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PH PII ACYM Mifton's tndependent Pharmacy *Free De1 very 10% Seniors Dicountî *Att Orug Plans Accepted *Wrftm Dnug tatarfmaton AveMubie * 9e-wm ap&e avatatie «At Zaka W. Caro About Your H..th 70 Main St. E. 878-2424 A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 140 No. 69 Friday, November 12, 1999 .28 Pages $ 1.00 (GST included) Public invited tojoni vHospital celebrates 4Oth anniversary After 40 years of hard work, Milton District Hospital has been given seven days to whoop it Up. And that's just what they're going 10 do foiiowing town council's proclamation of November 15-21 as Milton District Hospital Week. "It is a celebration," said hospitai pro- gram leader of family practice Cindy McDonell. "We are ceiebrating that we have been around and providing heaith care in this community for 40 years." The whole community is encouraged 10 join in, said Roger Sharman, acting presi- dent and CAO of Halton Healthcare Services (HHS), which operates Milton District and Oakviiie-Trafalgar Memoriai hospitals. 'The anniversary event is truiy a coin- munity event and we invite ail residents to participate in the pianned activities," he said. The week wiil kick off Monday with a 10 arn. reading of the proclamation and raising of the anniversary fiag al the hospi- tai's flagpoie. Refreshments wii foilow in the front lobby. On Wednesday. ail] staff, physicians, volunteers and retirees wili discover that there reaiiy is a free lunch after ail. An appreciation lunch is scheduled ta begin at 11t:30 arn., compiete with cake and a Di spinning favouriies from the past ",Il hearix such a mmns Of owneship from peop lu Mitonl. I thhka W of peloe reineuer when it opened up. This * their ........................ 40 years. The lunch will be served by members of the organizing committee and senior mani- agement. So evening staff don't feel Ieft oui, they wiIi be able to feast on a pizza and cake dinner deiivered to their units. Thursday will find the hospital Iooking to the future - or at Ieast a few days as.. CfITZENS on page 4 Tasty treats ai parade The Milton District Scouts wiII offer tasty treats at Sunday's Santa Claus Parade. The Scouts wiII seil t resh popcorn and hot appie cider in support of their trip next spring to the Canadian Jamboree 2000 in Prince Edward Island. The trip is quite a worthwhile yen- ture, say Scout officiais. Milton residents are asked to heip make the excursion possible by buy- ing some of their treats at the parade. Vause ab"*~ ao t omi 0 CdUffo'*s 0 Fffl igagin * pu«I CMtPUtn *Canaien TIre a ICA * a Fabre $u*e U IMbrlim* 0Ceunit, Deoot* *Crowno Hill e Chari#e Ftuwbluhoy .Coomo Hardware* - akulle PISse *TC Store** a Sunu, Dolight Envelope* 0 Samko Toy Sales* *MARKETPLACE NOVEMBER 13. *Walmarr * -M&M Meut.. * Souri* *Samko Toy Sales* .314eda .IV One dead, 13 hurt in train-ftruck crash Via Rail train derails near hamiet of Limehouse, just north of Milton A passenger train derailed north of Milton Tuesday morning after colliding with a dump truck, killing the truck dri- ver and-injuring il aboard the train. The truck driver, Brett Wade, 22, of Manitoulin Island, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash ai a level crossing ai Fourth Line and No. 22 Sîderoad, just north of the Milton-Halton Hilîs border. Nine passengers and two members of the train' s crew were taken to Georgetown Hospital to be treated for minor injuries. Al] but one passenger was treated and reieased. The train, carrying 37 passengers and four coew, originaied in Toronto and was bound for Chicago with about a dozen stops aiong the way. A VIA Rail spokesperson confirmed the train stopped in Georgetown ai 8:39 a.m. Mike Regimbai, senior advisor with operational safety for VIA, said, according to the passenger manifest, three people were 10 board the train in Georgetown. The crossing near the hamlet of Limehouse had lights and belîs, which were operating ai the lime of the crash, but no barriers. -Every indication is ihat everything that was supposed 10 be working was working," Mr. Regimbai said. The accident occured shortly after 9 a.m., as the westbound train paased the level crossing. It col- lided wiîh the ioaded dump truck and jumped the track. The engine spun around, landing on ils side on the rails facing est. The firsi passenger car sep- arated from the engine and piowed mbt a siight embankment on the souîh side of the track, tearing off pari of the undercarriage. The rear three pas- senger cars remained upright on the track, their wheeis off the bent rails. AIl the passengers were eses PASSENGERS on page 3 lof3ARTISTIC FRA1b ~ 3 Studio Tour - October 23 & 2~ $10, G000PRZE Featuring Dçbie Gq1drirI UEA S E (Justsorth ofMan on . S OM 2 NEW 2000 CAIA MILSTS 1 04 P-- Fý Cp"878b4 1731LÇýfD Photo by GSRAHAM PAINL vPlea-rse pitch in Raggedy Ann, Salvation Army Captain Wendy Broome and Raggedy Andy flrefighter Mike McConnoll (lf ta right) hope non-perishable food items such as these wll b. donated at the Milton Santa Claus Parade Sunday. The fireflghters, ncludlng Mike Clouston and Paul Hollngshead (back left to rlght), wIll loin the Salvation Army and Kinsmen Club ta collect food along the route. The parade wilI match through townat 2 p.m. -I Mon-Fni M~ Sat 10-5 693-0226 144ý