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THE HERALD Wednesday mi Provincial grant announcements get mixed reviews ByBENDUMMETT The Herald Local municipal hospital and educational officials agree the provincial government recent grant announcements give little indication about the amount of money that will actuary end up in Halton Hills and Halton province plans to allocate million among the pro vinces municipalities or road construction during an increase of per cent over 199091 Provincial transfer payments to municipalities will increase five per cent to million Transfer payments for hospitals will increase per cent to 325 billion while those for school boards will jump 7 per cent to 879 billion However Town Treasurer Ray King and Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Ex ecutive Director John Oliver say the provincial money they receive and whether it will be larger than the 199091 wont be known for another month or so The announced grants repre sent the average increase municipalities will receive but the amount each is actually allocated depends on particular need said Mr King Mr King is hopeful the Town Roads Needs Assessment Study will prove that Hills re quires more than the average 5 per cent increase in funding if the Town is to make necessary road repairs Mr King explained the 5 per cent increase to municipal transfer payments is the only transfer type payment that ap plies equally to the recipient municipalities The Treasurer said the 5 per cent increase will mean an extra for the Town coffers this year The Town will receive just over million for 1991 It the 55000 might not seem like a lot but last year we received no increase Under the circumstances the provinces money difficulties we had no reason to expect more he said Mr Oliver said all Ontario hospitals will receive a percen tage increase in their transfer payments equal to the cost of ing increase over 199091 but he know how much more of the 9 per cent increase will be directed at the Georgetown hospital Any money the hospital receives on top of the cost of ing increase will go to finance capital projects and life support programs acute care programs he explained Board of Education Director Bob Williams called the government announcements misleading because school boards dont know much much of the 7 9 per cent will apply to them Mr Williams anticipates that despite the increase the total percentage amount of pro vincial funding receives will probably drop a percentage point or two Last year transfer payments to the school boards increased 7 per cent but provincial funding actually decreased from to 27 Creative teachers efforts rewarded By LISA BOONSTOPPELPOT The Herald Creative teachers were rewarded for their efforts Thurs day night when the Board of Education presented its prestigious Award of Creativity in Education ACE In Hills Mary Taylor from the North Education Centre was recognized for her in stnimental role in the Grade 4 science unit of Lego Logo ac tivities while Sharon Cook and Shirlene Wells from Georgetown District High School were lauded for their Date Rape Program Ms Taylors creative and in novative addition to school studies Lego Logo was a con cept involving Lego pieces run by the a logo computer program Lego Logo incorporates Lego blocks motors and lights which students use to design moving mechanisms The creations are then connected through an inter face onto a computer and by a logo program the children can operate their designs explained Ms Taylor After seeing the Lego Logo kit at a conference three or four years ago Ms Taylor said she was enthused with the idea and immediately began campalgin ing to the board to purchase some of the kits But the kits only of prepared instructions on what to build with the product Ms Taylor took it a step fur by developing a series of ac tivities to help teachers and students first design a creation and then build it She was aided by Aheam of Pilgrim Wood PS and Alan of Bruce T Lindley P S who were also given ACE awards It helps the students learn to create design build and solve problems they encounter through the process she said These are skills we Identify as impor in the learning process Shes found the students cant get enough of the project The Continued on Page 5 YOUR WATER PROBLEM SOLUTION WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR SAFE GREAT TASTING WATER UNIQUE filtering system con treat municipal and well water REMOVES Iran lead sulphur and other heavy metals KILLS bacteria algae and fungus NO FILTERS TO CHANGE FILTERS litres of water EASY TO INSTALL 0NLr TESTED APPROVED BY OWQA CALL FOR A FREE HOME DEMONSTRATION 14162772628 OTHER MODELS DISTRIBUTORS WANTED per cent be said I would anticipate a similar thing to happen this year be said The transfer payments will do nothing more than maintain the status quo added Mr Williams As for the New Democratic Government reversing the trend and someday funding per cent of school board education thats a pipe dream said Mr Williams The government bad said dur ing the election 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