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University students help in crime prevention Maria Jettack and Janice Hay are working with Hit Crime Prevention Officers in north are by toe Solicitor General The best way to lower the crime rale through crime prevention and Janice Hay and Maria Jclinek are setting out to make good headway in the prevention area Funded by the Solicitor General in conjunction with the Halton Regional Police the girls are a team of am working throughout Halton Their area is Halloa Hills and Milton working with Crime Prevention Officers Dave Crawford and Bob The two 19yearolds began their tasks May and will be working until August working primarily out of the Georgetown office They have to report to the Oakville headquarters every morning however Besides doing smaller crime prevention duties such as selling bicycle licenses making calls on homes which the police have noticed are high crime risks etc they also work on major programs A hit and run program was their first major project By going through statistics they were able to come up with ways to increase the clearance rate for people involved in fall to remain offences They discovered that Just Is per cent of those leaving the scene are apprehended Vandalism wilful damage Is another major problem they will be working on This program will be presented to high school students In September By going through records Janice and Maria should find out bow much damage is done how many arrested etc Many times an officer on patrol In the middle of the night will see a garage door open or a window open Inviting a crime to take place They will make a note of the address and the girls will visit the place the next day and explain the risk they are creating have had displays at Manor for senior cttliens and have spent a few days in court watching the criminal justice In operation Tours of Chubb Alarms and the Ontario Police College In Alymer are also on this summer agenda Janice Is studying social work at the University of Waterloo and Maria niece of MP Otto is taking sociology and psychology at the University of Western Ontario Both are interested In criminologyandthecourtsystem and this summer experience should help them decide exactly what they are going to do when they are finished school The police and the public have been very receptive to the girls program Janice and Maria are available to do home and business security checks Anyone interested can contact lham at extension newsmakers GeorgetownActon Wednesday July 13 1983 HEAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD REALTOR Sick children gain MakeaWishgrows On Junes the first announcement regard tag the formation of Make a Wish of Hills was made In review this organization was formed to fulfill a wish of a seriously lit or a child with a disease To date no wishes have been filled but the Bank continues to grow with not only money but such Items as tickets to hockey games offers of drivers to transport people the use of the Optimist shall for fund raising ventures homes in Florida small plane rides for fun or transportation offers of typ tag skills use of public address systems from Nell Music Centre and many monetary items These Items are recorded banked and If and when the time comes that a particular need has to be fulfilled we then go to the bank to see just who has volunteered the item or skill required to fulfill a Wish Once the National Hockey League Officials started the ball rolling on June 1Z with their benefit ball game against the Hal ton Hills Service Club Slo pitch League things have begun to happen A silver collection was made at the ball game and along with a donation made by Michelle Ripley and Jean Thomas on behalf of the members of the North Halton Golf and Country Club a donation from Video also donated from the Service Club League brought that day total to On June Bryan Lewis was inter viewed on C Radio In the morning Ing an outline of just how Make a Wish of Hills got started why they are doing what we are doing and what the aims and goals should be The Optimists Club Georgetown has ex tended Bryan Lewis an opportunity to speak to them at their meeting on July 12 to make them aware of just what Make a Wish of Hills stands for and Sue and Anne Bcrko pre Make A Wish or Halton Hills with a cheque for 1 100 The actual cash banked as of this date is but as stated many offers of tickets and assistance have been banked as well These bankable items play a major roll in fulfilling a dream of a youngster Other similar organizations that have assisted children have been called upon to moke wishes come true such as A 12 year old boy who had lost bath legs to cancer made a trip to Disneyland wo young boys that visited and played in the mountains Justin received a personal meeting with his favourite singer Barry Man i low and a very personal autograph A boy who wanted to sec a car race one won by his favourite driver who in turn presented the winning trophy to Kenny a very ill G year old who wanted a visit from a magician or clown on her birthday a magician and clowns filled her wish These arc Just some of the wishes that have been fulfilled by other organizations similar to Moke Wish of Hills humming up yes money is needed but so are offers of assistance as clowns sporting event tickets drivers typists and in general people with skills and a desin to help seriously ill youngsters Hills Donations and offers of assistance ma be sent to Make a Wish of Hills Bryan Lewis R no sixth line Georgetown Ontario Independent Georgetown Main Street South Georgetown Ontario Make a Wish of Hills Travel Agency led Guelph Street Georgetown Market Place Georgetown Ontario L7G Make Wish of Hills Acton Free Press Office Willow North Acton Ontario I Make a Wish of Hal tun Hills Approve retirement lot Mrs Bertha can sever a acre parcel of land from her acre form for a retirement lot but the severance must be In her name Land Division Commitec ruled this week The land on 15 west of is a sheep farm purchased in Region Conservation Authority did not oppose the application since the portion to be severed is in an area outside the Hilton Falls environmentally sensitive area although port of the farm is within it Both the regional and local planning departments objected pointing out it was not infilling and contending the 9 acre parcel is too small for a farm operation Land Surveyor Fred Cunningham acting as spokesman for the applicant pointed out she had farmed there for 40 years but now wants to move to a smaller holding and continue to raise a few sheep He em the Advisory Committee report says a sheep operation can be maintained on a parcel as small as five acres While the original application stated Mrs wanted the lot for her son Cunningham explained it would be in both the mother and son name He said she was agreeable to having the lot in her name only If that was the committee wish