Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 15, 1972, p. 16

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Acton Free Wednesday November County forecast sparks controversy county family counselling service evident for son now to have urine At a meeting the Services Committee Count Council County a Department com under irittcism from both the and District Social Council and the Family Bureau Both appwred before the committee Wednesday In rtAard to a fin plan published the Hilton County of SocUl and Family Services several months in county report envisioned amalgamation of prlvatel counselling services the county service The Social Planning Council met with Communis committee Bra and this was followed a meeting with Family Service Bureau Reporters were allowed to sit In on the second meeting but on the request the Social Planning Council left the room for a discussion on the matter The crux of the situation seems to centre around the degree of and who can best handle the matter of family counselling Both the Service Bureau and the Soaal Planning Council suggest written briefs that a requirement for a counsellor is a graduate degree In social work a registered or a registered psychologist The County counsellors all have degrees but not all are or psychologists or psychiatrists the Family Bureau listed public accountability community participation flexibility or policy and service ability to respond to need and tho freedom to speak out on sensitive Issues relevant to social Issues as important actors In such an money We see no evidence that a tax- funded public body has or la planning to meet this minimum standard In County In tho community Interest we the Family Service must continue Its counselling role unless a public demonstrates that It can the Family Bureau said Prefer private agency The Social Planning Council suggested in their brief Results of interviews Indicated a decided preference for the calibre of professionalism found In the private agency We feel it is of paramount Importance that this degree of be maintained so that persons requiring the service will be adequately cared for end the taxpayer will get full value for his dollar In a six page report to the Community Services Committee Director of Social and Family Services Jim Gray answered criticism and reviewed tho background to the problem He recalled having a good relationship with the Ookvllle Service Bureau until Mr was hired as an assistant and later became director of that agency In his bray notes cases where Coupland interfered in some county cases and offered gross misinformation to a client of the county body Announce poster contest winners Two Separate School students have been chosen in 1Mb Br prevention poster competition sponsored by Count Fire Prevention Bureau Top girl in the contest was Karen Devlin a 10yearold grade five student at Milton Hot Rosary School The Halton president chairman Tom of Georgetown president of District of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation was selected to be chairman of one of five major seminars at the annual conference of the Ontario Association for Curriculum Development in Toronto November and 11 Theme of the conference is Relevance in the Curriculum and the feature speaker on the first evening is Dr H Worth Deputy Minister of Advanced Education in Alberta Mr will also be workshop chairman of the conference assisted by Chapman Director of Education in York County a consultant and Ian McHaffie of the Ministry of Education as recorder Other delegates are Dick Van Fleet Georgetown Mrs Kim Thetford of and Mrs Irma of Burlington The conference will close Saturday with an address by the Hon Thomas Wells Minister of Education ARTHUR A JOHNSON OPTOMETRIST Mill St E Acton 853 Wednesday Saturday New ONLY DOWN If you qualify Engine Save to on rand New mockri num to Km TKADEIN ALLOWANCE Baz Motors Ltd iuthoruid Volks SI George Family Services Tom Wells that tho county counselling service t professionally staffed and operated at a substandard level Clean bill At that time Gray Invited tho Department to Investigate and after they had the province was more than satisfied with the staff and tho operation It seems this man Mr has for unknown reason deliberately set out on a course to discredit wherever possible tho County Family Counselling Service Gray said Gray a report goes on to defend the county position and review tho work being done and the continuing demand for tho service After the meeting Vivian deputy director of the county department commented on the charge that the department Isn properly qualified Ho said some people feci that only those with a masters degree In social work should do the Job Excellent work There are people with various backgrounds doing excellent Jobs In the Held of social work without MSW degrees We look at academic qualifications when we hire but we also look for someone