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Page the Herald Town Buyer Sunday November 1991 Wild Bill leaves with barrels blazing News at a Glance True to past form retiring Milton Regional Councillor Bill Johnson departed from his last Plan rung and Public Works Committee meeting Wednesday in typical firebrand fashion Disgusted with comments made during the meeting on the issue of illegal dumping Coun Johnston stormed out of the meeting with this departing shot I ve never seen such crap Coun Johnson made the com after Burlington Regional Coun Pat McLaughlin said the Region should focus on the illegal dumping of hazardous waste rather than simple Uttering BILL JOHNSON Coun McLaughlin made the statement in reference to Halton Region pressuring the provincial government to implement legislation empowering the courts to have the right to impound the vehicle of anyone found guilty of illegally dumping hazardous or hazardous waste Coun McLaughlin took the position the province plement this type of legislation before consulting a number municipal governments and other agencies In that sense the exact wording the Region uses in its resolution urging the province to implement the necessary legislation is not vitally important as long as the general intent is clear he ex plained However Johnson was up set because he considers illegal dumping of hazardous and hazardous waste equal in seriousness Committee members eventually recommended a resolution calling for the province to implement the appropriate legislation while recognizing not all illegal dumping offences may necessitate im pounding the guilty party s vehicle A hefty fine may be a more just and effective punishment a majority of committee members agreed The recommendation will go before Regional Council this Wed for final approval Salaries considered Region Administration and Finance Committee members recommended Wednesday the newlyelected Regional Council should decide on its pay raise for next year The new Regional Council has its inaugural meeting Dec In accordance with Regional policy staff mended Regional councillors and members of the Regional Police Services Board receive a per cent increase for next year The pay hike will see a coun cillors salary increasing from 337 to 300 the Regional chairman salary increasing from to 500 and a Police Ser vices Board member salary in ureases from to Speaking support of the deferral Oakville Regional Coun Liz she supports the Regional council salary policy however it reflect the current tough economic times Regional council policy calls for the wage increase to be calculated on a formula According to the formula the salary increase represents the average of three yearly pnce index averages They include the All Canada Consumer Pnce Index the average of 12 Regional job classifications and the Ontario Con sumer Pnce Index Behrens noted the 5 in crease is higher than the per centage wage increase Regional staff has been receiving Burlington Regional Joyce Savoline questioned why the in crease should be deferred since the formula was created to prevent haggling among councillors trying to determine what they are worth I don t see why we regional councillors have to be beaten up for taking money for what we do said Savoline Study on budget The current 3 million Urban Area Structure Review Study price tag is expected to stay within budget Planner Rash Mohammed assured Regional council members Wednesday The innovative study is an at tempt to ermine where long term growth should happen in by considering en vironmental and planning issues in conjunction with one another is the only Region in the Greater Toronto Area to attempt such a planning method Normal practice calls for environmental and planning issues to be studied separate of each other The study is being cost shared by the Region which is paying and the province which is respon Tre Region expects to finance their share through development levies and not taxes Mr Mohammed said he had received letters from the Ministry of Environment indicating the province had no problem with how the study was being carried out Provincial support for the study probably means the province won require the Region to do extra work down the road Meaning costs to the Region exceed the budgeted amount explained Mr Mohammed Mr Mohammed did say the province wants the Region to en sure the public has been permitted to comment on all steps taken during the study Proposal supported Region Planning and Public Works recommended Wed an Ontario Soft Drink Association proposal to reduce municipalities recycling cost be en dorsed The recommendation will go before Regional Council this Wed nesday for final approval According to a staff report the proposal calls for the association to provide a top up fee to municipahtes covering the ference between the cost of recycling soft drink containers and the revenue received from the recycled material Currently the cost to municipalities to recycle soft containers as well as most other materials is greater than the revenue municipalities generate from the recycled materials Art Halton s Public Works Commissioner said other in groups should be encouraged to follow the soft drink association s This would assist developing more equity by sharing recycling costs among a larger number of in dustrial and commercial waste generators said Mr Hills members of Amnesty International were shown the results of the organization forts Tuesday Nov 19 when political prisoner left addressed the group at the monthly meeting at St Francis of Asissi School In Georgetown Mr Ogony was released after 22 mon in prison through the efforts of Al He Is pictured here with Hills Al coordinator Cheryl Broughten right Herald Photo Amnesty International Freedom cannot be denied Members of Amnesty In ternational Hills chapter had the opportunity Tuesday to meet a former Kenyan political prisoner During the group s meeting at St Francis of Asissi School Adongo Ogony spoke about the 22 months of imprisonment he spent in Kenya and Amnesty Internationals AI efforts which led to his release Dunng the mid 1980s Adongo was first imprisoned for seven months for being a student leader and speaking out against the pnsonment of other individuals in the country Shortly after his release he was imprisoned again for similar reasons He was released four years ago due to pressure placed on the Kenyan government from Amnesty International through letters and petitions and later moved to Canada After Mr Ogony ad dress Hills chapter of Am International s coordinator Cheryl Broughten spoke to those present about what Amnesty In does in the area of human rights and how the public can become involved either by becoming a member or supporting the organization dunng fundraisers or special events 1991 is the anniversary of the establishment of Amnesty In temationaJ an organization with over one million members world wide Amnesty International s Hills chapter group was fanned this past spring and consists of mem Ms Broughten explains the group is distinct from an official branch of AI which will take on the cause of specific individuals who are wrongfully imprisoned The Halton Hills chapter has had displays at the Georgetown Fall air and other local events In addition to working towards the release of all those believed to- be wrongfully imprisoned throughout the world through let and petitions the AI Hills group supports the the main organization continuing effort to abolish the death penalty u all areas of the world The group next meeting will be held Tuesday Dec 30 at St Francis of School Newcomers are welcome to come early and talk with group members For more information concerning AI Halton Hills chapter contact Cheryl at or Jeff Duncan at Lioness Food Drive gearing up for Christmas It that time of again when the Georgetown Lionesses gear up for their annual Good Neighbors food drive which provides needy families with a Christmas hamper Last year the Lionesses collected enough food to make hampers and are expecting even bigger donations this year said Madeline Collier who s coordinating the event along with Bilhe Idzi Hampers are filled with turkey potatoes carrots turnips canned vegetables soup fruit and toys said Mrs Collier is collected from dropoff points at all elementary schools in Georgetown as well as many churches Then all the food is collected and brought to the Old Home Hardware buiidingonDec 20 and where the Lionesses and volunteers sort and distribute the food for the hampers are provided by the local Kinsmen club he Lionesses distribute the filled hampers to families based on sub missions from Health and Welfare the Saltation Army various dies and who have signed up to become recipients For those who would rather donate money to help the Lionesses purchase meats for the hampers please send a cheque to Madeline at Orchard Boulevard Georgetown L7G2V7 All the leftover foodstuffs are given to the Love in Christ Bank COLLIER