Halton Hills Newspapers

Halton Hills This Week (Georgetown, ON), 24 October 1992, p. 4

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“Page 4 — Halton Hills This Week, Saturday, October 24, 1992 — Accord meeting quiet By Wendy Long A quiet and contained audience listened to Halton-Peel MP Garth Turner explain the Charlottetown accord one last time Wednesday at the North Halton Golf Club. Tumer’s first Georgetown meeting, held two weeks ago, met such an overwhelming response that Turner scheduled the additional Wednesday meeting. Some 70 people gathered again in a downstairs room to hear Turner’s summary of the Consensus Report and voice their questions for Monday’s historic referendum. Tumer again outlined the accord’s 10 key points, presenting an elo- quent and well-spoken version of both the Yes side’s argument and the No side’s concerns. During the question period, one man expressed frustration that even if the referendum. doesn’ 't win the popular vote, “Mulroney will shove it through anyway.” Turner denied this, adding Eee “It’s probably one of those pesky newspaper writers who said th: Another man expressed concern ‘shoal aboriginal self-government, Particularly i in relation to natural resources and wildlife management. Tumer acknowledged that there are grey areas and unanswered ques- tions regarding self-government. re’s somewhat of a leap of faith in dealing with aboriginal self- government,” Turner said, explaining that that’s why the agreement stip- ulates five years to work out the bugs. NOTICE — The ad for Milliere TV that ran on page 2 of the Wednesday, October 21, 1992 edition of Halton Hills This Week should have read from $199.95 for the 14" TV, not from $388.00. We apologize for any inconvenience. GUARANTEED SERVICE WITH ALL SALES. ————Phone. 877-3405 14 WESLYAN STREE Just off Main Street, Geo With Don Hea’ SOHNSON s. . ASSOCIATES LMrTED REALTOR refuge. It's much ‘more than a place to eat and sleep; your home is an intricate part of your lifestyle. The Advantages of Home Ownership are Many My wife and I are dis- cussing moving into a home of our own versus an apartment. I think we should make the move for investment purposes but my wife would rather stay right where we are. What is the value of home own- ership today? In addition to the person- al shelter, security and possible status a home provides, home ownership con- veys benefits to society as well. Moreover, statistics indicate that an increased level of home own- ership also promotes savings and economic growth, improves neighborhoods, and even strengthens families. The advantages of home owner- ship are many... * Freedom — In your own home, you choose the style of the struc- ture, landscaping, colors, furni- ure and decor. Since you are the "landlord", the freedom to arrange or rearrange things to suit your needs is limited only by your creativity and imagination. ¢ Privacy — Your home is a place where you can enjoy the many facets of your lifestyle. It can be a center of activity or a quiet ¢ Security — Security and knowl- edge go hand in hand with home ownership. Your feeling of secu- rity will be enhanced by the knowledge that your home, a major investment of a lifetime, is a safeguard against inflation. As time passes, a smaller share of your earnings will go toward this housing expense. Owning a home is the beginning of finan- cial independence. * Community — You establish roots because your home makes you a part of the community. Your neighbours are homeown- ers too. * Tax savings — The biggest cash bonus to the homeowners. The value gain of your principal resi- dence is not taxable. Home ownership is the primary goal in an individual's search for success. Home ownership pro- vides both financial and personal satisfaction. By making this investment now, an investment in your future,-you and your family can expect a significant return throughout the years. For more information on this series of articles or help with your own real estate needs, please call Don Hearn Sales Rep* at the office 877-5165 or at home 853-4244.- Halton Lung Association develops asthma calendar By Wendy Long Tt can be rough being a teenager with asthma. Most kids just want to fit in and be normal. It’s hard to carry around an inhaler and look “cool.” It’s even harder to take responsibility for your illness. Two employees of the Lung Association - Halton Region are concerned with meeting teenage asthmatics’ needs and have created an innovative calendar, called the Teenage Street Guide To Asthma 1992-93 Calendar, to address the problem. Tanya Kulnies, program coordi- nator, and Dorothy Coates, associ- ate program co-ordinator of the Halton Lung Association brain- stormed the calendar and brought it to life 15 months later. Kulnies and Coates said it really began when Dr. Roger Haddon, chair of the Respiratory Management Committee and past president of the Halton Lung Association, questioned if there was Saas any support for teenage asthmat They aid that recent statistical graphs showed that the number of preventable deaths from asthma were increasing the most in the teenage age bracket. “There is a need out there. Teenagers do not like to look at children’s literature,” said Coates. Kulnies and Coates said the idea for the calendar hit them out of the blue one day as they pulled out their appointment books to sched- ule a meeting. Once the idea was born, the needed to know what specifically teenage asthmatics needed guid- ance with. A survey of 12 area high schools found 210 asthmatic students ages | 247 G as Tayna Kulnies and Dorothy Coates developed the Teenage Street Guide To Asthma 1992-93 Calendar which is set for distribution across Canad: 13-19 who responded to question- naires and indicated to the Lung Association of where education was needed. “The bottom line is they need more information,” said Kulnies. Kulnies and Coates then set about finding an artist and designer for the project. Frank Bedek, an animation stu- dent at Sheridan, became the artist and Colleen O’Hara, an Ontario College of Art student, became the desi “They bought into our vision,” said Kulnies. “And we’re so glad they did.” Bedek and O’Hara volunteered their time and labor amongst their own hectic schedules. Glaxo Canada Ltd., a pharmaceu- tical company, generously funded the printing of the calendar, and made arrangements for their reps to fly it across Canada, said Kulnies and Coates. Glaxo added a small chart to the calendar for teenagers to record their peak-flow reading and they number of times they puffed from their inhaler. Hi-tech looking artwork has medical and educational advice wound around ae esta purple, gold and teal draw: The calendar rolled ‘off the press August 30, and has received posi- tive feedback from teenagers. “Everyone that worked on this gave so much - not only their talent but their hours,” said Kulnies. “Without them, without people giv- ing we couldn’t have done it.” The Halton Lung Association is also looking at forming a support group for teenage asthmatics. To obtain a copy of the calendar, call the Lung Association - Halton Region (also the Christmas seal people) at (416) 847-1033.

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