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Halton Hills This Week, Saturday Compensation demanded for loss of business Continued from page 1 claimed to have experienced since construction began in * Terry Samcoe of Dairy Queen listed the amount of money he paid for business and property taxes and added this should guarantee him protection from the constant problems he has encountered as a result of construction. He suggested a portion of these taxes be returned. Linn argued property val- ues will increase when con- struction is completed, but merchants were more con- cerned with the present. Carol Walraven of The. Butcher Shop pointed out an increase in property values would not benefit many of @ merchants anyway. “Most of-us only rent the property,” Walraven ‘said. “We don’t own it,.so any increase will not affect us.” Linn’s suggestion that merchants who felt their business -had suffered because of the construction maintain records of specific -. dates and times when access was obstructed, was met with an uproar from the business ‘owners. “Maybe if we were notified in advance, we could have kept records,” an aa woman pointed it. “You can’t expect me to st specific times four months later. Another merchant’ Ss mem- ory was more precise. “Every Friday,” he | snapped, “They’re there every Friday.” Linn suggested every affected merchant contact town staff, but McHale did not agree. “It’s the wrong way to look at this,” McHale Region health department offers oral coyeceptves The Halton Regional Health Department will sell oral contraceptives to clients of its counseling Clinics. region operates three. clinics which, offer birth:con= trol and pregnancy counsel- ing and diagnosis, treatment and referrals for sexually transmitted diseases. “The region’s health and social services committee recently approved a five-year: deal with two major suppli- ers to purchase the contra- ceptives at a cost of up to $30,000 per year. A recent review of clinic services showed a need for more affordable oral contra- clients, ace Nosal, Halton’s commission- er and medical officer of health, Currently, clients are issued prescriptions for the contraceptives, which cost between $20 and $27 per month. “There is concern that the cost of oral contraceptives may be dissuading clients from using-pills-as.a birth control measure,” Nosal wrote in.a report to the com- mittee. He noted that the Ministry of Health supports the prac- tice of selling oral contracep- tives to health clinic clients, “especially those in financial need,” and that 70 per cent of the province’s health departments already do so. The pills will be obtained from the said. “In this age of business where you provide a service, the town should come to us.” Asked if merchants will be compensated for loss of busi- ness, Linn responded that to late, no. one-has submitted a formal: loss-of business claim with the town. Unhindered, merchants asked how long they would have to wait after completing “a compensation form and were told processing would begin ‘two weeks after Memme temporarily halted construction during the win- ter season (in two weeks). Pressed further, Linn final- ly admitted provincial legis- lation was recently passed, stating no loss of business pine can be filed in Ontario. Pat ‘Basin, franchise owner of IGA, asked who would pay for repairs to cars which are scraping their mufflers going over the curbs. “People are coming to me with com- plaints,” he said. “What am I supposed to do? Pay $200 out of my own pocket?!” Linn said customers who have suffered damage to their cars because of the construc- tion contact the town and their claims will be forward- ed to Memme’s insurance company. Issues of safety were also brought up during the hour- and-a-half long meeting. Merchants - complained about large unfenced holes, unsafe work habits and the inattentive driving of the workers. “These people are taking all sorts of unsafe short cuts which are most probably illegal,” said McHale. He added: the only reason he did not complain to Workers Compensation and other agencies was because he did not want construction to be held up longer than necessary. By the end of the meeting, Linn promised to have an inspector on site every day until the project is halted in two weeks, to ensure safety and consideration for busi- ness owners are observed. (By this time, everything should be completed except the final paving, laying of sod and other aesthetics, such as planting of shrubs.) He also promised to visit mer- chants to determine the extent of damages. pS NO SALESMEN — WHY DO WE SELL FOR LESS? at cost, with a $3 administra- tion user fee added to pay health departments costs for the added service. 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