The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Page THE HERALD Wednesday March 1989 Contagious diseases Teachers consider walkout on the decline The number of people with reportable communicable diseases in Halton declined by more than 19 per cent last year from Regions medical officer of health Graham Pollett said cases of communicable diseases were reported in Halton in compared to in tM previous year The statistics do not include sexually transmitted The sharpest decline was chickenpox In 1987 cases of chickenpox were reported but last year only 340 cases were recorded There is no vaccine in use in Canada for the prevention of chickenpox and the statistics ac tually recorded are probably low because of incomplete reporting by physicians said Ontario statistics show that the incidence of chickenpox declined during the 1960s and the annual reported cases of the disease has remained stable since the mid- 1970s Apart from chickenpox only one of the remaining cases of repor table communicable diseases for which location statistics are kept occurred in Hills That was Invasive Haemophilus Influenza B A Milton resident died of the 8771924 SALES TAX CREDIT You may be eligble or the Federal Sales Tax Credit this year At HR Block find you the biggest Sales lax Credit youre entitled to If youre only fifing for tax credits this year prepare your return for a special low price Theres no need to be confused over the many changes In tax laws The specialsts at HR Block always have the answers you need TIM KM BLOCK in now Main St North Moore Park Plaza Georgetown 8776733 Mill St East Aojon 8531771 lngitis were reported in 1988 com pared to five and three cases respectively in Cases of reportable enteric diseases transmitted by the fecal oral route are also down significantly from 1987 There were 610 cases of enteric diseases reported in compared to SOS last year Enteric diseases are transmitted through food water person to per son or from animal to person Hills reported only 30 of those cases recorded in Campylobacter was the most common enteric disease reported in Halton with cases recorded last year Only of those cases were recorded in Hills Salmonella was next with cases reported Nine of those cases were reported m Halton Hills Only three other contagious enteric were reported in Halton HUIs There were two cases of yersiniosis two cases of shigellosis and one case of brucellosis reported in town In other notable statistics there were cases of Influenza Type A B and C reported last year no locations were recorded No statistics were reported for the previous year Five cases of Meningococcal Meningitis were reported in 1988 Three of those cases one resulting in death were reported in and the other two were reported in Over 900 secondary and elemen tary school teachers from all over Halton are expected to take part in a mass rally Saturday at Coliseum in Hamilton which could be a prelude to an illegal strike later this spring The April 1 rally will be staged in response to a plan by the treasurer of Ontario to increase teachers pension payments by one per cent annually or an average to per year said the President of the Halton Secondary School Teachers Federation Frank Grebenc said Heltons 3600 teachers from both the public and separate school boards were invited to attend the rally which should bring out 10000 teachers from within a to of Hamilton Mr Grebenc expects one- quarter of Haltons teachers to at tend If Ontario teachers dont reach an agreement with the province said Mr Grebenc they could stage a oneday illegal strike in the spr We want the government to be prepared to sit down and negotiate with us on the superannuation issue he said He added that the teachers federations prefer not to strike but if necessary we are prepared to have a oneday illegal walkout he said A date has not been set for the potential walkout The teachers federations are also concerned that the hike from eight per cent of their annual salary to nine per cent would not Include changes in the pension plan They are increasing our pen without improving our pre sent system said Veckemans president of the Halton Elementary School Teachers Federation Our pension is our future we want to nave some input she said Local teachers federation representatives met in Milton Tuesday night to discuss plans for Saturdays rally Buses across the Incidence of pertussis whooping cough were down dramatically in Only cases were reported last year compared to the previous year All of the children who caught whooping cough had been given the vaccine but had not yet completed the series of shots given at two four and six months- old Only two cases of bacterial men ingitis and one case of viral GEORGETOWN SPA FITNESS CENTRE TOWN OF HAL TON HILLS M MAIN ST SOUTH HALTON HILLS GEORGETOWN ROAD RECONSTRUCTION Notice is hereby given pursuant to Sections and of The Municipal Act being Chapter 302 of the revised Statutes of Ontario 1 980 Council of the Town of Halton Hills at its meeting to be held in the Administration Building Trafalgar Road at p m day April 10 1989 will consider the passing of by laws for the Road Reconstruction as set out below Contract Drainage Area Phase 5 the surface reconstruction Boulevard Elgin Street and Durham Street Union to Sarah Street Plans detailing this project and the proposed by laws are available for viewing during normal business hours at the Engineering Department Of fice Any inquiries should be directed to the Engineering Department at 877 5185 The Council will hear in person or by his Counsel any person who claims that his land will be affected by the said by laws and who applies to be heard Persons wishing to be heard should notify the office of the undersigned no later than Thursday April 6 1 989 RC Austin PEng Town Engineer The Corporation of the Town of Halton Hills Georgetown L7G4T1 TOWN OF HILLS M MAIN ST SOUTH HILLS GEORGETOWN The Corporation of the Town of Halton Hills Notice of Intention to Stop Up Close and Convey Village of In the Town of Halton HHU in the Regional Municipality of NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Halton HMs Intends to pass a by law to stop up close and convey that between Stewarttown and Trafalgar Road Village of Stewarttown Part Lot Concession shown on Plan 1550 Town of Halton His The Council hear any person who claims that their land wW be prejudicially affected by the By law and who apples to heard at its regular meeting to be held in the Council Chambers located at the Munic ipal Administration Building Trafalgar Road on the 24th day of April 1989 at of This notice was on the 22nd day of March 1989 D Costea AdministratorClerk Town of Halton P 0 Box 128 HALTON HILLS Georgetown Ontario AD N0 fc w Wii I m ii Region are scheduled to take teachers to Hamilton said Mrs Veckemans The rally will be staged at Copps Coliseum during the Liberal con vention of the provincial govern ment Premier David Peterson has agreed to speak to the teachers said Mrs Veckemans The teachers federations are prepared to take drastic measures if no pension agreement is reached with the provincial government said Mr Grebenc We are prepared to exercise the kind of influence we have in the political arena he said We calculate that there is one teacher in each family in Ontario we could have quite a big Impact on the next election TOWN OF HALTON HILLS MAIN ST SOUTH HALTON HILLS IGEORGETOWNI 8775185 The Corporation of The Town of Halton Hills COURTESY NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Ward 2 i is I N aid done lor the Town of Hilton w conduct Pubac Meeting Is examine and discuss a proposed amendment to Zoning Bylaw to penult second is located on the west the Una Sown the Regional Road Farther is available In Planting Department ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS ARE WELCOME Time- Dale Location- Hie No m Monday April 3 1989 Council Chambers Town Administration Building 7th line Trafalgar Road 88 Bruce 0 MacLean B A M I Deputy Planning Director Ad Ho TOWN OF HALTON HILLS 3t MAIN ST SOUTH HALTON HILLS 8775185 The Corporation of The Town of Halton Hills COURTESY NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Ward 2Hwv No 25No 5 Sideroad Council lor Town el Hanan Ms conduct Mooting to and discus a amendment la Zoning Bylaw 51 in order to penuil a and Witt office teaks The is located on saw No east Highway Ho ConcessMa Town Ms Further Information is notable In the Planning Department ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS ARE WELCOME Time Dale- Location File No- 700 Monday April 31989 Council Chambers Town Building Line Trafalgar Road H Bruce Deputy planning NO