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- I alto resaurats culdThe Canadian Champion, Tuesday, Navamber 13, 2001-O be required to post resuits of their health inspections By RICHARD VIVIAN The Champion Halton restaurants may soion post health inspection resuits for cus- tomer perersal. The Halton Region Health Departmnent received the go-ahead from the Region's health and social services conmrittee, st Tuesday 10 enter into consultation with restau- rant owners 10 develop a voluntary inspection report-posting program. Regional counicit must stili approve the action before staff moves forward with consultations. Council is expecsed to atidress the matter tomorrow. "We're hoping restaurants wil be into Ibis. We have restaurants in Halton doing Ibis now," said Dr. Bob Nosal, Halton's medical offi- cer of health. "We're quite confi- dent in tbe safety of Halton restau- rants."1 According to the staff report pre- pared by Dr. Nosal, the health departnent bas been Iooking at devetoping a program like Ibis since restaurant grading began in Toronto lait year. Subsequently, regional counicil waa presented with two reports outlining the food safety of Halton restaurants and asked the Province to consider adopting a province- wide programn. "We could even have a hodge- podge across the municipalities," commnittre Chair Kurt Franklin said of how inspeceion reports may be presetsted. Regional council doron't have the authority to institute a region- wide policy on Ibe malter, but can encourage the municipalities 10 develop bylaws to the same effect. "What we'd really like 10 sec is consistency across the province, s0 people know what Ibey're tooking as wberever they go," said Maurice Dickhout, health department man- ager of the food safety programn. "ibe Association of Supervisora have been discussing Ibis." The Association of Supervisora is a group of regional supervisors who meel regularly to develop con- tinuity and understanding between various Ontario municipalities. Restaurant inspection reports are already public information, reminded Oakville Councillor KeiIb Bird. They can be viewed Ibrough the Access 10 Information Act (MIA). "The AIA can be a timne-consum- ing process, 50 restaurants Ibat don't pont Ibeir (inspection report) results are basically just slowing it down. But it's sti11 public informa- tion," ie told Ibe cornittee. "If we have 10 have it (safety cer- tificate) posted in elevatora, 1thIink we should be able to do Ibis in restaurants." The staff report suggests Ibe pre- ferred options for posting inspec- tion results would be to eiIber offer report summaries or to present cer- tificates of inspection, wiIb surn- mary reports for the previous 12 monIba availabte upon request aI the restaurant. "Tire reports Ibemselves are nos very reader-friendly," explained Dr. Nosal. PROPERIT TAx DEFERRAL FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS AND LOW-INCOME PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES If you are a senior or a tow irîcome perron witir a disability and owo yoor principal residence in rire Region of Halton, yoo may ire eligible for an anioal deferral ofeitirer ail or pare of your proper>y tai income for 2001. To ire eligible for a deferral oftire rai increase, you mare ire: *65 Yeats of age or older and bave a combiord family income wiricir dors ot ercerd $20,000 in 1999 or any year tirereafeer, or * Disabîrd, as defiord ry rire Ontario Dirairility Support Programt Act, 1997, receiving rnefits under rire Ontario Disabiliry Support Peogrues. (ODSP) ne rire Guaronterd Annual locome Sysrem for rire disabîrd (GAINS) assd ire eligible to dlaim a disability amount or defiord in rire Income Tai Act and mirose Combined Family Income dors not excerd $20.000 in tire mort recent Rrasrersmrnt Yeae and every year tberrafter. Tire properey witir resprct to micir tire application is mode must ire reridential real property io rire Region of Halton rirat, for rire 1999 taxation year aid eveey year tirerrafter: * ias a current value asrrssmenr irrlow $500.000: *ir owned by a low-income senior. low-incomr perron wieir dirabilities or tire spourr or ramne sex panner of sncb perron; aid *ir lived in by aid is tire principal residence of tire owner ne tire spoase of rire on Tire amount of deferred property raies, plus accumulatrd intere and cirargesreelatrd ro lien registration, cao ot excerd 75% ofrirr current value arsessment nf rire peoperty in any givrn taxation year. Ail deferred property raies, plus accumulaîed interest (applicable ro deferred propert taies for taxation yearr befote 2001) aid chrarges related to lien registration, become payable wiren: " rire properry ir rold; or tire propere ir no longer rire principal residence of rire low-income senior, los income person witir disabilitier or rire spomse or ramne rex partner of sucir perron; ut " rire person wiro previourly qualified for rire propeet tai deferral no longer qualifies as a lose-income senior, low-income peeson wirir disabilities or tire spouse or ramne rex partner of sncb perron. To recel*ve a 2001 properey tai deferral, if eligible, applications mort be received by threTai Office of your area municipality no latte tran 45 dayr after tire date of tis advertisement. Application formi aid additional information are available or rire following Tai Offices of youe area municipaliey: City of Burlingtoo - Tai Section Town of Haleon H-ilîr - Tai Division Town of Milton - Tai Office Town of Oalcr4lle - Tai Division 905-335-7750 905-873-2601 x242/x244 905-878-7211 905-338-4222 This properry rax deferral program is pursuant ro and governed by Haiton Regson Hy-laws Nos. 118-98 and 74-01. PROPERTY TAX REBATE - FOR REGISTERED CHARITIES Registred cbarities are eligible for a property rai rebate equal ro 40% of tire raxes payable for space that ir owned or Irased in a commercial or industrial dorss of properey and occupied by rirrm;. Io order ro, be eligible for this program, the following crireria mose be mer; * You mort be a registred chariry as definrd by subsecrion 248(l) of rhr Income Fax Acr and Cao provide a regisrered chariey omber issed by Revenue Canada *Yoa cao provide from rire laodlordlowoer docomentation specifyiog rire amouns of properey taxes payable for rhe ownrd or leased space occupîrd. To receive a 2001 property six rebate; if etigible, applications must bc received by the Tait Office of your local municipality by February 28, 2002. Apit o fBorgend Tadietiona 905-335-7750lbe tte oloigTa ffcsofyu ae mncpaiy ApCaiof foms a addiion inomainar5 ralbe r3e3o5o-gT7750csofyu ae mncpaiy Town of Halton His - Tax Division 905-873-2601 o242/x244 Town of Milton - Tax Office 905-878-7211 Townof nE alville - Tai Division 905-338-4222