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North Halton finall sets a social planning council Enhancing the quality of life goal of new volunteer group Herald Special With the aim to the quality or life of the citizens of north Hilton the North Halton Social Planning Council will hold Its meeting next Thursday April a at United Church Trafalgar at Last June more than citizen responded to tat ion sent throughout Milton and Hills and attend workshop to consider the possibility of forming a North Social Planning Council Since and Burlington have each liad a for a number of years thcformatlonafonein the was necessary to complete the total concept of the Regional Planning Council The advent of regional government exposed the gap in communication existing between the northern and southern sections Most regional services wen based in or Burlington and with no public Ironspor tat Ion and all phono calls being from Hills they virtually unavailable to northern residents There has also been in north Halton a lack of organ zed demand for services hence many agencies were reluctant to extend their services to this area If the services were available they frequently had few referrals because neither the people nor the professional community were aware they existed Heres why we should support cancer drive The largest research grant ever given by the National Cancer Institute SI 201 has been awarded to the Division of Biological Research Ontario Cancer Institute Additional support of I the Ontario Institute came from an to the Division of Physics Research The national institute is the scientific affiliate of the Cena Cancer and most of its money comes from the Society s April campaign The 123 grants total led nearly per cent of the 1981 funding total of bung nationally to support research Into the cause and cure of cancer The Ontario figure represents a per cent increase over last year funding The Epidemiology Unit moved including or core casts of the breast Cancer Screening Study University of Toronto and 850 for extramural costs of the breast Cancer Screening as one of three national programs funded by IK institute The other awards were as support of the CI men Trials Group Queens University and for the Canadian Tumor Reference Centre Ottawa The Cancer Research Unit at the University of Western Ontario was awarded 760 while WE and associates were granted 131 90S to continue studies in viral oncology at Mc Master University Eighteen grants were given to cancer investigators in Ontario for the purchase of major equipment such as a fluorescence activated cell sorter for the Hospital for Sick Children COMPLETE SHAVER OVERHAUL Clean Oil Adjust New Points or Brushes EARLS FIXIT SHAVER SERVICE 134 Delrex Blvd Georgetown 8774822 The One Tire For All Seasons WHITEWAU TIRE SALE PRICE SIZE PRICE EACH IN PAIRS 10 67 CO fit 10 P21 p P 14 1105j 70F115 102 P225 75R1J 108 15 B9 12 86 It has become Increasingly clear that an effective problem solving body Is needed to deal with grass roots Issues and provide some answers Social Plonn can fill that need In order to accomplish its aim the Social Planning Council wilt through the input of citizens reflect the community needs identify gaps In services and develop strategics to overcome deficiencies For example the resident family counsel ing In the north does not offer pastoral or credit counsel which arc available In the south The North Social Planning Council will Continued on page 117 UWC g advocate selfhel SFCTlONIi THE- HERALD Wednesday April IS Paget Just forget theyre blind Herald Staff Writer We would like to sec the Canadian National Institute tor the Blind phased out within ten years said David Heal her ing ton tor of the Blind Organization of Ontario with Self Help Tactics BOOST at meet Ing In last Tucs Mr an ex transport driver who became progressively blind through diabetes and BOOST presl JoAnne Yale blind from to oxygen at birth were guest speakers at a meeting organized by the University Women Club Inlcrcitcd In the Women Phone club president Barb Johnson at of Georgetown at Centennial Public School Mrs Yale studied social work at McMastcr ally and has been Involved In community organizing She and husband Mike published a book entitled No Dogs Allowed about their six month tour of Europe BOOST Is attempting to teach blind people how to integrate themselves Into society and maintains that the CN1B Is encouraging dependence among blind The CNIB does not repre sent blind people it oppress us Mr Heatherington said It has a monopoly on blind equipment such as canes watches and playing cards No one else sells these Items dictates the price and In order to buy David and JoAnne Yale anything blind person must register with the organ ization DO NOT TRAIN The CNIB workshop Is nothing better than slave labor Those Jobs do not train people to go on and get jobs within society There ore people there who entered occupational therapy In 1040 I packed nuts and bolts Into boxes in the CNIB or 50 per day Mrs Yale BOOST Is trying to make the community more ible to handicapped people Integration Is the key to changing the system not creating a special We want Inclusion In the same system as you I always reminded that Continued on page Competitive Prices Personal Service GEORGETOWN TIRE SALES LTD 3GuephSI Georgetown 8771535 HALTON HILLS IGA Hwy 7 Guelph Street Georgetown