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4 - The Canadien Champion, Tuesday, Jtiy 6, 1M9 The Champion Overali, Halton fared best in environmental indica Halton is healing from the economic hammcning it tors. took in the early 1990s. There have been stnides made in blue box collectio But in many ways it has not made a full recovery. and air quality. That is the conclusion of a report issued by the Halton has also managed ta hold the line on loi R~aison SociaPUg Ncou " 4l~HSPC)oetIdY, bulh weight-babies. The report attempts ta concretely measure quality of A sironger economnY has helPcd reduce labour forc life through the use of an index. unemploymient in Halton, confirmed Mr. Hildebrandt Currently, kids and the elderly are paying the heavi- But stricter eligibilitY rules have dlone their Partt est price of Halton's slow re cavery. free up unemploymnent case loads. An aging population, coupled with medical And exact numbers are hard ta find, with thc HSPI advancements that shlow people ta ive longer, have relying on 1996 census material for this indicator. led ta a whopping increase in thc wait for senior long fice figures don't tel' the story of high youth unent tenu care beds. ploymcnt and job seekers Who have simply given u "Historically Halton has the lowest number of long said Mr. Hildebrandt. teri care beds ta population rates in Ontario," said "They may be the people on social assistancec HSPC senior planner Ted Hildebrandt. "'Mat is coin- Uiey nsay be self-ensployed," hie said. pounded as the elderly population grows." What is known ia Uiat social assistance case boat Though Uic Province has promised 1,579 ncw beds have not yet dccined ta Uieir 1990 rate. for Halton, that probably won't bcecnough ta keep To reach Uicse conclusions, 12 quality of life indic pace wiUi demand, he said. tors werc factored in and nsatchcd against a 199 An aging population is also accountable for at least bcnchmark Ycar. sonse of thc increase in cancer, said Mr. Hildebrandt. Whcn compared ta other municipalities that ha~ "Halton has an aging population and Uiat increases made the measurensents, Halton îs runnîng pret the likchihoad of new cancer cases," hie said. 'That has much in Uicenmiddle of the pack, said Mi. Hildebrand, a role ta play." "Wc're not thc lowcst and we're not the highcst." Disturbingly, Uicre has alan been an increase in kicla If Halton is sitting in the nsid-rangc compared bcing put in care of Uic Cihildren's Aid Society (CAS). odier communities, it has been lcft in Uic duat byt "Thcîc's a number of reasons that's happening," Province. said Mr. Hildebrandt. "Some families arc finding Ontario boasts a 99.9 per cent recovcry of its 19 Uiemselves unable ta provide Uic basics for Uhii chil- rating. dren."' Halton has îcgained 88 per cent of its previausr 'Thi number of Halton children under CAS protec- ing. tion will likcly continue ta grow, hie predicted. "We are doing akay. It's not going downhill," si T'hat's duc ta recent policy changes in Uic criteria Mr. Hildebrandt "But there are still arcas whcre' for reporting child abuse and ncglect. can make anme improvements an Uiat cvcryanc in After peaking in 1996, personal and business bank- consmuiiity has a better quality of life." rutisaeo he l h report cited. se- TOOL on page 16 0NUN* cho larships are awParded m !y . Miton tudents have heen awarded Billingham, Sherrie Hendrie, Nicole h V a- >0 ty t hie 90 at- id wc the Iay grants from the Michael Mutcheson and Will Sinnctt are the local recipients. Memorial Scholarship Foundation. The students are seen as raie models, Chris Cameron, lutin Darbyson- said foundatian directors. O The Community Cmr Access Centre (CCAC) CCAC of Halton H ALTO N The Community Gare Acccss Centre (CCAC) of Halton bas recendy completed the Tender process ta determine the organization(s) that will provide CCAC dlients with: i. Medical Equipment Rentai; 2. Medical Supplies - Stocking of an In-House Supply Cupboard, Provision and Deliver after hours, weekends andhohidays. Bette Martin, Chair, CCAC of Halton Board of Directors, is pleased ta announce that as a resuit of this Tender process, the Board bas approved awarding the cantract for Medical Equipment Rentai ta Shoppers Home Health Gare Doncaster for a threc year period and the contract: for Medical Supplies ta Caremark Led. for a period. of two years with a possible extension of anc year. The implementatian of the Tender process is in kecp)ing with the Ministr If Heah's mandate ta introduce a proces aesr h purchase of th highest quality products at the best price. The CCAC loolts forward ta worlong closely with Shoppers Home Health Gare Doncaster and Caremark Ltd. ta provide high quality products ta the citizens of Haiton. The Communityr Gare Access Centre of Halton coordinates home care services for Haiton residents, offers information and referral ta community services, and provides information and placement into long-term care facilities. Services accessed through the CCAC are funded by the Mmnistry of Heaith. For fIIWte infonnio contact Jan Gibrlil, Dloecor of Puchase Se*osU 4405E" Sbe 4âhR' Blngton, Ont LUR 2M1 (905)3M M22 et 8742 or ... Kf lon dlstmo di 140810000 Old and kids are most vuinerable, says report By IENEGENLE Bt rtesaresuitmx s îw non -i