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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-10-04, Page 15Buy now at pre-season prices and beat the Sales tax increase before ' Oct. 8th. -ma a in ET250 Enticer IT'S ONE TOUGH CUSTOMER! SEAFORTH - CAMBRIDGE - AYR -WOODSTOCK BiG re"Jis on ittneek Buy now and Beat the Sales Tax 1977 DATSUN P1620 TRUCK 1978 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Automatic. Power Brakes, One owner. Low Mileage. Licence C6715 $ 4195.00 1975 DATSUN 6210 4 door. KD 7927, One owner. $2495°' Before Recondthoning 1966 BUICK SPECIAL only 35000 , original miles as is $350.00 2 Dr: Hardtop , Low Mileage, Equipped with: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Steering and Brakes, Power - Windows, Automatic Power Antenna, Automatic Transmission, AM- • FM Stereo, Hook up for C.B. only 19000 KM. Licence MFM 331. Sale Price $7395.00 1978 DATSUN HATCHBACK 510 Factory Warranty, Low Mileage, Equipped with: 5 Speed Overdrive Transmission, Radial Tires, Radio, Power Brakes, Disc Brakes front, Real good gas mileage. Like new. Licence MWT 700. $4995.00 1976 MERC . BOBCAT Automatic, One owner, Low Mileage. Licence KM#750. $ 2795 00 GERALD'S DATSUN STD. Adiw [DAMN mow MAbE BY NISSAN Main St. South; Seaforth Phone 527-1010 do• t) County Council THE POMO. Pc)ST, 'OCTOBER 4 1978 15 May be, responsible for Childrens' Aid. tiuron County Council learned Friday that it may soon be responsible for the co-ordination, planning, delivery and funding of children's services now being offered in the county by Family and Children's Service (FACS). John Penn, director of the Huron FACS, told council that the province is in the process of turning over the administration of children's services to local governments. He said the transition is, being made in five municipalities in the province now and the problems and successes enjoyed in those areas will bemonitored to make the switch in the remainder of the municipalities much simpler. , Mr. Penn said the move is being made to streamline the delivery of children's service offered by the ministry of community and social services through FACS. He said the ministry created a new branch, the Children's Sevices Branch, that will coalate services now being offered by as many as five different ministries. Mr. • Penn said the main reason the province wanted to co-ordinate services was to ensure that the greatest benefits from resources, staff and funds arc spent on children needing the services rather, than have it lost in a shuffle of papers in ministry offices. He said last year the new children's services diyision assumed responsibility for all services to children. He said prior to that those services were shared by the ministries of the Attorney General, community and social -services, health and correction representing a total budget, of $300 million spent on about 1,15,000 kids. Mr. Penn said the county will be given the task of establishing a local children's services committee that will identify needs, plan future programs, assist in the hard to place or hard to serve child, ensure the accessability of service to the communtitv, • He said the funding' may be the most important aspect. of the new committee's job, He told council the committee could be" composed of elected officials, FACS staff,' citizens, and consumers to give it broad representation.. it cou Id be made up of FACS, workers 'to givp it professional. expertise or it could be a standing committee of council to give it maximum accountability to council . He added that which ever sytern council chose the committee would be required to report to council. The director said he felt the local committee needed professional expertise and for thatreason be favored a committee that consisted of at least one FACS worker or 'a, social worker from another organization. Mr: Penn said the new system merely reduces paper work and does little to change services, provided to chidireb. He said the' same amount of money will be budgeted in Huron and the same services provided but pointed out that through the local body FACS could have a louder voice with the ministry to have policy changes. made to_ better conditions for children here. Council seemed unconcerned with the added responsibility being handed it. No councillor questioned Mr. Penn about implications Or problems the switch could have for Huron—Warden'Gerry Ginn said he was surprised by the lack'of response from • council considering this change "Looks a lot like district. health councils that were so .contraversial, here two years aQo." ELDER ENTERPRISES SALES & SERVICE, DIAL 262-6142 HENSALL ONT.