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More recovery time at home under county plan Some patients may spend more of their recovery time In their homes rather than in County hospitals if County Council gives final approval to a homo care program mended by J Chamberlain While the Community Services Committee of County Council accepted the proposal In prln members held off final Early release Home care has the advantage of releasing hospital beds through early discharges of selected patients who are able to complete their treatment at home Rather than have a patient remain In the hospital he be admitted to the home care pro gram Once admitted to the pro gram patients may receive the services of a visiting nurse horn em a Iter service and physiotherapy Drugs dressings speech therapy occupational therapy and therapeutic equip ment are also offered under the program Chamberlain told the committee at their meeting Thursday Supply teacher salary spark board controversy A lengthy and sometimes saving the and at least NEW JUDGE or county is Kenneth Blair of heated debate Trustee Fred we have a choice The county council and Law Society are sponsoring the persuaded colleagues said the cut was swearing in ceremony and reception in the Court House at on the County Board of premature and felt It could have Milton on Friday February 11 at 3 30 pm passed Dec that would cut the salary of supply teachers by per cent A motion was eventually passed on a recorded vote to have the Dec 30 motion rescinded pending further investigation and the board agreed a definite decision would be made by April The cuts would reduce County Board of school than another but fall on the elementary teachers per diem a Education gave final approval to wrong side of the border from SO to per day and the plan for optional attendance to per day in areas Thursday at the board will also facilitate the meeting In The plan problem of families moving with wtituled will allow students In elementary child wishing to remain In the eventually carried and secondary schools to opt out same school A of the school in their area The board In the criteria out- booed and cheered Students may make choice of school an education Impact If we are dissatisfied with supply teaching now we be more dissatisfied later who Is the original chairman of the county board acknowledged that some of the supply teachers did nothing more than babysit But he also suggested there were some who warned hard in preparation and were effective in a supply capa city He recommended supply teachers be paid according to performance and be graded Administration problem suggested the problem of poor supply teaching was an administration problem and one they should address ihcrelaavacantseat tatheadioolltevhrniloaniS for the board had dealt a tallow when ho was mellaSeSaSe The to J Ittdo wpl But their cheer turned to the torfe board a year ago but waa turned who were without an organization and when Trustee Hugh In j O barter them down on a close vote at that time Federation supports free choice of schools President Tom Disadvantage told this paper Transportation was the only his organization supported the disadvantage to the system he free choice of schools system indicated The board has agreed adopted by the County not to provide any special trans- Board of Education recently and for those choosing barter for them Wants choice He said the move had apparently been made to save for the board If the budget indicates necessary cuts Id like to see other ways of suggested the cut salaries was one of the better ones the board had made said the felt the board had concurred with adminis tration after good examination and the move was fair and stipulations the board instituted He said his federation recognized the advantages of the system in allowing transfers to other areas He said it would help later who wanted to stay transfer Hesaldthatreservatlon could prevent some from taking advantage of the program He said he was also pleased to see the board reconsider cutting supply teachers pay He said he had over 30 calls objecting to the at his old school even when his cut from supply teachers He said parents moved to another zone that while the substitute teachers county he councillors with any definite not suitable to all referred their calls to the board plans for regional government in the area when they met Wednesday However both Snow and Ken- suggested would be the earliest possible date a regional system could be initiated locally Both ministers encouraged study and suggestions from the county with regards to regional government Welcome Ideas Kerr told reporters It was unlikely the Kerr Snow say Region maybe in CAS absentees upset Acton Deputy Reeve Pat Deputy Reeve of Burlington McKenzte Is concerned about the Dave Coons who Is chairman of lack of attendance by citizen the Community Services appointees to the Halton County committee explained Children Aid Society missed several meeti At a meeting of the Community year because of conflicting Services Committee of County meetings but indicated that he 11 Council with de dissatisfaction with the and try to make sure that attendance records I was on citizen either that board for sin months before I attended the meetings or get off met all the members The elected the board A closed door meeting of given to a onetier or twotier County Council with government and a multitude of members of TECO Minister of other questions will have to be the Environment George Kerr answered and Minister without Portfolio Halton and Peel were on the doorstep of regional government in 1968 but the marriage was delayed One of the biggest stumbling blocks has been the problem Burlington wants to remain in and the county has voiced support for staying in the unit but the Steele Commission recommended it be linked with Hamilton Kerr welcomed county council suggestions and indicated the preference for Burlington to remain In Halton would have to be considered at the provincial level when a decision is made Both and Kerr have been in favor of retaining Burlington with Halton able He suggested there were many places the could be spent Not effective Trustee Bill Prlestner suggested the teachers may be well qualified but studies show their work in the classroom in a supply capacity effective Immediate past chairman Doug Wood said the cut Is just one piece of a large package and the total realloc at I on of fundi was being looked at He said the board would be running close to their