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VON will get 46 per cent more deficit covered After a month of talks with the Ministry of Health the Victorian Order of Nurses In Ontario will get a per cent budget Increase that will trickle down into the Halton VON budget The VON a 92yearold nurses group has services that grew by per cent in Halton Hills last year The VON found itself in the red by million across its 33 bran ches in Ontario for the fiscal year 198889 Halton s deficit was while the provincial government agreed to cover these costs for the previous year new costs bad to be met said VON executive director Carolyn Milne Without government increases in funding the VON could triple its deficit by next year she said The province agreed to give the VON a per cent increase for which includes a provision for salary enhancement said Mrs Milne Both sides have met regularly to resolve the problem she said of the VON members meeting with Health Minister Elinor Caplan With the settlement we an ticipate we will be able to meet the deficit she said VON nurses were the lowest paid nurses in the Region In May before the increase was granted The nurses received 80 per cent of an hourly This cost did not cover the cost of treating Increasinglycomplex cases said Mrs Milne The real cost of VON services was estimated at an hour The base rate for VON care for the fiscal year 196990 will be an hour up from the figure This will mean nurses will make almost per hour But Mrs Milne emphasized that each paid hour can really be up to several hours work The hour wage is a flat rate she said The government will contribute over to special funding for the VON which will be for pa tient classification costs caseload planning and quality developments We feel really quite confident that as long as our volume projec tions are accurate we should do just fine said Mrs Milne The volume Mrs Milne refers to Is the over VON visits that took place last year A reduction in visits would mean the same coste for overhead but less revenue for the organization This could put the VON back into a deficit position die said But the trend indicates that needs for services have grown by GO per cent in Halton Region in the last two yean The VON threatened in May to stop taking new patients if funding re quirements were not met by the Ministry of Health The- reduction would not have affected the Regions VON patients Exact budget figures for the Halton VON branch should be available In the next two weeks In Business For Business GSS OFFICE SUPPLIES Georgetown Secretarial Services Qucriph St 8772282 8771 Florists WEDDING PLANS IN THE FUTURE COME TO US FOR YOUR FLORAL NEEDS Ill Georgetown CENTRE FREE DISTRIBUTION SATURDAY JUNE 1989 Hardware store meets stiff resistance from Fourth Line residents Fourth lone residents strongly opposed a 10000 squarefoot hard ware store proposed for six acres of land north of at a public meeting held Monday night The Town of Hills council chambers were crowded with residents many of them from Fourth Line who were represented by local resident lySehhar Mr said the hardware store proposed by Michael Kinal who owns a hardware and jewelry store in Acton would be located on land presently farmed by cash cropper Frank Anthony This is not the proper place to put a large industrial develop ment said Mr Selihar to coun cillors and the public gallery He said residents in Hills do not want development but rather came here for the country setting Mr Kinal was represented by local realtor Dave Whiting Mr Whiting said the Fourth Line loca tion would not have access from Highway if approved by the town and would not be a high impact site But Mr SeHhar argued that if approval were given to the hard ware store more industry would follow in the area Is this the wedge that opens the door to future asked Mr Sdihar I do get a little ner vous when I look at the scale of the property But Mr Whiting said theft was no intention to have a plan or anything larger on site The acres will house an almost fo building tf approved for reaming by town Speaking from the audience Mr Kinal said the increased space would allow him to continue his hardware operation m a more comfortable setting He said bicycles could be removed from their present location on the ceil ing allowing buyers to kick the tires And wheelbarrows would no longer have to be stacked up he said The Fourth Line location was chosen for financial reasons said Mr Whiting Town planner Glenn said the location is out side Actons urban area But Mr Selihar said Mr KinaTs financial issues are not a concern to residents Their concerns in clude vandals burglars and in creased road traffic brought on by a large store near their homes We would be very naive at this point to believe that the only people this would attract is people from the Acton area Mr Selihar said He added that there are several places in Acton to purchase lumber But Charles Kinal said there is only one place in Acton where you can buy a twobyfour inch ptece of wood The town will consider the hard ware store application and town staff will recommend to coun cillors whether or not they agree with a reaming for the property at Fourth Line and Highway Outbreak of measles misses Halton Hills Batter up An outbreak of measles in schools has not spread its way north to Halton Hills Regional health commissioner Graham Pollett said Wednesday But Dr said there is a significant outbreak in the rest of the Region particularly and Milton has a reported cases with a suspected origin from the Caribbean where one student was vacationing Miltons cases are bebeved to have spread from a student vaca tioning in Quebec where there is a pear and the disease is gone several days later but in extreme cases the victim can develop encephalitis i a swelling of the that can cause brain One is reported in one of me most highly con tagious communicable diseases Dr PoUett said of the out- Red and German Usually the red spots And Dr added that most children who caught the disease had already been immunized The Region has revacanated over children at five schools Dr said those vaccinated before could be in danger of But be added we hope that with school soon to end this outbreak will also come to an end The vaccine is only recommend ed for schools where there is a Seniors gathered at the Bennett Health Care Centre hi Georgetown recently to participate in a balloon launching and play a Utile The sectors were sicking off Nursing Home Week Jane to lady look a mighty swing bat she foaled off a tricky carve ban as enjoy the next best thing to watching the Jays Herald photo Nurses achieve wage parity for 19904L Regional commissioner of human resources Greg Hu said Wednesday that through the new contract Regional nurses have achieved full wage parity with their counterparts working in hospitals The Regions registered and health nurses perform work at schools conv prenatal classes and provide home care Car the elderly who have Regions contract tins week that will give them wage parity with hospital The twoyear deal retroactive to will mean a 6J percent in crease over last year for year one mid a S3 percent increase for The Ontario Nurses Association Local 1 ratified the contract Mon day that win affect foiltime and 16 parttime registered and pontic health nurses working for the Region Registered nurses win get an hour in fiscal year and for health in crease to for 1MM0 and to saidMrBngbes The pay sole win saw change long with the wafts be said Where mere ace now seven pay levels there be eight far Ma and the fiscal year i 112 Main St S Gcanjetown Hot 8731881