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Program tries to break the circle SALT gets shaking in SALT is shaking In Georgetown as the Salvation Army Literacy Train gets underway The The program sponsored by the but forms Ministry of Correctional Services is at designed to teach reading and writing skills to Individuals on parole or probation This Is a 10month pilot opera Hon If things are productive it will be an ongoing program said Cap tion William King of the Milton Salvation Army Volunteers will be chosen from the Georgetown Acton Milton and Burlington areas to work with literate clients and will undergo a twoday training session Their credentials must include an ex cedent grasp of the English language said SALT program co ordinator Victoria Hamlll Steps are taken against Illiteracy In the judicial system said Mrs because we fell there is connection between crime and literacy One of the main goals added Mrs Hamlll is to stop the circle created by crime and Ignorance decipher manuals and read govern men documents said Mrs The program officially began June 1 but forms have Just recently at probation and parole offices said Mrs She added that volunteers are not yet trained in the Method a teaching system adopted by the SALT program Bid things look promising said King People do want to help I believe there will be support from the com he said The SALT program was Initiated following a 10week study conducted by the Ontario government deter mining the need for literacy training in the correctional system Forty per cent of all offenders arc considered to be illiterate said Mrs This compares to Canada average which is one in five Canadians or per cent she added People from North In tercsted in finding out more about the program and how they coo help con call Victoria Hamill at or can watch Tor the Solvation Army display at Milton Mali Aug 27 SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday August IT Page Town will have no say in positioning of new super mailboxes Salvation Army Captain William King and Literacy Training Pro gram Coordinator Victoria flip through books used for teaching illiterate offenders in a project thai begin June I Captain King and Mrs look forward to reducing the to per cent Illiteracy rate among those In criminal Herald photo education said King Most of them couldn pick up on application to do school through correspondence said Mrs The Salvation Army hopes the literacy program will break the no- win crime cycle help individuals accept community resources and build selfesteem in its students hence making the client more employable It is also designed to prOVitfe for the client independent living skills for the client including how to write cheques rend maps Fire calls Fire officials rescued a man trap ped In an elevator Sunday afternoon around p Officials removed the elevator door at Churchill S Acton to find the person uninjured Fire officials received a report of a garbage truck on fire Aug 11 at a When they arrived on the scene When super mail boxes come to Georgetown the town will have no say as to where they will be placed Town Engineer Bob Austin said in a report to council recently that Burlingtonand OaJtvitlo sought legal opinions on the placing of the super mailboxes and the advice was simp ly to coopertae with Canada Post or the town will out in the cold A municipality has no effective legal remedy if Canada Post choses to place the community mailboxes on the city s road allowances said Mr Austin Anyone who interferes with the mailboxes faces a Jail term of up to five years he said Canada Post doesn even have to listen to the municipality about placement of he said Nor does Canada Post have to pro vide appropriate fencing or screen inn of the sites provide litter con tamers or even clean he snow off the ground near the mailboxes said Mr Austin Thee are two types of mailboxes in One is a common local mailbox on concrete pad at a ion with a maximum distant of BOO feet 180 metres from the home The other la a kiosk type which re quires eight parking spots The kiosk is more suitable for plazas said Mr Austin Canada Post intends to strictly use the common local mailboxes in new Georgetown subdivisions said Mr Aixiln However the kiosk concept may be in some situations and town staff are actively working with Canada Post to discuss the super mailboxes he said Wis wicker antiques lit Huntingrelated complaints drop off Efforts to make hunting in Halton 14 agreement forests safer appear to be working The Ministry of Natural Resources reports that huntilig elated complaints In s forests have dropped by per cent over the pre vious year Statistics show that between April 1987 and March the ministry received only hunting related complaints In comparison complaints were received in the same time period the previous year Complaints involving animal nuisance were also down by per cent but there has been a drastic in crease In complaints involving fishing in forests Angling related complaints increased cry a whopping per cent from Just seven complaints during the previous time period to for the 1987 time frame the MNR Total complaints about undesirable activity in agreement forests were down by seven percent Of the three hunting related com plaints identified by the MNR this year only one involved illegal ting and trespassing on Halton agreement forests property said Rash Mohammed