Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 2, 1975, p. 12

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The Acton July lv Teachers think Toms terrific Ramautarsingh first recipient of new award Tom a past president of Hal ton Chnplcr of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers is he first recipient of I Robinson Memorial Award for outstanding serlcc to teachers presidcntof for two yean wis chosen for the award by the over l members of the district The award is a memorial SOB Robinson first general secre tary of the and it was struck by the Provincial Council in June 1974 Purpose of the new award Is to identify and honor who have achieved a high of service the secondary school through their organ at ion Only one Robinson a ward cm be given annually by a district An outspoken advocate of teachers rights Itnmaulnrslngh twice was elected president of the OSSTr despite a challenge to his leadership from teachers who felt his sometimes abrasive relations with Board of I ducation were damaging the profession He won victories also achieved the distinction of receiving the Provincial Award of Merit in the highest award members of the member can give a practicing teacher He received his A in History at Wilfrid University in 1072 and his Master of ducnuon University of Torontol in 1374 A Georgetown high school teacher Tom has also been active at the provincial level including the Ontario Association for Curriculum Development Ontario Council Heading York University Assisting the Curriculum Branch Ministry of in assessing and reviewing books which are added to the official Minis try of I ducition booklist In his earlier career he has been among other things secretary to the Interim School Organization Committee for the Ontario Teachers Federation before the inception of county boards delegate to Iv vouth conferences one in I and the other in Berlin Germ Night enrolment up in North Halton tun Wn hin Jm I Mil Hli ill Hi puvui Million mm hill istwiilm Mini Hut In minimi Hi ami liim ihsnMmi in of 111 lllMIUltOWll mm pupil Ml HI l IllNill In ion ttiiio who J isms null Hint ilinitcd In In Im 111 llf sliiitints taking ton rait In from In in to Hill Inst Then was also two mure night at Alton Ilih School an Intrinsc of two in tin number of lasses Milton also leads thi way in night school enrolment growth over the past When he program begun lit were students in adult education In Milton and enrolment has grown by 411 pupils over the six year time period In Georgetown enrolment has swelled by over the past six years after a enrolment of Night sthool began in in Acton with students and has now grown by to In Milton the most popular programs were in the area of general interest courses In which 404 students were registered an increase of pupils over 1973 There were students involved In family studies in special school credit from 1U2 in 1973 to la year There wire Increases il program In George town tin sami time these ixpirluiccd 160 hi ill tip In enrolment In to lust I In high mere wire increases enrolment for Georgetown in both the special seminar and family studies jumped by 140 in the two program areas fewer people registered in general interest FORMER HALTON Hills engineer Peter Morris says there Is room for improvement at the region as far as works matters are concerned Morns says Halton Hills working region must improve Driver ed part of adult courses Board of Education decided Thursday to moke driver training part of the Its adult education program Superintendent of Program John Boich told the board regular school based driver education programs are running into problems with time staff and facilities The board decided that as of the first of this month driver education will be operated by the adult education department In addition the board decided means must be found to make mini courses offered through community schools self sustaining and that the parents participating in the courses should bear the cost The mini courses v ill be administered through the adult education department According to former ilton Hills engineer Peter Morris there is room for improve ment the region and lie thinks problems in can be lafd on the provinces doorstep Reviewing the time lit in Hilton Hills Morris There are problems with tin region but don think it is tin staffs fault or the loe and regional councils fault Its the fault of the system I don t think the the region was set up was the most ficient Among the problems the regional level which affected his deparlment are the long length of timi required to get an answci from the region on m and plica lion The region wis required lo take on things by legis lalion which they don have the staff to handle Morris said Inn recent interview Ho added water and service is a good example of something the region forced to lake over but operate efficiently Hills is working well but 1 think there is room for improvement it the region The biggest problem this department has had since regionalism is reorganizing into Hills and fitting in with the region programs The reorganizing been completely successful but at the sunt time it been a flop cither Morris quit working for the town Friday ami has now taken a job with Homes and works at their western Toronto office He will commute to and keep his V Court home In Georgetown lie was as engineer in August of land prior lo Hint was the engineer in is Morris worked for the of Scar borough is an advanced studies engineer before to An engineering graduate from the University of I lit has also worked for tint of Transportation torn mini it itions a surveryer Morns and his family from came to Cinnda wlitii he wis old and lived in Vancouver for before moving to J He listed sewer work and of ion of the Ighth and Ninth nits and work in Acton the of the works department under his leader slip Morris added reconstruction of Church Street in work on Drive ind Boulevard in Georgetown and culvert work In I squeslng were other Important projects completed or at least started while he was town engineer programs In Acton Inst when pi op It worn enrolled In these Two more people look tredlt courses and family climbed from a 197 1 74 enrol mtnt of id to in lunl yiar There were in volvcd in tin hi in in At ion Iuh year tiny Lots of staff changes Ho I dm approval of jw movm humility whlehwlllaffiellhi staffs at a number of Alton and area school Sharon i i Itronkvllli hi In l mid John and Kan Mi hi hind lo luufi at Joan and I Until Mai Donald having Imodium Kiislmi mid Mot are joining tin hi iff Robert I school has thru tht next fall Paul Jacqueline Gardner and Martha Pitts Jacqueline Mat arlani has joined the teaching at sthool and Weivir lias been hired at Carl Layer and James May are Acton High school and Wayne and Knkseiunis are joining the stuff Ann has been from school 1 school teacher 1 has been granted a leave of AJN HP KlfliiWflfUpatknUfrdet lint Sunday vent toj in sissy au Wtllfumb Liberals executive i Waller got nod as I iiriHidtnl of Half Federal liberal Association the group annual Other Intludt Slim as executive vice president I Vicepresident Don Whitfield of vicepresident I Harris of Georgetown secretary Zcchman of and treasurer Bob of Secretaries in the riding office are I and Jane Ann Lloyd Mmm good Barbecued chicken was a delicious item at the July I festivities at Prospect park Tuesday night HEARING AID CENTRES flat Having Hearing Problems With Your Hearing Aid MR Fixity July from am 12 noon New road link 403 and 401 Tht possibility of a road known as connecting Highway I01 and just south of at was annountcd to Hills planning hoard in an indirect wa Tuesday night A letter from town Milton informed the board an industrial area between and Sidiroad and both sides of would be zoned an industrial if an amendment to Milton Official Plan is adopted of this area was in the former township of before tht reshuffling of the The lelttr asked if Hills Juried with the proposed amendment Councillor Ernie said would into Hilton Hills at the ifth Line Planner Mario there wis a possibility of i tloierleif at and the 1- Line Councillor Harry Levy said ilton Hills should know what lhe plan to do in the gfn southern end of the town before agreeing to this amendment If this Dor a Way runs into Hills why haven t we been informed about it asked Skes Planner Mario Vcnditti was asked to meet with Milton and Provincial representatives to represer inform YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR SOLID STATE FIRST LINE TELEVISION iiiiKifiwurii NEW DEALER in the area the RACERS EDGE We are pleased to announce the opening of a new dealer in Milton and we assure you that the Racer s Edge is fully qualified to sell and service Mercury products With years of experience in boat racing we are sure you agree FOR A FAIR PRICE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LOOK TO THE RACERS EDGE FOR ALL YOUR BOATING NEEDS COME IN NOW AND MAKE SUMMER MORE EXCITING MILL ST MILTON MIDWESTERN ONTARIOS FINEST ONE STOP HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTRE

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