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Community service order program Service work a positive force for inmates By ROBIN BAKEWELL Herald SUK An alternative which may be available to offenders who break the law In Hi 11b Is the Community Service Order program The CSO Is a program which enables people who arc usually first time offenders of non violent crimes to re main in the community rather than spend time In Jail Sandra James local CSO coordinator with the Elizabeth Fry lety In Milton said that participants will do anything that a volun teer can do that doesnt take away from paid employment Examples of the assigned to offenders are such Jobs as malnt with conservat ion areas painting and gardening al senior citi zens homes or nursery schools individual help and a variety of ics through placement with local community agencies requiring vol unteer assistance Offenders who are IS years of age and older are eligible for the program provided Ihey arc willing to take part In the program and the courts see them fit to participate SUITABILITY A judge may ask for an assessment of suitability or offend for a CSO or a lawyer may ask for tho pro gram for his client Although the recom mendation process Is not etched in stone according to Mrs James the final dec is ion comes from a judge with the amount of vol hours to be com A minimum of hours is usually handed down to offenders with an approximate maxi mum of hours over three years for offend era who may have com milted such crimes as possession of sofa firearm criminal negh or obstructing police Mrs James said the usual rate of volunteer work is 10 hours a month with an office report to the CSO twice a month A CiO Is part of a probation order and fall to comply with the order could result In a breach of probation leading toa possible Tine or imprisonment Out or the approxi mate 100 clients Mrs dealt over the past year only a couple have breached their probation Mrs James thinks type of progrn belli the that there ore definitely some of the offenders who are glad they had the chance to participate after going through the court system The Why should I work for free attitude is apparent In some of the referrals and Mrs James believes they arc not mature enough for program or simply not ready for the and narrow Mrs James became involved wilh the pro gram after graduating from social work in Sudbury and having an in the court system I like to meet with them at the end to see what get out of It she said Community Ser vice Orders co ordinator Sandy James states that only a people breached their pro- ballon out of the approximate 100 she has dealt with mnRSH Taxidermy RSHNGnOOS OF CROSSBOWS 130GUEIPHST GEORGETOWN SECTION SECTION B T1IE July Page I Kingf Klub The Terra Cotta Conservation Area King fisher Klub is a naturalists program presented by the Credit Valley Conservation Authority for children aged 12 years old and 7 year olds if accompanied by a parent The Kingfisher Klub meets every Thursday afternoon from throughout the summer at Terra Cotta s Conservation Areas interpretive centre The Klubs activities will include nature crafts environmental games pond studies hikes insect collecting and observing will be explored The Kingfisher activities are designed to prompt the hi Ids interest In nature conservation and leisure Young people will learn for all aspects of nature land water mammals birds and amphibians Activities will vary each week so that children attending regularly will experience something new every Thursday The Terra Cotta Conservation Area is located just north of Village of Terra Cotta on Winston Churchill Boulevard Free car wash Local Canada Summer Employment ataff want to thank the town for the support theyve received over the past months in helping find Jobs foi students In saying their thanks to the community staff from Brampton and George town will be holding a free car wash July from The location is at the south side of Sellers Federal contract OTTAWA Varian Canada Inc has won another federal research contract with the defence department the department of supply and services has announced The company will be paid to develop an expendable wave tube amplifier It was among the unclassified contracts worth or more that were awarded by the supply and services department to Canadians during the week ended June 15 Slide show Terra Cotta Conservation Area is presenting a program about the Niagara Escarpment Tbfilm presentation will be held Saturday at p at the Centre There will be slides of the different species of Flora fauna and wildlife found through out this unique geological formation which passes through Terra Cotta The program la free and open to everyone Admission to the area Is per vehicle For more information call Synchro clinic Synchro Ontario is offering the residents of Hal ton Hills the opportunity to become Involved In Synchronized Swimmming this summer A mobile clinic will be visiting the Acton and Georgetown Swimming Pools for a special hour clinic This clinic Includes a slide snow video presentation water practice and a demonstration by Jan who swam nationally for seven years and Karen Zeigler who swam for five years This is an excellent introduction to Canadas newest Olympic sport and will be available on one day only Tuesday July 31 Register now at the Acton Swimming Pool or the Georgetown Pool For more information call B533140 or Seniors needed Are you an active senior citizen and interested In becoming a qualified fitness program Instruct or Call the Recreation Department to discuss the possibilities Closer ties In efforts to forge closer links with Hamilton- Went worth Region agreed to spend to promote 10 ships that will visiting Hamilton Harbor this month Hal Ion