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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Sept 3 Public health nurses recognized this week by Helen Murray For thousands of nur across Canada this week is special having been named Nurses Week However this year the emphasis is on the little recognized pub lic health nurses those who go Into homes to care for the sick or needy Acton at present has two full time public health nurses Shirley MacKay and Kay Sem pie highly qualified to tackle any situation Their duties range visiting new mo thers and discussing pro blems Ihey may be ing to dropping in on senior citizens to make sure they understand their medication or even to see if they are eating properly They also do some psychiatric selling although now here is a special team of social workers and a menial health for this lype of care they will be able to spend their lime elsewhere The nurses mainly handle referrals from hospitals where a patient has been discharged but arc yet ready take care of themselves The object of the pub lic health nurse is to cut down on hospital ex and gel the pat lent home faster Mrs emphasized dealing dir ect ly with sick people Mrs said the find themselves in schools checking for communicable diseases head lice etc as well as Also in the schools the nurses give formal teaching on health in general If any particular student is having trouble in school Mra said she or Mrs Sem pie will try lo determine if the reason is medical The public health also teach prenatal Mayor threatens court action Sixth Line pit permit extended Mela nit and Paul Bray I- lliabelh Ir earned gold medal In music competition he Nat Brays are tops at Ex contest Mclonlc Bray of Drive earned two gold medals recently as a novice competitor at the Canadian National Exhibition music Melanle earned medals and two scholarships In woodwind and under flute A student at Middle School Melanieisalsoa member of the Hand Brother Paul torn for his third con three gold mod and one silver plus scholarship in two of lennr saxophone mother cate gories Paul is a long member of the Acton Citizens Hind and larinU for hi llakvillc Symphony i Hi spent Ihe month Jul touring us first for the Ontario Youth Contort Hand Paul has is member of Ihe Ontario Youth Bind for three years and last summer was part of ihi Nation il Bind lanadi 1 student al High m There were fireworks Hills general committee Monday with both Mayor Pete Pomeroy and Councillor Rust Miller exploding when they discovered another wayside permit has been issued for the pit on Sixth Line to operate until September 1080 How many Ions are to be taken out this time Miller Doug Wallers of Ihe Ministry of Trans porta I ion and Communications said the application by Bot Con Oakvilleisfor400 Miller said Hills is providing gravel for everyone A man stood there and told us there might not be enough gravel in the pit lo finish the present job and now you want another tons Walters replied the Ministry had confirmation of the sites listed as available and there were no from council We are locked into a eon Iract Miller told about the number of calls at all hours of the nights he received from residents and contended the care about anyone tie said one man Is nearly out of water and blames it on he pit being taken down to such a depth We have to say No even if il means going to court We cant have people life styles disrupted These are ISO to homes Continuing his tirade Miller claimed Ihe roads arc being ruined and Ihe pit operations not supposed start unlilsoven in the morning are starting at Waken retorted the MTC can on controls and enforce them The only control I d like to see is no more gravel from shot back Miller Councillor Roy Booth contended last permit for tons from Odonco pit was supposed to clean it out and said he argued that the pit should be cleaned out rehabilitated and finished It makes us look like jackasses We said Ihe pit could be emptied and now another ap plication Councillor George Maltby said King Paving Co representative clearly said they know if was enough in the to finish so wanted use the pit also You should level with us Surely you know how much gravel is in the pit charged Maltby The MTC representative pointed out a motion of January by council included six pits as being available and said they simply followed the list with the contractor going where it is most economical Mayor said the town has many jections among them the fact police are on the roads checking trucks and residents are up in arms He said he doesn t want lo put anyone out of a job but they must consider the people who live in the community He suggested the MTC pay for a special road to take the aggregate out The mayor said people are upset especially about running out of water After the is cleaned out we II have to bring water out there and then there will be pressure for residential development The pits are owned by developers He said he wanted someone from the MTC lo come lo sec him Are you prepared to publish a telephone number where people can call hours a day and can you supply an enforcement officer to make sure controls are lived up to he demanded The mayor went on saying he was prepared to the MTC in court if necessary He emphasized councillors take the brunt Pomeroy said the MTC misled them and does not lell what jobs are coming up