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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday Page Mail service discussed at public meeting Early reports indicate residents prefer to have postal boxes located at community mail boxes rather than inside a local business Canada Post held a public meeting Wednesday evening at the Norval Elks Lodge to discuss the alternatives available to the village after the Post Master Joan Carter retires in Oc tober Based on the preferences ex pressed by Norval residents Canada Post could be moving mail lockers into a local host business or to centrally located community mail boxes Carfada Post counter service will be provided in a local store regardless of the decision Canada Post Public Officer Chris Bartch said both alternatives have advantages If mailboxes are set up in local franchises operating hours will in crease as businesses such as drug stores have more accessible hours than the existing post office Mr explained Although community boxes are accessible hours seven days a week residents who want to make mail transactions will have to go to the post service franchise anyway said Mr Installing postal boxes in stores may be more con venient for some residents he add cd Currently there are locked boxes in the Norval post office and 105 general delivery units The number of community boxes will depend on the units required in each box and the number of residents who decide to return to rural delivery Mr Bartch said Despite the final outcome in creased service will be a result of the transition because most peo ple work and it s not always possi ble for people to get to the post of fice during post office hours said Karen a Canada Post Rural Services Officer We re trying to accommodate the way society is going she said Norval resident Jeff Noble has been picking up his mail at the village post office because snow plows have torn down his mail box for years Mr Noble who is self employed said increased operating hours is not a substantial concern Stopping into the post of fice between errands is no pro blem he said It doesn t make any difference to Mr Noble whether Canada Post boxes move to franchises or into community mail boxes However he did express reservations about picking up mail at community boxes in cold and rainy weather conditions Norval residents may receive in creased post office access through privitization however many com munity post offices are being fore ed to close during crucial service hours said Mary Anne Doyle President of the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association Beginning in September many community post offices will be directed to open at 9 a m and close at noon on Saturdays and close at p on weekdays Ms Doyle wrote in a press release In a few cases standardization means adding 15 or 30 minutes to post offices hours of operation but for the most part we re being rut back at crucial times when customers now do their postal business Mrs Doyle wrote She said Canada Post is under mining community post offices and is bent on privatisation at any cost she said adding that customers will be inconvenienced Canada helps fight against asthma The more than one million dians who have asthma should now be able to literally breathe easier thanks to new guidelines that help doctors to diagnose and treat the disease more effectively The new Asthma Control Guidelines which wire developed Leferink viable option Continued from Page I make arrangements with at least 15 municipalities to take in its non toxic solid waste however to this date no deal has been successful Orangeville views the facility in Halton Hills as a viable option to transfer the town s waste to US landfill sites in Buffalo Pennsylvania New York or Ohio At present has a Waste Management Master Plan underway with eight member municipalities in County to identify waste management solutions including a county land fill site or the construction of a transfer station The study is ex to be completed by early next year The study is considering five possible landfill sites within Duf ferm County Mr told council A recommendation of a preferred site is hoped to come out of a meeting at the end of this month he said Orangeville believes building a transfer station is unlikely since establishing a landfill site will be a probable recommendation However he did say if the study finds building a transfer station in Orangeville is an option then the tow will certainly look at i Halton Hills Regional Councillor Joe Hewitt said the Ministry of Environment should be holding Orangeville accountable for its own garbage situation He also ac cused the MOE of placing the pressure on the backs of Regional and town councillors However Regional Councillor Janet Mitchell said she is frightened by councillors stating that towns should keep gar in their own borders As ships waste out of the Region she warned councillors not to talk out of both sides of our mouths in Canada are expected to have an important impact throughout the world especially in light of the growing number of asthma deaths in recent years In Canada the United Stiles Britain Sweden and New the death rates have increased by more than SO per cent since the 1970s In asthma claims the lives of io people every week despite the fact that many doctors view asthma fatalities as table and almost always un necessary The guidelines emphasize the need for the doctor and patient to discuss and agree upon a written personal management plan They stress the importance of fully educating the patient about his or her treatment and about how to recognize danger signs such as an increased need for bron chod lators Acccording to specialists it is important that per sonalized plans be developed because the degree of asthma can vary from one person the next GIC RATE 12 Rate Subject To Change Without Notice MONEY CONCEPTS I J 10 PEOPLE ARE DRIVEN TO RENT FROM US And we drive them home again Free pick up and return Best service going Highly competitive rates Full line of fine Chrysler cars vans and trucks SSSMSHMSS 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prosecute offenders Most middleaged drivers who art on their way to work drive through flashing school bus lights said Mrs They dont even really see us They re day dreaming she said adding that it sad when they do this because if a child dashes out in front of them they have a chance As more new drivers are taking s education courses school bus safety regulations are better emphasized said Mrs But middleaged drivers have gradual forgotten those regulations she explained School bus and transport truck drivers are required to have their driving skills retested on a regular basis said Mrs She believes the same procedure should be applied to general drivers She attributes bus dnver train courses for eaching drivers to be alert and to predict potential dangerous situations A driver will keep a close watch on drivers around he bus to be prepared to warn children entering or exiting the bus If he doesnt look like he s going to stop the driver will blow the horn to grab a childs at or keep the child on the bus explained Mrs The stop sign which extends out bus must be regarded as any other stop sign on the road the veteran said Even though the extending sign has been used for about eight years people are still driving through the signs Mrs Morey said It s against the law she said Drivers don like to stop and often try to pass a school bus she said Describing one incident Mrs Morey said truck driver was pass a truck on the right side of the road just as a child was exiting the bus to cross Steeles Avenue She was able t stop the child from leav ing the bus But this driving behavior angers Mrs Morey People just dont want to be stop ped behind a school bus she said adding that has been lucky to have had few accidents in the last 10 years A school bus safety booth will be displayed during the Georgetown Fair said Mrs SHOPPING SPREE VALUE STORE SAVE NOW SPECIAL PURCHASE 14 COLOR TV 20 COLOR TV 39800 28 COLOR REMOTE TV 64800 DELUXE VCR ON SCREEN 33800 DELUXE STEREO VCR ON SCREEN 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