Ontario Community Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 28, 1991, p. 16

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the HERALD Community News THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday June 1991 Council reluctantly approves hiring additional welfare case workers Only after a lengthy debate did Halton Regional Council day approve the hiring of 10 extra staff members to handle the in crease in General Assistance Welfare caseloads in the Region Halton Social Services Com missioner Bonnie Ewart told Regional Council that without the additional employees each cur rent staff member would be re quired to manage ISO to 190 welfare cases A manageable number of cases per staff member is said Ms According to a staff report Regional Social Services staff have had to handle 76 per cent more cases between January and May of 1991 over the same period in 1990 Several Regional Councillors were reluctant to approve the ad ditional staff members because the province has yet to indicate if it will provide funding for the ex tra hiring Ms Ewart predicted the provincial money would pro bably be forthcoming Oakville Regional Councillor Kevin who opposed the hiring said this is a perfect chance for council to say not the province He was referring to the fact the General Welfare Assistance Pro gram was imposed on municipalities by the province In this sense the province should be required to supply some of the funding to administer the pro gram he said also explained by not hiring the extra staff the pro vince will receive a message that it is not doing enough to help pie get off welfare Hills Joe Hewitt agreed with saying not hiring the staff would force the province to improve the system Oakville Mayor Ann Mulvale countered explaining Regional Air Cadets attend 50th Anniversary Parade On Saturday June cadets and staff from Air Cadet Squadron Georgetown attended the Anniversary Parade of the Air Cadet League of Canada at the CNE Stadium in Toronto Twenty squadrons compnsing more than 500 cadets from all over Ontario were in attendance The reviewing officer was Colonel Abbott who is presently the Commanding Officer of CFB Downsview Senior members of the Air Cadet League of Canada were in atten dance to help the cadets celebrate this important event staff will burn out if the addi staff Isnt hired The rise in welfare cases is tied to the recession and it s a reality with which the Region must deal saia Mayor We re not hiring the staff to solicit more welfare recipients she added Burlington Regional Ralph Scholtena said the tional staff should be hired because the issue centres on flesh and blood The process must be handled properly other wise single women children and the less fortunate will sufer said the councillor A recorded vote was taken in connection with additional staff being hired and Hills Regional councillors Johnston and Rick Bonnette sup ported the staff being hired Regional Councillors Joe Hewitt and Marilyn Serjeantson opposed the extra staff Please remember to recycle this newspaper along with your glass bottles and jars aluminum and steel food 7 and beverage cans plastic soft dnnk containers RECYCLING It only works if we all do our part GEORGETOWN CINEMAS 235 GUELPH STREET 3rd GREAT WEEK Say I saw it in The Herald For All Your Fine China Sllvoi Crystal Glftware 227 MAIN ST MILTON 8780050 Main Street South Downtown Georgetown 8731470 food stores target OPEN 24 HRS 7 DAYS A WEEK 51 ST GEORGETOWN the person KEVIN J COSTNER Robin Hood PRINCE OP 1 Evenings at 630 pm Saturday Sunday at 200 pm IF YOU ONLY SEE ONE MOVIE THIS YEAR ELECTRONIC SEAVICE VIDEOGAMES OAT FREE All SERVICE ON PREMISES Br QUALIFIED CLANS FOR THE BEST SERVICE AT THE BEST PRICE CALL GEORGETOWN CUSTOM CAR SOUND ftTT UNIT fl1 Evenings at 700 pm Saturday Sunday at 200 pm WARNING MAY OFFEND Celebrate Canada IN GUN WILLIAMSONLY PUB PUB GRUB COLD BEER LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ALL DAY 51 Main Street Glen Williams 8775551 BRINGS YOU Every Thursday lire lop three will go an to compete In the finals July Weekly lor 1st 2nd 3rd For the Finals 1st Prize 2nd Prize 00 3rd 00 The top three so on to compete In the preflmlnary round for the Canadian Open Singing Contest CALL 226 Queen St E Brampton 4516000 The Number 1 Hit of the Summer A FULLTHROTTLE BLAST OF THRILLS AND FUN Its the kind of movie magic that we dont see much anymore O E T E E Evenings at 900 pm Saturday Sunday at 200 pm BOX OFFICE OPENS AT PM Adults 14 El- Over Children Sr Citizens Special Nights

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