who Is honest and who people can find confidence In A degree alone doesn t make a counsellor We want as good a counsellor as can get but there is more to counselling than a degree Vivian noted He recalled a person working as a social worker in a Children Aid setting without an and doing an excellent Job I put her against a any time Junior to Milton PRESIDENT LEE MAGLOUGHLEN Leonard Klrby of and Ellis Taylor of R R 1 Limchouse look over Mr Taylors gun collection during Sundays show at the Acton Industrial centre Hundreds of gun buffs from over the province Un united Quebec nnd one avid collector from Novh llu show which Arm Collectors sponsored Permit building to house dogs Esquiring Council Monday night granted King of Lot anil 10 Kohlrabi Kids Meeting 5 of the North Kohlrabi Kids was held at home of Beverly A ion was led by leaders on Vegetables all Year Round and they talked about storing preserving and canning vegetables They opened ana Inspected various grades of canned vegetables and then sampled them for dinner Heather made dehydrated soup French and Frances McLean made an Eggplant casserole It was Interesting combination for meal and chicken pox J permission to construct a lhl HO square foot building to house wul MjT1 six German Shepherds which she maintains as protection for i problem thoroughbread horses on the farm HIM Miss King said she keeps the im to Vm only as a means of King would on it No kennel protection for the horses and that she in no way will start operating kennel Council had previously announced they will Issue no further kennel licenses Miss King said she would like to have the building as large as it Is to allow the dogs room to rUw Hi A lift All ft ui Hum wy future imiy iiitn a inter In Prudish Matt Jill MiMiirtln find with 1 nicy If I 1 put tin tin rim and From my tin I d tin jifrjwnil jln wlnli thf turi ittriifU Wedneiuljy Mr Ken I wint to St rente to try ink Of was lite when tor jnii one actors the with the audience Our mode of IxjnspurtjitiMi v private ear We returned rj ifler well spent VMIII their best Aoaion but they are ij1 fimuMlutvt to lop scorers and Maureen with nine points Covtrfng CEUHESE CARPETS BIGEL0W ARMSTRONG VINYL C0RL0N VINYL FLOORS Or Your Choice Of Tltlf FROM LAKEVIEW CENTRE Decorating fiuildmg Deputy reeve Russell Milter 7cacarcs Georgetown top boy In the countywide competition was Allen Roy Ago SI Vincent School In llc Both Karen and Allen will be guests honor at a Bureau awards banquet in Milton Fire Hall on Tuesday Nov They be presented with a certificate of merit and a desk pen set while their schools will receive a large trophy they will retain for one year The parents teachers and principals of both winners ore alio being invited to the banquet Runners up Also guests at banquet will be four honorable mention prize winners Runnersup In the boys division were Michael of Hornby a student at Holy Rosary School In Milton and Craig Gordon of Acton M Bennett School Girls runnersup were Nora Summer field of Moffat a student at Brookville School in Township and Intchard of St Vincent School Each will receive an honorable mention certificate The posters drawn by Karen and Alien will also be entered in an Ontariowide lire prevention poster contest sponsored by Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs FREEI FREE FREE FREE CASH YOUR FAMILY ALLOWANCE CHEQUE In Our Store and Get a Chance on Our Free Draw Prize of Credit Coupon Book Last Months Winner County Fair Mrs Margaret Moore R Milton Georgetown Fri m Saturday TOWNSHIP OF ESQUESING NOTICE TO VOTERS MUNICIPAL ELECTION The regular polling day for Municipal Elections is Monday December during the hours of A and 8 P A notice has been sent to each dwelling unit in the Municipality advising the location of the polling place for the electors in that dwelling unit For the purpose of receiving votes of electors who expect to be unable to vote on December 4th there will heldat the Township of Esquesing Municipal Office R Georgetown Ontario on Monday November and Saturday December 2nd during Ihe hours of and Every person offering himself as a voter at the advance poll shatl be required before being allowed to vote to make a declaration before the Deputy Returning Officer Declaration that they expect to be unable to vote on December 1972 French Clerk Returning Officer The Township of Take it easy with Earl Warren Put your feet up and relax as you listen to The House morning show on CFBB Interspersing his down earth philosophy with music the day you Earl Warren is the kind whom you d enjoy sharing a cup of mid morn coffee Earl t believe in taking too seriously But underneath his Is the heart a solid citizen a warm sense of humour and a in people So easy does Listen to The House Warren Monday through Friday on CFRB am to ng by IMcWan Tho House slops in Let Do Personal at and Mows and at

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