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6 - The Canadien Champion, Tuesday, June 23, 1998 <COMMENT Box 248, 191 Main St-E, Miton, Ont. L9T 4N9 (905) 878-2341 Fax: 878-4943 Classified: 875-3300 Ian Oiver Publisher Neil Oliver Associate Publisher Davd Bos General Manager Rob Kelly Editor Karen Cross Circulation Manager Toni Casas Office Manager TIm Colos Production Manager Tes Canadian Champion, pulsfled twice weekty a! 191 Man St. E, Miton, Ont., L91 4N9 (Box 248), is one oTh1e Metroland Printin, Publishing & Distributing 11. arouit o suburban compa- nies mhici nciodes: Aa/ Picering News Adverser, Alliston HeraildCourier, Barrie Advance, anys By This ee oh oon Enterpris, Brampon Guadian, Burlingion Shopping News. 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Credit where it is due Milton Mayor Gord Krantz bas always seemed a bit out of his elemnent at Halton Region, but one probably would flot have guessed that based on bis sbrewd and aggressive display there last week. In a telling stroke that appears to have sbifted the tone of debate and put Milton over the top, Mr. Krantz played bis trump card. Faced witb naysayers from south Halton who were looking for any flaws in Milton's growth plans, Mr. Krantz tumed their argu- ments back on tbem. Burlington, it turns out, could face a growth freeze without expansion of the Skyway wastewater treatment plant to the tune of $85 million. Some Burlington counicillors have been challenging the con- cept of Milton growtb by demanding that it in essence pay for itself, witb negligible or no impact on other Halton taxpayers. Mr. Krantz tumed tbis around, suggesting that it might be in the interests of other Halton ratepayers if the same scrutiny Burlington councillors advocated for any Milton growtb plan was tied to Burlington development proposals. That would mean the Skyway plant expansion would only pro- ceed once everybody in Halton outside Burlington was satisfied that it wouldn't cost themn a cent. Clearly such a precedent is unfair, to say nothing of untried, impractical and likely unworkable. In the past Oakville and Burlington have grown - perhaps more than tbey wanted to - witbout asking for Milton's leave, or anyone else's. Yet under the brassy plan advanced by some regional council- lors Milton would kowtow to other centres. Burlington Councillor Mike Wallace even suggested that specific develop- ments - subdivisions - be scrutinized by Halton prior to being built in Milton. What's next? Do they want to impose a local dress code as well? in fact, as something of a mixed blessing, it was Mr. Wallace's gambit that prompted Mr. Krantz to remark that perhaps it was timne to apply equal scrutiny to Burlington's plans; sucb as tbe Skyway improvement initiative. Shortly after that, it seems, resistance to Milton's growth pro- ject becarne far more muted. In the end the expansion strategy passed tbe joint committee scrutiny unanimously. It still faces full regional council Wednesday, but it would appear tbe matter is by and large settled. Whatever one's opinions about Milton doubling or trebling in size, credit must be given where it is due. It bas taken approximately 15 years to negotiate the so-called Halton Urban Structure Plan, in various incarnations, tbrough regional council. Mr. Krantz bas been steadfast tbrougbout that process. He supported it in the beginning, and be is backing it at tbe end. It was a looming issue when he was elected. mayor, and in tbis the probable twilight of bis mayoral career, it promises to be a political victory of magnitude. Rob Kelly Doctor who had heart attack thanks hospital for care Dear Editor: i is because of thse dedicated staff and modem iechnolo- gy that I arn here today with a normal electrocardiogram ai my bedside. h would like to say a special thanks to Valerie Ashley, Cindy Cressman, Marcia House, Dr. Chung, Dr. Hui and Dr. Koslowski, who, in a team effort in the emergency depariment of Milton District Hospital, saved my ife by uîilizing expert knowledge and advanced scientific medica- tion. My gratitude alto goes oui to the nurses in the intensive case unit and the other staff throughout the hospital who cared for me in my convalescence. How lucky we are in Milton to have such a wonderful facility and such caring and well-trained personnel. Sixîy percent of aIl heasi attack patients are clinically dead by tise ime they reach tise hospital. h certainly would have been included in that statistic had I1flot been in tise hos- pital ai the trne my cardiac event occurred. I strongly recommend tisai everyone in the community take CPR courses and keep tisem up to date. Tise day will come when Milton hospital will serve a larg- er population titan Oakville or Burlingion. We as users of our fine facility sitould insisi tisai amalgamation do uts duty to pursue and enisance services in ail clinical, surgical, and obstetrical areas ai Milton hospital -- not absorb and dis- mandletem. Thank you to everyone for your prayers and good wish- es. To ail my patients, I will be back to work as soon as my doctors allow me, if flot before. Dr. Ivan Hunter Milton Speed kilis so slow down Dear Editor: I've jtatt retumed from another "relaxing" walk through Moffat. As per usual, I watched several cars speed along No. 15 Sideroad at well over the posted 60 km/h limit. Finally, I lot iti and had the audaciiy to yeill "60"at a black Jeep ihat was clearly travelling ai double that speed, fnighiening both me and my leashed dogs. His response was to continue along at high speed with his homn blaring. Since moving here, ' ve seen counilets animais dead on our road. The mosi disturbing of those killings was the cat that bled to deaih in front of our house after being struck by a car in the night. It was my job to dispose of the body. Frankly, I can't help but wonder how long it will be until a neighbour's child is struck by a vehicle here. ilis is clear- ly a residential stretch of road, but the cars and enormous trucks that barrel through have absolutely no regard for the safety of the residents. In tihe two years I've lived here, 1, ve neyer seen a radar trap. As for the idiot I encountered, I have only this to say: You'd better hope thai your wife or child or loved one neyer encounters a driver as ignorant and dangerous as you, although you would deserve the ensuing grief. You've clearly forgotten that life is precious, and that speed limits exisi in residential areas in order to protect ail of us. Natalie Rowe Moffat Pud______ _ by Steve Nease OUR READERS WRITE