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j, - ~'!~!~ pw-~~aq~. _____________________________ - . V ~Iie Ce ïîa-aï0C1a0w1 A Metroland Commumty Newspaper Vol. 140 No. 86 Tuesday, January 11,2000 36 Pages $1.0OOGSTincluded) Historiec pioneer cemetery to get rAMA some attention v. Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Running on emipties Milton Youth Chorus' Jessica Laird lot) and Lare Gaspardy sort through the hundroda of beer bottle retume they collected over the weekend to heIp psy for their summer trip to New Brunswick. By IRENE GENTLE The Champion Tucked away in the industrial end of Bronte Street, overshad- owed by the stolid P.L. Robertson building, a piece of Milton's his- tory has been siowly going to seed. The Bronte Pioneer Cemetery -the original resting place of Jasper Martin and where Milton's firat physician as buried - looks as though it haan't seen a facelift in years. And since 1986. it haan't. Between then and now, some head- atones have fallen over and cracked. In Special kids getfunding Special needa children should feel some relief with an $11I million cash.)injection from the Province. About $4 million of that will be put toward booating programa at facilitiea such as Erinoak, which servea Halton and Peel-area kids with apecial needa. Another $7 million will help provide additional reapite care for families looking afler medically fragile or technologically- dependent children. The funding hike waa announced recent- ly by Margaret Marland, miniater respon- aible for children. And it's good news for Halton, said area MPP Ted Chudleigh. He noted lie haa been presauring Ministry of Health officiaIs for the added cash since leaming that a tide of special needs kida in Halton and Peel had been straining the resources of the Misaissauga- based Erinoak facility. The funding boon was well-received at Erinoak. "This additional funding will benelit many eildren and their farnilies," said Linda Rothney, chief executive offi- cer. "Treatment centres are important ser- vice providers [o parents who count on our help when [bey require access to a range of services for their children." "Vaiadlls Is at bg problm but «Me se we shou strighen ik up for sre. Tbey'r pioncera Tey shotalm bev giethat spite of the seasonal lawn-cutting minis- [rations of Maplehurat inmates, an air of neglect seems to hang over the place like a stale perfume. And that'a no way [o treat the foundera of this town, admitted Mayor Gord Krrtz. "Vandalism is a big problem but even ao, we should straighten it up for aure," he said. -They're pioneers. They ahould be given tbat reapect." The Milton Historical Society attempted aome restoration work a decade back but the Town wasn't buying in at the time. said local histonian Jim Dilla. see CEMETERY on page 10 Comment Page 6 Community Page 8 Business 12-13 Ask the Pros 15-16. Dateline 17 Sports 18-20 Classif ied 21-23 * c~swu eFodoe* *White Ross* * BUSInes Dspot* Crown HI e Mary Bame*