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10 - The Canadien Champion, Frîday, March 20, 1998 Halton gets $10 million with in funding, but Krantz TITANIC, IT AIN'T! 'THE ROMANCE 0F THE SEA' bas been communicated recentiy by the most successful film in Worldwide Box Office history - TITANIC'! A wonderful sîory of love - 'amid the grandeurof an ocean liner in 1912, is a part of wbat our present-day luxurinus liners have 10 offer - 87 years later, style, witb no 'icebergs' 10 wonry about! OVER 90% of NORTH AMERICANS bave yet 10 take their ftrst cruise, so along witb ail bbc cruise sbips already out there for you - another tbirsy- five vessels wortb over $10 billion are due out by 2002! HOW ABOUT A BEER LOyERS TOUR 0F EUROPE - TRAFALGAR TOURS bas put together a package for September, along witb UPPER CANADA BREWING COMPANY. After a parsy at U.C.B.C. in Toronto, you will be off on a 16 day junket tbrougb HOLLAND. BELGIUM, GERMANY & tbe CZECH REPUBLIC. 'be final days are spent as MUNICH'S OKTOBERFEST - sounds like a great joumey for a connoi sseur o t'the bops- brewed product! AN EARLY BOOKÎNG BONUS bas been offercd by SUNFLIGI-T HOLIDAYS for figbss booked 10 tbe UK. A free 3-day car rentai awaîts passengers wbo book swo seats on tbeir CANADA 3(M0 ligbts across the water. Tbere are also some discount fares for SENIORS and CHILDREN Tbev bave new destinations thi, year. .sdding Shannon, Beifast & Dublin, aioitg with Newcastle, 10 Ibeir regular UK ports, aiong with their other European airports. YOU MIGHT CHOOSE TO BOOK a CRUISE t0 ALASKA, on tbe MEDITERRANEAN (becoming very popular!), otrin tbe CARIBBEAN; or join REACH OUiT TOURS for an AFRICAN SAFARI and tour of SOUTH- AFRICA: or go witb HANOVER HOLIDAYS and 'do' CANADA - ieamn more of our istory in tours 10 QUEBEC & tbe MARITIMES, plus eqioy great golfing in PEU. So many choices, and your Professionai Travel & Cruise Officiais bave it ail for you. I's ime t0 travel! DID YOU KNOW DEPT.: Sorne travellers bave tnied booking their flights. etc., tbrougb tbe INTERNET. but most retum to their travei agent,.lfor tbe experience and tborough knowicdgc îhchave, f'or best routing/best f'are' TRAVEL TIP 0F TH-E WEEK: Take a ,coturse in SPANISH- a great asset for travel in MEXICO, & many Earopean countrie- Professional Travel & Cruise Officiais 878-2886 16 Martin St. (downtown) Also in Acton &Oakville W WW. bru cehood. com isn'rt geuring roo excitea Halton Region will reccive $ 10.2 million in special funding trom tbe province 10 offset cosîs of taking over GO Transit. Control of tbe commuter service is being banded 10 municipalities as a result of a reorientation of govemment responsibili- tics. The money will be used 10 set up a reserve fund and will be made available when the Greater Toronto Services Board (GTSB) legislation is passed. The GTSB is 10 be an umbrella organization bandling municipal service delivery in the Toronto area, încluding I-laton. Milton Mayor Gord Krantz says the $10 million grant may sound like a lot of money, but given the coat of munning the service eacb year il really is not mucb. Mr. Krantz said many questions still need 10, be answered before it is clear just UNE MAN IN THE IRGl ON MASK Friday & Satsrday nightly a7:00 pm & 9:15 pm Sunday - Thursday nigstly at 7:00 pm Sunday Matines at 2 pm r I TITANIC Nightly at 700 pm Ssnday Matinee at 2 pm HÊWILD THINOS Fi ay &Satuday nghtyat7:00om & 915 pm Sunday- Thursday nightly ait7:00 pm GSPICE WORLD Sunday Matinee ai 2 pm now much Halton will bc required to con- tribute te GO Transit operations. According to îerms of its draft legisla- tion contributions for GO will be deter- mined by the GTSB, Mr. Krantz said. "The provincial contribution is better bhan notbing," acknowledged Mr. Krantz. l-owever, "We may have to raise the costs of GO from property taxes," be Lautioned. Other municipalities witb GO Transit services will also receive a part of more than $106 million provided by the province. Toronto will get $53.1I million, Peel Region $16.6 million. York Region $11.9 million, Durham Region $1 1.3 mnil- lion and Hamilton- Went worth $3.3 mil- lion. Minister of Transportation Tony Clement said the money is a portion of the asee ITS A on page 22 We wish to draw your atten- tion to