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In keeping with the national campaign theme "Tobacco Industry Sponsorships: Not So Subliminal Advertising", Grade 6 teachers throughout Halton have been asked to have their students create an Some of the suggested items on the poster include: "Plant a tree durâ€" ing environment week to promote clean air, plan skits to teach others, how to say ‘no‘ to peer pressure, write an article on nonâ€" smoking for your local newspaper and nine others. The poster and accompanying pamphlet give â€" Twelve things to do for a Smokeâ€"free Ontario. The poster entitled "Save A Tree: Butt Out" has been distributed extensively throughout the Halton Community. Copies of the poster and pamphlet have been sent to: retailers licensed to sell tobacco in Oakville, all Halton physicians, Halton businesses, and to the area municipalities, libraries, and hospiâ€" tals. A poster campaign developed by the Halton Council on Smoking and Health and sponsored by the Halton Healthy Lifestyles coalition will be the centrepiece for this year‘s National Nonâ€"smoking Week, Jan. 17th to 23rd. "If you‘re on the system, then you know that you are there rightfulâ€" "I think taxpayers should be pleased with the report," said Oakville mayor Ann Mulvale at the regional health and social services committee meeting, Tuesday. Regional officials were so pleased with the results that they have tentatively agreed to hiring a second investigator, on a contract basis. By BRAD REAUME Special to the Beaver In the last year, Halton Region saved $800,000 with a single welâ€" fare eligibility investigator. Group wants you to ‘butt out‘ Region may hire second welfare fraud investigator The Board of Directors of the OakvilleHydro Electric Commission are pleased to announce that Mr. Jack Brewer has been reâ€"elected to the office of Chairman for 1994. Mr. Brewer has held the office of Chairman for seven of the nine years since being elected to the Commission. Other members of the Board of Directors include Viceâ€"Chairman Marshall Snowball, Commissioners Norman Johnson, John Rankin, and her Worship Mayor Ann Mulvale. Oakville Hydro has been serving the people of the Town of Oakville for the past 87 years. Today Oakville Hydro supplies electricity to nearly 40,000 customers and its revenues will exceed $115 million in 1994. Chairman Elected for the Coming Year ANNOUNCEMENT JACK BREWER The final activity will take place on Weedless Wednesday, Jan. 19th. Infants born at area hospitals will be given a cloth diaper that has the message "Save a Tree: Butt Out" surrounding a ‘No Smoking‘ sign printed on the outside of the diaper. advertisement that sells a nonâ€" smoking message; item #3 on the Halton Council‘s poster â€" Twelve Things to do for a Smokeâ€"free Ontario. Students from the winning class from each school board will be awarded a Tâ€"shirt with their nonâ€" smoking message printed on the back. Students from the secondary schools are being asked to write letâ€" ters to the editor or their local Member of Parliament in support of the proposed Ontario Tobacco Act. Other activities are being planned by individual area high schools. Bonnie Ewart, regional commisâ€" sioner of social services, recomâ€" mended to the committee that the present contract position be made a fulltime staff job and that a second position â€" on a two year contract â€" be created and funded through a furâ€" ther provincial grant of $156,000. Ewart said that the remainder of The province has also recognized the value of an investigator and has agreed to help fund the position as part of its grant to administration of the General Welfare Assistance proâ€" gram. ly, and if you‘re a taxpayer, you know that everyone receiving beneâ€" fits is truly in need." WINTER SPECIAL 2 % OFF W ALL SERVIC! MV ALL SERVICES Call For Appointment ©$44â€"5556 Full regional council must still ratify the committee decision next Wednesday. Ewart said in her report that the investigators will conduct random audits of General Welfare Assistance files. The investigators will be responâ€" sible for fraud detection and investiâ€" gation, audits, overpayments, and collection. It is hoped that the addiâ€" tional staff will help speed investiâ€" gations, increase savings to the region, and centralize information. ‘"This program is the closest thing we have to private sector operaâ€" tions," Burlington councillor Ralph Scholtens said, "in that the staff perâ€" son is generating revenue." the grant money would go into comâ€" puters and other administrative enhancements.