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Disabled resident testing Town ByBENDUMMETT The Herald A Georgetown man has filed a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission claiming the Town of Hills snow removal policies discriminate against the han dicapped Neil who relics on an electrical wheelchair for mobility states in his complaint I believe the respondents the Town have refrained from adap ting a by law for snow clearing as they don t consider a handicap ped person in use of a wheelchair as important as a motonst Mr Brookbanks suffers from chronic osteoarthritis and chronic Both ailments result in the inflammation of the soft tissues of the joints I m not doing this filing the complaint for myself I m doing it for all handicapped in Town said Mr Brookbanks during an interview Thursday Mr said he won let the issue rest until the Town adopts a snow removal bylaw that betters the Town snow removal practices and forces local businesses and residents to clear the sidewalk areas border ing their respective properties Mr Brookbanks filed his com plaint with the commission May 6 The Town received the com plaint from the commission last week and has until June to res pond to Mr allege against the Town Town of receiving the complaint in elude Town Engineer Bob Austin Operations Engineer Ted and Administrator Clerk Dan Costea Each of them must respond to the allegations separately The Herald was able to contact Mr and Mr but neither would comment on the complaint Human Rights Commission spokesperson Mauren Brown said Friday at this stage of the complaint she was not at liberty to discuss the Brookbanks case General procedure reuqires the respondents of a complaint when contacted by the commission provide the commission with a written response concerning the complaint filed against them said Ms Brown According to Mr Drewlow the 199091 snow removal policy calls for the Town to clear snow off designated sidewalks and roadways after a three inch snow fall Continued on Page 4 Hachey convicted Ron the Georgetown man charged with unpaired driving and impaired driving causing death in connection with the death of Gary McDonald of Georgetown has been found guilty of impaired driving and acquitted on all other charges Mr was in Milton provincial court May 17 for the trial provincial division June 28 Charges were laid against Mr Hachey in March after 19year old Gary Russell McDqnald was struck by a car on Guelph Street al 12 35a March and pronounced dead on at hospital i iL kSH J Riiifex Hi Acton Citizen Award Joan got what she deserved at the Acton man of the award committee presented Legion on Friday the Citizen of the Year award with her award just before the evening s event got from the Acton Lions Club Here Joe underway Herald photo president of the club left and David chair Recession hits DieMold Tool ByBENDUMMETT The Herald Since the beginning of this year Georgetown based Die Mold Tool Ltd on Todd Rd has laid off four employees due to the recession v Food bank low on supplies Food donations and lots of them is what the Love and Christ Foodbank in Georgetown needs Left to right Foodbank directors Arlene and Laura Ellison stand in front of the empty shelf that meant to be for vegetables As de from vegetables the s also short of baby food pasta pork n beans bread and potatoes People want ng to make donations can drop off food at A and in Georgetown between June 3 8 and anytime at Georgetown Church and the Georgetown Post Office The also needs clothes and any type of household suppl es To ar range the up of goods call Arts Geerts at or Ms Ellison at 1328 Herald photo However if the company had to rely on its Canadian customers to survive the current recession it would have been forced to lay off a lot more than four of its 25 employees said company dent Dennis Cartwnght Thurs day DieMold which manufactures molds to create plumbing fit tings does 75 per cent of its business in the United States and per cent of its buswes in Canada The Canadian business is dead and it not likely to pick up soon said Mr Cartwnght According to Mr Cartwnght the recession as it has affected his business seems to have been less severe in the United States than in Canada Mr blames Canada s recession woes primarily on the federal govern ment The prime reason for the reces sion in Canada has been the Federal government insistence on keeping interest rates high to keep inflation down The govern blew the potential inflation problem out of proportion by say ing it was a Canada wide pro blem when really it only existed Get active PARTICIPACTION CHALLENGE DAY Today Wednesday the Town of Hills has been challenged by the City of Brampton for the Fittest Com munity in Canada Plan to participate in a physical activity like walking gardening or cleaning for 15 minutes and phone the Civic Centre at before p m this evening to register your activity Get involved and have fun Do it today and dial in southern Ontario said Mr Cartwright Aside from the more serious feet the recession has Die Mold customers in Canada the way Canadians do business is another reason for the near death of the company s Canadian business Comparatively the Americans are terrific people to deal with and much fairer said Mr Cart He is quick to point out this criticism doesn t apply to all of his Canadian customers but it does apply to some For example Mr Cartwnght said American companies more readily offer intenm financing than Canadian companies In tenm financing means periodic payments for a production order are made instead of just one pay when the entire order is finished Mr Cartwright said intenm financing permits companies such as his to accept larger orders than would normally be possible With interim financing the company is not forced to take out large and therefore risky bank loans in order to handle large orders explained Mr Cart wnght An Inside Look Police Beal Community Forum Crime 2 Council Briefs 3 Pofibcal Forum Business Editorial Forum Peoples Forum 11 Opinion 11 Legion Lines 12 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