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Acton will take centre stage at Town of Halton Hills council- lors met Tuesday evening to dis- cuss the 16 amendments to the Halton Hills Urban Land. Use . Study and the Residential- ~ Implementation Study for the Acton Urban Area. Of this, num- ber, only eight were carried, all of them dealing with Acton. The nearness of the Acton Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing, June 28, influenced councillors to address Acton issues first. The Temaining amendments. were deferred, but no date was set to deal with the deferrels. The amendments which were carried were in the categories of general residential policies for Acton/Georgetown - excluding the ‘getown section, general com- mercial policies for Acton/Georgetown - excluding the Georgetown section, Acton devel- OMB hearing © opment phasing - with modifica- tions, Acton East development - with modifications, Goose/South West Acton/Stone School, Acto- Mon II - with modifications, Coscan Commercial Acton, and Freure Commercial Acton. Copies of the amendments can be obtained at the planning depart- ment of the civic centre. Food bank vandalized Laura Ellison, President of the Love in Christ Foodbank located in the basement of Mountainview Baptist Church in Georgetown, displays one of the cans of food that was punctured with a screwdriver by vandals during Tuesday night’s break and enter. According to a police report, the door to the church basement was unintentionally left unlocked. Aside from the punctured cans of food, other containers were opened and their contents spilled on the floor. An estimated $100 worth of food was lost and dam- age was done to cabinet doors and handles. The investigation is-continuing. photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW Vol. 1, No. 49 32 pages SUNDAY BRUNCH wee kek "232 Guelph St., Georgetown 873-2254 SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI SCHOOL Changing of the broom Jose Pires (middle) hands over the “golden broom” to the new St. Francis of Assisi custodian, Donna Bugala (right) while Pires’ wife, Maria looks on. Pires will be honored Friday at the Halton Roman Catholic School Board Staff Recognition Night, for 17-1/2 years of faithful service to the school. “The _ "Your independent voice in Halton Hills’ 50 cents. includes G.S.T. Bullies beware! By Oksai Starting this September, the Halton Board of Education will address the growing problem of vio- lence in schools. Eight elementary schools in the region have been selected as ‘guinea pigs’ for an anti- bullying project, including, Harrison Public School in Georgetown. Bryce Leggat, chair of the school board’s Personal Protection Task Force said that secondary schools already have a grade nine social sci- ence course which addresses this problem. “If secondary. schools still feel a need to implement a separate anti-bullying campaign, we’ll help Out as much as we can,” Leggatt promised. “For now, however, we’re dealing with elementary schools.” The program to be introduced at Harrison is made up of three com- ponents. The first component, Leggatt explained, is essential for the program’s. success. “We aim at Taising the awareness of staff and reported immediately, and staff and administration will have to deal strongly with the offender, which will include involving the parents. At the same time, victims will be responded to appropriately. The second component is not mandatory, but will enhance the effectiveness of the project, Leggatt explained. Students will be taught problem-solving techniques, peer relationship, communication skills, and other methods which will enable them to extract themselves from violent situations. ‘al element, entitled “Peer Mediation,” encourages students to. step in when they witness a bullying situation. This. program has been. used by Winchester Public School in Toronto for three years with a great deal of success, Leggatt said. The: difficulty with the program’ is its cost - $360 US. for the commer- . cial package. This money must be raised by schools interested in the program. Leggatt added the price of the program may eventually decrease if Winchester makes a job was fantastic,” the now-retired Pires stated enthusiastically. “The people are fantastic and the kids | students, so they can identify bully- are fantastic. I love them and they love me.” Asked what he will do now, Pires exclaimed firmly, | ing and deal with it appropriately.” model of the program currently in “Relax!” photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW Leggatt explained incidents must be _ use. SEASON PACKAGES Save up to 30% or more on the ‘Turtle Lake’ championship course! : What's best, you may reserve your tee-off times up to two weeks in BLUE SPRINGS of ‘prime-time’ access all summer. Each 20 round package costs just $750 and the advance booking advance — that’s 7 days ahead of the general public, assuring you GOLF CLUB privileges may be shared by up to four players. Call 853-0904. a Notice: 2 for 1 Tuesdays on ‘Trillium’ are back!