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The Free Press Wednesday Aug 1979 Regional budget money I I I debentures W aW succeeded ha hir Women Place passed another hurdle Tuesday The Health and Social Services Comm ittee agreed to purchase a one year service agree ment on a dally per diem basis of The agreement la to start Dec 1979 and ex Dec 31 I960 The motion is subject to the approval of region al council which meets Aug IS it will be forwarded to the Ministry of Community and Social Services for approval Women Place will be located in the structure which currently houses the detachment of Regional Police at Hugh St Milton Rennle Vivian Halton Health and Social Churchill vices Administrator said in a report to the com mittee The purpose of this undertaking would be to provide emergency shelter accommodation for abused women and their dependent children along with the provision of the support network required The per diem is based on the operating budget of Halton Womens Place to a maximum of per day as specified by the Ministry He said Women Place will be responsible to raise the difference between act costs and revenue re ceived via a purchase of service Margaret Welghtman supervisor of finance in the Health and Social Services Department presented a report showing the department spends approximately assisting abused women and their de pendent children The purchase of service agreement with Womens Place would at maximum increase gross spending by approximately per year In reply to committee members questions she said the would drop with the approval of accepting the services of Halton Womens Place since it would be doing work previously done by the department However Mrs Weight man said she did not know how much the figure would drop- Regional Chairman Jack Raftls attended the meeting held in a com room at headquarters In Church donates to boat people by J Turner meeting was held at the Churchill Community church Thursday evening Church congregational July Rev James Scouts enjoy city weekend By Mark Howe were supposed to be on The first Acton Scout board Troop closed its 19781979 However they arrived season with a trip to two hours later safe and Toronto sound but very tired after Scouters John a most successful and pies Mark Howe and totally rewarding Rick Gibson planned weekend two day trip from early in The Scouts who visited the spring The trip was the city were Dannie financed by donations McDonald Ken McKee from the Scout and Guide Keith Bill Ingles Mothers Association Derek Boyle Darran and savings of the Scouts Edmundson Tom The Scouts caught the VanderEyken Calvin Georgetown train Robinson Tim Gorton Saturday from George- Tim Height and Adrian town to Union Station Alder After settling in their The 197BISB0 Scouting hotd the walked over year will begin with a to Queen Park and wen meeting the Royal Ontario August 16 at the Scout Museum They also Hall All members pres- the show the enrolled should be McLaughlin present In uniform with prospective new recruits In the afternoon they welcome saw the Toronto City Hall The Scouters of 1st and CN Tower The boys Acton would like to thank found the arcade even all their Scouts for more exhilarating making last year so however enjoyable They would The spent a like to thank the group relaxing evening ex committee the Scout and every inch of the Guide Mothers and hotel including the district staff for their floor roof deck and its support over the year view of downtown Finally they would like to Toronto thank their friends the After Scouts Own people of Acton for their their own church ser- generous support vice on Sunday they took the ferry across the harbour to Centre Island The boys returned to the mainland and walked to Fort York They all enjoyed the Fort so much they decided to miss the train and con tinue on the tour of the fort Unfortunately they were unable to contact parents before they had left to meet the train they McFadden was present to open with devotions and chair the meeting Various timely topics were discussed A donation of was made from church funds to the local campaign to aid the immigrating Boat People In October there will be a special service and an opportunity for personal donations During the month of August Churchill Church will be closed Acton First Baptist Church has again invited our congregation to worship with them at each Sunday from now until Labor Day There Is Sunday School for the children at the tame hour Congratulations to Wendy and Wayne Medland who were married at Chur chill Saturday July 28 Hugh Hatfield of West Palm Beach recently spent two weeks visiting his sister and brother-in- law Mr and Mrs J C Denny Mrs J of Aberdeen Scotland has returned home after a three weeks visit with daughter Mrs Geo Milne and family She was accompanied on her first trans Atlantic flight by grandson Kevin a seasoned traveller on his fourth visit with his Canadian relatives Mrs found our weather rather warm He asked what the intent of Halton Womens Place would be Mrs said studies of where an emergency shelter for women are in operation show the repeater rate Is around six and per cent In Halton which has no shelter the number of people who return to the department for help is around percent Emergency shelters do work she said They offer a refuge for women fleeing an un healthy home situation They give them a place to turn to for them and their children They give them time to patch up their dis agreements with their husbands or they allow them a time