The committee passed a motion the severance must be specifically in Mrs name and must be retained for five years What if I die before that asked tht applicant lei someone else worry about that replied Committee member Stella School Janitors get 5 raise five per tent wage increase been granted to members of the Canadian Union if Public Employees Local 1011 by Board of F ducal ion Custodial workers fall in this group from July 1 to June those making over will receive five per cent the maximum allowed under the Restraint Vet Those making less than will receive up to SO cents an hour which is also governed under the act Due to the upgrading of coverage m the denial plan all wage rates were then sub to a five cent reduction to offset the cost of the increased dental benefit to the em according to a report from solar policy chairperson Elaine In addition to the raises the will receive an improved dental plan which includes major restorative and orthodontic coverage One of the main attractions in the North Tourism area Is the Hide House The General More In the Artisans Village is a for v Out of town licence plates multiplying on weekends Tourists enticed to this area TMNarthrUMaafratfaaiafraa were Evalta ML MarfvtlBwariy AMalafll Red recrally right a wit IkenrsttBtwayrara Photo by Prut Jun Tin mure reasons someone has to do something more they arc to do it This is of tht philosophies behind the Tourism Association a non profit group attempting to put this area in Hit limelight A organization it has at about members in its first year of txiMcnct It his also been responsible for two one laM fall and one this which fulfill its major aim president of the associa l txplains scale cooperative pronation is tht primary purpose of the with coordinating activities and as with governments He admits mirketmg tourism a new i the is operating on larger scale based on larger physical li volunteers the basts mtmbtrship fees on the number of in business Members range from ri to museums to pick our own fruit farms The association takes in Georgetown Rock wood and Mills making diverse package as bait for tourists Marketing that package in an effort to lure people to north is being prnathtd in two Tht associations own publications coupled with media coverage which is solicited are helping to that end The North Heritage Area guide published this spring was circulated as far as Kitchtner and with 119 copies in the outlying areas of Toronto and Hilton Region We have sent press releases to jour all across Ontario and to key daily newspapers in New York the association president said The association has been more sue than could expected Mr Daw kins con ends microcosm He explains north is a microcosm of the heritage of central Ontario with features like the Ontario Agricultural Museum the Electric Railway Museum various antique and general stores and apple farms open to the public The association grass roots member ship according to Daw kins is able as a united group to bring its concerns to government He said the association is attempting to make tourism recognized as an industry through liaison with govern Tourism is a definite Industry he said adding as such it requires an independent body to make a concerted effort to promote this toward being included in the provincial government s publication which promotes various tourist areas In the meantime the third magazine format guide is in tht making this time to promote Heritage Days The event will run from August to September and will encompass the Georgetown Acton and Milton foil fairs as well as man other events in that time slot tall guide The copies of the fall guide will be circulated in the province prime market area according to Metroland newspapers will be distributing the guide August 17 The liming is ideal There arc m man interesting things going on It will be a provincial marketed festival with no con flicts he said feels he added promotion for local events in this month long festival will in crease attendance dramatically something that will be monitored bv individual organizers The guide is not only intended to attract visitors from outside the region it informs lot residents of the wealth of activities events and spinal attractions in their area lilt Of particular benefit to association rut mix is offered at rales which lire extn mi allowing ill as in for promotion in with a large circulation Hit hick list each member in a well org format complete with loca lions hours and a brief explanation of what each ha to offer This listing as well as the it free tn members Member will also have guides available they will distributed at the events it promotes Specific areas of Kitchener and will bt part of the circulation area aim to recognize his area as a tourism says Heritage Days will encompass the annual Steam on Day weekend In Milton of Countries Heritage Acton weekend event a major craft exposition at Artisan Village in Acton as well as special lall events at the Ontario Agricultural Mas turn and Mountsberg Controversial book now off school list Dawkuut said the association is working lion A short branded blasphemous by Rev Ken Campbell President of Reno issance has been withdrawn from the school system in Campbell protested the use of the short story The Sin of Jesus one of a collection of short stories in The Story Makers which he claims is offensive to many Christian and Jewish parents and religious leaders In a public letter to Georgetown Trustee Betty Fisher he asks for an apology from Board of Education and seeks clari fi cat ion or the lines of accountability in he system A teacher in the Milton high school where the book was used defended book and Us use publicly a fact which Campbell feels call for an explanation He urged the board to establish a line of accountability flowing from the parents through the system to the classroom and back to the parents whose fundamental human right It is Betty Fisher said the book was withdrawn because it was deemed Inappropriate She said Campbell Is free to address the board If he wishes to seek an apology or make a statement She explained the board could not condemn the book throughout Ontario since that would be up In the Ministry of She pointed out Is is Impossible for a tec to know what tvery book contains and stressed The Sin of Jesus is one short story in a collection of short stories She said as far js she knows the book has never been in schools in Georgetown pi Acton Every once in a while something will slip through which may not be appropriate explained no book Is mandatory redding for a student and said if the parents find it unacceptable an alternative will be provided Stephenson at meeting Belle Stephenson Minister of lion season of the Community School Association September at School line Board of Education learned of the meeting from chairperson of the Association after she made a present lion about the school to the trustee