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ack on the straig narrow BY CHRIS AAGAARD Herald SUtf Writer Few things in life can be more puzzling than our legal Stem Glancing at It from outride can be a little unnerving getting entangled In its toothy mechanisms can be a downright harrowing experience The chapter of the Elizabeth Fry Society a national charity has rec ently been mostly concerned with getting women back Into productive life after fall ing out with the law But as the provinces cor rections ministry farms out some of Its rehabilitative serv ices to private agencies the Society has broadened Its man date administrating com munity service orders in the area working off sentences and in Peel starting a pro gram to help shoplifting off enders Now theres an urgent need for voluntary probation counsellors In the Georgetown area highlighting yet another branch of the postoffence system Into which the Society has become Involved The program which has been operating In north Hal ton for about four months already has one volunteer in Acton and three in Georgetown Bui the Societys community services Cathy Shane old The Herald Monday that more volunteers are need ed for Proba 11 oners living in the Georgetown area Local volunteers ore partic ularly attractive prospects for the program Ms Shane explained because usually they know what kind of activit ies are going on in the community hat may be therapeutic for the offender on his or her way toward healthy rehabilitation Most probationers ore ext remely bored Ms Shane said They dont know what is available in the community in terms of things to do or even Jobs While the volunteers may not be actively finding work for their probationers they at least help them in that direct ion Ms Shane added During the once or twice a month meetings which may only last an hour and a half to twohours the offender and the counsellor meet to assess how the probation Is going and to set new goals for the next meeting or even the long- term future Starting In September vol unteers will meet once a week for four weeks to learn about their new duties Training sessions will Include a basic understanding of the court procedure and this Is adult court not the Juvenile system since counsellors will be deal ing with probationers 1G years of age and older Hopefully Ms Shane said other volunteers who have had experience counselling offend ers will Join the sessions describing their involvement with the new program But It is also important to be able to listen to a person she stressed Thais what the Elizabeth Fry Society Is all able if very six months the volun teers will get together to share their experiences The Society Is looking for candidates who can commit themselves to the program for at least a year the length of most probations And Ms Shane pointed out there arc other areas into which the counsellor can bran ch as pari of lie rehabilitat ive process Were looking for mature people at least years of age who have a real interest In the work and have a good know ledge of the community she sold Someone who is punit ive or authoritarian probably wouldnt work The idea is to help and not punish The first couple of sessions lie volunteer and the offender will likely take place in the office of Georgetown probation officer Dennis But after that it will be up to probationer and his counsellor to decide on how future meetings will bo con- Most offenders will probably prefer the privacy of an office Ms Shane said However Is nothing wrong with going out for a coffee a chat or taking In a baseball football or hockey game Meanwhile Mr Kunie is working with business industry convincing them thai people on probation arc gener ally trying to straighten out and deserve a second chance with good Jobs to back up Heres where a lot of ihc counsellors war will he Ms Shane maintains building up the probationers selfesteem so that ho can approach II as a welcomed member of society rather than being a criminal clement working against it Although onercoun sellor teams arc urged to over come Initial differences some pairs simply dont work out That doesnt mean this unique rehabilitative process grinds to a halt though New pairings ore tried until a team finally fits While counsellors and probationers work on their own Ihey must stay In close touch with the probation office reporting pro gress theyve made The volunteer probation Co 1 1 or scheme means that the corrections ministry Is making the community more responsible for the rehabilita tion of its residents who depart from the course of the law Ms Shane explained Volunteers taking on between one and five probationers can devote more lime to them than the proba tion officer with a caseload or at many as TO people Most of the offenders need ing from the counsellors but volunteers will be carefully matched to t- Ihe Elizabeth Fry Soc iety has a sizeable number of volunteers the final details regarding dates for training sessions will be looked after If you arc Interested in Iho program contact Ms Shane at the Societys Milton office by calling Funding help The regions ADAPT program and Recovery House ore going get some program funding from the provincial health ministry ADAPT will receive ta ils 130182 budget and the Recovery House Both services help rehabilitate alcoholics I EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS FOBERT a Erla I DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Since 1866 WEDNESDAY AUGUST 19 No need to roam its right here at AM shops and you wed There are 1 good reasons to shop Downtown George town FREE PARKING Nei