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6--The Canadian Champion, Tuesday dune 17, 1997 ~COMMENT. THE CNADIN CHMPIO Bdox .248, 191 Main St. L. The Canadian Cheampion puTIîShed tinne weekiy ai 191 Main Milton, Ont. I q 4N9 Si E. Mion, Ont. L9T 4N9 (Box 248). ns one oi Tnt Metoland Pi ning. Pubisisnng & nntributing td. genue ni suburban compa- nnn, w1hicn nIn1des: Ajax / Pickering Ntws Adveiser Anlistnt (905)878-2341 Htraid/Courir, Barrit Hdnance Brampton uardrar, nurlnrgion Fa : 7623 4 Po si :Cnty Parent. Colinigwnnd / Wasana Conneclion East Ynrk Classified: 875-3300 Press: Kinston This WeekH Linrdsay Tnis Wttk,' Markham ECOtomist & Tan; Mîdiand / PentaguisTent Mirent. Mîssauga Nent, Ntwmatkei / Anrora Ena Bnrer, Nortnumberland News. Ian Oliver Publisher Noth York Mirrnr, Takeilie Beavaer; Tritlia Tnday. Oshawia / WheiTyn Neit Oliver Assieniite Piihnliei C"iiegn / Port Ptrry Thes Wttk: Peterborough This Wttk, Rob Kelly icnmond Heil / Thorenhli / Vaugnan Libteai. TcarTneough Mirr' oh KcIlvL Uitt xTnlige / STouiiviit TiiTaunt, TdaY'S Teniors Adoetiin is Karen Iluirman Cia 'inlioIe MiiiiLer ac/epted On nhe cordition th ain et tnt Oftn a inpographica ttioe. n* C ss Ofice M liîtiî'er item. innetere min a ttasnnanie aliownce for signature, oeil tnt Te Tm Coles Priliiiii Miiîieger Charged fn oi t e balance ni inn adveeinemeni wîii Tle paîd ner ai Ted Linday AdtetisiligM 111(1ngi- e plcable raie. The Pulinshet innerver nhe tegni no categnente d I indeay Msemet or de/mie Afew ideas on litter *Garbage, like vandalism, seemos to be one of those issues that inn both everyone's problem and no one's problem. *That at least seems, to be the gist oif recent exchanges between dis- gruntled downtown merchants and representatives of the Town of tThe upshot Ts, we ail scem lu want to blamne each other. Meanwbile, flot much constructive is getting done about the matter. Litter downtown is an issue - despite an infourmal survey carried out by this newspaper late last week indicating, in a random and whol- ly unscientific sampling of 20 or so downtown shoppers, that they found the situation quite acceptable. Perhaps last Friday, the day of reporter Karenrs Smith's survey, lit- ter was at a low ebb. But it isn't always like that. There are days when garbage blows around downtown, creating an eyesore and sapping vitality from the core. A few thoughts on the issue: The so-called 'igloo' recycling bin adjacent to the parking lot just parallel and north of Main Street (almost beside The Canadian Champion building) in a largely worthless eyesore. This is a classic example of good intentions gone wrong. The igloo - originally a Halton Region concept - was to be a recycling depot for glass, pop bottles and newspaper. Instead it bas turned into a catch-ail disposai area for aIl kinds of junk dumpcd by negligent people. For example, on a recent weekend somcbody (or some group) Lt dumped several wom-out gas barbecues besde it. oe esd t The igloo is often surrounded by broken glass and various other unrecognizable debris, No upstanding business owner would tolerate having such an ninstallation on bis or her property, but it is tucked a bit off the beaten path, so few people know about it. Yet many of them see the garbage th at blows around from it on windy days. Also, thé other morning in front of a local downtown business - which must belong to the Downtown Business Improvement Area - teewas a pile of cardboard stacked for recycling, but it wasn't tied, holds true for the recycling bins put out by people who live down- town. Often their contents are not secured in any manner. The municipality should get rid of the wretched igloo and fine peo- ple who don't properly secure their garbage, or put it out too early. This is easy to do, if the Town and the downtown merchants work together. Here's a quick, simple way to improve the situation. The merchants should hire a summer student to generally spruce up and pick up in the downtown area. They should also make that stu- dent a special bylaw enforcement officer. That means he or she could a give out tickets. The municipality appoints such informaI bylaw enforcement ofti- cers for residential complexes where parking is a problem, and gives them the authority to issue tickets, so that would not be a particularly big deal. Failing that, the Town could just have their regular bylaw enforce- ment officers do a few tours downtown to warn people about improper dumping or putting out unsecured blue boxes and the like too early. If no bylaw is in place to effect this, one should be created. mhsereasures would likely go a long way to improving the situ- atie. Rob Kelly Pages of the Past One YearAgo From the June 19, 1996 issue -Former MPP Walt Elliot was heading up a local group aiming Io become the management board l'or the Ontario Agricultural Museumn. Under Mr. Elliot's plan, the group, known as Country Heritage Inc., would take over manage- ment of the faciliiy, but ownership woutd remain in gov- emrmeni hands. Many tundraistng events had been planned candt several large hentel chains had expressed inleresti n bcîng affiliated witle the facility. "One of the first things we'tl doc is have a ceentent to name the tacility," said Mr. Elliot. "We hope the private sector will gel involved in a big way." -Afier a 4-0 viclory over the Brampton Cenlennial Bucks at Connorvale Park in Etobicoke, the Milton District l-igh Sehool Sr. Boys basebaîl team was headed Io Skydome for the Blue Jay Cup championship game. MDHS woutd be taking on Missinnauga's Woodlands Rams in the finals. 20 Years Ago From the June 22, 1977 issue -Event though the new headquarters for Halton Region would cost $581,000 more than the anticipated $2 million, regional council voted 13 - Il in approval of giving the green light for construction. Among those who disap- proved with council's decision was Oakville Councillor Mac Anderson who claimed the new building "can't be morally jusified." Over the past two years coutecil had emphasized repeatedly that the building could be aird would be buitt within budget. -Bill Howard, managing director of the Toronto Arca Transit Operating Authority (TATOA>, claimed that Milton coutd expeet GO Train service by late t1979. The proposed commuter mie would mun trom Milton to Union Station wiih stops ai Meadowvate, Streetsvîttc, Burnhaînîleorpe, Highway 10, Dixie aîed Kiplineg. The prennsed funding l'or sucb a tink had been carlier wiîle drawn by the federal gnivernment, but Mr. Howard suîid that TATOA would continue to expand using the $25 titil lion previded by the provitnce as panrtet the transit Master Plan. - Milton resident and National Hockey League senioîr reterc Bruce Hood was preparîng for hockey camp of' a different sort. Bis Intemnational School of Refereeing was expected to bring 96 referees from across North Ainterica 10 Meeceorial Arena in Milton. 50 Yea rs Ago Prom the June 19, 1947 issue - A meinorial service was held to bonecur Milteenians who lost their lives in the Second World War. The Lernc Scots Regimental Band led a parade to the cenoîaph in Victoria Park where a Union Jack was veiled over part of the statue. tn a ceremony that involved three mouming fathers, the tlag was removed, revealing the 23 new nrames on the centotaph's south side. Pud by Steve Nease