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Page the Herald Town Buyer Sunday February 1 News at a Glance Friends in Concert Halton Hills Mayor Miller puts a Friends in Concert bumper sticker on Gene Hancock s left car as she and Dor l ndsay right of the Georgetown Choral Soc Band look on The band be part of a spec event May 29 at Roy Thorn son Hall Toronto to celebrate Canada s an n Herald Photo Incineration on back burner While Region has decided to place incineration as a waste diversion option on the backburner it has no plans to abandon the technology Halton Planning and Public Works Committee membeis Wednesday staff will focus its attention on developing a central composting facility to service the entire Region instead of working towards the establishment of an Energy from Waste LFW plant Halton Public Works Com missioner Art told com mittee members a central compost facility will have capacity to divert a sufficient amount of waste from landfill Allowing the dump to remain open for 20 years as planned landfill is located in Milton and is scheduled to open later this year Composting is a process in which organic waste material is con verted into fertilizer Comparatively incinerators burn garbage and convert it into energy Critics of incineration say the process results in the emission of poisonous toxins into the air This is the position local en vironmental group Incineration Counteracts the Environment takes its opposition to W plants Incineration supporters say technology has advanced to the stage that W plants no longer emit toxins into the air Burlington Regional councillor Bob Brechin took this view saying It premature to eliminate LP W the technology is becoming better Hills Regional Serjeantson said the Region s continued support of St Lawrence Cement s plan to build an plant in Mississauga is proof that remains behind in cineration technology Committee members however decided composting should be the Region s first because the province opposes the construction of new municipal incineration facilities lawyer Mark pointed out the Region is legally allowed to pursue incineration because the province has never Tutor training The North Literacy Guild is offering orientation tutor train ing at the Milton Community and Information Centre on the following dates at 30 p Tuesday February Wednesday February 12 and Thursday February 20 Attendance at all three workshops is preferred before you are mil with a student The North Literacy Guild offers help to adults who are ex penencing difficulties in reading writing spelling or numeracy skills Our tutors meet one on one with a student or are involved with small group learning situations F or more information please call Ave Edington 2200 or Groundhog Day Each year at this time Gary the Groundhog makes his much an appearance at tnght Gary s prediction on Groundhog Day today February 2 takes place at 12 noon If he sees his shadow winter will drag on for another six weeks If he see his shadow spring could be just around the corner Gary is much more scientific than his well know associates Willy and Punxsutawney Phil because at noon Gary has a more accurate picture of the true weather of the day KC the Groundhog the Kor tright mascot will frolic about during the Groundhop Winter Carnival a fun day of activities today The Carnival is a great op- for a winter family outing It features unique and fun things to do like making finger puppets and playing native winter games Enjoy a special slide present tion on groundhogs at 1 Visitors can join the K C Skt Challenge at 1 m snow or no snow Depending on the weather conditions the race takes place on crosscountry or land skis The Kortnght Centre is open daily from a to p Follow the signs Take Highway to Major Mackenzie Drive at Canada s Wonderland go west three km to Pine Valley Drive then south one km For more information call 4166616600 passed legislation banning the con struction of new incinerators Chairman Peter Pomeroy stressed however there s no point pursuing incineration without provincial support In supporting composting over in cineration committee members decided should no longer host a symposium on Committee members made this decision after learning the sym would cost to host Tender care Serving the Halton and Peel regions in the field of in home care service since Trafalgar Personnel Limited recently expanded their tern porary care service Tender Loving Caregivers to provide communities with a much needed service This expanded service in eludes emergency and sick children and infant care tern nannies day and evening sitting 24hour for parents who travel group for special occasions hotel sitting and for the elderly and physically challenged and health care aide services We have always provided temporary as well as permanent child and elder care on both a live in and liveout basis but there has been a recent growth in temporary care says President Martin our expanded service named appropriately Tender Loving Caregivers has been designed to meet the needs of today active society Whether an individual situation is planned or unexpected there seems to be a rise in the number of Occasions for people seeking qualified child cart nursing health aide and homemakers on a short term basis or on very short notice Martin adds Besides going through a very thorough screen ing process our caregivers have a valid first aid certificate ire bonded and insured through us and all have excellent formal training or two years of full time experience in their particular field The vice is also available 24 hours a day and seven days a week Martin plans to recruit more caregivers to fill the temporary care demand For more informa about Trafalgar Personnel Tender Loving Caregivers call 416849 or fax POLICE BEAT Numbers To Note EMERGENCY Police Fire or Ambulance Fire Information Police Emergency Hospital Distress Centre Dial 91 1 8771133 873 Inmate dies Halton Regional Police report to inmate at Correctional Institute in Milton died in Hamilton hospital Tuesday after undergoing neurosurgery Police say the 36year old Toronto man had been arrested for ting Jan and had visible head in He was lodged at Jan 24 attended a bail heanng in Bram and returned to the same day He was found on the floor in a shower facility in a semi conscious state by another inmate nurses treated the man before he was taken to Milton Hospital and transferred to Hamilton General Hospital After surgery he was placed on life- support and died when the life- support system was discontinued say police Police say the man appeared to be suffering injuries before being arrested by Peel Regional Police and being placed in Maplehurst However he never once asked for medical assistance they claim The incident is being investigated by Regional Police and the Ministry of Correctional Services Leathertowns loss Police report unknown thieves made off with an estimated 100180 sheets of plywood from Leather town Lumber on Main St Acton overnight Jan 25 Police say the thieves in two separate trucks used bolt cutters to cut through a chain fence surrounding the proper When they left they tied the gates with rope Police are con their investigation Siphoned fuel Unknown thieves siphoned litres of unleaded fuel valued at from a business in Georgetown between Jan 24 and 27policesay The suspects broke in to a tool shed and removed a hose and then broke the lock on a fuel tank to siphon the gas Police say the suspects then removed fuel caps from three buses at the site siphoned gas from them I Visa violation A 20year old Glen Williams man is being held in custody by police he allegedly used a stolen credit card to buy beverages at the Hotel in Georgetown Jan 29 When police were called to the scene the suspect wasn there They left and returned with a photocopy of a possible suspect who was clearly identified by a bar tender at the hotel Police took him into custody and expect charges will be laid Cigarette thieves Two suspects who were charged with a break and enter at a vanety store in Campbellville have been charged with break enter and theft for a break in at Acton Vanety Jan Police say the Livery Vanety store in was broken into Jan 28 by three suspects who used a length of board to smash in a window to gain entry While in the process of stealing packages of cigarettes they were apprehended by police A yearold Toronto man a 16year old young offender from Toronto and a 26yearold man also from Toronto were all charged with break enter and theft As pohce investigated they also determined two of the ts the yearold and 16yearold were responsible for the Acton Vanety break where suspects had entered the premises by throwing a piece of board through a window Both were charged with break enter and theft in relation to this break in Police suspect the ac cused may also be responsible for numerous break ins at vanety stores in York and Peel A Scottish tradition Piper Don pipes in the Haggis carried by Fred Short at the Community Centres Annual Robert Burns Night last Saturday I