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HARMAWeekend *Free Oelivery IAsN *10% Seniors Discount FOE N i Drug Plans Accepted Written Onig Information Avallable At Zaks W. Car. About Your Health'6 86 Main St. E. 875-2424 A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 13 No. 13 Friday, June 27, 1997 36 Pages 75e (GST inciuded) Ga rden disp lay Sunday- Tbe Milton and District Horticuiturai Society bas carefuliy cbosen i13 of tise area's mont beautiful gardens for its annuai Garden Tour Sunday, June 29, an organization spokesperson said. "Tise diversity of tbese gardens is tise overail impression one gets," said group member Krys Good. "Represented are reiatively smaii town lots graduaiiy eliminating tise iawn and filied witb areas of coioured sione and rock witb compiimensary plants." Englisis cottage and escarpment gardens isidden bebind isedges and fences can be seen in full view in tise tour, wisicis runs fromt noon to 5 p.m., sise said. "Th'ie gardeners on tise tour are quite excited about weicoming visitors and sbaring some of tiseir secrets." Participants receive a map and can visit tise gardens in any order aS Siseir own pace. Rides are available. 'Tickets, wbicis cost $5 eacis or $8in r.c per family, can be obtained on tise day of tise tour attse Town Hall gardens or prior to tise event at Spice 0' Life KisII Kippax la asklng fer oo-operation from thse crnsmunfty l on Main Street. copiflg wfth I5OT deughtr a!Own' m8 « S allargy to pllakts.ý Proceeds wii be used to beautify Pto b5y GRAHIAM PAIM Milton. Halton stays in chiorine fray help to proteet a frail dau ghter The mother of a four-year-old girl with life-threatening allergies is asking for understanding and cansideration from area residents during the spring and summer months. Thse Champion, Kim Kippax, 35, of the townisouse complex at 1-54 Bronte St. S. is pleading witb residents of surround- ing homes to contact ber before spraying pesticides on tiseir lawns. Her daugbter Dawn, wbo suffers from anaphylaxs, bas a severe aller- gic reaction to, the weed-killing chemîicals and couid possibly die witbout itnnndiate medical attention. She could suifer a reaction by sîn- piy breatlsing tn aidaboms cbernicals, Ms Kippax said. "I don't expect people 'sot ta spray, but juat let me Itisw s0 I can move my daugbter somewhere cime for a few daya," said tihe concerned motis- Cr. Dawn bas anaphylactie reactions, a life-threatessing form of allergic reae- tions, front a long liat of foods. sub- stances and chemiîcals. Wbile Ms Kippax can contrai wbat Dawn eats and wbet substances sbe cornes into contact witb in ber own bomne, ase can't stop pesticide chem- icals from spreading mn the air tisrougb ber front window, Dr. Sbawn Kan, a Bransalea pedia- trician who.sepatients are mastly allergy sufferers, confirmed that Dawn bas a patential ta suffer an, anaphylactic sbock ta chernicals in pesticides and added tlsat tlite 1 girl is the Mst se-rious cms af thse disorderbhe bas ever seen He nated tisat Dawn bas severe astbasa and is allergic ta sa, many tisings tisat thse ceuse is bard ta diag- nose. -She's a bit of a medical nsystery," be sasd Front eating eggs, peanuts or a variety af vegetables ta coming int contact wlth latex and adbesive tape, Dawn is restricted in ber mobility in ii e - Conllnuad on pap 5 By BRAD REAUME The Champion Haiton bas returned to the front lines and wiII fight another day. An attempt to remove the region fromt any further wran- giing ovcr chlorine in Multon's water suppiy was defeated 12-8 Wednesday by fuit regional counicil. "I'm surprised but pieased," said Milton Mayor Gord Krantz. "I was concernied after tbe position (to take no fur- tber action) received soiid backing at committee. 1 toid Joyce (Savoline) 1 was not very pieased." Milton representatives considered tbe position, cbampi- oned by Haiton Cbair Joyce Savoline, as a neediess nega- tive in tbcir ongoing battie witb provincial officiais to remove tbe cbiorine. Tbey expiained tbey knew tbe region bad donc evcrytbing in its power to, bave tbe cbiorine taken out but did not want Halton to abandon tbe tigbt. "Thse timing is wrong for this type of motion," said Mr. Krantz, pointing to political pressure being appiied by "The region ia trying ta wash its hands of this and I don't want any part of it."' MAYOR SON KRANTZ Halton Norths MPP Ted Cisudicigis and a move So get tise issue on tise ballot in November's municipal election. "I believe tise biggest majority of people in Milton wiii feel abandoned. 'Take no furtiser action' means abandonment." Ms Savoline expiained tisat tise region's request for an exemption from Ontario water safety regulations wouid stili stand if tise resolution passed. However, Milton coun- ciliors took exception to tise position tisat tise region would "take no furtiser action" on tise situation. Tise issue revoives around wisetber Milton needs contin- uous cisiorination to kili bacteria its water or a standby sys- eContinued on page 3 There's plenty af food and fun ViMtoian toys wll be ar to slnk one's teeth itoaet attractions as wll ve Andrews Scealo Acres this favorite piclc-your-own o weeloead, during thse annuel Strawberries. $trawberry Petivel Pionteer Andrews Scenio Acres Qays C44ebration. eci on 10 Siclsroed, just Thse oyant, put on by Friencis 25 north oftMlfton. of thse l'aiton Regkon Museumt, will be hetd tram Saturday to aaaa mlIL1 Canada Day Tuesday. 327 Branla St. S. Milton stivitles will rua betweIsn 8& e esn. and 8p. eo day. «tm Wagon rides, pany rides, Dr. Jo-Ann McKjnnc antique tractars, farm histaryeand 875-1322 ongth~e ryone*s rpick.cl Is loat- Off Hwy.