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3Town councillors in hot pursuit of second ambulance 1By IRENE GENTLE The Champion A request te beef up ambulance services in Milton will likely meet with success at the Region, said Councillor Rick Malboeuf. But a lackof funding could potentially put the bid for a second ambulance in criti- cal condition, cautioned Mayor Gord Krantz. Despite the warning, the Town's com- munity services committee approved a > recommendation ta fire off a written request ta the Region for a second ambu- lance in Milton. If approved, the additîonal ambulance would be dispatched ta respond ta emer- gencies in bath trural and urban Milton as well as Kilbride and Halton iEls, soutb of No. 10 Sideroad. As a member of Halton's land ambu- Photo by GRAHAM PAINE lance committee, wbicb advlses Regional staff and councillors on the issue, Mr. t'Grizz1y gyroominig Malboeuf reported that Milton's appeal will likely bu met with sympathy. "The committee does understand and Cureter Deve Bedore ghves tNeI 650-pound grizzly bear a lest minute touch-up prior te tis realize we need a second ambulance in wnlc' oemning of the wIkidle exhîbit et Milton Mell which rune through until tomorrow Milton," he said. "The committee is in *fliofl* favour of it." vElectronics wiz to represent Canada in international skills competition 21 IRENE GEN TLE The Champion I tis a good thing that Milton's Glenn Wurster doesn't mind toiling in isolation. Recognition bas beesi bard ta came by deipite the Milton District Hfigh School graduate's string of successes in vanious nationail and international electronics skitls competitions. In the pagt 18 manths, Mr. Wurster bas juggled bis computer science studies at the University of Waterloo with the contesta in whicb bu pits bis wits against other wizards of elec- tronic circuitry. And in Navember, the ace will travel ta Montreal for a grueling four-day mun at the top spot in the prestigiaus World Skills Competition. He gat there by winning a series of smaller events, startîng off witb a regianal conteat here in Halton. That led him ta the provincial, and then the national competitions, where he consistently placed in the top three spots. 111 dom't go inwduth.e atikul. of <'*um gulng * to Wn,'I.n After taking second place in a national competitian, Mr. Wurster was invited ta take part in an interna- tional event. And though he was given the option ta train with an electronics expert of bis choice, he chose ta make it entirely on bis awn steamn. "I didn't have someone I knew wbo would bu around aIl the time ta train me," he said. "Sa what I did was basically a self-study program." Despite bis lane wolf status, Mr. Wurster went bead-to-buad with his apponent (a third challenger hadt for some reason dropped aut of the com- petitian) and emerged victonaous. esee CALM on page 5 And Hlalton's ambulance director Jim King also appears ta stand bebind the idea, bu noted. 'Tbeoe will bu increased coverage. that's where we stand right now," said Mr. e-e KRANTZ on page 11 chopper to patrol on Halloween Goblins and witches won't be the only thinga flying in the Halloween night aky. Haltan Regional Police Service will have its helicopter an skytWard patrol on both Saturday and Sunday f rom dusk until the early momning hours. Inspector William Ford said h. believes this added level of patrol will enhance normal operations. W'e are extra vigilant on Halloween nights ta keep the young trick-or- treaters sate and out of harm's way," he said. "This extra resource will belp us accomplish thia. The abllity of the heli- capter ta respand quickly ta an area coupled with ils infa-red systemn and high-intenaity apoilight wll aseist graund afficers respanding ta any problems." A ekend Pi Miftonis Independent Pharrnacy *Free Defîvey .10% sIres DlScouitCjpn A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 140 No. 65 Friday, October 29, 1999 28 Pages $ 1.00 (GST ,ncluded)