had all three of the men under audio and physical while the men were staying at a Georgetown Motor Inn Sgt Williams testified that Ranson Manners played a significant role In the fraud scheme and seemed to be instructing and super vising the other men ion we obtained I do not think their operations could have been success without Manners said The men set up various bonk accounts under the assumed names Jonathan Wright and Peter White In the Toronto and Brampton area the court was told They then obtained the necesary Items needed to forge certified cheques such as a cheque writer dye and rubber stamps Cheques used to obtain worth of gold and In travellers cheques were passed but because of tight police surveillance the money was recovered Mr Manners was found In possession of the gold Crown Attorney James mended a four year jail red in Georgetown term for the accused L Mr Treleaven said the accused had a year where no criminal ties were reported But said Manners had re- turned to the same type of crime he bad been involved with 20 years ltsnotctverydayyougettonynpUGtildeasotutinllylaeuaU were left to right Julie Robertson Natalie VendlUL Amy girls were excited last week Enjoying a special ceremony la then- Adams Handy Wean Elaine Baker and Dawn Newman Francophones celebrate Feb 10 16 Housing hopes bleak for needy families By SUZANNE BROWN high cost to the taxpayers Herald Special profit bousing Is another alt Food clothing shelter theyre The government our most basic needs under the National Housing Act en Inkers have been work At Sacre Coeur Sew- governments spent over a billion and per i rent geared to the IngTaSe crowd- promoteordable rental K there will be a winter housing In Canada However in cooperatives carnival Hills there Is very little In the The latterhave been very si ago Mr Manners previous record included theft robbery possession of forgery instruments and four counts of forgery In banding down the sentence Judge Douglas Latimer said although the coaccused parlies In the crime had PuSforZmornlnl way of affordable housing for lower If the week with a Cafe and a magicion will be Income families two dm planned to the Cabaret at Coeur The Housing Authority near In Social Kail from d noon Saturday at which ulsters OHC subsidised Planning council released a report Sell wne ha only family unit in cheese and much more be films for the children Acton none In i Georgetown and and in the evening the Mills In Georgetown a non- Sundays events begin can In cooperative haa only Is pleased with the coop program with a pancake supper at dance at the Sacre of which a minimum of per 12 noon after Mass In Coeur church hall cent are subsidised complement the housing authority the afternoon you can go Both have waiting lists In a These programs have the for a sleighride at Wild treat for situation where turnover Is very low age low Income house- wood Manor ranch just everyone is that a Given me present climate of holds In the same building with house- outside of Georgetown J boo high unemployment it is not expected holds paying market rent thereby Monday night a bingo Misslssaugawlllbecgm to improve eliminating many of the problems and card party is sched- Sunday Feb and Housing has three buildings associated with the public housing wallet I PSYCHIC RESPONSE Carole Matthews I have been reading your column for many months now and am now siting for advice I plan to return to work is this a good move after these years I am hesitant Thank you Helena Dear Helena It Is never too late to return to a career You have no need to worry there Is a Job part time thou I feel will be very good for you I suggest you take this offer in March be much more content than you have lately Take a chance Carole It a bridge just seemed o fit properly as Hills worked last steel mm rnl ll1 nation uled at Coeur Sep- iBsodont senloro and disibled Georgetown program records they were more from leave home without your two in Acton The government has also ottered There Is a waiting list for these Incentives to under programs buildings too and according to last such as the Rental Construction years report by the National Council Loan Program and the Canada Rental of Welfare there will be an Increasing Supply Plan to make a percentage of demand for seniors housing as the rate available to the local housing growth of Canadas elderly authority continues to accelerate Needy families would be placed In Ann Gabriel of the Housing these units and the housing authority Authority says they do not anticipate would pay the difference to rent any further building The Initial between what the families could afford capital expenditure costs to pay and builders rent In a lime of government cutbacks do Few developers In not Justify any further building she Interested In the Incentive and aired programs says Gabriel Social problems have made some However builders have communities resistant to the Idea of taken advantage of these programs tome have filled W provide affordable A consensus among many Is that it la rents for low and moderate income better for tenants to be families integrated into the community rather Many of hidings consisted of than segregated In large scale jwbllc luxury apartments have been housing projects beyond the financial resources of local One such program Is the of unite In private developments As well toy reared to public The housing authority pays the differ would react negatively to needy Jam- between what lie tenant can placid In afford pay and the actual rent As a result local housing authorities In Subsidizing units in this maimer Peel used only per cent of the units does nothing to keep rents in an offered to them affordable range and since there Currently ABRIDGED far enough Everything crews Irom the town of Wednesday a at Cedsrvale Park Its at the south end allowing people using a new car parking section to cross onto the soccer fields over the creek The bridge costs about the Canada Rental few vacancies In with low Supply Plan Is suspended while rants the program could well be filling government vacancies in nigh rent buildings at a housing policies