an error in aur current "Spring Savings Break" Flyer. Page 1 - 6-1/2 gallon Shop Vac, 554-0221 -6. Copy reads: 8.5 amp. Should read: 7.4 amp. We sincerely regret any inconvenience we may have caused you. cnote d311-98-AII Zones Prospective brides have a chance 10 see the latest for the happy occasion Sunday, Mar. 29 at the Leisure Centre. With the wedding dress are (1-r) Jackie Patrick, event coordinator, Mary Devlin, a Milton District Hospital Foundation board member, and Lorrie Ferrante, also an event coordinator. Bridai show is for good cause Soon-to-be brides wîll bc (lite centre ol attention Sunday. Mar. 29 a lie Milieu.n ng Brida.îi Soss9K lThe Mnow a( 11k'Milton Leisure Centre wii voun troi 0011 1o 4 pin. and cabure a lashion show ai 2 p.i. Gowns. wedding attire and casuai cloibes wiii be shown by Promises & Lace Bridai and Dress Boutique of Burlington as well as Bill Maîbers Mens Wear, Sbapings and Jo'Leens. Several otber businesses will exhibit wedding-related goods and services. An added attraction will bc a performance by Debi Sander Walkcr ofRainbow Musicein Mississauga. "Debi is noî onivy a big band leader, but bias bad sorte wonder- lui experience piaying the aiternate f'or the lead role of Patsy Clime in 'Patsy' and bias perlormed ai Nathan Pbillips Square, Skydome, Royal York Hoîci and înany oibcr venues," said show orgaîti/er Jackie Patrick of Patrick Eveni Planning i Milton. Show tickets cost $5 in advance aînd $6 a i te door and are availabie ai participatiitg businesses. Proceeds from ticket sales wiii go Io Milton District Hospital, Ms Patrick said. Renovations worth the efort: Bergsma from BERGSMA on page 5 wooden posîs about hiaif' tbc diatrneter of a telephone pole. The botîoms of these posis were rotting, causing the bcamrs 10 sag as mucb as îwo or three inches from level. Renovations inciudcd sinking concrete footings mbt the base- mentiilisor, and Iben building simple concrete posta 10 support the buge square wooden floor beains abttve. These posta had to be duplicated on the main floor and subsequent floors and needed t0 be in perfect alignmenî. There are four apartments on two upper atonies in the century building. In the store the posta are used f'or display purposes and are dec- orated witb wallpaper samples, paint, mouldinga and fabrica. "It wasn't cheap 10 fix the supports but we knew what we were getting mbt when we bougbt the building," bie said. "11 was worth doing 10 save the building." Mr. Bergsma said the upper floors stili need some work but the project is slated for the future. In the retail area, once the floor was properly supported, back offices were torn ouI, a new back enîrance constructed, a new ceiling put in and a customer wasbrotsm was installed. -I - -- - - - OCOMMUNITY CARE ACCESS CENTRE (CCAC) AWARDS CONTRACTS FOR CCAC HOMEMAKING & NURSING SERVICES IIALTON The Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) of Halton provides community-based multi-disciplinary health/support services and facilitates placement into long-termn care facilities for the residents of Halton. The CCAC operates under provincial legislation. n May, 1996, the Ministry of Health issued a document, Provincial Requirements for the Request for ProposaI Process (RFP). This document outlined the provincial requirements that have been developed to assist local CCACs to obtain the highest quality of client services, supplies and equipment at the best price. CCACs are required to use the RFP process for the purchase of the following client services: nursing, therapy services and personal support/homemaking. The CCAC of Halton has recently completed the RFP process. The Board has approved the awarding of a contract for the provision of 30% of homemaking services to Victorian Order of Nurses, Halton Branch and a contract for the provision of 30% of nursing services to Qîsten Health Services. CCAC Case Managers will be visiting aIl clients affected by this change in service provider to make this a smooth transition. Each client will continue to receive the quality care required to meet their ongoing needs. For further information contact: Cathy Hecimovich, Director of Professional Services, CCAC of Halton at <905) 639-5228, Ext. 8743 or toli free by calling 1-(800) 810-0000