petition charges laid Council clamps down on Yugoslav parties Organizers of picnics and other events on the tract of farmland south of Speyside known as the Canadi an- Yugoslav centre can expect Increased liquor board Inspec tions and stepped up police patrols to ensure that the towns noise bylaw is not being contravened Councils move Monday night to crack down on infrac tions of the bylaw follows complaints by resi dents two weeks ago that noise levels during recent weekend celebrations at the centre on Highway Invaded their right to privacy and peace and quiet About IB homeowners near the centre signed a petition protesting the noise and one charge has been laid against the centres owners for break ing the bylaw another four are pending In a letter to council bylaw enforcement officer Jack Lusty said the president of the Yugoslavian Canadian brotherhood which owns the land Nick had cancelled picnics planned for last Sun day and this coming weekend However ihere will be another picnic Aug 30 In addition to advising the provincial liquor licensing board of Its concerns about nolle in the area council also asked town staff to contact the Centres owners remind them of the bylaw before final festivity Is held The IrwinDorsey awaits decision Georgetown publishing firm Limited is still battling with Ottawa over the Foreign Investment Review Agencys decision that the Americanbased Dow Jones and Company cannot take over the firms parent Richard D Irwin Inc since wouldnt provide significant benefit to Canada Dow Jones has been contesting the jurisdiction In Ihe matter since It first acquired Richard D Irwin five years ago noting that bath companies arc American The federal government outlined proposals for compromise to Dow Jones lawyers at a meeting in early June President of the firm Dick Willis said that Dow Jones had a month to come up with their which will present to the government Aug- Mr Willis expressed more optimism regarding the firms future In Georgetown only option left open to them would be to shut down the firm and dismiss its employees Downtowns phase A special public meeting during Sept 1 planning board session has been called to present the second phase of downtown business Improvement study He 20week study conducted by Walker Wright and Young Associates of Toronto is looking at ways In which the Acton and Georgetown downtown cores BIAs can remain viable shopping areas and will propose policy changes or additions to he towns official plan to ensure their survival One public meeting unveiling the consultants initial findings was held July Members from the Acton and Georgetown praised the study for Its realistic approach Teenager charged A 16year old Georgetown youth charged In with various breakins In Georgetown over the past five months will reappear In Milton Provincial Court Aug 31 set a date for a trial Halton regional police laid a total of charges two weeks ago against Danny Potter and 13 Juveniles in connection with breakIns of several Georgetown businesses The juveniles appeared in family court Monday also Heres a treat Seriously now bow many people do you know who have had com on the cob cooked to perfection by a chugging steam engine The Ontario Agricultural Museum Is planning just such an event this Sunday in Milton The Family Corn Festival will run from l to pm and besides sinking teeth Into succulent ears of com participants can also enjoy hay rides learn how to make corn husk dolls and watch the Museums crew make butter and grind corn And there is a variety of other harvest activities planned as well Each cob costs 23 cents or you can gel five for Admission varies from for the entire broil y or for each adult to for children There are also discounts for students and senior citizens To get the museum take Steele Avenue west out of MUton and turn right at Tremahw Road The museum Is located near the Highway Road Junction centre Is covered by an occa sional liquor permit legaliz ing liquored events only on specified dates Mr Lusty reported that he visited the Centre Aug at approximately Mr lowered the volume on amplifiers play ing music Although he said he was assured that the new settings would not be changed for the balance of the event residents later complained that the noise level increased after p m becoming pro gressively louder until 930 that night Meanwhile Coun Buss Miller noted that residents were only angered at the noise but also at traffic to and from Centre during the picnic days There will be meetings with the Centres organizers to discuss this problem as welt he said Dave Whiting sugges ted that the fact the Centre was able to get access onto the highway when It is usually a difficult bureaucratic process for ihe owners of single family homes taken up with the provinces transportation When council endorsed the CanadianYugoslavian Centres bid for the occasional liquor licenses Mr said the recreational facility would be used by a variety of Yugo slavian groups from the Toron toGolden Horseshoe area reflecting East European countrys varied ethnic first court appearance on charges stemming from noise bylaw infractions July is expected Sept Mr said In his letter Lining up for GLT auditions A funfilled and exciting season is planned by Georgetown Little Theatre with their first play Not Now Darling scheduled for midOctober This will be the first play to be presented in the new theatre and will open Oct 15 with GLTs annual benefit show Auditions for Not Now Darling a hilarious farce which set box office records in London and Paris will be held Aug and 26 at Blvd at pm Georgetown Little