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Milton 878-3435 " FORD 9 MERCURY "*FORD e*PARTS : TRUCKS *SERVICE " UNcouLs *COWlSION CENTRE MAIN STREET EAST e 875--3673 1Thle grade 7 s*udents Wt St. Peters wrote to tel us why they love Milton, wbyI1 like Milton.... 1 like Milton because it s a nice smal îtown. Somne people say its out in the boondocks, but that's the good ting about itt....1I don't want to live in abig noisy cil>'. Alil my friands are hae, and ftiands are ver>' important. 1 have always livad in Miltont's my home. In a saal town weam are * thera s less cnime. We are close enougb to Toronto so wa can go tIse anytirna. You can do a lot of things in Miltoni lke swimming, s1cating, and going to tha Milto Mali. Even though it is smali, it s tAie best towyi l'il aver live in. Katie S. Whot Milton Moiu ta me... Milton means a lot to me. It's wbera l've liveri since 1 was tilreyears old. Bven though 1was not born in Milton, I considar it my home. Milton is filled with friendly people and fantastic scenery out in the country such as dia escarpment. My farnul> likes Milton becausa it's near Toronto. Milton though, is a nsuch better place to liva diss Toronto becatgse tiare's leas pollution and lowar crime. 1 like Milton for two reasons. Number ona, it's quiet and peace- fuai. Numbar îwo, Milton is filiad with drings t0 do such as skiing or hiking aI <3ien Eden, or swirmng at the Leisure Centre and skating at one of the two skating rinks. Even though Milton is srnall, t sacins aimost baller that way bacause its easier to make friands, Milton aiso, has things like the fairgrounds where you can sec animais and shop aiund, and tbere's dia Farmer's Market on Saturday's n thie summar where they close off tha street so you can bu>' fresh fruits, breads, andi aven cheese. 1 love Milton andi1 always wilI. Kaitty Z Myfavorite town... l like Mfilton because it is a very goori placa to lave and grow up. Itbaslfousof places togo and play. Tbere arealots of scbools andi places to iearn lika the librasy andi the Agrcultural Museurn. Toronto sn't vesy far away so you can go Ihere ver>' easiiy when you want too. My entire family lvas ini Milton so I amn ver>' close to r tha i. My cousin's Grantirna lives on Main Street 50 cvcty year whan lihe parada cornes we ail go diere, gel a bot chocolate Ihen watch the parade. I heard that Milton is going to make a skateboard park. 1 diink that is a vety cool idea! Milton bas ver>' uie poliution se, we can live heaithy ives andi so coi ail of the animais. Milton is quiet and you can play' man>' different sports like hockey, siing, skating, bike racing, hiking, basebail, swirn- rning, andi rock climbisg. As you can sec Milton s a ver>' gooti place 10 live. St. Peter's Wbat atwn. Milton has been my h orne town for my whole life since tise day 1 carneborna from dia hospitai. FE my naine is Vcki Krantz. 1 am12 yaars old and 1goo St. Pter's scsoo. I amngoing to tel you about what Milton means Io me! Milton means a lot to me. It's a quiet littie town with lots of friandly people andi las pollution than other places. Tbare's no highway noise, just the sound of the wind and the birds and maybe the odd car. 1 here's aise a lot of physical activiîtes like skating, hockey, swirnning, skiing, andi hiking. The escarprnent it a beautiful place to hike or ski, tise scener>' As unbelievable. Milton isn'î An tise mitddle of nowisere. Actuaily tise cil>' of Toronto As rnaybc about a 40 minute driva depanding on the traf. fic. Milton aise bas a couple of traditions lika tise Winter Carnival anthe iaFali Fair. As you may already know b>' my last narne, rny Grantipa is dhe Mayor of Milton which is cool bacause when I visit bin we usu- aIl>' go to the Town Hall. My Grantipa lived An Milton ail bis life tb. He's nol jusltishe Mayor, he's my famuI>' andi love hAro. Vicld Krantz Miloui means a fair bit to me Evar sAuce Sarel andi Jaspar Mantin hati discovereti ss good land, Miltown (or Milton) lias bean growing rapidl>'. With tisa building of a ni, more stores andi a Kentucky Friati Chien bave corne to tewn. Not te mention tAie Cinernas, a place wlsara you can go teoan a boring Saturda>' anti enjo>' lie antertainrnent of Miltons. It alis as askiing area whieh we all know as len dn. A, place An Milton wbere you can feel thea wind blowing against your face. The sinaîl anti quiet town offers gren pastures, genîle winds, and nice parka as well. Tisa Andustry As doing well witis just thse righî arnount of factories. Andti hen there's thse leisure centre ...lthe perfect place to cool off. Milton has averytising axcept anti arcade, but aven Milton uset 1 havaelisat. Tise hast part 1 lAke about Milton is driving tbrougis downtown Milton at night at Christmas lime. Ail tise nîce Christmnas ligiss on dia tracs gAve Milton it's exceptional glow. Milton As die bast place for an>' new faunily to live. There's goot tiaycares, good jobs, and not 10 mention good scisools. Ovarail, Ilton is ona of thse hast places te live. Tisank you for rating. Adrian Jeuca 1 love Milton... I've livet i n Milton for most of my life, ant iera are plant>' of nice andi cxciting places te visît. It ail startat iAn 1848, wisen Joseph Martin bought Milton for $60.00! Atar that, purchasas wcrc mada 10 increase the population. Miltan's downtown was tise furst area tbch constructed as il hcld the Farmer's Market , churches, stores, houses, and gristroilîs. The town aiso decidete t make a railwa>' connecting to Toronto, se people could travel and sac friands and famii>. 'The lown tisai continuate1 construcl places wisich maka Milton as At is Ioda>'. Milton As se enjoyable becausa you coulti go an a hike at con- servation area, go snowboarding or siing at Glan Eden, fascinaI- ing restaurants, peacaful outdoors, cxciting places, cosy' homes, kitis prograins, laarning, and othcr exciting e>cpariances. Whaî I like hast about Milton are the conservation areas, tAhe theatre, restaurants, dia stores, the Leisure Centre, sports places, andi lot's more. But the main reasonLs diat moka Milton a great place, As tisaI die climate As good, it's quiet, fascinating features, tisa population, andtihdi ouldoors. So tt is why my farnil>' bas chosen te sta>' An the fabulous, peacaibi cil>', wbare a day As as quiet as the breeze of the wind. Jonathan Peppiau N O TH N DWe Seil:- Wedding guest books NISSAN- Paper plates, plastic glasses etc. 610 Meartin St A:ilton 878-41à7 88 ONTARIO STREET, MILTON WAM4~ Tel: <905) 878-6000 e Fax :(<9 05) 878-15799 I M lo wnl er Compaq S~evicesMicrosft " Autkorized Service Depot Canon " FuR Training Contracts PW'. 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