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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 17, 1987, p. 3

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Committee endorses 26 weeks of maternity leave advisory commit a number of o councillor lust week The recommendations win made in response to federal called Report of Committee on Child Core Hie advisory mended expanding maternity benefits to 26 weeks ind segregating sickness benefit from maternity benefits It supports lo assist in main positions for malcrnitv ITii currently provides malernitj lenvi benefits for 15 weeks women to take their Job advuory committee would like I child core expense credit continued by the federal vi it doesn much help for middle in me omen who end up having to their own child care expenses without subsidies in most caw In Mi era we ore in favor of a system there all users should puy a fees based on rd says the Hi committee supports capital for new day care spaces but notes a grant of per new space go very fare coses may run as high as per new In a new centre As for operating grants these be available to all centres regardless of type of ownership These operating grants should be directed at staff salaries to attract and hold more qualified early childhood educators in the system The committee feels there should be more federal monies for the needs of disabled children It would like money for integration programs and resource teachers and a sub sidy arrangement for these children on fullday programs not Jlcl lullday programs as it is presently Tilt Wednesday Drivers ignore school crossing sparks petition from angry mom Crosswalks in Acton are being no parking zones near crosswalks children using it A lot of children Fund for homeless after fire The Balllnafad United Church has up an account at local bank for young couple left homeless alter Ok Balllnafad General More fire tail month The account is the ink of Com In the Georgetown Mar ket place Contributions ire accepted to account number Lily and lost everything in the lire are the parents of a 20month old child with another expected in They had no home Insurant e to com them for their losses The Barclays have been taken in by a local family until new can be found To make a contribution or find out more please call Gloria Roberts at Another family and II irvev Clare lived in the store apart and were also burned out Georgetown Optimists Club sit fund for them None of the tenants wcri injured In the blare that in estimated in damage The Store is at IV of Trafalgar Road and Road Fairy Lake just needs more rain All thai Fair Lake nwds to up its water level is run according to Ernie The Benrdmore Tinner employee is responsiblf for operating the dam on Fair Lake Mr Coker disputes last week at town council water levels down about two feet The lake is down nine in dies he said and rectnll an additional two inches It coming up now levels with the ram Bui it been a dry spring he The dam can stop all the water flowing out of the lake it Will kill any fish downstream he We need one or two rainstorms he said In the winter the like level is lowered in antic the nual spring runoff Mr ker Mid He also said the content of the lake has not been hurt by lower waterlcvel Fails to yield A twocar collision at Maple Avenue and Main Street al Sim June resulted in charge ailing to yield Police i 19H1 Renault driven by a women wis westbound iple behind a van The worn turned left at the intersection ind struck by a 19HI driven year old Orton man I mi In the is SI ind imaei tothoDodBcis500 Lung office moves The Lung Unit n effective June 1JH7 will be moving Its office tit ir location will be 1 it 01 1 Last Room On The n EC MM Heather Ferguson told town the crosswalks safe for children Monday night Agreeing with her councillors asked the town engineer for a report on how to moke them more and safer They asked their staff to send off a letter to Regional Police and the Ministry Transportation and asking them to look at the situation as well Mrs resented a ltd signature petition her argument Included eight lions in how on be made more parking zones near crosswalks zebra lines in bright yellow or orange bringing the no passing down to one lane post new signs at the our locations entering stating watch and obey these signs mark the actual crosswalk brighter by painting the post and walkway more clearly put traffic lights at Churchill and Highway to slow down and break up the flow of traffic Ice enforcement pedestrian traffic light with button to stop traffic when no crossing guard is present Children are able to cross Highway a despite the alk Mrs Ferguson said I very my children using it A lot of children need to know that just because they re there with their arm pointed out t mean it s okay to cross she said Drivers paying attention to the crosswalks speeding right through them and almost hilling children who are trying lo moke their way across Mrs Ferguson sold Town Engineer Bob Austin said the 1987 budget has money for replacing the crosswalk sign at School Lane with two overhead lights He said he has spoken to the police length about the speed with which drivers come Into but has never seen a