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THE HERALD Wednesday November 1 1989 Page 5 Acton women join forces to help their kids ByBENDUMMETT Herald Staff Even in a small town like Acton there are those who feel a sense of community is missing especially among children There is nothing really here in Acton to keep kids off the street at night like there is in Georgetown and Milton says Charlotte Hen dry a founding member of the Ac ton Womens Action Group Ms Hendry and four other women living in the Holmesway Place subsidized housing develop ment started the group earlier this year to organize more activities for their childr s the wont be MB hanging around and getting into trouble Halton Regional Health Depart ment nurse Florence Bonyun who acts as one of the groups advisors said establishing more activities for the children also helps parents Parents dont always have to say no Instead they can suggest a viable alternative Besides setting up activities the women used the group to find out about the activities that already exist Ms Hendry said social ser vice clubs have helped some parents with financial difficulties enroll their children in such ac tivities as the skating club organized hockey and swimming Health department nurse Joy Initiated the group She said while making her periodical rounds of the neighborhood the women expressed similar con cerns about their children and the lack of activities available to them Ms Hendry said one of the groups biggest fears is that their children might become involved in a gang When asked if the women in the area believed gangs are a problem she said yes Acton Village Constable Bill Rid die who like Ms and Ms is one of the groups ad visors wouldnt confirm that the Members of the Acton Womens Action Group and the action group are in he back row Sandy Snyder several Robert Little Public School volunteer parents Heft and Joy fourth from the right and in the worked together Monday afternoon to prepare for the front Charlotte Hendry left and Florence Halloween festivities Tuesday Those affiliated with Herald photo Recycling glut could force up prices The price of waste disposal Halton could go up at the same time the Region is experiencing a glut in the recycling market Regional finance commissioner Joe said last week Mr Rinaldo estimated that Jan tipping fees could increase from the present rate of 50 a tonne to up to This years tip ping fee the cost to commission a waste transfer station to transport garbage increased by over prices Haltons finance department is scheduled to release a proposed tipping fee at a Regional council meeting Nov The final rate could receive approval in early December Lefennk Transfer Station in Georgetown transported 13800 ton nes of waste from Hills to The Niagara Waste System in Niagara Falls between January and June of this year The total waste in the Region for that 26GulphSt Qorotown monthperiod is 93900 tonnes ac cording to a Regional report In the same period a Burlington waste transfer station exported 80100 tonnes of garbage to New York State and Niagara Palis On tano It costs Halton Region ap proximately 1 million a month to export its garbage John of Lefennk Disposals Ltd said Tuesday prices will go up Although he can give no estimate at this time he expects tipping fees to be considerably higher in The amount of waste shipped out of last year totalled 105000 tonnes between January and June waste management LACES N THINGS FREE Catalogue Lacvs N Things WttonOntMfN2M4 tor John said that figure was reduced by 10 per cent 1989 by the recycling effort including the Regions Blue Box program to collect recyclable goods But the bottom is falling out of the recycled goods market Regional councillors heard last week Mr said there is presently a glut in the market DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC AW TRENTON DT 18 CHURCH STREET GEORGETOWN n ACROSS FROM LIBRARY IS AND CULTURAL CENTRE 8772359 KEEP YOUR CAR IN MINT CONDITION NEW CAR TOTAL Kp That SAVE 100 Protect Your Car From Winter RUST PROTECTION MA 00 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people living in Holmesway Place arent a downtrodden hopeless bunch They are regular people whose children are good Brenda Switzer Erving of the Halton Housing Authority which runs Holmesway Place agreed with Ms Hendry There are good and bad kids in all neighborhoods but the public usually focuses its attention on the kids getting in trouble who live in public hous The groups first major program was a Halloween Day It ran at Robert Little Public School in Ac ton Tuesday from 9 to 30 p m During the students academic classes the children par ticipated in a host of Halloween type games including a poster con test and guess the number of pen in a jar contest The class whose guess was closest donated the money to We wanted to teach them that there is more to Hallo ween than just receiving Ms Hendry said children also received Hallo ween safety tips like eating something before going out trick or treating so that they wouldnt eat anything before their parents could check out the treats To organize the day the group sought the help of the Robert Little Public School parent volunteers This way other parents can find out what were all about said Ms Hendry The group plans to establish a teen dropin centre to be run on the weekends Ms said the centre will start in the next couple of mon ths Long range plans include setting up a recreation program with the housing authority and a food bank Based on its experience the group believes there is a need for a food bank Acton Too many peo ple that need access to a bank have to go to Oakville or Brampton Ms Hentiry said Although no date has been set a public meeting will be organized to see what the public thinks of the idea she said Elegant Interiors Begin with Moored J PAINTS SAVEMO LITRES 3 DAYS ONLY REGAL AQUAVELVET Latex Esgahcll Flat Enamel 319 irte decorative beauty a fmisri with Can be used on and Iran assuring AppiMeutyovwpnmMapttvioMtypMlMfWDod and masonry or maul moved Latex beat provide que and 29 70 AFTER SALE PRICE THIS 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