councillors are hoping the expenditure will help attract tourism to the area and assist them in persuading Hamilton to accept some of Hal tons garbage In near future Hydro failure were called to Queen and McNabb Streets on July after an old tree on Queen Street fell Into hydro lines There was some arcing caused by the problem which also caused power to be disrupted In the area temporarily Car stereo stolen Approximately 750 worth of cor Stereo equipment was taken from a car which was parked on Maple Avenue In Georgetown last Friday evening An am fm cassette radio power booster and a pair of pioneer speakers were reported missing In the Incident AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM This wheat grind used for animal feed with Its 1912 engine and 1925 grinder Dave oversees the system and makes sure everything runs smoothly This big harvester was used for collecting the feed for the farm animals 1 Made by the it was the only thresher a double top delivery In Its day Acton snubbed in VIA fight After being rejected in a first effort to reest train service to Acton town officials wll start looking for other ways to accomplish the goal Mayor Russ Miller said a recent meeting with officials of VIA Rail only produced the same old arguments against reintroducing of stops in town Mr Ray Borden vice- president of the Great Lakes region of VIA Rail said Acton rest dents wanting to use VIA simply have to go to catch the train He also pointed to the GO bus service through Acton and the GO train service from George town as offering fine transportation for Mr Miller said people using GO buses must transfer if they want to reach downtown Tor onto and Ihis confuses some people especially the elderly At the very least It Is inconvenient and time consuming While the train vice is excellent In both those respects It ales only in the morning and evening rather than throughout the day which may suit ters but it is of little use to others Mr Miller also point ed out getting the GO train in Georgetown could be a problem for some potential users and argued if the trains ran hourly from George town as they do In the service would be fine He said the Ion base Is not there In Acton to merit having a tram stop there Millersald We feel for the five minutes of in convenience now the service could turn out to be very profitable one VIA said it would consider the proposal and meet the group gain Thcrefusal was given at the second meeting VIA abandoned its train service for Acton more than years ago although 10 VIA trains puss through the town duily Mercury Government help lacking for Canadian artists Hawkins IN YOUR OPINION Are you disappointed that the Queens visit will be postponed due to the federal election Asked at Milton Mildred Noble No I wasnt planning on see ing her and wouldnt get to see her quilt she was here Wayne Roberts No I dont regard the Queen as a big importance to Canada Phyllis No Im not disappointed Other arrangements have been made for a visit and well still have a chance to see the Queen Dorothy Cox No I seen her before Brampton You can sc her much better on TV DAN RALPH The Canadian govern could make mill ions it got behind its musicians says a music of over years Ronnie Hawkins who left his native Arkansas in 1952 to pursue a career in music said in an interview the govern could stand to make a lot of money If it did chip in and help performers Its foolish that they are not helping them he said it did for England They are making billions Mr Hawkins was In Acton Thursday at a press conference to promote concert In the town August The pro ceeds of hat concert will go toward paying the expenses for two Acton minor hockey teams trip to Norway to play exhibition games there this winter Mr Hawkins said he has seen a lot of talented people in Canada who flounder because of a lack of money Quite the results are predictable The reason far the British explosion is be cause there they have people who back music Inns It no secret that it takes money to make it I have seen more Anne and Gordon in Canada than you know but what can I do for them tragedy of It all is that when they get older they quit and be come bitter However Mr Hawk Ins does feel the Cana dian music scene is imp roving It used to be that Canadians would not hire Canadians At least now things are belter Hawkins learned his music trade early in life His father fam was musically ted and he learned the art or the blues from someone who knew It well My dad was a barb er and he had a black shoe shine who played the blues and I would go around back and pract ise with him Hock and roll has changed a lot In the 30 years and todays mus ore a reason why Back in the old days rock and roll was bar blues stuff Today It is more refined The musi cians are coming from places like School of Music In New York city dots not en Joy financial any more A sour business deal has left him heavily in debt But Hawkins does re tain a sense of humor above it all The only thing as hot rock and roll today Is the fighting in Iran and Iraq LEAVING Im going to be leav ing Canada and head to the S so I can make more money How long will I stay I dont know If I get what I want 1 only have to play once he chuckles But what I want and what I get are two different things Back in the early 50s Hawkins had a road crew member by the name of Peter Thats the same who owns the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League He called mo when he got into the NHL and said he would win the Stanley Cup In five years He did As for what the future holds Hawkins will be starring in movie later this summer Ho will be writing the soundtrack for it too Also he has a new album coming out and one hour television special slated for early 1985