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/ wEEK‘s Jfocus on / j l Town hopes to keep increases > â€"â€"mus, OW m( _ * ons E * y n Wt e â€"~=as o ')fl“ f cos» â€" e 21| ow in 2007 water budget * . o K | z7 s & 7 e s Q ; \ s . } Tough regulatory environment means annual i . ®\ O / _ J increases will continue say officials _V mLP 64 ?:& j BY SHELLA GARDEZ metre. In total the proposed increase in BA ~ P . 5 PA lt a e § 8t Nee this weex * about $108,000. > o on â€" Sas _ l LINCOLNâ€"The Town of Lincoln water Among the costs that will affect the |________ _ _â€" }%&: 7 i‘.i 4 W pae [ 'H and sewer rate "increase is steadily dropâ€" _ Water rate is the need for a backflow ~ 12. * B6 [,h 6 G%. * e NS ping" said CAO Bruce Peever last week. prevention program tp preyent contaml- uadt i. es g= . ar 4 Ex " rau tR 1 Town Councillors examined the proâ€" nants fi:om non-restdem}al properties . o_ â€" . ; € l posed water and sewer rates at a meetâ€" from being released back into the water _ | + 2 |I e ing on Thursday, Jan. 11 at a Corporate supply, said Public Works Director John . | C ht & T4s:. Priorities meeting. Kukalis. Although this cost will be born | _ _ _ & ; pa â€" %â€";g;gx The Town is considering a water rate by t:he property ow o# the Town will also lieccmat 5 E $ 4 “"f" 6 ,t’ !. s k of 1.579 per cubic metre compared to a be installing some new water metres at "â€" t i Eof x § dn s > rate of 1.464 budgeted last year. the same time as the backflow prevenâ€" aue® . | e\ > s + w Peever saiditwodd beimpossibleter f00 device is installed. Administrative |@ g > M oc ~mib â€" | water rates to decrease given the climate â€" fees will also be waived for those who 0 9e DAK C | J 4. * ies â€" [ of increased waterqualityregulation, but â€" Voluntarily install the device cce =" 0 “9,3;,")&‘â€" i â€" it i e o n Ni he said staff can work to keep increases certain deadl{ne. The cost budgeted fgr . «on 3 ,‘m.‘gfi;fi f 3 ERSJOANNEMCDONALD /tHIS WEEKC modest, through initiatives such as preâ€" this program in the 2007 draft budget is 3 s ventative maintenance. approximately half of the $150,000 the MOJO MAKES 2007 COVER Getting control of water loss through Erogr%m is expected to cost the TOWD; pyo.â€"yearâ€"old Golden Retriever "Mojo" is making the rounds of Erieâ€"Lincoln on the cover of MPP Tim Hudak‘s 2007 the installation of water metres was of ef:“ fell Pueesen a pe calendar Each month features a photo of animals submitted by local students. Winning photographer and Grade assistance hlfl bl‘:j“%:‘nzgodowtg “_’ra‘er rate needsegeto’ E}lxe:;;e;wt}fe To;\;/(:flt;(;?ovn:le axel 6 Central Public School student Brittany Wilson of Beamsville, with her dad Doug Wilson, was congratulated by increases, he said. 01, the Town was t â€"800â€"665â€" experiencing about a 30 per cent water acc_redited OPEI:(lfill"g fa_cility, wpich is "a TdM_wa Year s Le?lefa'flfs Rock Cellars M{Wifl_ loss. The goal is to bring water loss down _ ""49" undertaking," said Kukalis. . to about 13 per cent. It may tz;ke a year to survive an audit In total, the proposed water budget Plus perfecting it," he said. . increase is approximately $185,000. > Mandatory training under the Clean Sewer rates are proposed to rise over Wz_xter Act, is also included in the budget, last year from $1.425 to $1.508 per cubic . $4!4 Kukalis. Student heads north to help develop health promotion project BY JOANNE MCDONALD 18"_y, for i O n lt _ _ p ] 1 % I THIS WEEK uW 3 f 5 c fia. 2 4}5' 2 u > momanny â€" LINCOLNâ€"Beamsville resident Brett Copeland believes the Cond orget the pOVCI'[y, dlsease flIld m n ""4;'4 s s :{j\;% \ ‘ -‘.{ highest attainable standard of health is a fundamental right of flhtefflCY in our own nation and at our ~€P /K» + 7 §3 :&‘ -,.‘";Qg,: 3 is * To "heo tocpaq own back d x4 Al /. â€" e ty oE He also knows that education is the key and he has been ack door. We can‘t ignore our own / 2k a h 3 fy"'{ i 4 SElECte‘d to help develop a unique health promotion project pI'ObleIIlS" e ,,-f,f :47"‘-:'-%1‘: h â€"1 s i‘,‘: that will empower youth in the First Nations community of j t x _ p i3" \Tee 9 156. Neskantaga near Pickle Lake in northern Ontario. â€" Brett Copeland _ |__ | km . o +/ 5} The fourthâ€"year Queen‘s University student is one of 30 stuâ€" _ the project costs (xs \7" <4 k n :/ / dents chosen from thousands of applicants to join th i 1 % y c < A{’ ay es s Medical Ooffeach thigyear join the Queen‘s in past years, the mayor of Pickle Lake loaned his own car to |_â€"_ _\ _\ â€"\ _ "al e rks/._ * * Hie‘s in for anexperience ofa lifen _ _ _ the Queen‘s team. This year, Brett has to rent a car to be able to 36 X d iep / m + mately entich classrooms l'.DONz'i eur{}ve and k?ne ;hat will ultiâ€" _ spend more time in the aboriginal community, and along with _ | & ~ ; : 2 P & fagara West when he returns to _ costs to purchase school supplies and pay fc t hi : Gg~. Piace pursue a teaching career in the local community. working hard to kee ith hi e it 5 e â€"~ * CXB in 2 5 C a p up with his own studies and :? e ri‘ k::u'l;g\tflyntshl:lf k;)afs Pleclde Lake is the most northerly Ontario _ for the northern adventure. u> 4 s h 4. | ?3) 0 Clometesna rth)t,)f?lr'l.:\:)nu(lll:r ';132‘3955 by road and is located ___ The Queen‘s Medical Outreach is a studentâ€"run volunteer >3 * k) Leaving in May met 2. wil l}’- organization dedicated to promoting individual and commuâ€" s carbyrtiieh Ne l live there and teth at the _ nity health both locally and abroad. Each year QMO sends 30 _ !*~~ £. / * ghosen for theipiggec unity with a fellow Queen‘s student travt}]ers to locations around the world to complete health proâ€" + P / 3 h & . a motion projects including awardâ€"winnin i Bc h & 3 :-eolg ;fi:,a};e:d‘:f::fii; gligtertls and tlu:hterdnlx will focus on This year QMO is sendging students to 1%;:;:1 Ealll;zzeqa:;gi y REY â€" /,n/ e 0 service the diverse needs of _ and four locations in Northern Canada, u' ts & & the northern community. "Substance abuse, anger and grief When Brett first be i e ts * e ; 3 ,’ Ived he was eyeing an "exotic" panagement, parenting and conflict inet Eretiihe es yeing an "exotic gf the issues we teach," Brett said.l resolution are only a few ((j]:;t:gil::sn but decided it was more important to help fellow _ Beamsville resident Brett Copeland is among the 30 students chosen He mustrarlg? focus on fundraising to find $2,500 to cover _ _â€" ° g.9s from thousands of applicants to join the Queen‘s Medical Outreach this _ _ _ , Page 23â€" year. He will travel to Pickle Lake to work in a First Nations community,