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The memory of Terry Fox lives with residents The memory of how Terry Fox touched the lives of Hills residents 10 years ago just may seem like yesterday again By tracing their sons Marathon of Hope route Betty and Roland Fox are recapturing the dreams of their son and they will be stopping at the Hills Civic Centre to hear the tales of people who met their son Terry Foxs parents will be the honored guests at a lun cheon on Aug at the Civic Cen tre from to pm To commemorate the 10th an niversary of their sons marathon which raised million for cancer research the Foxs are visiting various areas Terry passed through They are hoping to learn the impact of Terrys mission by listening to individuals from each area who spoke to their son on his travels Anyone who met Terry Fox during his run through Halton Hills are especially invited to the luncheon A photo display of Terry Foxs visit to Halton Hills will be featured at the luncheon and an album will also be presented to Betty and Roland Fox Anyone interested in attending the luncheon to meet Terry Foxs parents or who may be able to lend photographs to be featured in the displays is asked to contact Cyn thia Greene at 8771992 John Hurst can also be reached at 8532015 Those interested may also contact the Cancer Society at 8771124 New members appointed to council on health TORONTO Premier David Peterson announced that two new members have been appointed to the Premiers Council on Health Strategy Dr Edward general secretary for the Ontario Medical Association and Ken Signoretti executive vice- president of the Ontario Federa tion of Labour The appointments bring the Councils total membership to Before joining the staff of the OMA Dr Moran was the chief of general practice and the super visor of emergency for Scar borough General Hospital Moran has been head of the OMAs medical services division and as general secretary is responsible for senior staff pro grams He has served on many government advisory committees on health Mr brings to the coun cil over 29 years of trade union ex perience having held positions with the United Steelworkers of America and the Metro Toronto Labour Council and recently as executive vicepresident of the On tario Federation of Labour Mr Signoretti is a member of the On tario Advisory Council on Occupa tional Health and Safety Money is pledged to skill development Ontario will contribute up to million over five years to a major training program that will benefit thousands of people in the elec trical and electronics ing industry Skills Development Minister Sean Conway announced A declaration of trust was signed in Ottawa to launch the Sectoral Training Fund which was initiated by labour and management in the Canadian Electrical and Elec tronics Manufacturing Industry CEEMI The fund is a cooperative effort involving employees employers and government to provide workplace skills training and up dating in an industry that is ex periencing rapid technological change and stiff international competition Skills training is everybodys business Mr Conway said This fund will encourage business and labour to take more responsibility for creating and managing train ing programs that are tailored to the needs of a specific industry sec tor Ontarios Ministry of Skills Development and Employment Canada have each agreed to pro vide up to million over the next five years to support the project Each level of government will allocate million over the first three years with the possibility of an additional million over the fourth and fifth years if the pro gram meets its goals Participating industry employees and employers will con tribute matching amounts to the Sectoral Training Fund which will be administered by the Sectoral Skills Council of CEEMI represen ting employers and employees The program is similar to the Ontario Training Trust Fund pro gram which involves equal finan cial participation by individual firms employees and the Ministry of Skills Development The Ministry of Skills Developm- contribution will cover direct training costs in Ontario Including tuition instructor salaries travel accommodation and equipment and the development of curriculum and training materials Participation in the fund will be voluntary for firms and worker groups Management and employees at specific workplaces must both agree to participate in the fund which will be available to all employees in those firms Par ticipating firms will contribute percent of total payroll while employees will put in 25 percent of their wages To remain competitive in the global economy of the 1990s and beyond it is vital that all On- have access to a full range of educational and training pro grams Mr Conway said This initiative will help us meet this challenge by ensuring employers and employees in this highly com petitive field have access to a com prehensive range of up to date skills training opportunities The Sectoral Training Fund represents the first time that labour and management have jointly developed a training in itiative for a specific Canadian in dustry The electrical and electronics in dustry has annual sales in Canada of billion with billion in ex ports About 90000 or half of the industrys employees work in On tario Eighteen Ontario firms and three unions have already decided to participate in the training fund The Premiers Council is pleas ed to have these individuals involv ed in its work said Mr Peterson Their breadth of experience in dealing with complex health issues will make a significant contribu tion to the Council in its efforts to bring continuous improvements to Ontarios health care and the health of the people of Ontario The Council is chaired by the Premier with Health Minister Elinor Caplan as vicechair As well seven cabinet represen tatives are active members of the Council see attached membership list The Councils first report A Vi sion of Health Health Goals for Ontario released last year set out five health goals for Ontario This vision and goals were subse quently adopted by the provincial government The second report From Vision to Action issued in May of last year examined the major issues facing the health system and put forth some strategic directions for Ontario Based on these recom mendations the Ministry of Health has taken a number of initiatives These include modifications to global funding methods for hospitals and identification of new priorities for capital planning Councils recommendations to shift the emphasis to community- based services is reflected in the comprehensive longterm care reform now underway Last July Council announced million for the first projects to be financed by the Health In novation Fund The first round of funding included projects which focused on children health promo tion and communitybased care The second round of projects to be funded will beannounced shortly The Council brings together representatives from labour and business health and social ser vices consumer organizations and the government to provide leader ship and guidance on matters relating to health care and the health of the population said the Premier It reflects our commit ment at the highest level of govern ment to examine our options and to improve the health of the citizens of Ontario RECYCLING Please Remember to Recycle This Newspaper Fashions For The Young Heart 115 MAIN SI S GEORGETOWN LOOK GOOD FEEL GREAT Male and Female Memberships Available WORK THAT BODY QUOTH iwvwpmv Ten years ago this month children swimming at the Memorial Pool anxiously awaited to receive Terry Foxs autograph as he left a nearby banquet hall from a luncheon held in his honor Consumer Earning Wax torches deadly OTTAWA Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada advises con sumers to take extreme care when using open flame outdoor wax tor ches also known as lawn candles and torchlights The very high temperature of the accumulated liquid wax in these products can cause severe burns if the wax is accidentally 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