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Margaret Carney 5 of Glen opening or the Glens outdoor Williams Public School was one skating rink last Sunday Herald of over 100 people who enjoyed photo hot dogs and hot chocolate at the Alcohol rehab centre gets green light A local group is searching for a home for a women alcohol abuse centre after receiving approval for in funding from Queen Park last week The Hope Women Place Treat Centre wilt locate somewhere in Halton Hills and will serve the Regions of Halton and Peel said board director and treasurer for the proposed centre Bob Young The Hope Centre is searching for a rental property that wilt ac commodate eight to 10 women who suffer from alcoholism and wish to come to the centre for treatment Ministry of Health approval was granted Thursday after four years of lobbying said Mr Young but funds will not be released by the provincial government until a tion for the centre is determined he said The Hope Centre will be for women whose prime dependen cy is alcohol said Mr Young But he added that statistics show a cor relation between alcohol and drug abusers About per cent of alcoholics have a drug dependen cy he said Women admitted to the centre will be treated by professionals and will remain in the centre a maximum of 28 days for treat ment The board is presently working out the criteria for entry into the centre said Mr Young but the group is certain the house will have a homelike atmosphere The name of the centre stands for new hope for alcohol abusers said Mr Young The cen tre is the first of its kind in both Halton and Peel Regions But be added a treatment centre for men in the Milton area could be similar The board of directors for the Hope Centre must deal with less funding than anticipated meaning instead of the beds originally planned they will only get eight to 10 But they remain optimistic If we can straighten out a few lives it certainly worthwhile said Mr Young OPEN 10 I Sat ACTON SIS Its Worth the Drive to Acton Chock out our frmo Lifetime VIA Service Guarantee BE Lifetime Service Guarantee V J Home Newspaper of Halton Hills FREE DISTRIBUTION WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2 SECTIONS 40 PAGES cat Tamer Actoo guard Wayne Bousfleld finds plenty ed White Oaks In a cIlNnanger Toe junior and of attention under the basket from a pair or White senior Redmen were less fortunate however as they Oaks Wildcat defenders as he drives to the hoop dor both dropped decisions to the Wildcats Herald photo tog recent midget boys basketball action at byPauISvoboda Bousfleld scored 12 points as the midget Redmen Board to pull plug on schoolrun pools By DONNA KEtL Herald Staff The Board of Education will consider closing Smith Pool in Acton and ail school pools in to reduce the million spent annually on main taining the pools board trustees decided Thursday A motion to close Smlth Pool was put forward by Milton trustee Bill Harrison Georgetown and area trustee Dick Howitt added to the motion mak ing it clear that all pools in the region would be closed My fear is that by simply singl ing out McKenzieSmith and Halton Hills that there will not be a precedent towards cost sharing in the Region said trustee Howitt He said million a year is spent on pool costs for Halton school And this funding could go educational endeavors The boards Superintendent of Business Services Jerry Jenkins said taxpayers In the public school system are footing the bill for all pool users in the Region Ac cording to figures released by Mr Jenkins only per cent of pool users are students But full maintenance of the pools is a board responsibility negotiated in a 1970s contract that the board wants to cancel said Mr Jenkins The contracts say for the life of the pool but the life of the pool just goes on and on he said The board attempted to close down the pool in when reconstruction of the 15- year old pool cost taxpayers The pool was closed again last December for pipe work With taxpayers of the public school system paying repair costs trustee Harrison said the municipalities who collect admis sion fees for the local pools axe essentially stealing He added that there is no man date from the Ministry of tion demanding that schools pro vide swimming to students He pointed to pools being a local recreational responsibility If its their mandate they should provide the service he said Trustees initially contacted the municipalities but were not answered said Mr Jenkins All of our requests were noted filed and received he said We have gone from hope to frustration and now to anger about the situation said Acton and area trustee Arlene Bruce Mrs Bruce said the system that sees taxpayers providing 100 per cent of maintenance costs for the school pools is unfair and une quitable But the Board of is involved in legal pro ceedings with the Town of Hills over the cost sharing issue said Mr Jenkins We would like a separate agreement he said A spokesman for Halton Hills Recreation and Parks Department said fees charged for local pools go to offset personnel costs and that the department is not making a profit But the Halton Board maintains a cost sharing system must be implemented or the board can no longer afford to keep pools open No matter how costs are view ed it is simply less costly for municipalities than for the school board said trustee Harrison The board motion to close McKenzieSmith pool and the amendment added by trustee Howitt will go before trustees again at the next school board meeting Chairman Pat said Mr Jenkins will provide the trustees with more information before trustees vote to close the Regions school pools