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Acton Fren Press Wednesday Aug 22 Community Pulse Group focuses on challenges of Halton rural life Summer time country life holds many features city dwellers consider to be Utopian A home circled by trees Evening breezes rustling leaves Distant stars twinkling through the night pure black sky And the sun In full glory bringing light and warmth to all on earth deer rabbi ts- howks butterflies and people But the sun also warms skunks snakes and In sects Oh the wasp nest near the barn How often have the children howled their way Into the kitchen for mother to sooth wasp stings Utopia takes a step back Then when the sun beats a retreat south there s much of late fall and winter to shatter the transplanted city dwellers hopes of a permanent Utopian exist ence In rural Halton New and real problems rise quickly to test Hie resourcefulness of the ex There the plowing out of the long driveway Getting the kids to class after they missed the school bus And what to do when the power cuts out during the night That a Just the start of the list is no more Utopia than It Is the re verse Its true nature is in between the extremes One of the tasks of the Community Pulse Group is to present this region realistically as a good place to live The Community Pulse Group is made up of local citizens some old time residents some still scrubbing off the city grime They were given their head by the University of Guelph to define Halton And from that definition discover ways in which the university can help communities University years ago organized the Rural Development Outreach Project an umbrella organization for Community Pulse Groups The university wants to help much as It Is already doing in Huron County There for instance the Huron County Federation of Agriculture asked the outreach project to check the implications of foreign ownership of land Rural Development Outreach Project according to assistant director Valeric lmor Is sending an agriculture economist to explore that problem The University of selected for a CPG because the region contrasts Huron County said Mrs Huron re presents the traditional agriculture area Halton on the other hand represents the rural urban fringe We thought working in both would give more ways of learning said the assistant director Community Pulse Group is putting shape to two Ideas which will draw upon the expertise One idea is just getting off the ground under chair manship of Robert of His task force is likely to per form some research and make demonstrations on ways average home owners can save money on the cost of energy The second task is the one mentioned earlier Its project is to portray real Istically but by stressing the region good points Val Wallers coordinates activities of Community Poise Group Pam Sheldon of Spey side is one of the CPG members She floated the Idea of a rural living brochure that is to be aimed at newcomers to Halton as well as long time residents The brochure is really to treat both parties said CPG Walters That first winter for the ex to becoming new rurallte can be trial But so can the prox imity of many new people be to the farmer One farmer is faced with replacing his milking equipment because vandals smashed he had Searchers find Halton studies s Social Planning Council is casting a wide net to discover any research that may have been performed on and Janice Tyrrell from the council spent a day going through the Rural Development Outreach Project files at the Unl of The pair are noting the locations of all kinds of reports and studies They are also preparing a bibliography The information will be dls number of Halton And what are they finding Some things they had only heard rumored existed For example an empirical enquiry by Maurice Kelly titled Regional Services for Children We ve heard of it butcouldntflndlt Another gem uncovered is a 28page analysis of the human services delivery system in Halton Staff Sergeant Eric Bullock launching a new firearms training program for the police force members of Halton Regional Police Haton police aim to be top shots An increase In violent dangerous situations crimes has prompted the The use of weapons in Regional Police violent incidents ts force to launch a new definitely on the training pro- crease according to gram to improve of Staff Sergeant Eric Bui fleers ability to handle lock New officers for health council District Health Council elected a new slate of officers for the coming year with retir ing chairman George town lawyer Terence Babies succeeded by Manore of Oak villeas Chairman District Health Council one of in the province is a voluntary body whose main task Is to provide advice to the Minister of Health on the development and coordination of health care resources for Mr Balnea the first chairman of the Heath Council since its incep tion In July 1B76 was in a large part responsible for the organization and the Mrs Manore an Oak resident since 1960 graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the verslty of Toronto She is a partner with her hus band Donald of Manore Pharmacy on Kerr Street She is an active member of several local organizations and has worked for a con siderable number of years with the University Women Club and the Girt Guides Other officers elected were Mrs Diane Ball of Oakville as vicechair man Robert Martin of Milton as secretary and Edgar Poster of Milton as treasurer The former head of the Milton police precinct is now spearheading the firearm training pro gram for the region s officers Aimed at upgrading policemen markman- the course also emphasizes the need for officers to know when to shoot and the gun laws governing police The incidents of shooting are increasing and officers must know how to protect them selves but most of alt when to shoot Bullock sad He said the majority of the force has had spot gun braining but little regular practice Under the new program he hopes to have officers training at least once a month Police use their own service revolvers a 38 special calibre They will practice with a man size silhouette target at the Regional Police rifle range at police headquarters in Oakville SSgt Bullock said he expects the course to I Valerie is the anlitant director for Rural Development Outreach Project That is the first time such a thing happened to the man said Mrs Walters Perhaps in less dramatic fash on said Mrs Sheldon saw a recurring theme of conflict between farmer and excity dweller There Is an underlying current of antagonism on life style In The idea of brochure emerged because the CPG always returned living brochure to CPG members Mrs Sheldon wrote The purpose of this task is to m the stress of change through a live approach to the realities of rural living In Halton This should imately benefit ly by creating a more harmonious under standing between commun ty of stales the submission The outreach project hopes to rmlv establish a Community Pulse Group in This one has been going since January Task forces such as energy con servation will fade away once it s served its pur pose Members of the CPG are from Milton and area Tom Rev Peter McKellar Maurice Newton Bill Tom Joyce White Marilyn Wlute and Campbell Thompson From Paul La id- law Robert Lovelace and Rev Walter Ridley From Speyside Sheldon Acton and area George Maltby Pat and Nellls Under the Rural Devclopmenl Outreach Project Guelph University makes avail able its considerable library scientific and other resources to In return the of loams how to relate to communities And that in the op of CPG co ord Walters is a fair exchange The university stands to gain by beefing up its knowledge of rural matters Mrs Gilmor the rural project assist ant director indicated Guelph sociology department is looking to establish preeminence in rural sociology And also among other ex there is a pro posal to start a rural planning course at Guelph The university has set up a director an assist ant a secretary and three part time staff for rural outreach Also other staff members may be attached some pro jects Rural Development Outreach Project is funded by the Kellogg Foundation Outreach re ceives to cover all expenses for the first four years In all Out reach will be supported by Kellogg for seven years The on was established years ago to help people help themselves New and water work on Main St Is expected by officials to be finished by the end of November A final coat of road top will be laid down In the The project will stretch about feel from Church St to just sooth of he Campbell arm About men were working last week Two steam shovels a bulldozer and other equipment at on the site The bridge south of Agnes fat In to be widened to accommodate sidewalks Picture Yourself Here from No condominium maintenance charges til January 1911 Minimum Plus secondary bank financing if necessary 9 Principal Interest from 53 with AHOP Assisted Home Ownership Plan Property taxes not included Sales hours 8 Sal Sun 10 6