Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), July 23, 1986, p. 7

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EASY SELLS FOR A WORK AD TO RUN THREE PUBLISHING DAYS SECTION I ion July BC administrator Haltons new CAO A 39yearold Burnaby British Columbia administrator has been named the new chief administrative officer for Hal ton Region Regional councillors unanimously approved John Fleming to the Region highest public service posl tlon last week at a special council meeting Mr Fleming was selected from applicants for the Job which pays between and Regional Chairman Peter said He will start Sept 15 replacing Dennis who left for a job with the City of Toronto In April Fleming Is a quieter Individual In his presentation Mr said You 11 notice the change right GO buses for Acton to Milton Rash Mohammed will be carrying a lot of messages with him when he meets with Ontario GO Transit of iclals soon Last week the Regional Planning Director was requested to ask the provincial body if there can be a GO Transit linkup for people in Acton Coun Sheldon said shed had requests that there be GO buses con nee ting with the GO system In the south There never been a north south linkup Coun Sheldon said It now more important than ever with the Beardmore problems we II have a lot more people using link to get from Acton to Milton She said improving the transpor link is necessary for employ and noted not everybody Is a twocar family When we meet with the people we II convey your message Mr Mohammed said He said he would also ask about arranging a weekend transit service on the trains Terra Cotta film nights Every Tuesday night at 30 is film night inside the Visitor vices Centre at Terra vatlon Area You and your family will enjoy a number of colorful and informative films scheduled for the summer July The Nature Art of Robert Bateman this film focuses on the Art of Canadian Naturalist and Painter Robert Bateman August The Railroader a short film starring Buster Kcaton as he travels across Canada on a railway track speeder August 12 To be Announced August 19 The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes a lone canoeist lives through the changes of recent geological history of Ontario August Man the Polluter a humorous cartoon with an Important message that enlarges on man capacity to ruin his nest or ignore It This program is sponsored by the Credit valley Conservation Authorl Films are free with admission in to the Area Terra Cotta Conserve Hon Area is located on Winston Churchill Just km north of the Village or Terra expansion Until the new municipal complex Is built town councillors are ding to make life in the town s Trafalgar Road admlnlstra building more bearable s council getting for W BTS They re getting eight large and three small windows that need replacing additional steel shelving for the storage room 900 two exhaust fans for the ex is ting washrooms add lighting in the office and ex of office floor space to the door removing the existing stairs away if you re comparing him with Dennis He quiet and soft spoken John Is probably more of a dclegator than he said There 1 never be another Dennis Perlin He was unique in the way he administered the region and there never be an equal him in that respect qualities than in the seventies when Mr Per In was hired He noted has survived the financial problems of the past decade We have solid department now and top Quality senior administrators here the regional chairman said There will be more involvement in major Issues by the Region senior department heads no with the new administrator taking the lead main In crisis situations Mr said Mr Fleming has a Bachelor of Arts degree received from queen University in a Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto in 1971 and credits towards a Master of Business Administration degree For the past four years Mr has been director of ad and community scr vices for the District of in British Columbia There he looked after the police force and was responsible for six departments solicitors clerks per sonne fire health and manage ment He did labor relations work and had corporate planning He t got extensive ex in garbage disposal but they have the same problems In the Vancouver area as we have here in Halton regarding garbage Chairman said One of the crucial criteria In hiring Mr Fleming was that he have a background in public admin I si ra Mr said Council was also interested in having somebody with financial background someone who has dealt with budgets similar in size to Before working for Mr Fleming was deputy commissioner of social services For Metropolitan Toronto and special assistant to the Metro chairman had candidates applying from coast to coast with excellent Mr said Munch a lunch What better way to bend a clans ear than by having a picnic lunch with one Thais exactly what lake The divisional officer of Roger Gervals did at the Acton old local St John chapter fashioned picnic Saturday at Fair shared a picnic lunch put together Mrs The lunches were auctioned off to he highest bid The town councillors were port of luncheon package Herald photo Hunt report wont be changed The recommendations made by the Region task force on hunting will stand as are and Regional staff won I be allowed to change them This was resolved at last week council meeting upon task farce chairman Sheldon s insolence The original motion the Regional council gave Regional staff leeway o suggest changes to the task force recommen if needed The wording of the motion to me they could possibly change the intent of the task force findings I want assurances from staff that there Won t be major changes made to he intent of Ihc task force Sheldon insisted Any fundamental changes to report should only be made by the citizens committee and not staff she said The task force was setup in February to study whelher oneyear one ban on hunting in tilt forests should stay Last month a report by the force returned the deer hunt lo tin forests extending from the previous four days lo five Much correspondence was receiv by and task force on the hunting Issue last Regional staff got the goahcnd prepare report on the public com well touniil dissolved task force and thanked its eight members for Iheir lime and effort The task force recommendations ore to be commented on the jgtn affected by them such as Hit Ministry of Natural Resources and Regional Police believe the task force up with a good solution I believe in the decisions of that committee Oakville Mayor Bill Perras said I don sec what s to be gained sen d this to staff for analysis Hills Mayor Miller said he wanted staff to comment on recomnun betause a of will be exptnsne to Mental health costs above budget limit The North Mental Health budget for Is ready for provin approval and It more than last years budget That more than the four per cent increase the province Is allowing Why so much more The program Is getting a new nurse therapist 35 a position