Theatre welcomes new members If you are Interested In joining please call membership secretary Joyce Holland at or play director Ron Hill at 8776217 TERRYS TYKES Four enterprising Georgetown girls contributed over to the Canadian Cancer Society Monday morning alter a riffle for Terry Foxs Marathon of Hope The four girts planned raffle three month ago when they decided they should help the Cancer Society la their quest for funds They sold the tit lets at SO cents each In their neighborhood and held a draw The adult holding winning ticket received a glass dish filled with candles while the child with the winning ticket get a minicamera The four organiser left to right Sherrl Jackson Kim Usher sad Becky presented Hills Cancer Society campaign chairman Steamer with a cheque for Beckys Harold Street home Monday morning I Herald photo by Astra Terrys Marathon not over fundraising runs planned Terry Foxs Marathon of Hope i over Its beginning the Canadian Cancer Society contends Hoping Canadians of nil ages will endorse those words the Society singing Terry Fox Huns In communities across the country The Hills unit and Its Acton branch are plann ing separate fundraising rum In the commu nities Sept 13 Final details are still being arranged so watch next weeks Herald for further Information includ ing times for the runs and pickup points for pledge Georgetown area residents can join Ihe run at Fair- ground Park where a ten- kilometre course offers plenty of roam to earn pledg ed money for cancer research cause which tarried Terry Fox halfway across Canada last year The JZyesr old amputee univer sity student died In June at hi Port BC home Halloo Hills one of hundreds of communities he v 111 led during his Mara thon of Hope The local Cancer Society unit is looking for volun teers help organize and operate the Georgetown Terry Fox Run In addi tion any local businesses which would like donate refreshments for the parti cipants are Invited contact unit office at or volunteer Claud el l Smith at In Acton Jon Hurst Gordon and several other Individuals who answered Societys appeal for help In staging the event there will Invite runners out the Acton High School track Sept 13 between and i pm Posters are being set up In various Acton stores and businesses announcing further details Again check The Herald for four for picking up pledge the els TERRY MARATfy OF P HOPE Local architect wins contract to design our Saudi embassy MEDAL OF MERIT FOR NEWCOMER Recently arrived In Georgetown serving the Scouting movement In Calgary Vancouver and Montreal for years Aubrey Sandy Booth centre of Crescent received a medal of merit award Saturday from Mike and Ken Bowers of the Second Trinity Sea Scouts In Acton The award one of Scouting highest honors was forwarded by Lieutenant General Hull on behalf of Canadas Chief out GovernorGeneral Ed Mr Booth will serve on the North Hilton District Service Team next year See story page A3 Photo by Jean Layman By MAGGIE HANNAH Herald Special Lloyd Sankey of Consultants Ltd is part of firm which has Just been awarded a contract to design the new Canadian embassy in Saudi Arabia Mr who Jokes about being bctler known locally as a areasheep farmer is both an architect and a plann er He first began his practise designs for Expo Si then moved on to do designs for MercedesBern Canada and on to design computer security buildings for Iho Bank of Montreal Most recently he is nog 1 1 la tin businessmen and government to get a million redevelopment project off the ground In Ottawa Mr said his firm joined Willi Project Planners Associates Ltd to design the embassy While his own firm has done work Involving secu rity Project Planners has worked in Saudi Arabia for years Mr said Mr Sankey said he has already been to Riyadh capital twice since the beginning of the year and expects to be going again before September He envi sions making many more trips before the embassy is ready for occupation in The embassy will be one of new embassies which will all bo built at Riyadh in some thing akin to a so tell city for ambassadors embassy staff and native Saudis working In the embassies The present Canadian embassy la at Jcddah a Saudi seaport about miles from Riyadh he said However the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia wants all embassies centred at the capital lo be near the scat of government As result a new complex Is being built to house these embassies and Canada commissioned the designing of its new embassy lost year The tremendous climate extremes were a very import ant factor in the finished design Mr said Tem peratures vary from near freezing at night to as high as to degrees at mid day There Is also a need to make structure as air tight as possible to keep out fine sand from sandstorms Designing for the intense heat Is just tike designing for the extreme cold of the Cana dian Arctic he said only In reverse While In Canada you want to keep the heat In In Saudi you try to keen It out Mr said the traditi on for Saudi buildings is exact ly opposite to Canadian sty lea loo In Saudi there are as few u outside openings to lldings One door will give access to the main building but windows and Inner doors will open from an enclosed court yard so that they will be prelected from the storms and the elements Life In Saudi Is very diffe rent and Canadians going there will need to do a lot of adjusting he warned In his own dealings with government officials for example he discovered hat his appointments may be kept on time or shifted without warning because someone more Important came along Continued on page AS