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Water safe experts Aft Hockey heritage B4 SPORTAl Lifetime Service Guarantee the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 HILLS ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MARCH I 1 SECTIONS PACES FREE DISTRIBUTION Canada a I argetl t Score OPEN Hide SUNDAYS a Worth the To Hewitt heads HaltonPeel Grit Assoc By BRIAN MacLEOD Stair Joe Hewitt has been elected as President of the new Halton Pee federal Liberal Association Association members elected a new executive at the meeting at St Georges Anglican Church March The new executive consists of Mr Hewitt who ran for the Provincial new wuu tan roving hi iney nave a ffxo at Liberal nomination In Halton in the winning the new riding because but they are still looking for so meone to fill the position said Mr Allen The association alio selected about ten delegates to the Liberal Convention for Ontario In Windsor on March he said He thinks they have a good shot at Provincial election Executive Vice President Frank Allen Treasurer Ted Secretary Richard Whitehead and Member ship Secretary Kay The Liberals have added two regional vice presidents this time Bolton vice president is Pierre Klein John Rule Is vice president for Caledon East John Lyons for CaledonWest Bill is the vice presi dent for the Georgbetown Urban area and Carol Lawson will head up the rural Georgetown area Peter Paplllon has been elected vice presi dent of Acton and Elizabeth Cochrane Is the vice president of the Campbell J The new riding Is made up of four different ridings Brampton Georgetown MP John lives In Brampton and Holton MP Otto lives in Oak lie The boundaries of Peel take In north Burlington rural Milton Hills and Mr Allen believes Acton and East are leaning towards the Liberals Caledon Is the former riding of Conservative MP Sinclair Stevens who was found guilty of violating conflict of Interest guidelines late last year Caledon voters will be disillusion Stevens said Mr Allen The restructured riding is favorable to Georgetown voters said Mr Allen Although it stretches for what amounts to a two hour drive from the northeast corner to the southwest comer there Is no major urban area to dominate the riding The only urban areas are Georgetown Acton and For years Georgetown has been stuck on some large centre like Brampton and before that Oakvillc said Mr Allen The rearranged boundaries makes it a more equal partnership bet ween parts of the riding Dignity honesty Burns trademark Praise for Chamber winners By BRIAN Herald Staff Laughs and hearty tlons greeted the Bums Brothers winners of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award at the North Halton Golf and Country Club March speaker after speaker emphasized the honesty and dignity that Bums Transport has become known for In Its years In existence Master of Ceremonies Whiting was at his comic best but Steamer kept the laughs coming for a good half Upon introducing Mr Emmerson Whiting nicknamed him the Milt on fieri of George wn Mr s animated speech recalled the times he had with Nor man Bums father of brothers Bob Clare Jim and Don who currently run the business between them Norman Bums Transport years Mr Whiting congratulated Bum Transport their Georgett through business Steamer had recollections of each of the four brothers including one time when Don arrived at Smith and Stone to pick up a load with a new truck Don it seems got a bad brake as the truck rolled backwards down the hill with no driver and knocked out transformers putting Smith and Stone out of business for two days Duma mum rautn unit Duma transport one of the oldest m Georgetown Chamber of businesses In Georgetown was started by the Commerce Dinner to accept their Basinets of the Year brother father Norman years ago An enthusiastic award from Chamber President Murray left audience gave the brother a standing when they J at the North Golf and Country Club March The were Introduced at the dinner Herald photo They had dignity and they had gentility Steamer said of the Bums family Jack another longtime Jim was unable ner because he wa the sunny south SIZ WIS tma nen tnelr drive make the din Kinsmen representative Carl In presented the Burns with a plaque thanking the brothers for their support for their fertilizer Chamber President Then When Bob said he needed to charge a certain amount per mile I knew he was speaking the truth t The Halton Hills Hillbillies who noted Hie family friendliness three hillbilly ladies led by JudyH Pomeroy chanted a song written tori Although Steamer had hilarious said Mr Crlchti and unfortunate anecdotes about Mr Crlchton then introduced the each of the brothers ve never three brothers who then listened Graeme local MP John McDermld Walt P ESS EUot The Hillbillies even planted BumsM l th Transport caps and a bushy wig Region and Halton Hills ttebrothersforthesong Bums accepting the award Mayor Miller who presented an heard a bad thing about the Bums chorus of For these are Jolly Good award to Clare the first Bums he the family was genuinely Boys he said Fellows from the audience meHIyearsago honored at winning the at YORK Ma By HAMILTON 31 I School board stresses AIDS prevention Grade or physical education classes In Halton the decision has been made to teach the course in Grade Parents who attended the meeting for the most part voiced their sup port for the program and offered tbetr own advice to strengthen the curriculum The are screened In grey the new federal riding of Peel which becomes law as of July Milton is split In two bat Acton and it- that night for families to the material in order that they pay attention in class One member of the audience ask if the program would be taught eventually at the Grade level She felt that pupils in the seventh grade too young to cam the material and would benefit from the birth control Information Many parents asked about the sex education program in conjunction with the AIDS classes One man wanted to know if children were Instructed on how to buy condoms In a Store and where to get them A public health nurse is brought in to talk to a class and condom samples are shown was the reply Deficiency Syndrome education Girls ore separated from the boys compulsory for students In either during the health education classes ByDAVEROWNFY Herald Staff Children are concerned about AIDS In fact one kindergarten slu dent even went to his teacher and told her he thought he had AIDS said Halton school board staff member Grant CI at worthy Mr worthy was part of a panel from the board of education He talked to parents of Stewart town Public School Students last Tuesday about AIDS education He said he had heard another story about a student who wouldn t let the family dog lick him because be thought he couldTget AIDS In January of 1BB7 the province made AIDS Acquired Imn The AIDS