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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Dec 20 1978 Eye building in Milton Manor staff house In Milton could be the future site for first women hostel if the Hal Ion Women Place has its wish The regional organization comprised of community and professional women held its first general meeting day Dec 19 In he Milton Health Unit building to hear suggestions on loca lions for a hostel for abused worn and their dependent children Formed in late the group represents a range of concerned women interested In establishing a women hostel in Milton Is considered a prime location according to Seventh Line Hostel is vital concern for Halton Women Steering Committee mem bemuse of Its central location and Accessibility to schools shopping and court facilities A feasibility study sored by the Secretary of State and Young Canada Works Program was recently completed outlines the need for a hostel makes recommendations on he most suitable type of hostel and gauges community sup port for the development of a hostel According to Its findings a small hostel with a short term residential program Is recommended The report says overall response from social agencies professionals and the genera public to the development of a hostel Is favorable Act on rccom he membership is now securing the necessary funding lo finance a hostel the coming year A Iwosloroy duplex for used as a staff resident at Manor if considered as number one eholec would be absolutely ideal building committee member told the group The 15 bedroom residence has the required zoning to allow It to be used for groups Intentions and has numerous advantages Seek transfer station to compress garbage Conrad magician alias Juy of tiller at Dublin Women Institute evening In SI Parish limy Kranrndonk Mas quick Santa at Dublin Women Institute night Saturday evening I resist picking up lo what she wanted fur J A garbage transfer station has been proposed for a off Trafalgar Road which could not only I Disposal also the town and other private garbage contractors Speaking on behalf of John Glllcssen a director of Disposals lawyer Dick old Hills planning board last Tuesday the site of the station is diagonally across from Halton Hills administration offices He said operates four or five trucks in rural Hills and hopes to expand but the life of the Georgetown dump rapidly coming to an end everyone involved in garbage disposal including the town must start making plans for the day when all of the refuse must trucked to dumps in and Burlington explained trucks would back up into an en closure dump the garbage in a hopper from where it would end up in a compression container which will hold eight trucks of garbage The machine holds two containers of compressed garbage or he equivalent of 16 trucks so one trip to Ihe south will take care of loads of garbage Ho wilt explained He said blowing debris won be a problem because the system is enclosed and the single electric motor running the machine should cause little noise explained since intends lo continue in his home adjacent to the proposed transfer station his client has an Interest in making sure the property Is kept neat and tidy said it would be impossible for Ihc town and private contractors to be shipping garbage In regular trucks to the south all day so the transfer station was he only logical solution Councillor Harry Levy expressed concern about odor but was assured all moisture from the garbage remains In the compression container and it is enclosed so smells wont be a problem Mr explained it would only be a matter of minutes before a truck arrived and was in the en closure He said the machine will compress tons garbage a year with his firm accounting for 15 tons The rest of the could be used by the town and other contractors Mayor Peter said he thought a Iransfer station was the only answer thought it might be better located at the existing dump when it closed or tin old Planning board decided matter will be examined by planing Board calls for uniformity Hoard of ib calling upon other boards in Ontario tnek lis proposal standardize Ihe Block Parent signs which ippcar on roads leading towns ind cities Tile motion authored Milton truslu Hill the Ministry or Trinsporlalion and Com inimlntions to i uniform road sin also lhat the n be circul to all other ho in the Block motion wjs passed duririL Thurs day met tine Burlington A red and white the same size is the speed sign wis suggested in tin ratuiulc of the motion sold Mrs She suggested the hostel could involve senior citizens for babysitting purposes The building also Includes laun dry facilities A submission to lease the complex has been presented lo the Manor administrator Jack Charlton said Mrs but she pointed several oilier organizations have made a bid for the We really need a hostel in the south and north but we arc willing to compromise she bald All we have right now ore motel facllllies According Mrs she has support of the Itcgional Police for a hostel In in addition to numerous other agencies A budget for operation of a small hostel is estimated it annually According to funding committee several and the provincial govern been approached for financial aid to date ihc group has no Inn back ing Die group plans to ap proach every women s in and men s service clubs with the hope of procuring Ihe neces sary funding In addition to money members agreed the group will welcome bedding and furniture Current situations ing abused women in usually result in the woman being taken to either a hotel mote or to stay with friends or rein lives or to Inasmuch House in Hamilton While these represent mediate short term solutions to the problem none of the options ore satisfactory Ihe report emphasized They are crisis oriented and there arc no effective long term services available in the to meet the pro blem of the abused woman During the Halton Women Place Feasibility Study individuals either working for a social agency or running a private practice were con lacted during the month of June and requested that they keep a record of the number of abused women contacting them for emergency housing in the months of July and August The response lo lhat request showed a total of reported Incidents involving abused women The list of Individuals in eluded doctors hospitals social service and a number of distress centres Professionals in the field of social work in are convinced lhat the incidence of wife abuse is high enough to warrant establishment of a hostel stated the report According lo statistics recorded for the study Regional Police were called out to marital putes in south Hallon and 102 coses In the northern district The feasibility study for a for abused women in was prompted by a Sheridan College workshop in November of 1977 One of the key issues discussed in Issues Affecting Women in was Ihc lack of ties available to abused women and their dependent children The Hostel Steering Committee was then established with the aim of reclifying the situation Dublin WI family night Every Night is anticipated event in the annals of Dublin Women institute and Satur day evening il was observed in Hall Members their husbands and grandparents and child ren all gathered there Almost a full hall of people sat down at long tables to enjoy a fine buffet dinner Usually the children enter tain the adults with a well prepared Christmas program this year it was different Conrad the Magician entertained every one with his magic and hair raising tricks to the amazement of A big happy Sanla arrived with gifts for the children Not only children were remembered but ail the men attending received gifts The committee arranging this event were Mrs Hunter Mrs Armstrong Mrs J Kranendonk and Mrs Applcyard Id Hi 1 lilt ve sou iins and GRACE ROBERTSON Robertsons FLOWER 3720 id lending all the right ingredients that make this and serving them up for your Christmas pleasure Thanks Acton Restaurant Christmas be a bountiful feast of harmony and joy with 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