Halton Commis sioner of Public Works Hunting has been a controversial issue In since the Region posed a total ban on discharging firearms in the agreement forests in October of 1985 Halton then sponsored a task force headed up by Regional Councillor Sheldon In response to from hunters In the area The task force made recom mendatlons the Region Including keeping a total ban on hunting In the forest near known as the Coulson Tract Statistics show The total ban on hunting on the rest of Halton forests was lifted in October of 1966 in time for that year hunt Mr Mohammed attributes the decrease in hunting related com plaints this year to stepped up patrols and the publicity ding the issue In the post two years Increased awareness enforcement of tinting regulations and Increased liaison betwen the and he police has helped reduced the of complaints associated with hunting and the discharge of firearms In Halton said Mr Mohammed Coun Sheldon said part of that en has included a mounted officer of the Regional Police patrolling the area People In the area feel a little bit more secure although there are some people who will never feel Deer population on the rise The deer population In ap pears to be rising despite the annual hunt that saw over deer v ere killed last year the Ministry of Natural Resources says The number of deer either shot or killed by archers was up by seven per cent over but the deer population is at least maintaining Itself and Is quite probable that the deer population is still Increasing a report by the to Halton Region says Halton uses data from Regional and OPP traffic reports to monitor deer deaths on roads throughout the Region and the number of deer kill on the roads is a good indication of rising or declining deer popula Halton s commissioner of plan and development Rash Mohammed says Last year deer were reported killed on Halton roads And were killed on Hills roads atone That figure is up from killed in vehicle accidents In 1386 Mr M reported Any rise In the deer population Is bad news for farmers because deer were responsible for per cent of the total crop damage by wildlife In the Region last year cording to a survey by the Federation of Agriculture The survey which was answered per cent of Halton farmers Proposals now being accepted The Access to Permanent Housing Committee is now accep ting proposals from agenciescom munity groups Interested in help the homeless obtain housing Proposals will be evaluated lionawareness component sion of support services when necessary regional in scope and broadest possible target group to be served Deadline for sions is Sept 15 Funding is for 1989 Further details can be ob tained from The Chairperson Access to Permanent Ing Committee co Social Planning Council Ste Brant Street Burlington Ontario L7R4B7 representing per cent of the crop- paolc land showed that deer caused JOT damage to 332 acres of farmland in Halton last year Wildlife activity was blamed for causing almost CIO damage to Halton field crops in survey says Orchards and nursery stock fered almost damage and deer are blamed for more than Season dates confirmed The Ministry of Resources has set aside four days for deer hunting with firearms and two sets of threeweek periods for archery hunting In Agree ment forests this year Firearm hunting will be allowed from Nov to 10 inclusive and hunting will be permitted from Oct 15 to Nov and from Dec inclusive Last year a total of hunters shot ill deer and deer were kill by archers of the damage the survey say Trespassers caused damage to farmland In lost year Most of those figures are up from a similar survey conducted for 1988 but HFA cautioned against drawing comparisons because only three per cent of a farmers responded to the survey covering 1986 While total acreage and total dollar value damage cannot be suitably compared due to the cant difference in the and 1987 survey response rates the percen tage of damages to field crops caus ed by deer appears to be increasing and this had led to increasing con cern from agricultural community Mr Mohammed said in his report V clothing Dd Buy A Lb Buy A Box SARSFIELD PIES 24 oz 8 Inch BONELESS CHICKEN BREASTS lbs lb juvm Trial Thm Hist Now Try Tl BELMONT MEAT PURE BEEF PATTIES WINDSHIELD REPAIRS GEORGETOWN SPA FITNESS CENTRE EXCLUSIVELY 8771924 11 LIS l 99 OX EGG0 WAFFLES pes Blueberry or Plain ItJ SOX RED SNAPPER Boneless Skinless OPEN DAYS A WEEK 8530101 MILL ST ACTON ONTARIO It realty It worth thn to Acton HOURS Man In to Sal Sun 12 to 5 secure when uteres hunting near by said Coun Sheldon The task force also recommended making blaze orange Jackets man for hunters in Agree ment forests That restriction is part of a bill now before the province but it has not yet been passed said Mr Mohammed 3DAYSOFFUNI SEPTEMBER 10th GEORGETOWN FAIR BREAD BASKET BAKERY CAFE 1214 MILL STREET ACTON ONTARIO Hilde Bruce Invite all customers old and new to drop in and enjoy our enlarged cate Gerry Timbers our Baker will continue to look after all your personalized pastry and wedding cake needs UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP Hilde Bruce Colling 8533400 Ladies Mens and Childrens Assorted Summer Clothing Assortment of Ladies Handbags a Variety of colours and styles Picnic and BBQ Supplies Lawn and Garden Supplies Lawn Chairs Cushion Covers Fertilizers Grass Seed Stedmans ACTON ONTARIO 8 MAIN ST NORTH 8532741