Walters said the can enforce Ihe crusher and haulage times The mayor retorted it has not been done yet and said It is now up to them Miller argued the licensed pits are not gelling MTC jobs and emphasized the town has same control over Ihem He Wheeler and Duff had been responsible pit operators using calcium on the road ing the truckers He said when someone calls the pol ice about speeding trucks following len feet behind each other by the lime police appear everything is orderly They use their radios and tell each other The people look al us as liars now spluttered Miller He said he had tried to be fair saying the was needed hut they would only have to up with this year then would be all over Nothing was resolved but the mayor ann he was meeting with MTC in his office afternoon then Ihe matter would be brought up again at Monday s council meeting ORANGEVILLE Regional hike Lot levies up again now 3217 on house Syrup finances not too sweet The financial end of Iht Credit Volley Authority maple syrup program Is not so sweel The Authority has been losing money on the project and has decided it will not be expanded the reservoir site but will purely as an educational project Last year tin had In spend to when wn supply ran out Tins the plan to hi only the maple from their own trees and when that is gonu lhat will end the salt of maple syrup The boiling down sap in Hit maple bush will go on as with school children making trips to watch old Bike licences double in 80 Costs of bl cycle licence will double next but the licence will be on a onetime is unlit the vehicle is sold In a letter In Hills Clerk Ad minlstrator Ken Itich deputy treasurer Grant Usher explained each the town purchases liccnct plates at cost of and they are sold for each As of September beauty salon only licciwes been sold anil the town is losing money this operation has in past Tht form did on intend to make money from these but to supply service to thosi who are owners of as all sales are also sent to the mid in for rc- Mr Usher ixplaliied in the letter licence plates Regional council upped their lot levies this week bringing the regional levy toil up the previous With the Hills lot lew of added means lot levy on single family home III 85 spent four months go on Ihe budget Hills has spent per tint of its budge for legal Harry Lew warned Mon day night Committee received the remark ith no comment Then Levy raised Ihe old question of sign bylaw and was surprised lo hear from Clerk Ken thai draft bylaw wouldbe in front of them two weeks from now ire kept on record with Ihe luild and in the event of theft Ihe in dividual or police can traee serial number cither through the town r the guild The onetime licence will be in effect as of be A single family home in rural area where there is neither water nor sewer services will pay 177 with going lo Ihe region and SI 512 lo The same house with water services will pay a lot levy of with 1 130 regional levy and SI town levy Link homes de tached duplexes triplexes will pay on additional per unit making a levy of SI to the region and to the town for a total of S3 for each unit Apartment houses with three stories or less will pay per unit If more than two bedrooms 196 goes for town lot levies and for regional lot levies Two bedroom apartments or less will now pay per unit Apartment houses of more than three stories more than two bed rooms will pay i total in levies for each unit up with share and SI the regional share Apartment buildings over three stones with two bedrooms or less will pay a total of per unit going to the town and to the region RACEWAY HARNESS Post Time Thursday Sunday Evening Afternoon ATTENTION Picky People are Pleasantly Pleased to Pick Proportionately Perfect Pleasantly Priced apples PICK YOUR OWN APPLES starting September First Variety Mcintosh Fresh Pressed Mrs G APPLE CIDER Homemade Apple Pies 1 of Era 1 1 naiad DAILY i i Numbers I GEORGETOWN SECRETARIAL SERVICE SPECIALIZING IN COMPLETES CONFIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAL SERVICE Co toll OH Co on a son Other EXCELLENT TYPING SERVICES PROFESSIONALS IN PHOTOCOPYING SERVICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL MRS TANAS 8771485 GEORGETOWN classes which arc be coming more popular all time Once a month the nur ses also run a senior citizens clinic in the Y At this time senior can have loe nails clip ped pulse and blood pressure taken or cuss any problems they may behaving Once the senior alliens apart building is com pleted and occupied nurses hope to hold elm there also so every person in town is within easy distance to at one clinic family planning can also be arranged by calling lire of a public is a busy one says Mrs Mac Kay but is re warding Alter Ihe re gular nurses IraminR is completed a person then must obtain another diploma in public health Mrs MacKny has her Bachelor of Science in nursing and her public health In ad dition she continued on in university in the nurse practitioner Program permits her to do most or the routine things doctor does diagnose treat chronic care etc She has been working in Acton for four information about public health nursing program can be obtained at or by ailing Ihe torn luutiilv les Centre at Hi leaving a tills- THE ACTON FREE PRESS IS 1 DUNDAS TREE FARM TRAFALGAR Mil 01 8781105 Roxton Halton Hills 252 WEEN ST EAST ACTON