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Police get 5 per cent pay raise Civilians and officers with he Regional Police ratified and signed two separate contracts at Thursday Ilalton Regional Police Commission meeting The new contract will give the policemen a five per cent wage Increase as allowed by the provincial wage controls and will be retroactive from January 1 A first class constable will now make sergeant will make and a staff sergeants salary will be New police cadets will not receive an increase in the new contract Dental plan Improvements and some vacati on time improvements were also included the agreement Civilian employees with the police depart will also receive a five per cent Increase and Improvements In their benefits According to negotiating chairman Morrow the contract was signed after six months of negotiating on and off He said although there was a tentative agreement last year It was turned down he Police Association Fitness fun fashion The Georgetown District YMCA Is sponsor- ingafiUicssfashlonandfunnight Tuesday Dec at the St Andrew United Church Hall There will be a leisure wear fashion show by North Sportswear fitness demonstrations and fitness testing available If youre searching for gift ideas or a winter fitness program you might find the answer at the It starts at 7 30 and admission is For information call Short of topics Town politicians didnt have enough to talk about Monday night to make It worth getting together for their weekly meeting The towns coram meeting which is held on alternate Monday nights was therefore cancelled Monday night councillors are scheduled to bold a council meeting Chickens go free You can see the musical of for free Dec if youre a member of the Chicken Club Sponsored by the Optimist Clubs Drug Abuse Committee the tickets for the childrens musical will bercfundedattheendoftheS performance and only for that performance Chicken Club membership cards are avail able at elementary schools in town for cents For more information call Tickets are available at Youngs Pharmacy on George towns Main Street group display The Group a name given to a bunch of artists will be represented at a snowing at the Hills Library and Cultural Centre They will be displaying their works from Dec A preview is being planned Dec 5 and the artists can be met then from The works shown will include ceramics oils tapestries sculptures and paintings Three extra days The Post Office will be open for three extra days during the Christmas season For three consecutive Saturdays Dec and all post offices in the Toronto area including Georgetown and Acton will offer full counter service There will be no letter carrying service on these extra Saturdays Christmas deadlines for outoftown mall in Canada Including the US Is Dec 10 The local mailing deadline is Dec First class rates apply for Canadian and S and all envelopes must be sealed The first class deadline for parcels In Canada and the V is Dec 3 Gold medal winner Deborah Eyre Tilsoo was awarded a gold medal for receiving the highest marks across Ontario in Associate Singing Teachers Diploma She received the award from a recent con voca lion cerem any at lie University of West era Ontario where she was enrolled in the Con servatory of Music DENTURE hi CLINIC J Kohari DT 122GuelphStonHwy7 GEORGETOWN 8778974 BUSINESS DIRECTORY E Clipsham Limited Surveyors Consultlno own Li I Silica Pat Columnist works to help disabled By KELLY WILSON Herald Special Pat Woode believes the disabled are no longer sitting back Mrs sitting back a wife and mother but she Is involved numerous community organisations and writes a weekly column on the disabled for The Herald A Georgetown resident for 11 years Mrs Woode said always been interested in the disabled because she has been disabled since she had polio at the age of five After spending a year the hospital it was expected by doctors that Mrs would never be able to feed herself or attend public schools Through the of her parents and brothers and sisters Mrs went to public schools Mrs Woode is a graduate of Social Service Program CHAIRMAN Mrs formed the Physically Handi capped Citizens Association of which she is the chairman she Is a board member of the North Social Planning Council and she sits on the board of the as a member at large Mrs Woode first became Interested in volunteer organizations while working at the Queen Elisabeth Hospital in Toronto She was employed as a discharge coordinator for five years after graduating from It was there that she realized that there were too many disabled people in the hospital that need to be there Mrs cited the example of one woman who couldnt walk but was otherwise able This woman had been In the hospital for years One of the strongest Impressions that came out of my interview with Pat was the emphasis she placed on the disabled persons integration Into the community It is so so important for people to be accepted for who bey are not because of one thing they have she said Not on board agenda Pat woode Is the perfect resource person la Hills to go to for information on the handicapped She bat fifes of It but the hard part Is finding her at hornet Photo by Kelly SECTIO A THE HERALD Wednesday November 1H4 Page II Km euchre By KAY WILSON Herald Correspondent Community had four tables out on day Winners were Isab el Landry Ethel Webb Phil Landry and Keith Webb Lone hands winner was Del Wallace Ila Switier won the door Recovering By Winifred smith Herald Correspondent BALLINAFAD Sorry to hear Mrs Lola Mar shall is in hospital We hope her condition will soon improve and she will be able to return home shortly Injured workers meeting North Hot tan Assoc a for Injured Work ers will be holding their meeting at the Optimist Club at 30 Nov All are welcome Draw winner The winner of the draw for the comforter pillow shams and dust ruffle at Knox Presbyterian Church Georgetown was Jo Anne Dexter Terra The disabled have an extremely high unemployment rate and therefore must learn to compete with others to get a Job she said CLINICS The Physically Handicapped Citizens Association seeks to Inform the disabled of the benefits and services which are available to them Various programs the group has Initiated Include wheelchair clinics and the Installation of a deaf telephone device for the distress centre Information Is provided about benefits such as the gas tax rebate and the new car rebate which are available to the disabled Mrs Woode is also a board member of the North Halton Social Planning Council The councils function is to facilitate social change In the community In areas where the community might be lacking Presently the council is focusing on the problem of youth unemployment in the area A feasability study Is underway to determine whether there is a need for a Youth Unemploy ment Centre in North Mrs Woode Is on a committee which Is helping with the study MEMBER Aa a member at large on the board of the Mrs Woode is interested in starting an Assertlveness Training Program for the disabled There must be adequate response to the Idea for the program to start she said Mrs Woode believes that the disabled need to be more assertive Because the disabled often depend on others for financial income and physical needs they tend to let others make decisions for them she said Mrs weekly column on the disabled came about as a result of a couple of letters she wrote to the editor It was about time people In the community became aware of people with disabilities said Mrs Woode The column la now about two years old ft provides Information of interest to the but is read by various people she said Teachers contract delayed By ROBIN Herald SUff The memorandum of settlement with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federa tion was taken off the agenda during Thurs days Board of Education meeting Chairman Betty Fish er said she had been requested by the board to take the item off the agenda Superintendent of employee services Rae Stoness said there are two or three points In the agreement which need clarification with the It is a matter for the the whole private at the moment he said Hesaldtheremaybea special board meeting called later this week and the agreement may come up for action at the Dec 13 board meeting The 1500 high school teachers had voted In favor of a settlement earlier this month Afact finders report sold the teachers were seeking a si per cent increase in salary allowances and improved benefits While the provincial treasurers guidelines have a five per cent limit the board had ori ginally offered per cent Teachers received a five per cent Increase in salaries when the pre vious agreement was extended far the 198344 school year This year agreement is for the and school years Final board approval must first be given before details of the ten tative settlement may become public Medical ethics discussed Current problems In medical ethics sur rounding the right to life will be discussed by Dr AW 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