to look for alternate accomodation and employment Also Mrs said they bring the woman into contact with service agencies which con lead to conciliation with their husbands The service groups can also provide social services and assist the woman to relocate herself and her children Mr Vivian said many of the situations of women fleeing to shelters ore emotional At the time the dis turbance takes place she may want her husband to be locked up A few hours later she may want him released he said Mr Vivian said wives ore reluctant to lay charges against their husbands Consequently the police are limited in what they can do He said a shelter in is necessary There is none in at present Walter Mulkewich chairman of the com said women in distress ore either housed in motels or re ferred to emergency shelters in Toronto or Hamilton he is concerned that the terms for a support system to Halton Womens Place be est abllshedat the same time the shelter Is In order that women can either be conciliated with us bands or alternate arrangements can be made Councillor Bonnie Brown of a member of the com mittee said the who seeks shelter is one who has frequently had to endure beatings for years- She had to stay with her husband because there was no economic alternative for her and her children A shelter allows her an alternative and a place to go to take what steps Ax can to mend her life and to take care of her de pendents Mr Vivian said the process of recondlaUon may take days months or years It depends on the couple Sometimes the man and wife patch their differences Sometimes they cant Speaking from exper ience as the regions representative in court cases involving couples and their children Mr Vivian said today many couples seem to think that if the food served is not agreeable it Is cause for separation The advantage of a support service attached to the home is in bringing such people into social agencies which can make he couple see reason and to help them mend their lives Mr said he wanted a shelter and support system the region can live with Thus it Is necessary that the terms be spelled out Assuming regional council approves the motion and the Ministry is favorable a formal agreement win be drafted We have to be satis fied that the purchase of service to what we want Replying to Milton Councillor Gus question about the number of cases from the south as opposed to the north Mrs said many of those who turn up in the south are from the northern part of the region The reason is the serv ices are not available Thus women come to and Burlington where the services are She said Milton Is the site chosen because the building is available Mrs Brown said Hat- ton Womens Place has been looking for months and the pobxe building In Milton Is the only one available which is suit able Plus It Is next door to the new police office and Is handy to court which Is located in town She said renovations to the building will cost The building has to be renovated In order to be suitable for women and heir children The work will make the building suitable for 12 women She said the shelter will be staffed 24 hours a day to ensure there will be someone on duty at all times in case of This works out to a full time supervisor and approximately five staff people Mrs said It is necessary the staff be professional in order for the shelter to be able to handle the case load Mr summed up after he heard the an swers to his and com members questions It is a bumble be ginning Hopefully it will help be said There la a great deal of work that has to be done in an area where no work has been done He said this service should have been Intro duced earlier Two regional succeeded in Italian put resource recovery region ipiial budget Waller of Burlington and Tiro of in the nullum fur resource rccoer in eluded because it had been recommended the regions solid management The money had been taken out by stall be cause it pushed the bud gel over s guide line of two per cent ratio debt to i assessment Also included in tin fiveyear forced budget over million is milium for land banking This was approved H the meeting June just before budget was approved Or the million I hi Ion taxpayers liihavciipay17 This will tome from Hit lax rait or water revenue More than milium will tit raised In than people in Ontario took John safety oriented irst Aid courses To take John course tall local branch through debcnlu Regional J ick Raft is said except fur tin capital projects in Hit projects for the mil four arc pro- Hit return is not com milled he said Hit 1J79 gross figure is r whli a ill be paid lb rough debentures the re gions chief live officer said thanks the completion if major sewage projects Hie budget is lower years of Ray Kennedy Construction READYMIX CONCRETE SAND GRAVEL CRUSHED STONE TURDA Y DELIVERY 519833 9601 17 SIDEROAD ERIN NOB 1T0 Olympic Trust of Canada JC Barrow NA Urquhart Borrow A have been elected co- chairmen of the Olympic Trust of Canada by the organizations governors They succeed George Mara and Leonard Lumbers whose term of office expired at the annual meeting of the Trust Mr Mara and Mr Lumbers governors and members of the executive committee Mr Barrow became a governor in He will continue to serve as national campaign chairman and a member of the executive committee Mr became a governor In 1973 and chairman of the executive committee and deputy campaign chairman GRAB YOUR HORSE and SADDLE RIDEATHON79 SUNDAY SEPT 1979 Ride In 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