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In the dumps A8 Prize for cupid spoptmi Lifetime Service Guarantee the HERALD Home Newspaper of Hatton Hills Established TON HILLS ONTARIO WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY IT IMS 34PAC HEE DISTRIBUTION Leather Store the OPEN lHideHousc SUNDAYS It The Drive To Acton Majority in Halton want slower growth By BRIAN Herald SUII A clear majority residents are not In favor of foster growth In the region An attitudes survey by the Group for indicates that nine per cent of the people want faster growth In their community The survey shows 50 per cent wants growth to remain the same and per cent want It to slow down The two northern municipalities Milton and Halton Hills are more in favor of growth but the majority still wants the same or slower growth the survey shows Only per cent of Hills residents are in favor of faster growth while 62 per cent of the residents are In favor of keeping the growth rate at current levels About 17 per cent wanted slower growth In Halton Hills Residents in the southern municipalities pulled the desired growth rate down Only eight per cent of OakvUle residents wont faster growth and Just three per cent or Burlington s residents want growth to speed up Asked to rank IS issues regional and municipal planners should con aider in the future when discussing growth residents overwhelmingly chose environmental issues over developmental concerns Halton residents are worried about maintaining the water quality controlling air and water pollution Attitude survey Growth in Hills 21 17 faster growth slower growth status quo The above bar graph Indicates the preferences of II Ills residents based on a con ducted for the municipality or An overwhelm lag per cent either slower growth or having community remain the Body discovered Regional Police ore in vest I gating the death of a male found In an apartment The body was found Feb 14 in an apartment on Marine Drive In OakvUle Teens needed Georgetown hospital Is looking for teen volunteers If you are bet ween the ages of 13 and and have at least two hours a week that you be willing to spend helping others wed ike you to become port of our team For more in formation contact Sandra POWERmeets POWER a residents group fighting the proposed Acton quarry dump will be holding Its next meeting Thursday Feb 18 at m at Public School At the meeting there will be an update on the status of the proposal as impor tant new Information has recently been presented Day of prayer Open Doors Is the theme for the 1888 World Day of Prayer as It enters Its second century Written for world wide use by the women of Brazil it focuses on the economic and spiritual conditions In the world today Christian men and women In 170 countries will gain spiritual strength and comfort as they Join In globe prayer Friday March 4 at St Georges Anglican Church St Georgetown Everyone Is welcome Fashions on stage Elegant Fashions from Elizabeths Fashions are on stage at the North Halton Golf and Coun try Clubs fashion show Feb IS from noon until l 15 m Guests are welcome for the lun cheon fashion show and there is no admission charge Reservations are required so call 877 Grit meetings Feb 17 the first of three meetings will be held to set up riding associations for the new electoral districts in Brampton Georgetown This first meeting will set up the Brampton Associa It will be held at Century Gardens Vodden St Brampton at 7 All members and immediate past members of the Brampton Georgetown Liberal Association have been Invited to attend All members and former members of this association who are not residents of the new oral districts but who elect to re main members of their former associations have also been Invited to attend The founding meeting for Peel will be held on March at St George Anglican Church Hall in Georgetown at m For further Information please contact Carol Dineen President 1951 Unit Mlsslssauga 6258760 The old riding association will continue to exist In case an election Is called before next July 13 Purse snatched A Georgetown woman was knocked to the ground In a puree snatching incident Monday at 10 19 A young offender grabbed the yearolds purse which contain private papers and a large sum of money at Main Street North in Georgetown A 18 year old Georgetown male was arrested and charged with robbery His ball hearing was Tuesday preserving the environment and natural features and protecting farmland Also high on the list are concerns about traffic congestion and holding down property taxes The lowest priority was given to encouraging more housing retail shops and recreational In Hills moderate tin was placed on providing more rental accommodation but It Is still less Important than protecting the environment Regional Commissioner of PI ami Rash Mohammed said the survey Is crucial to the future of Halton This is one of the most Important strategy issues that this council go ing to deal with because it will set the stage for what s going to be like for the next years said Mr Mohammed Halton Hills Councillor Sheldon said the survey results In that residents of northern municipalities are more open to the idea of growth because they been living with static growth and a crumbling Infrastructure Residents resistance to growth stems from their preference for a small town atmosphere the survey said Most often residents fear that vices could not keep up with conditional growth the survey con cludes Seniors won t get crosswalk There will be no pedestrian crosswalk at the intersection of Mountainvlew Road and Sargent Road despite a petition asking for one The Regions Commissioner of Public Works Robert Moore said the Intersection doesn meet the criteria for Installing a pedestrian crossover device Instead the Region Is urging senior citizens and other pedestrians to cross Mo jn tain view Road at Campbell Gate The provincial standards for in stalling a crossover dictates that at least ten difficulties be observed during a given time period said Mr Moore A difficulty is described as a delay of at least 30 seconds In cross ing the road Only nine difficulties were at the intersection during a survey taken last June said Mr Moore The provincial guidelines for In stalling a pedestrian crossover device is currently under review and final guidelines ore expected to be complete later this year said Mr Moore The Region Intends to re evaluate the Intersection once those guidelines are finalized Meanwhile Mr Moore warned pedestrians that cars have the right of way at the intersection The Region increased the pedestrian crossing signs near the Intersection following a lOBname petition in but the increased signs do not con a pedestrian crossover said Mr Moore It would appear that many pedestrians and some drivers are of the mistaken opinion that pedestrians have the right of way at this location