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~GTA emergi By IRENE GENTLE The Champion A plan to build a massive joint training centre for ail emnergency services in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) shouid not be oesuscitaled. But cutting costs ia possible with a little fine-tuning, said Mayor Gord Krantz. "Thiere can be refinements," hie said. Différences in the training requirementa of police, ambulance and fire services were enough to convince a meeting of the GTA mayors and regional chairs November 19 in Newmarket that the ides of one central training centre wtt dead on arrivai. "No one agreed there should be just one. It' s just too big," said Mr. Krantz, wbo sat on a sub-committee to study the issue. "The numbers were juat huge. It wouid almost be like a college type service." And building a new training centre would bave cost mega bucks, noted Halton Chair Joyce Savoline. "lConstructing a new facility at who knows what cost won't benefit the citizens at ail," she said. 'Thse cost savinga comne first of ai from not constructing a new building." Event the location of a mega-facility would be problemnatic, said Mr. Krantz. Especially when it comes to fuli-time personnel taking upgrade courses. Shipping these employe es off to a dis- tant training school would take them right out of the work force, potentially leaving their department in-the lurch. "You take people out of commission," hie said. "But thse dloser the training faciiity can be, you can respond to emnergencies as Attention: PETsMART Customers. In our recent PEIaMAKRWT Re which ran on November 7th in this newspaper, we fea- tured the CAT S.PA. by Hagen. Due to a miaunderstandiflg by OUI Marketing Staff, we inadvertently advertiaed bhit item aa a PETsMART Excluaive. In fart, thia item is available through additionai retail channela. Please accept our apologies for any confusion or inconvenience this may have caused. r 24th Miltoni Auxdary Crection Notice The thankyou notice for Grapes'fl Hops 99 that ran on Tues. Nov. 3Oth should have read: Grapes'n Hops 99, Commitee of Canadian Red ross and Deborah's Home would like to thank the following for their generous donations in support of our work in the community. Sorry for any inconvience this may have caused. 'ncy training centre dead on arrivai l ' well as get your training. Finding better ways to make use of sized, is safety.M oi Linkang training with neaghbouring what's already in place is another option, "Its ail a rnattr of the pricrity beang to Steve munici al,îpes m be a hetter wa to tram, said Ms Savoline. safety to, our catazens, said Ms Savoline. a the fat, suggested Mr. Krantz. "Mississauga and Oakville were both looking ai building training facilities," hie said. "ýCould tbey jointly build one? Yes." 111 think we bave existing facilities that "How il ca euiized in a more efficient way," to our ci shte aaid. Thed But the number one issue, site empha- Krantz. tizensT' ,ebate will continue, promised Mr. Ji 1 ri(LI 1Acc 1Edi Test -«lllll --! 8- 1 ha¶Ifs .ih itn Every brand new or pre-owned Car, 7'ruk Mini-van & Sport Uffif y Vehiceis on'sale toda yand you don It have to 4fart maing po--ymenl unt AprilZ 2O We-*re ready to deai! No 'Yments 261' Pkg. Financing PaMuntil-April rin Tuntil llrm"e,. LAvailable Ne 0 V "ýrnO1 - 2 Payents ntil Apiri e'yW')"-lenl 1 il 72t1i (UA) OP :Ir ý1:" 2000 INRMt 2000 GRAND CHEROICEE