ceilings on expenditures this year Trustee John suggested ways be sought to Improve the supply teaching rather than cut the salaries Demands apology Acton Trustee Tom Watson demanded a public apology from Trustee Doug Palmer who Is a teacher himself In Peel County Palmer said he had phone colli and four letters from teachers and concerned people He said there was still public opposition to higher echelons In the administration Ho said It had been suggested to him that four unnecessary administrators be let out and the board could save HOODOO He went on to say some of the permanent staff and not just supply teachers were babysitting when they filled in for teachers who were off sick I think Mr Palmer owes the administration and all the permanent teachers a public apology and if he he soon hear about It Palmer said his comments t intended as a reflection on the permanent staff members and if the comments were so Interpreted he apologized Afraid Palmer charged that teachers Jrj the Milton area were scared to oppose the cuts because- they feared not being called for any work at all Trustee Bill challenged Palmer on that count Teachers in the north t running scared Two phoned the North Education Centre to say they resigned but later reconsidered and since then seven have applied for work after the cuts he said o Chamberlain said many old people are reluctant to leave their home and go to hospital He suggested the program would allow them to recover properly at home He said there was a possibility of Initiating a meals on wheels service providing hoi meals for old people who live alone and receive a proper diet otherwise per cent subsidy The program is supported by 100 per cent grants from the province Each program has a part time medical director a nurse administrator and supporting staff members The medical director Is usually a doctor who knows the com munity That position Is a part time job The nurse adminis trator is a full time person who heads up the program A liaison or coordinating nurse works from the hospital and Is Home makers are trained and provided by Red Cross and home nurses are provided by Victorian Order of Nurses Both agencies would be Involved In the program The home care program would be set up separate and apart from he Helton County Health Unit but the MOH would serve as the link between the program and the county council Home care staffers would purchase the needed services from various agencies A similar program Is operating In Burlington but the new program would be offered on a county wide basis Dr Chamber lain said It would be done In phases with the BurUngton taken over first by an expansion into and then into the north In The program has been operative in Burlington since May and over referrals have been handled Chamberlain assured committee members that patients would not be released from the hospital by anybody other than the doctor In charge Dr Chamberlain told the committee was surrounded on all sides by counties now operating the program Ho said the program could make health care less expensive The cost of hospital beds runs around or a bed and homo care ranges from to per day he noted Wednesday January said the structure of the or officials are all but make an attempt to attend the meetings and I think the citizen appointees should too You re a line one to be saying that after your record with them last Reeve Tom Hill submitted County would sell nursing to schools Assistant Crown to Queens Park County Council may take over health care and supervision of the nurse attendants In Halton secondary schools but under their own terms Halton County Board of Educabon has asked council to consider taxing the tunc lion Deputy Reeve Harry Barrett cautioned council about assuming responsibility without being reimbursed He told members of the community services committee Thursday that the county should sell a service to the board rather than taking It over and assuming increased costs In the future More needed Acton Deputy Reeve Pat McKeniie predicted that public opinion would demand more nurses in the school He said there are nurses in high schools now and that number should reach 30 within two years Mr asked MOH Dr Chamberlain for a report on nurses at the next community services committee meeting February Mr later pointed out the discrepancy between Acton high school with a full tune nurse and the M Z Bennett school next door with a nurse an hour and a half a day He wondered why Acton has fewer nurses than it should and whether the problem is money or ticulty in acquiring staff Halton County is in the market for a new assistant Crown Attorney Murray who has served the county in that capacity for almost four years has been transferred to Queen s Park where he will work as a legislation councillor It will be his responsibility to meet with department heads and Thorpe quits board Harold Thorpe announced his resignation from the Halton Count Board of Education Thursday citing personal reasons as being responsible for the decision Mr Thorpe represented Ward In Burlington A successor will be appointed to complete the term Doug Ormsby now corporal A rune year veteran of the Milton has been promoted from Constable to Corporal and is now working with the OPPs Sudbury force Douglas Ormsby 33 came to Milton from his home town of Meaford almost nine years ago with his wife Milton was his first posting with the OPP CpL took up his duties in Sudbury on Monday after receiving notice of the appointment about two Weeks go His wife a daughter and a son will move to Sudbury as soon as they sell their house at West Mary St where they have lived for die last three years A farewell parry in his honor is the Milton OPP when Ormsby work shift rotation proves feasible Of course its important that you learn to spell and write said the teacher to her class Otherwise bow will you ever be able to make your picket signs How old is your baby brother a neighbor asked the little boy I know replied the five- yearold he had a birthday yet ltd Distributor of Horn Farm PotroUum Products Serving Acton and D Since HEATING OILS ir LUBRICATION OILS GREASES GASOLINES DIESEL FUEL Phone 8532174 OIL SALES A Young St Acton Prices Drastically Reduced In All Departments FOR THE MEN WINTER TOP COATS READYTOWEAR SUITS 20 50 Group of Fancy Dress Shirts FLANNEL DRESS PANTS THE Ladies Reg B0UCLE SHELLS Ladies Reg B0UCLE CARDIGANS Children Siies J and Only 1PIECE SN0WSUIT Re SEE OUR SPECIAL 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