This is not the case and In fact pedestrians should yield the right of way to oncoming traffic said Mr Moore Spirit of the Olympics The Olympic torch burned bright at the Harrison brown ball relay and toboggan tm In the abate photo Public School Wednesday morning si school Cbrls Clark and Keith Coulson tacjW the lame op high winter Olympics got under way Students from In the bottom photo Ma placed his team flag of Kindergarten to Grade two were divided Into teams Czechoslovakia on the wail along tide the other representing different countries around the world teams flags and competed In outdoor events such as a war Alone afraid and pregnant Teens offered counselling in CAS program By CHERYL Herald Staff Pregnant a teenager and no one lo talk to A peer ling service for pregnant teens will soon be of through Georgetown Open Door A Sheridan College social service student designed the program as part of her course work For her field placement Sharon Booy worked with the Children Aid Society and developed a proposal for a peer counselling program for pregnant Since Open Door a dropin centre already works with teens Ms saw It as an opportunity for her and Open Door counsellor to work together The program which Ms would like to have Implemented by the end of February or beginning of March would match a pregnant teen with a young woman who has gone through the experience In this way the counsellor can sympathize with the pregnant teen condition and be a peer to her Counsellors will give the girls sup port as well as make her aware of the services available to her Ms sold Before becoming counsellors volunteers will undergo two to three training sessions of approximately six hours each based on a manual Ihe Sheridan student is developing The volunteers will be taught ac tive listening skills the importance of confidentiality what services are available for pregnant teens and how to talk with their peers It is Important the counsellors do not influence any decisions the girl might make Ms Booy said In talk ing with the pregnant teen the counsellor Is just making her aware of her options As well the training sessions will enlighten volunteers as to what their role is and teach them how to start a meeting with their peers and develop a support relation with these girls As a follow up Ms hopes to have meetings with the counsellors on a regular basis In this way any questions or Issues which come up can be dealt with she said As well counsellors also need support In the next couple of weeks Ms plans to begin recruiting volunteers to act as counsellors and pregnant teens Anyone Interested In becoming a counsellor or desiring the support of a peer con contact Sharon Booy at the Children a Aid Society at 8782375 Draw winner travellin man Mr with his lucky ticket number 71 won a travel voucher good for any facilities available through TWG Travel Inc of Georgetown He participated In the Optimist Club of Georgetown trip of the month raffle for the month of February Ron of Burlington wen the consolation prize with his ticket number All Ihe proceeds from the draw are used for community projects The next draw is March 8 For more information call Until recently labor unions quiet in Halton Hills EDITOR NOTE This Is the first of a twopart series on anions In Hal Ion Hills by senior reporter Brian MacLeod In today story local union trends are compared to the picture along with comments from business development officer Neil week will feature com from business leaders and labor onions In Hills By BRIAN Herald Staff When a worker signs a union card In Hatton Hills he enters a select group Labor unions t dirty words In But compared to the na average the number of unionized workers are relatively small While some workers have opted for unions In the Halton Hills area their presence been widely highlighted In the news at least til recently A six weekold strike at Curwood Packaging in Georgetown was one of the longest In recent history in the area The strike served to let people know that local companies and local workers can affected by labor unrest contract disputes walkouts and failed negotiations The strike at Curwood seems to be the exception rather than the rule in town and region wide Militant labor activity Is now drawing the ire of companies and II now playing a big part in where they locate It is the one major question that industries ask said Brent Kearse Halton Executive Director of Business Development of the labor climate In Some companies will not locate in regions where union activity or membership Is very high said Mr Kearse Honda recently inquired about before sotting up in said Mr Told that the Canadian Auto Workers Union elsewhere said Mr Kearse But its rare for to lose potential Investors because of union activity Only 11 per cent of workforce Is unionized That very low when compared to the national average of Just under per cent cording a work stoppage analyst at the Ministry of Labor We sell the Region and sell the Town of Halton Hills based on the fact that we have a very positive relationship with the union move ment said Mr Kearse The most recent survey shows total membership In Halton unions at said Mr The CAW employs over members with the nearest union the Canadian Union of Public Employees at Just over 1 Other large unions in Include the United Sleelworkera of America the Food and Commercial Workers Union the International Association of Machinists Energy and Chemical Workers the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Clothing and Textile Workers Just under per cent of all In dustry in Halton Is automotive related said Mr Kearse Even more significant Is the large number of small businesses In About BO per cent of the businesses In have fewer than ten employees said Mr Unions tend to aim at businesses with more than employees And even among the larger com panles where unions are more pro- land papers closer to strike lin labor activity has been relatively calm Mr Kearse said the union trend 1 very similar for companies throughout the region The Ministry of Labor reports that only work stoppages nave oc curred In and Burlington since 1983 That year more than work days were lost Involving over 1 employees In 12 strikes The following year there were only four strikes with workers losing work days and until the end of September there had been only two strikes Involving 183 employees with almost work days lost Those statistics do not Include six week long strike at in which over 100 workers walked the picket lines But unions in have general not been militant when it comes to negotiations said Mr Kearse Mr Kearse thinks companies have managed to keep good rela lions with their employees over the years by Involving them more In company strategy Profit sharing programs are on the Increase and that one way o keep the employees more in touch with the company future said Mr