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Page THE HERALD Wednesday February 27 1991 Community Drug Abuse Centre may close ByBENOUMMETT the Herald Georgetown s Drug Abuse Cen may be forced to close its doors because of a lack of fun ding according to Haltons Com missioner of Social Services Bonnie E wart Ms Ewart said Monday the centre has indicated the the Region s Health and Social Services Committee recommend ed Saturday the drug tton centre be granted will be in sufficient to keep it operating over the long term The agency had requested base funding Regional monies the group would receive on an annual basis adjusted for the inflation rate plus a onetime funding grant of said Ms Ewart According to a staff report the Region is concerned whether fun ding should be granted since the groups is having difficulty obtain tag provincial funding and there are other larger and more established drug preventive and rehabilitation services in the Region Committee decided Saturday on a onetime grant of 800 be allotted to give the centre more time to find alternative funding If provincial funding is not for in 199192 the centre may have to close according to a staff report Bonnie Ewart No representative from the centre could be reached at press tune Before Saturdays meeting the Health and Social Services Com mittee approved grant money totalling be allocated amongst community agencies in Halton Saturday s meeting centred on requests from groups for additional grant money totallin The committee only approved in extra grants Aside from the drug abuse Issue raised on HIV virus in waste water There is no possibility of the Human Immunedeficiency Virus HIV surviving for any length of time in water originating from sewage treatment plants says Regional Medical Health Officer Robert Nosal According to Milton Regional councillor Bill Johnson there is a video produced out of Australia which reports the opposite Mr Johnson expressed concern last Wednesday that if the HIV virus could survive m water from a sewage treatment plant it still be contracted by those handling the water The HIV virus has the potential to transform into full blown AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome There are two Regional waste water treatment plants in Hills one in Georgetown located at Silver Creek and the other in Acton at Black Creek Although Dr Nosal said he is unfamiliar with the video he said there is no way the HIV virus could be contracted by someone handling waste water The HIV virus may have been detected in waste water but there is no risk to public health he stressed The HIV virus is transmitted through blood sexual activities or breast feeding said Nosal However in the case of someone handling waste water with an open cut Nosal said the visus could never be contracted Describing the HIV virus as very fragile Dr Nosal ex plained the virus sqr vive well outside the body SAME DAY TAX RETURNS 101 Guelph St Georgetown 8772217 5W 8733050 Contact Lenses hours Eye Examinations 232 Guelph St it Arranged on Guelphview Sq Georgetown Cooking Return Me To Dave SHRIMP RING tre other Halton Hills based agencies to apply for money in eluded Acton Social Services and Information Centre the Hills Branch of St John s Ambulance and the North Literacy Guild will receive an extra on top of the 36 the agency has already received for this year applied for just over The additional money is needed to cover a cash flow shortfall said Executive Director Peggie She attributed the shortfall to the Region chang ing its budget year from Jan to Dec to March to April Only able to cover half of the shortfall puts ASSIC in a precarious position but Ms Balkind said existing services will be maintained Ms said Regional fun ding this year will only help Halton s community agencies maintain existing levels of vice More than likely there will be no expansion she said Ultimately however the fate of each agency will depend on the province since it provides social service groups with the bulk of the funding explained Ms Ewart Committee denied St John Ambulance request for an addi tional Earlier this year the ambulance service was granted According to a Regional staff report the additional money is needed to hire a new staff person However the report indicates the service isn t used enough to justify another paid staff member A representative for the vice be reached for com ment at press time The North Halton Literacy Guild was also denied its request The guild applied for but the Committee didn support it saying provincial funding would appear to be more appropriate for such a service OF ARTHUR GREATEST EVER ST0REWI0E CLEARANCE WE mm Off SEASONS NEWEST MENS FASHION SAVE MEN S SUITS Rag 2 SUITS FOR 1 MEN S SUITS i 36 one play and Ail Savoy and mo Rag SUITS FOR TOP QUALITY MENS SUITS By play P I Port Ha I and mo I Hag CO SALE SPRING SPORTCOATS 36 Rag SIT to SPRING FALL SPORTCOATS Ou op quo Fomoui ay P and lano Athb SAVE ON HENS DRESS PANTS Rag sm49 SAVE OFF I MORE OK DRESS SLACKS Ou lop quo by Eu an while too SKI 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