radar out Says member SADD groups do work for students Picture pefect Mack lucil on hand to metl public una sign a newly rrlcased edition I- night Pic Man of her ell known other works on as meet Ihr Is seen here with I owner Judy A happy swan song birds left in peace Students under used to number the highest impaired drivers but not anymore iteordini to dnnkint and driving member Heather Now the culprits rinse and old The Acton High School student who he ids school s Students Against Drunk Driving slid she believes the shift In statistics is of groups like hers warning of the danftrsof imp driving Students listen students fister Ulan they or teacher neither lies had on pact in her man in low thinking twice about drinking at pir is if know the will lie home she said Acton High Si wis in J 1 nun r after Heather attended a special conference s on so red On in Scott 1 roueht groups school students law enforce mtnl officers from the pro- for information sessi 11 on impaired driving I could have I even dent I know who drinks and dr ves to lhit and would hive quit Heather said It reil School any help she can 1 the saddest thing In the world someone dies because of an impaired driver Heather s will be rvtnilrcd to rem ive 1 knoll on Sidcroad 1j works director The knoll is being removed to prove the profile of the road Bob Moore sijs in a to Regional count ill Approximately meters rock need to be removed from the crest of the knoll thai is itch east of The road will be closed to through from Highway to the Townsluie f a m Vug to pin Sept IB property owners will be affected by the work Then- will Ik temporary detour set up iround the site the Townlint Hills Coun Pirn Sheldon praised the of publn works si iff special tilt Region planning and lie v rks committee meeting I week she lold how the work was put nil when Regional stiff learned s vans wer nesting in pin works slaff switched their job priorities in the lleglon and Left the swans in peace lo establish heir eggs The should be bom any day now Coun Sheldon said Swans don t nest every year but every five lost years she said So often people tend to think of our public works people as mop and truck type of people but they have heart the councillor said When the are hatched maybe we have them after the Region Tin groups ermps on low reduce im pniretl driving Since then the gr up has been making speeches to whoever will us distributing on and posting signs around AHS A sister Georgetown SADD chapter recently formed In the wake an mpaired driving h ne student dead ml in neither sin Compare Allstate for auto value instate hands IHiduelphStlPot NOTICE TO CLIENTS SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO RECEIVE CHEQUES FROM HALTON REGION SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT In the event postal strike ir cheque may be up on Monday Wednesday or the hour and nvoice ncomt I il nqu or receipts dpi our ofhee Soc Strv rob Inlonmhon Ccnlrn 19 Willow Street North Acton Onhro Public HeilthUnit 93 Main Street South Onlaro II you are up cheque ensure 1 you have appropriate your obligations regarding submission income and work inquiry lis have been met It someone is picking up a cheque lor you they must havo their own appropriate a note you authorizing the pick up 3 a piece of your identidcal on Income work inquiry I and receipts may be sub the Regional Headquarters Building at Bronte Road Arrangements to pick up your cheque at Regional Headquarlers must bo made In advance with your worker or a case aid MUNICIPALITY OF David Regional Clerk TOWN OF HILLS ST SOUTH HALTON GEORGETOWN NOTICE Canada Day July 1 1 987 Garbage Pickup Resident normilly picked ip Wc dr will be picked up June JO Residential garb iqe norrtnly Tie 1987 wli be picked up Ju it J will he d p nil 1 ink you PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO THE RATEPAYERS OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HALTON HILLS RE PAYMENT OF TAXES The Fin Tixes ire si JUNE SEPTEMBER 30th A per per mo w I on trio I ic I r are rem nded it Onl Properly T ix I provided through the 1987 Ptrsom Ir lix it on the property taxes the I dLr being 1987 Please conlact the Dep I ire my questions pertaining your business or re by Telephone 185 OR BY MAIL Ttx Townot Hilton HHs O Box 1 28 Hills Georgetown Ontario L7G4T1 USHER DEPUTY TREASURER TAX COLLECTOR 31 UNIQUE PROCESS YEAR GUARANTEE ME J cm no J Every Wednesday June 17 September Memorial Arena ADMISSION SPECIALS June 17Boyi lied lot Junv Schoolt Our All lied lor price Jul a lor v price id mini on Jul a Girls ghrAII mil led lor price Jul15AdulHHIsrilAllidulltgrrlSyiidml1eilEii July Teen lor price July29Couplci Couple SI Aug lor price on Aug lor price on Aug Aug Fjm ly ly on adult Dick To All pne General Admission COURTESY NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING WARD 1 ACTON ROADMILL STREET AREA low I to duel PUBLIC MEETING on a lo By 74 il I Lois II A anil HP I SI I I 11 ALL COURTESY NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING WARD 1- ACTON ROADMILL STREET AREA COBBLEHILL ROAD ly 1 Lot9 in 1 Co Pi Tin ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS ARE 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