approved by the Ministry of Health last year in Increased benefits for the nurse therapist 3 Tor added Iravel costs by present staff and ihc new nurse therapist and or a raise for a therapist working the program The program also wants more above this In order of priori ly they would ike to have an lonl nursing director to oversee administration of all health department mental health pro grams more travel money to help pay I rans porta costs for clients 1 more Tor the pro gram social worker who currently cams and to cover Increases in and psychiatric service feet and related clerical cost In North and 300 to expand children mental health services north with social worker and pediatrician fees increased rhc North Mental program Is per cent provlnclally funded and only expenditure within the provincial budget can be made In the home 25 steps to prevent violence There was no lack of dations made in a report on family violence prevention released last week Called Action for Change the report of the Halton task force made 14 recommendations to Ihe social service sector recommendations to ihe police and judiclarv services another to the school boards It s fine to list recommendations but how do you Implement them The task force suggests a committee be set up called Action for Change and that It be sponsored by Region social services department By sponsorship we do not imply responsibility for the committee the report states Rather we mean clerical and staffing support Funded by grants from the On tano Ministry of Community and Social Services including a grant fromthe Ontario Women Dircc the report gives facts on wife beating and the myths about family violence The task force recommends Burl have an emergency shelter for victimized women and Iheir children Women Place in Milton is the region only emergen shelter and its location Is an obstacle for women commuting to work looking for jobs or for housing the report says A needs assessment should be done to decide the role and location of a second facility The task force also recommends develop affordable housing with guaranteed access lor victims Halton Housing and profit nous have long waiting lists and women are frequently forced to return to their husbands because there are no housing alternatives It wants the province through the region to provide victims wilh on allowance once they leave the emergency shelter an allowance to help establish themselves The committee also wants child care workers at emergency shelter to help from these violent homes Hallon Regional Police has a vie services unit only In Burl inglon and ihc task force would like to set It expanded to Include Hills Milton and Oakville as well as expanded to include a victim assistance component As well Iht police force should start up a domeslle response team to investigate family violence and of strap to be reviewed If your child is in the Separate School system he moy be stop ped and sent home Corporal punish men l t been banned by he Separate School Board Ihc Board Superintendent of Education told The Herald That a decision a committee will We think It used very rarely in the system and 1 expect a statement that it ought to be used rarely Den Nolan said We haven t banned It but Its heading very much In that direction The committee consider corporal punishment is actually a committee set up establish a code of conduct for Separate School students The Separate School Board currently has one for high school students but the Ministry of Education requires one for students in Grade and up This spring the Board of Education banned corporal punish men following a rtvlew of its 1963 policy vide follow up services to victims task force members say In the line of counselling the report wanls to see specialized group counselling for victims of abuse and for perpetrators Doctors and other health care should be educated about violence Ihc recommen da tions say so should all police front line officers and Iheir superiors judges defence Legal Aid and crown attorneys In all cases of wife assault police should lay charges the task force says The decision to lay charges should be up to police independent of the victim wishes the report says In schools children should be taught family violence prevention as a compulsory credit an option Give teachers training so they know how lo help students from violent families build healthy self concepts and positive relationships the task force soys The task force wants corporal punishment removed a step the Board took this spring and the Separate School Board Is considering this fall 1985 1985 TEMPO Aula psipb LYNX 4 Aaia pip Bad CITATION am ah CITATION Aula Air 1985 CITATION AatapsipsAU TBfRD sot Avts run simp 1984 ir 1984 PHOENIX Aau 1984 CAVALIER 1984 MUSTAN6 3ar Auto 1984 TEMPO it OMNI it 4ip 1984 4iyt aula psipb inn CROWN VICTORIA a ABjnn CUTLASS Seat Aala PITS Air HOURS Fill In the hills stories Relax In front of a blazing camp- fire and enjoy some interesting tales about wildlife and nature Saturday July 26 there is a pro gram al Terra Cotta Conservation Authority starting at p You can enjoy some stones about the animals who roam about the Terra area Ramp repairs If you haven been down that way you may not know it but the Ministry of Transportation and Communications has opened the one and off ramps to James Snow Parkway and Highway During the last couple of weeks the Ministry has been making repairs to the ramps It will be some time yet before they begin to complete construe of the bridge that burned this spring when a gas tanker caught fire underneath it Burglar proof If you re the type of person who worries during your vacation about your house here perfect solution Bankers Secuntj Systems rents an alarm system which checks for burglars fire and furnace pro blems Costs vary from per week to for a month If you re interested call Subdivision bid The construction firm which the towns clerk ad minis ralor away this spring has on a contract to do reconstructing in the Glen Lea subdivision Graham Bros Const ruction Ltd or Brampton had the lowest tender of bidding for the job pnee being higher than the estimate appears reflect the fact that the construction industry is quite busy at the time the engineer ing firm handling the tenders reported The engineers estimate for the job to be done was The Graham Bros tender was The overrun of is to be made up from he town reserve fund I til IMA 8 7 6 9 3B5 8 475 7 1 995 995 9 999 9 SPECIAL OFFER 1982 PICKUP 1983 MUSTANG tip psipb si 1983 FIREBIRD ftc aula PSIPB all 1962 CAPRI Bar Beyl Aula PSPB All 1962 MERCURY CAPRI 4 1982 LYNX 4i1 4iptPSIPBStara CITATION sen Ana EHi 7450 MONTH 10000 Km WARRANTY ON ALL RECONDITIONED USED VEHICLES 1963E150VANtiil 1983 RANGER PUn pi 1982 F 1S0 Aula psipb Bala 1961 set aula 1981 1981 WINDOW VAN aula psipb 1 980 CMC WINDOW VAN aula 9 395 4 1 995 47S 295 a 995 4 995 4 CAPITAL FORD SALES Guelph St Georgetown 8731626

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