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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday Ma Page Red Cross celebrates 125 years of protecting life By LESLIE Herald Special Do you know who was given the first Nobel Peace in Heres a clue the person who received the Nobel Peace Prize In founded a society which in turn received the award three times in and jointly with the League in 1963 If you know the answer you know a bit of history Furthermore these past events are related to our present lifestyle here in Georgetown For the society that Federal Council The 10article treaty for The Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Ar mies in the Field formed the basis of the humanitarian law applicable in time of war From then on am bulances military hospitals and medical staff were recognized aa neutral parties and protected The wounded and sick combatants were collected and cared for by- neutral parties This signing established the importance of the Red Cross A United Way Agency was first started in is very ac tive today serving many in our community This is how we are continuing to make history with something that was founded 125 years ago On May 8 the Red Cross Societies around the world will celebrate 125 years of protecting human life May is World Red Cross Day and it is celebrated in honor of Henry birthday the Swiss businessman who con ceived the idea of the Red On August the first Geneva Convention was signed by 12 states at a diplomatic con- Red Cross on a white background as the protective emblem of army medical services Answer to the questions Henry first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 along with the French humanist Frederic The In ternational Committee of the Red Cross has received the award three times 1917 1944 and jointly with the League in The Georgetown and District Red Cross for the period covering April 1 1988 to March 31 serv ed 34 189 people Through our Emergency Driving Service we drove persons primarily seniors to outoftown medical appointments We put in 99157 kilometres of driving and 679 manhours of time to do so We helped 27 persons through our Individual Emergency Aid ser vice providing aid on a shortterm basis in the form of food shelter and clothing Volunteers with our Sickroom Equipment Loan service loaned 241 various articles such as wheelchairs crutches and com modes etc Of the many people who received such articles 104 of them were senior citizens The Seniors Fun and Fitness Classes provided classes for seniors free of charge at their buildings through the efforts of our volunteers In Emergency Response Train ing and Preparedness we have people registered on teams prepared to be called upon to assist in case of a major emergency which may require providing food clothing and shelter for a large number of people We also held 11 blood clinics and continued to provide services in first aid minor disaster water safety and speakers and films upon request We are able to provide these above services through the generosity of the public through the United Way Campaign in Oc tober Red Cross volunteers donate thousands of hours each year working for you and your com munity If you too wish to be a volunteer at our Georgetown and District Branch of the Red Cross please call the Red Cross Office and talk to Bernice at and find out more hurls harsh words at MOE There were some harsh words for absent Ministry of Environ ment officials at a Regional meeting last week following the hasty shutdown of a Regional hazardous waste depot in Milton Representatives from the MOE were scheduled to appear before Regional councillors last week to explain the ministrys reasons for the sudden closure of the Milton Household Hazardous Waste Depot on Steeles Avenue But a letter was handdelivered to councillors stating that the ministry had- spoken to Regional represen tatives April 17 and would nfit at tend the meeting while this inci dent is under investigation Theyre on a witchhunt now Theyve made some allegations said Milton Coun Bill Johnson He said the province is looking for evidence to support allegations made against the Region thats why theyre not here today he said The Region was given notice April 11 that it was operating con trary to hazardous waste disposal rules agreed upon by both the Region and the Ministry The agreement was reached before the depot was opened to handle household wastes such as solvents and bleach While the Region was not told by the MOE to close the Milton waste depot ministry planning co ordinator Parsons said there could be legal action if the depot allegedly having inappropriate handling and containers for the hazardous waste remained open Haltons Chief Administrative Officer John Fleming said the ministrys- handling of the closure was disappointing Like other Regional staff he said Halton has no mandate to handle hazardous chemicals and Is a leader in the field Mr Fleming Regional Chairman Peter and HYUNDAI OWNERS For Service Call Regional Public Works Commis sioner Bob Moore signed the ministry agreement to originally open the depot All three of us have taken a per sonal risk said Mr Fleming He said the three are subject to fines and imprisonment The Region responded to the closing of the Milton depot with understanding but said that viola tions were blown out of propor tion according to Mr In my own opinion the viola tions are extremely minimal although the issue of violations is extremely Important When contacted after the notice of violation was issued Mr Par sons said he was just doing his job when he sent the letter to the Region But some say the job was done the ministry has used a sledge hammer instead of a fly swatter to make us comply said Oakville Johnson said last week that the Region would have prefer red time to fix whatever problems were discovered by the ministry when the depot was surveyed April Despite the admission that the Region could be in err regarding treatment of hazardous chemicals councillors maintain that the operation is not industrial waste but user friendly waste in cluding such items as pool chemicals weed killer and paints and thinners They are harmful to the en vironment and need to be disposed of in an environmentally protec tive way but they are after all handled by the general public day in and day out throughout says a Regional report released by Mr Fleming and Mr last week- The report says the hazardous waste depot was never a threat to the environment but adds that the Region will propose immediate rectification before the facility is reopened The Region has discussed the re opening of the Milton depot with Ministry officials and Mr Fleming said progress is being made Councillors agreed to reopen the Milton hazardous waste depot as soon as the Region conforms with ministry guidelines WINE MAKING HOME BREWING Queen Muscat SpeclalS Gallons Pure Grape Juice 0000 Beer Kits John Bull John Barleycorns 9 Rag 28 Varieties Choose From Come Check Out Our Worts 240 York RoaS Guelph Opposite Canada Phone 51 9 8241 Itll cost more to peek at tax roll Anyone wanting to take a peek at the towns assessment roll will have to pay a crack Halton Hills town councillors suggested an increase from the previous rate of to to get a microfiche copy of real estate pro perty values in town The assessment roll for is prepared and will be used mainly by realtors The increased microfiche rate increase would put Halton Hills on par with Burlington which also charges for a microfiche copy Oakville charges and Milton charges But before town councillors voted to suggest a increase at next weeks council meeting Coun Spence suggested that the list which is almost an invasion of privacy be sold to interested par ties for a copy He said anything Jess would be a Get fishing gear out Gel your fishing gear together because the Brook Rainbow and Brown trout fishing season open ed on Saturday April 29 September on the Credit River Opening season for Northern Pike is May 13 December and if youre looking to catch Bass iLargemouth and youll have to wait until that season opens on June 24 November For more information on fishing season openings contact the Ministry of Natural Resources Maple District 8327200 or the Credit Valley Con servation Authority at giveaway But Coun Norm Elliott said no one would pay for the docu ment I find it laughable that anybody would pay when they can get the voters list for when its sixth months old be said Were not charging any more than Burlington so why not charge the going rate for the microfiche Coun Joe Hewitt said he agrees with selling microfiche copies but he wants to be sure information will be used for business purposes only and will have some sort of confidentiality Town administrator Dan Costea said assessment roll copies would be sold with a signed statement saying the document cant be resold Town council will vote on the microfiche issue at next weeks meeting poisonous Tbe sawscaled or carpet viper kills more humans than any other snake according to the World Almanac 2foot long snake found In dry regions 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