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PI4AMACY Miftons Independent Pharmacyl * Free Delivery * 10% Seniors Dscount * M Dmgl Plans Accepod * V c# on Ifmmto "At Zak's We rare About Your Heal 86 Main St. E. 876-2424 A Metroland Comm k rr~~ lAkekend unity Newspaper Xlg-j i ~ No ~ Fridav. December 12. 1997 36 Pages 48 arrAu.,8788 750 (GST included) Chudleigh grilled by opposition on controversial bill By STEVE LeBLANC Special to The Champion Making amendments to Bill 160 isn't the answer, says Lyn McLeod. The former leader of the provincial Liberals lias more ambi- tious plans for the Education Qushity Improvement Act - should her party form the next Ontario govemment, that is. "We would repeal Bill 160. This is flot legislation you can amend, said Ms McLeod, wbo remaîns the MPP for Fort William. Speaking to roughly 150 parents and teachers at E.C. Drury 'Hîgh School Tuesday evening, she argued that the province's school systemn îs flot broken" and that the Tories "are wîlling to sacrifice education in order to meet their party agenda. Santa's story One-year-old Amielya Glîmore la glued ta lier sent as she and Santa Claus enjoy "The Nlght Before Christmas." Amielya took tIme out of her busy schedule ta meet wlth Santa ai hie temporery home In Milton Mail. An award-winriing Milton based puppet group will perform a Chistmas theme show ai Miltori Alliance Church Sunday. Reaching Up to Reacli Out (RUTRO), a puppeteering group made up of kId aged 6 to 15 years and nîn liy two Milton women, will stage ýThree Wise Mon and A Ted Chudîsîgli Ms McLeod was one of three opponents for Halton Norths MPP Ted Chudleigh, who through much of the evening stood alone in his support of Bill 160. Over thse course of thse three- hour debste, entitled "Bill 160: Where do we go from here?" , he msintsined the Education Quality Improvement Act will offer equality for ail students across Ontario. His govemment's education Baby ai 6:30 p.m. The group has won variaus awards at puppet comrpetitions in both Canada and the United Ststes. Admission to the 45-minute event is free. For more information, contact thse church ai 878-5684. at least one local parent. Milton's Tony Schafer stressed that Bill 160 will eliminate marginal performers in the sehool system. .He added, "People think that they cari fix the system by throwing money on it arid that's ridiculous. Changes rieed to lie made and that's what Bill 160 does." Most iri attendance however, found fault with the goverri- merit's plari - which is expected to cut another $700 million from provincial educa- tion. Mr. Chudleigh was repested- ly asked how funding cuts wîll improve the system. Amnong those questioning bis govern- mnent's plan was NDP provin- cial leader Howard Hampton. "Education is becoming more and more important these days, so how cari our system lie improved with less and less money being put into it? "Our system can't lie run from a glass tower on Queen's Park," Mr. Hampton said. If the NDP assumnes power in the next provincial election, Mr, Hampton said, they will reinvest funds in education - with particular importance plsced on early chîldhood edu- cation. Refuting comments made by *cee NEW on page 2 XI,-%l 11Q Mn RI Fridiv- December 12 1997 Rent a mini-va to transport the whole famillythis5iiristinail «We want yur buiness and w' corne r />t to yourfrnt door to get it! 4 ntar lo K (ust north o1 Main -" " C7R AN tCK RNAS Puppet show ta be staged ai church 2zq 1IUl ;L 0. mIRc Lui .ff. Dr. Jo-Ami Mk imon Sv [__ ý Allan Halls Oakville lias ally in Milton BI KAREN SMITH The Champion The Health Services Restructuriflg Commission's plans for obstetrical care in Oakville will be s major bone of con- tention, said Milton District Hospital's administrator after a meeting with its new amalgamnation partrier. Thse commission, which is re-organizing the way health care is provided in the province, has proposed a plan that would see a limited number of regional obstetri- cal sites in the Greater Toronto Ares (GTA). "These regional sites would provide ser- vices for moderate risk obstetrical cases," ssid Milton hospital executive director Allan Halls. ,Tin the case of the Milton and Oakville area, those moderate risk deliveries would lie focused on Credit Valley Hospital (in Mississauga)." Mr. Halls said the plan is of particular concern to Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hlospital, which, in accordance with the commission's Novemnber 18 interim report, reili amalgamnate with Milton. "This year. Oakville-Trsfalgar Memorial Hospital will deliver in excessof 2,000 babies and in our opinion should continue to lie designsted as s site for moderate risk deliveries. We will certainly be supportive of that continued role for them," lie ssid. Moderate risk deliveries include preg- nancies in which there's a greater potential for complications, such as cases of twins, those involving disbetic women or cesare- an procedures. As far as Milton hospital goes, "we feel that we are positioned to continue to pro- *se. MILTON on page 10 N 1 t