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14 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, November 4, 1997 Dateline Dateline is a free listing of coming events only. The column is available to local community groups to assist in promoting their future events. Only charitable or non-profit community groups may use this service. Notices for Dateline should be handed in at the office of The Champion, 191 Main St. E., mailed to P.O. Box 248, Milton, Ont., L9T 4N9, or faxed to (905) 878-4943. Dateline items will not be accepted by telephone. Tuesday Nov. 4 The Milton Children and Youth Centre, 917 Nipissing Rd., holds a drop- in for parents and children infant-aged to five-years-old from 9 to l1 a.m. The cost is $2 with a membership. For more information, call 876-1244. The Bishop Reding School Council meets at Holy Cross School in Georgetown at 7:30 p.m. Al council members and interested parents are invit- ed to attend. The Milton Children and Youth Centre, 917 Nipissing Rd., invites parents to drop off their children (infants to five- year-olds) from 1 to 3 p.m. for Leisure Time. The cost is $5.50 per child. The Halton Regional Health Department hosts the Nutrition Expedition, a free 90-minute adventure through the grocery store. Learn more about food labels, cutting fat and boost- ing fibre. Tours are led by a registered dietian. The next tour takes place at Loblaws in Milton from 7 to 8:30 p.m. To register, call 825-6116. Unemployed? Looking for Work? The Women's Employment Network meets at the Halton Women's Centre at Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 210, in Oakville from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The topic is 'Where Do I Go From Here? - The Next Step in Your Job Search'. Call 847-5520 for more information. Wednesday Nov. 5 The Milton Children and Youth Centre, 917 Nipissing Rd., holds a drop- in for parents and children infant-aged to five-years-old from 9 to 1l a.m. The cost is $2 with a membership. For more information, call 876-1244. It's Hot Meal Deal Day at the Milton Seniors' Activity Centre, 500 Childs Dr., at 11:45 a.m. The event features a hot lunch and fellowship. Christine Zehr presents 'Sandwich Generation - Our Aging Parents' at the Halton Women's Centre at Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 210, in Oakville from 7 to 9 p.m. The cost is $5 for members and $6 for non-members. To register, call 847-5520. Thursday Nov. 6 The Milton Ratepayers Association is holding a municipal election debate between mayoral candidates Colin Best and incumbent Gord Krantz. The evening gets underway at the Optimist Centre at 7:30 p.m., in the downstairs meeting • see DATELINE on page 16 Taxation, growth give rural Milton jitters, DiPalma says Taxation and growth are the two big issues among Nassagaweya voters, according to Ward 3 municipal candidate Joe DiPalma. In the end both issues boil down to the implementation of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) goveming schemes. Local residents don't want that, and they are afraid of growth and its associated costs, he said. "I'm not in favour of the GTA but if we are in we must try to get the best deal we can," he said, adding that in the end, there should.be a single level of municipal govemment. He called for the region- al level to be scrapped. Mr. DiPalma said there are many people in the north of Nassagaweya who have no connection to Milton. "They don't see the point of paying for a leisure center in Milton they will never use." Most in the north are convinced their taxes will rise due to the GTA, growth in urban Milton, and the implementation of Actual Value Joe DiPalma Assessment property taxation, Mr. DiPalma said. "A lot of people are concemed about taxes. MVA (Market Value Assessment) gave people up here some pretty hefty tax increases." He added that he believes existing residents of Milton will con- tribute to the costs of growth, something the municipality and Halton Region are trying to avoid. "The dollars just don't jive," he said, in reference to Milton growth plans. "How can we spend $6 million on a study and make an 80 per cent mistake in the cost of the project?" This was in reference to the Halton Urban Structure Plan, which initially pegged the cost of Milton growth at better than half a bil- lion dollars. A scaled-back expansion proposai weighs in at less than $100 million, according to experts. "I'm running because I love this area and I don't want it changed," Mr. DiPalma said. Mr. DiPalma said expenditures need to be prioritized. He used the recent tire truck purchase as an example, saying new comput- ers should never have been considered before the fire trucks. theam ~rn~o ,-e-taf3)in & Boy Care C(inic for a your bemauy & haircwe need After 10 successful yeors in business we've expanded to a new and exciting location so that we moy provide our rapidly grow- ing clientelle with the quality of service they have grown ta expect from us. Come by and visit us at 258 Main St. E. (Corner of Main & Charles) (905) 878-9711 (Now booking for Christmas appointments) 4'