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Page THEHERAU Wedneada Septembers Provincial election French language bill a nonissue states Elliot Continued from Page in Ontario was denied a translator Using the example of the Liquor Control Board Office in Georgetown which has signs in both English and French Mr Whiting suggested the province through Bill 8 has now got Its foot in the door If the Liberals won the Sept election and the political opportunity arose Ontario would bedeclared officially bilingual Liberal candidate Walt Elliot unlike Mr Whiting said Bill has been a issue dunng the cam paign He also disagreed with Mr Whiting that Bill is unnecessary The legislation is essential said Mr Elliot because it legitimizes Ontario minority French speak ing groups As well he said he knew of several cases in Ontario s court system where people s language rights were not respected before Bill 8 was passed On the issue of Ontario becoming officially bilingual Mr Elliot said Mental Health Clinic to receive grant The North Halton Mental Clinic has been given a grant from the Ministry of Health to increase psychogeriatnc services to pro vide more immediate assessments and consultations said the director of the Halton Mental Health Divi Sheila McGraff She said Elinor Caplan s an will bring much need ed relief to individuals who need care but are lined up on four week waiting lists She also said more extensive service will help build lacking resources and bring relief to caregivers The clinic located in Milton sub mitted a report a year ago to the Halton District Health Council describing the demands on the clinic said Mrs Flynn McGraff In addition to the 61 cases for one nurse and a Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital doctor the clinic also with the Public Health Department and social service agencies she said Assessments are done Georgetown and Acton but the caseload is too demanding she ex plained With an extra nurse the may be able to soon open a residence in Georgetown to be open once a week Mrs McGraff said Then we will be able to give more to Georgetown and Acton she added The clinic has not officially hired anyone yet as it is not known when the ministry funds will reach the clinic she said Increased psychogeriatnc care is going to be even more important in the next decade said Mrs It is estimated there will be an eight to per cent increase the 65 and over population the next decade she said Another nurse will expand the education compo nent of the clinics to families said Mrs McGraff When a family member is affected by a V Clothing Mens ladies Childrens ALTERATIONS IWAIRS A Touch of Home Home made light lunches and desserts 1 Small catered dinners arranged Special dessert orders Licensed LCBO S Closed Sun psychological problem the rest of the family will need a great deal of counselling help to understand what is going on she said For example Mrs Flynn McGraff said when a family member is a victim of Alzheimer s disease the caregivers especially seniors need consultation to deal with the stresses It is difficult for the whole family because the af fected member may not even know the people who are close to him she explained The ministry has als5 approved in funding for a recrea program for chronic psychiatnc disorders in Burlington and North Halton The program which will be based in Burlington will provide social recreational ac such as community meetings outreach integration and leisuretime pursuits A star ting date for the program has not yet been set if it does ever happen it won for a long time The example Quebec has set dealing with that pro vince English minority has meant the rest of the provinces in eluding Ontario are taking a senous look at their own minority language policies explained Mr Elliot As a two language nation local candidate John Shad bolt argues French services should be provided in areas where the numbers warrant But the pro vince shouldn t have two official languages For example Mr argues it is unnecessary for government information to be distributed in both French and English It s a waste of time and money he said Mr Shadbolt prefers that government pham phlets be done in French for the provinces French speaking people and in English for English speak people where warranted New Democrat candidate Noel Duignan called the French language issue a red herring But he did confirm that he fully supports Bill 8 to protect the language rights of Franco On tanans Family Coalition Party can Giuseppe Gori said Bill was too confusing because municipalities affected by it inter the legislation to mean they instead of the province were to administer and fund govern ment services being offered in both languages He called for the legislation to be scrapped and a RECYCLING if veal do our part Please Remember to Recycle This Newspaper Main Street South Downtown Georgetown 873 1470 WERE YOUR INSURANCE BROKERS WE UNDERSTAND PAULC ARMSTRONG INSURANCE BROKERS LTD 143 MILL ST Halton Hills Georgetown Ontario 877 return to the status quo A 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