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Tilt Board of Education tackles sports safety Although they set aside a tentative sports expense for football helmets or another year the Hal Ion Board of Education will raise Its budget tor sports safety by percent for 1969 The sports safely budget termed risk management sees the board spending over fie next year an sports equipment and safety pro grams It will Include sideline care pro vided by Sheridan College trainers or St John Ambulance or other sources who have minimum St John Ambulance or first old said Susan Amos the Hoard Co ordinator of Physical and Health Education But helmets worth a year if replaced six years or regional teams won be on the board agenda again until Mrs Amos said that although the item is deferred the board is still looking for the money They will consider asking individual schools to contribute funding she said And Pauline dent Curriculum Services said the board needs a to fully But for no we do have safe equipment she Risk management funds for both 1968 and 1909 had alloiiilcd budgets of annually The board recently approved the additional for 1889 And of the total amount for 1989 will go toward high risk sports such as out bull Other sports rated high arc alpine skiing field hockey field lacrosse gymnastics ice nockcy track and kid volleyball rugby and wrestling The low risk sports are badminton baseball basketball bowling curling cross country running cross country skiing squash swimming table tenuis But some trustees disagreed with the board choice of categories Trustee Patty Wilcox said soccer is a dangerous sport sometimes in volvinn concussions She asked at Thursday Board of Education meeting that lis category be high risk Mrs responded by saying such a change would have budget implications for the board Trustee Cheryl Held said she would li see sports personnel such as coaches better able to die emergencies without assistance She asked Mrs if coaches knew how administer CPU pulmonary rLSUscitatlon the Heimlich Mamuver for pa Mrs laid the availability of people with higher levels of train much In doubt We have advice thai some kind of standard is the best to provide emergency vice she said In terms of our policy we have set a level of can we can provide assuredly Trustees Re Id and Wilcox asked the board to inform parents of risk levels attached to sports Mrs said board would try to provide this Information The board is conscientious about the health issue said Mrs Amos Police say rules of road apply with snowmobiles With the temperatures dropping and snow piling lip on the doorsteps It time to consider snowmobile safety says Const Garry George of Hal ton Regional Police The police would like to make residents more aware of local municipal bylaws and the Motortied Snow Vehicles Act of Ontario Snowmobiles can be dangerous machines If not properly handled says Const George Georgetown s Crime Prevention Officer People have to that these machines are vrv powerful and very fast and Ibe don slow down as quickly as will The tion is not nearly as great as on a motorcycle or an automobile he Police complaints about not adhering to the rules of the snow says Const George Reiterating municipal bylaws Const George wants to Inform snowmobile drivers of the rules No person shall drive a motorized snow vehicle on a highway or public pro perty unless it Is equipped with a fluorescent safety antenna no less than five feet in height from the ground Motorized snow vehicles are not allowed on sidewalks boulevards or median strips Failure to ve an antenna or the practice of operating motorized snow vehicle In a prohibited area will result In fines say police No person is allowed to drive a motorized snow vehicle on highways within Hills except for travelling to or from a designated site Basically you can drive up and down the streets for no reason says Const George And when snowmobiles travel on the rodd they must obey traffic Man killed A Burlington man is dead follow ing a singlecar collision on the North Service Saturday after noon in Burlington Halton Regional Police say Korn Mlcah Of Burlington died when his travelling on the North Service Road Avenue left the roadway hit a culvert and rolled over The car was demolished Police say the man was not wear a The driver was taken to Joseph Brant Hospital In Burl after being pronounced dead at the accident scene signals and speed limits hi saul With reference tc the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act Const George said that most drivers arc already aware of the laws Residents must registtr their snowmobiles unless arc a manufacturer dealer a resident of Ontario with a valid licence or are operating their vchi on ale property a sheets towels wicker gilts antiques Main St s DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC AW TRENTON DT 18 CHURCH STREET GEORGETOWN 8772359 Just Call Us Your Electronics Hospital We II patch up your tape player arid put your stereo in a sling Whatever il lakes to your on the road to recovery in ACCOUNTANT lop working order do Wo re your hie i FREE ESTIMATES To All Carry In Phone JJ ELECTRONICS IJZMnlnSl Lioness club members become Good Neighbors For the third time in Ifl years the Good Neighbor Service drive or food hampers for the needy at Christmas has been handed down to another coordinator Joyce Gosling and the Lioness Club of Georgetown Roma Ttmpson coordinated the program for 11 years beore handing the position over to Siena Van who is now on the ex committee of the new seniors centre She felt that an organization like Ours the Lioness Club would have more people to handle It said Ms Gosling on Mrs Van passing along the Good Neighbor Service The Lioness plan to run the Good Neighbor Service in the same way it has en run for years on the assumption that the service is a good thing that does