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Murlow," called her that afterâ€" noon and made further inquiries about her neighbors saying he needed to know the information in order to do a drug bust. "He may be a private investiâ€" gator or he may be a kook," said Industrial designer hopes his ‘Câ€"Resta‘ catches on "The two doctors I worked with on the Câ€"Resta were thinking about correcting pains instead: of prescribing drugs,": says Burtney. "It can be used as an arm elevaâ€" tor for reconstructive surgery or as a leg support for microscopic surgery, in delivâ€" ery rooms, cast rooms, and in chiropracâ€" tic clinics to relieve back pain during treatmenit. Câ€"Resta stands for Circulation, Rest, Elevation, Support, and Therapeutic Action. Burtney‘s role in the design of this stateâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"art device was to make it aesthetically pleasing so that it would fit in well in people‘s homes, as well as, in medical surroundings. It looks a bit like a piece of modern art, with its smooth, By SHELLY SANDERS GREER Special to the Beaver Donald Burtney epitomizes the entrepreneurial spirit hoping he‘s on his way to making it back as an industrial designer. At this point, Burtney has 11 projects on the go, but it‘s the Câ€"Resta â€" a therapeutic device designed to align the back â€" that is going to bring him his first success as a designer. When he was in the fur business, Donald Burtney lost $1â€"million, but now he‘s "Canada‘s Best Community Newspaper" CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1993 Det. Sgt. Barnes. "He doesn‘t work with us and we don‘t know who he is." The man seemed to already At around 9:15 p.m. police received a report about a man walking north on Kerr Street carrying a revolver in his right hand. A pair of constables responded and confronted the man and ordered him to drop his weapon. The suspect did so and was taken into custody. An Oakyville resident‘s foolhardy "experiment" with a handgun Friday resulted in some firstâ€"hand research on what it‘s like to be arrested. As it turned out, the officers discovered the gun was a plastic imitation of a .357 magnum handgun. The suspect then explained that the reason he was walking down the street with the toy gun out in the open was for an "experiment." He wanted to see who would react and how they would react. Police reacted by charging John Andrew Keuper, 30, of Orsett Street with being in possession of an imitation weapon for a purpose dangerous to the public peace. Toy gun got attention of police rounded design. But what makes it difâ€" ferent, is the fact that it is transportable from room to room, and not fixed to a wall or floor. Prices for the Câ€"Resta vary from $299 to $799 depending on whether it is made of stainless steel, steel, or aluâ€" minum. The Câ€"Resta was five years in the making, and 30 prototypes were proâ€" duced before arriving at the perfect curâ€" vature suitable for all physical configuâ€" rations. While some may argue the oldâ€" fashioned pillows approach works just fine, doctors involved in the developâ€" ment of this device disagree. Apparently, the slow descent of the legs (See ‘Unit‘ page 2) WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1994 Tonight‘s meeting â€" which gets under way at 7:15 _‘ ~ CAS director hopes Liberals | can pressure province for cash By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff Given the bleak future of Ontario‘s child welfare system, any bright spot is welcome news to the executive director of the Halton Children‘s Aid Society. In February, council agreed to postpone its final decision on the budget which had been slated for a speâ€" cial meeting that month. It was delayed pending staff recommendations on the Federalâ€"Provincial Infrastructure Works Program and information concemâ€" ing provincial transfer payments to municipalities. Council. According to Ron Coupland, this glimmer of hope occurred last Thursday when delegations from the Halton and Peel CAS met with members of the Liberal caucus at Queen‘s Park to discuss their slashed budgets and diminâ€" ished programs. â€"Last month, the 1994 Budget Committee considered the project listing to be submitted under the program. Tonight‘s meeting â€" which gets under way at 7:15 Delegations lining up for say on town budget The idea was to have members of the Opposition â€" including Liberal Social Services critic Yvonne O‘Neil and Halton Centre MPP Barbara Sullivan â€" listen to their plight and pressure the NDP government into action. Coupland, who dreads the impliâ€" cations of the imminent provinâ€" cial budget, said he came away know some details about the neighbors, but pressed for more information such as when they were home. onight‘s the night â€" finally. The Town‘s 1994 Budget will be approved at a special meeting of Donald Burtney with his Câ€"Resta: entrepreneur always active from the meeting very:encourâ€" aged. "They were entirely supportâ€" ive and offered us a variety of strategies to get our message across," he said. "They were very sympathetic and clearly they were going to plot to muster the political will." Perhaps most important is the idea of setting up an allâ€"party conference at Queens Park to disâ€" cuss the deplorable state of child welfare and the drastic conseâ€" quences of not helping those who help â€" themselves. Coupland said this forum is a brand new idea and hopes it can take place before summer. "Once we do that, we‘ve done all we can," said Coupland. "We will have turned every stone." The Halton CAS has endured decimated budgets and is now teetering on the edge of not being able to deliver its mandate, says Coupland. Further reductions and the damage may be irreparable, he adds. The Halton CAS cannot legalâ€" ly turn anyone away, but is simâ€" ply not being given enough money to do its job, says Coupland. During 1993, the Halton CAS handled 516 abuse investigations and served 2,196 children. In any one month there "There is a fundamental MBA, CFP, RFP p.m. â€" could be a long one, what with 12 listed delegaâ€" tions scheduled to speak. According to Assistant Director of Finance and Deputy Treasurer Nancy Andrew, the Committee will beâ€"still be recommending a 0% mill rate increase for this year. Council got a jump on budget approval earlier this year by voting on several timeâ€"sensitive items. Most of these components â€" mainly equipment purchases and upcoming Town services totalling $1.4 million â€" were approved without discussion. Fare increases for Oakville Transit, while contentious, were also approved. Ron Coupland 72 Pages 100% Government Guaranteed . "Rates Strip Coupons Maturing in 2004 _ to change were 195 children in the agency‘s care. Each of the 36 Halton CAS social workers handles approx1- mately 60 cases. The Halton CAS has asked the government to declare mandatory services (those required by law) have funding priority and exempt Children‘s Aid Societies from further cutbacks. Thursday‘s event, however, came about after the Halton CAS was refused a meeting with Community and Social Services Minister Tony Silipo. Unlike most other groups which lobby Queens Park, says Coupland, the CAS is not doing so for its own interests. Instead, the agency is speaking for a group of children with no voice in the community. 9 "We‘re not here to protect sociâ€" ety from kids, but to protect kids from society," said Coupland, explaining that the CAS is part of the criminal justice system, not the health or education systems. At the core of this mess, mainâ€" tains Coupland, is the NDP‘s ideoâ€" logical myopia which "pushes equity at any price on the backs of the vulnerable." "When you think about us, you have to think about a dead child and work your way back to a livâ€" ing situation," said Coupland who refuses â€" and is appalled by â€" the idea of using lifeless youngsters as graphic examples to shock the government to action. What is not understood, he continued, is the basic principle that a child is a citizen the same as everyone else and due the same rights. "There is a fundamental flaw in contemporary conventions of human life," he said. 75 Cents (GST included) FRY umiteo Photo by Peter McCusker) Mark Slipp * 416) 359â€"4633