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-6 -iThe Câniadiao CýhampioniTuesdày, ApolI t2O, 1099 SCOMMENT Lots of tension stili exists It's nice that the Halton Regional Police budget passed without much controversy at the cornrittee level. The samne thing may well happen at regional councîl. But there is stili an underlying and sub- stantial elemnent of tension surrounding police operations. The fact is, police are looking for a paradigrn shift -- a change in the conditions that describe how they do business. They are counting on an ongoing operations review to indicate that they are under-staffed7. If and when the review cornes through that way, police brass will be in a rnuch stronger position to press for permanently retaining 24 offi- cers who are being hired thanks largely to a provincial grant. The Province will temporarily pay haîf the new officer's salaries. The sparks could fly at regional counicil when tirne runs out on the provincial grant, especially if the review does not turn out exactly as many officers had hoped. One may be forgiven for wondering just how much of a favour the provincial govemrment is doing anyone by temporarily paying part of the salaries for new officers. Sooner or later the taxpayers will be on the hook for ail the rnoney anyway. And local politicians may end Up having to make an unpalatable decision to lay off new officers, given budget constraints, or alterna- tively hit up taxpayers for a fresh infusion of cash, again. R.K. A". I *,OUR READERS WRITE. +THE CANADIAN CHAM<PION Box 248, 191 Matn St. E. The Canadien Champion, pablished every Tuesday and Fniday Milton, Ont. L9T 4N9 ut 191 Main St. E., Milaon, Ont., L9T 4N9 (Box 248), isont of Tht Metroland Printing, Publishing & Distributing Ltd. group ot sub- QPJQ~~~urban campantios which includes: Ajax / Pickering News .(905)878 -2341'~ Advertiser; Alliston Herald/Courier; Barrie Advance; Brampton Gaardian; Burlington Post; City Parent; Calliogwood / Wasaga Editorial Fax: 878-4943 Cannection; East York Mirrar; Etabicoke Goardian; Georgetown Independentl Acton Free Press; Kingston This Week; Lindsay Tthis Advertising Fax: 876-2364 Week; Maritham Economiot & Son; Midland / Pteetangaishene Classified: 875-3300 Mirror; Missiosaaga News: Newmarket I Aurora Era Banner; Northumberland News; North York Mirror; Oakville Beaver; Onîllia Ian Oliver Publisher Teday; Oshawa I Wtnitby I Clarington I Port Perry This Week; Peterborough Thio Week; Richmond Hitl I Thorohili / Vaughtan Neil Oliver Associate Pablisher Liberal; Scarboroogh Mirror; Uobridge / Stouttville Tribune; Bill Begin General Manager Today'o Seniors. Rob Klly Eitor Advertising ix accepted on tht condition that, in tht enent ot a Rob Klly Eitartypographicut error, that portion of tht advertising space occu- Karen Cross Circalation Manager pied by tht errsneous item, together with a reasonable alswance Teri asas Ofjice Manager for signature, will ot ho charged tor, bot tht balance ot the Teri asasadoortisemeot wili be paid for ut the applicable rate. The publisher Tim Coles Production Manager reserves tht night to categorize udvertisements or decline. Cartoon unfair; CIubLink Dear Editor: While a recently-published cartoon by Steve Nease was funny and reflected that ClubLink is growing quickly, il also conveyed an erroneous message that ClubLink is making golf exclusionary, especially for families. With the exception of Glen Abbey Golf Club, Canada's top-ranked public course, ClubLink's 10 other daily fee courses in the Greater Toronto Ares ail offer sharply reduced opportunity green fees on Monday and Tuesday momings, and low rates at twi- light and dusk and for juniors. These reduced fees are geared 10 faunilies and golfers looking for affordable golf courses that deliver value and quality. When ClubLink purchased Glen Abbey in Februaay - the first Toronto-area acquisition in nearly a year - the corporation committed 10 continue operating thse course as a daily fée facility. Similarly, the ClubLink Dome and its Academy Course remain open to the public. Blue Springs was converted from a semi-private to, private this year, a transition the original owners had planned 10 make. Tlm O'Connor, director of communications CIubLink No accountabillty in ideal Dear Editor: What could be more attractive in the current finan- cial crunch tisa a deal that offers 10 provide thousands of dollaro in free technoiogy 10 our schoolo? This ix exactly the deal being offered to high ochools across Canada by a company called Athena Educational Partners. In exchange for free technology inotalled and maintained by the company, schools oign a five-year contract, promising to ohow the Youth News Network (YNN) programming 10 ail studento during claso time. 'Me cool of the new technology is borne by advertisers who are given immediate acceos to students as part of the daily news show. However, YNN is flot a news organization and is flot Iicensed by the CRTC. It has no accountability for the quality or accuracy of its programrning. Sehools and teachers have no control over the content or biao of the programo, and teachers are flot permitted to turo off the broadcast. As part of the daily news show, stu- dents are delivered as a captive audience to advertisers who send out their messages during instructional time every single ochool day for five years. 1 urge every parent and educator to join the Ontaaio Federation of Home and School Associations in opposing thse introduction of YNN in our schools. Sue Robertson Oakvllle The Canadian Champion welcomes letters ta the editor. We reserve the right ta edit, revise, and reject letters. Letters must be signed and the address and the telephone number of the writer included. Pud by Steve Nease