not need improving rood and toy hampers will follow the same organization plan as the Salvation Army with each box tailored to fit the need of Individual families Assistance on the needs of families are obtained from the Welfare office and tht Good Neighbor Service checks their list with the Salvation Army to ensure there are no repeats or mix with the hampers Collections are taken at all of the schools in Georgetown in the form of canned and package goods These will then be collected by the police Collections also come in the form of the Toy Drive headed by Jane Leonard There s usually lot that comes In said Ma Gosling referring to the popularity of the Good Neighbor Service Although donations have already started Ms Gosling prefers people to wait until Dec IB when head quarters will be set up For the Good Neighbors Service at Armstrong Avenue Units Monetary donations which will be used to finance food for the hampers may be deposited with Mrs Merrill at in Georgetown The Lioness Club took over Good Neighbor Service November We plan to try our best and do a good a job as people have In past years said Ms Gosling Board plans for hirings Colorful Todd Shelley a rntennlal School helped to decorate I Christmas Students own tor the Herald Logging reunion for Longlac will the of Logging of district July 1316 1969 and the organizing com is trying to contact former residents of the area Former longlac and urea residents arc invited to rrturn wanting contact of lgg older providing they of the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act person to 15 years of age may operate a snowmobile only on a designated trail A person IB years of age or older may alio cross the highway at a angle The holder of a valid Ontario driver licence or a snowmobile operators licence who is over years of age may a snowmobile on the highway where perm ted Either licence must be produced upon demand by a or conser vatlon officer No person is allowed lo drive unless insured except for those travelling on private property and proof of insurance must also be produced on demand Accidents involving must be reported when there is per sonal InJutV r when damage ex For the sake of lately Const George adds thai travelling through a forested area should proceed with caution Obstructions are often invisible when they are covered in snow he said And to protect your machine from theft Const George recommends not leaving the key in the Ignition when the machine is unattended Vehicles should be parked in a well 111 area For added ing your Social Insurance Number on the vehicle and keeping a photograph of the snowmobile along with Its maki model and serial number is a good idea he says For more information on sale contact Const George at Regional Police in Georgetown music abounds The Brampton Symphony Or will present their Symphony and Song this Sunday Dec IB at at Mayflcld Secondary School The gala evening of Christmas music will feature carols by voice choir as well as works of Mozart and more under the musical direction An drew Secondary School is located at Mayfield and Itoads Tickets are for adults and for students and In a report last week Board of Education announced it will hire teachers In the next five years per cent of which will be trench teachers The Thursday night report presented trustees included a plan breakdown which will see over per cent of staff replaced said Joanne Zywlne the Board Human Manager The bulk of staff hiring will be in the areas primary levels language instruction special lion computer teaching and music education Of 1 applications received the board for consideration 1 were fcnglsh speaking teachers and French speaking Over per cent of the applications came from experienced teachers while just under per cent came faculty members and other sources says the report So or elementary teachers have been hired per cent 13 per cent male This figure reflects the current ratio coming out of colleges and other sources Zywine Most of the teachers hired are over years of age Over per cent fit this description while pe r cent ore under years Almost per cent are bet ween the ages of and Teachers hired by the board will participate in a new pro gram culled Partners in the Classroom a teacher mentor pro gram where new teachers observe senior Mrs said the program implemented in August of this year been by teachers and partners Mrs said the liveyear plan Is designed to make more proactive about staff We need to do the earlier she said She said selection teachers lor the next live years would be fair objective and rigorous The Blue Boxes are Coming In Hills we re recycling pioneers Ten years ago we started a successful Divide and Conquer curbside program to collect news paper glass and tin Now Halton Hills with the help of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Ontarios soft drink industry and its container suppliers is making it easier for you to recycle The Blue Boxes are coming and are easy to use Within the next few weeks each house in Acton and Georgetown will receive its own recycling Blue Box You can do your part by collect ing glass bottles and Jars beverage and food cans newspapers and plastic soft drink containers in your Blue Box Then on your regular garbage day put the Blue Box at the curb for pick up The contents will be taken to a collection centre processed and made Into new products By recycling we all help preserve precious natural resources reduce demand on landfill sites and contribute to a cleaner healthier environment So please do your part If you have any questions or would like more informa call the Blue Box Line 8775185 Recycling It only works if we all do our part S HI The soft drink industry its container and container material suppliers through Ontario Material Recycling Incorporated supporting the establishment of recyclln3 programs throughout Ontario