Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 18, 1981, p. 3

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Tho Acton Froo Press Feb 18 3 Bylaw for rest homes approved Hills now has a lodging home licencing bylaw which will cover establishments such as rest homes Monday night alter another round of discussions council finally passed the bylaw changing the licencing fee from to 10 a bed to a maximum of of the Rest Home Association of Ontario urged the licence fee change noting for small establishments She had canvassed some Acton rest homo operators and found they felt a bed would be fair She noted Kingston charges a flat Tee of Ottawa and Windsor but allowed some centres like Hamilton charge She was informed Hal ton Hills proposed flat rate of was set after a survey of in this area The old bylaw was too limited and didn t dress the issue of level of care Gurney com plained She said she and some Acton rest home operators had met with town staff Monday after noon and were disap pointed to learn the municipality felt It go any further with the bylaw than fire safety and building regulations The Best Home Association wants the province to bring in level of care legislation and failing that looks for action from regions and municipalities She urged Hills push the region to develop regulations governing leveiofcare requirements stating the town needs to put a bomb under the region to create Interest She added many other municipalities arc coming up with similar levelofcore regulations The region is as limited as the municipality when It comes to legislation for rest homes Councillor Dave Whiting said does set stan dards Tor rest homes with which it has purchase of service agreements Whiting noted the region and town wont the Association of Municipalities of Ontario to push Queen Park to change legislation so rest homes can be directly governed He and Booth urged and Acton rest home operators go to the region and explain how municipalities can directly govern rest homes Mayor Peter sold other municipalities might have tougher bylaws than Hills but questioned their legality in court Kathcrine Kelly said the meeting with staff accomplish a thing She wondered why after several years of satisfactory fire and health department in of Acton rest homes the town was now passing a bylaw Mrs Kelly said there have been Inspections in the past if the town had no legislation She said the new legislation concerns lodging homes and there is a big difference bet ween a lodging home and a rest home She said she was beginning to suspect her real complaints were with the region and health department not the town said the town was passing a bylaw after the region ex pressed concern about safety standards at Cher Best Home Main St North The region in formed the town of its concern after rejecting a request from the rest homes operators Brian and Travina for a purchase of service agreement He predicted now that municipalities in have bylaws governing rest homes the region will soon come up with more stringent regulations GOLFERS Bolton and Georgetown Golf Courses have a tew memberships available for season Membership as low as Special discounts before March 15th By joining one golt course you are automatically a member of two SOME TOURNAMENT DATES STILL AVAILABLE For more information call 8572050 THE DINNER THEATRE FEBRUARY IB MARCH ONLY RITA TUSHINGHAM TOM DIRECTED BY RAY A Gou Comedv A Comhntb llrlh N AHS band bound for Huntsville concert FRENZY LUCKY ONE POP ONTARIO GOVERNMENT NOTICED SPECIALS Chops Acton s High School band will be part of the music action when a mighty medley of folk tunes issues forth from tomorrow night The Acton musicians on a threeday tour Join bands from Gravenhurst and with the host band In a finale by Clare Grundman Kentucky 1600 Each band will also play on its own during the Huntsville concert The band tour starts Thursday with a concert at Mid die School Huntsville high school students will be treated to a Friday concert by the Acton band A slide show Is also planned as part of the concert to introduce Acton to the hosts That 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