program Is good for students because they are reacting positively They want Information on AIDS and on human sexuality he said One lady wanted to know If role laying would be used to act out pro- and help to solve them She was told a hinder tells teachers what to teach but not how to teach the material Board employee John Kavanagh said he was very impressed with the ADDS education program finding It detailed and descriptive But be admitted there might be some ap prehension from some parents I m sure a lot of you are think what are you going to be say lng to my child Its Important to prepare students to moke the right decisions he said The Halton boards AIDS ra tionale Is in the absence of a cure for AIDS prevention is the only available strategy for control Georgetown are Joined together The Liberals met last week to organize for the new riding while the Progressive Conservatives have scheduled meeting for March shown that night for families watch together Another wanted know if students will be graded on and are able to talk freely about say no to sex said Sue Dunning from the board The AIDS outbreak has had a positive side said board employee Mr Clfltworthy Teaching can em phaslze the dangers of drug use and abstaining from sex from an AIDS standpoint he said About SB per cent of the people at the educational meetings with parents are strongly behind the AIDS program In schools he said States could help coma patient Treatment for Paul Franks raises new hope In a last ditch effort to find faculties which could help bring their son Paul out of a coma Jim and Mary Franks are transferring him toa hospital In Pennsylvania Paul Franks suffered severe brain injuries in a car crash on Slderoad near Fergus early in 1987 He has been in a coma ever since After bringing Paul home from Toronto Sunnybrook Hospital he has made significant progress since receiving dally attention from the nurses at the Georgetown District Memorial Hospital said Mrs Franks But he la still in a low level coma state she said That means be Is aware of what a going on around him and responding sometimes but not continually There are no treatment centres for low level coma patients in Canada said Mrs Franks Some hospitals will take complete ly comatose patients and simply let them lie In bed and other programs will take patients who are In a higher level of coma and responding con tinually to events around them said Mrs Franks But Paul a parents who have been Investigating every avenue of help for him since his accident are both hopeful and despondent about llw rest for the time being said Mrs Paul a skull had been to ease the pressure at the time of Doctors at only the accident recently reinserted a portion of Since that operation he has spoken several times and has become more aware said Mrs Franks Paul parents visit him every day but that will change when he goes to Pennsylvania In four or five weeks Mrs Franks hopes to visit him on the weekends but the five hour drive wlUbedlfficult she said Mrs Franks was stunned to find out that she had to send her son to the United States to receive the specialized one on one care given at the hospital Canadian programs said Mrs Franks will accept patients with a better chance of recovery I don t think It a fair because my son fighting for his life she said It not fair that people like this have lo go down to the States In his hospital room at the Georgetown hospital Paul has been Improving since nurses and his roommate Mike Doyle have been talking to him regularly but the Pen nsylvania hospital will give him ex tensive personal therapy I feel this is last chance at life If they don I make progress within a couple of months then they have to send him back said Mrs Franks She sees that as a reasonable time because someone else who might benefit from the facility may need the space if the hospital can help Paul The hospital has had only three Canadians so far said Mrs Franks ding him the 100 bed hospital SPECIAL PROGRAM Mary program for low level pa But she hopes i otner people who need taimim f taiid Hi such keep searching Georgetown hospital daily Paul will soon be transferred to a hospital In Pennsylvania which has a special favorite track suit while Mrs Franks looks on Herald photo for programs like the one in Penn sylvania to help Canadian patients with head Injuries IN THE HILLS Wins 75 St Georgetown the Looking for DOORS February of in the Georgetown hospital auxiliary Georgetown University Women Club is looking for dona for their upcoming book sale April IS From March l to April they are asking for book and record donation no textbooks or magazines please Books can be dropped off at Georgetown library Acton Library and the Georgetown McDonalds Proceeds from the sale go to student scholar- ships in Hills Bridge winner Norris and Judy were the bridge winners Monday at the weekly get together at the Royal were second while the team of Mars and Harold Robeson placed Euchre stars euchre had four tables last Monday The win ners were Mary Wilson Ethel Webb George Burt and John Hunter The draw went to Grace May Community euchre bad seven tablet last Thursday The winners were Lillian Shapley Landry Phil Landry and Garfield McGlIvnqr Out of Africa It like for a nurse In Airiest You can find out March 18 whan the Newcomers Club of The meeting is held at Road South at St An drews United Church beginning at 30 Ms spent 1B83 In Africa and will share her ex with members and For more information call Pat at La meet La League of Acton welcomes all women interested In breastfeeding information to the next meeting on Monday March at pro at IS Wilbur Street North Acton will In clude the art of breastfeeding and overcoming For more draw with ticket number Ticket for the March raw are available t the hospital shop Power hosts be its nest ID at a am al School Two reprssmtiUm will be attending the meeting from the Ministry of the Environment HOE They are dealing with toe Acton quarry landfill proposal directly and wJH be answering questions from the POWER stands for Protect Our Water end Environmental Resource There also be an update on new about the dump site proposal consulta tion meetings All those interested are welcome to attend For more Get your needle The Hilton clinic la now the first Tuesday of each month from 7 between the Georgetown office and the office In Georgetown the la 89 Main St South ft tt Si Main Street For an appoiat- Nutrition week Nutrition Week at Peel Memorial Hospital will be celebrated March fa The month of March ha been designated Nutrition Month by the Canadian Dietetic Association and A Healthy Weight hi Throughout the week wffl be able lo dene measurement Indicates healthiness rather than strictly a to comparison A giant carrot will be on hand throughout the week to greet members the Cafeteria and a special breakfast will March measure trade