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6 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, Mardi 14, 2000 COMMENT This 0MB ruling sets NEIGHBOUIR- i dangerous precedent0M It may flot affect our municipality, but the recent ruling by the Ontanio Municipal Board (0MB), which clears the way for development on part of anla environmentally-sensitive area, sends a strong message to ail groups fighting to keep urban sprawl in check. The Oak Ridges Moraine has been given the nickname the ramn barrel of southern Ontario because it provides drinking water for such towns as Newmarket and Aurora and feeds major waterways like the Don, Humber and Rouge. The call for development on a section of the moraine has sparked an outciy from various groups, including some 450 scientists, who are urging the Province to freeze development until a comprehensive conservation policy has been drawn up. So far, the Province has been suggesting it's up to indi- vidual municipalities to protect the moraine. Proponients of the deveiopment. which allows for a pipe linking King City to the York-Durham sewage system, believe the ruling addresses both resi- dential and environmental issues. However, opponents feel the 0MB decision will only spawn unbridled growth in the area, and they're probably right. We wonder if the 0MB decision in this case is an indication that opponents of the currently-proposed development around the Niagara Escarpment may be facing more of an up-hill baille than anticipated. 'O UR -READERS WRITE Lice reafly have no reflection onyo Our qualiaty of lite threatened Dear Editèr: As a parent, you must be ready for whatever cornes yostr wsy. When lice came to our home I wssn't pirupared. l'd, like to share a few of tisings I'3ne leamed so others may be prepared. Most importatly, lice don't need to be treated witls bush chetnicals. I used an olive oil/vinsegar treatmetit, which combineti with daily nltpicking, wodc4d beautifully. The du-e,~ twetve-baur olive oil treateaits should idli die lice while thse vinegar should kilI the nis. No inatter what course of action yots take, lte nits ust be picked out regard- lemasoa you nsay as well route. I've leanied frott nurse Chat tes tree ail slsaa ait natural fond stores sets You must bave pstiene go sway on their own check tise bsir every day for assy remairting nits. 1 chseck thse hair occasio esrly detection caas ssvn wonic down the sosd. 'Me hait so tlon't fée any retiection on you. go th aua Dear Editor: a pubic haith The recent Toronto Star article paa piclalbk 'Milton' s growth cornes out of deep as a deern. fez'(e lr 9) reports Chat Tlousy ould ares is likely to expand to 80,000 f o dmhauid residents from its cunrent 27,000 in florntiree eek about 10 years. nall becuse Milton Mayor Gord Krantz e a loto beas favours this growth, and ix quoted sic lte ofhad as follows: "You either go ahead or lice It's no go bsckward. We have heen tread- thann. It flO ing water so far as reaidential devel- opment ia concerned for far too Iamie Henry long", PhWolId Road Htnm... an additional 53,000 thouaand people in 10 years! If this is "going ahead"' I think I'd opt for "going backward." IONJ~ And what happens when ti tniplîng of Milton's population is complete? If "going ahead" is indeed equivalent to population Box 248, 191 Main St. E., Tht Coilloin Champion, publishnd eveny Tuenday and Friday at 191 Main St. E., Milton, Ont., LgT 4N9 (Box 248), is one ot Tht Metroland Milton, Ont. 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Oakvolte Shopping News, Oldflmens Hockey Nnws, Onillia NeliOlter AsnoooaOe ublinherToday, OnhawelWhithylClaringlon/Pot Penny Thin Aleek, Oween Sound NeilOlier ssoiatePubishrITibone, Petenboroogh This Alenn. Pîcton Coonty Guide, Richmond Bill Begin G;eneral Manager HilVThornhilNaoghan Lihenal, Scanboroogh Minron, Stouttoille/hobridge Tribune. Karen Smith Edmnonr AotoeOlslng is accnptnd on tht condition tSar, in tht tuent ot a typo- graphical ennon, than portion oftan adveOting space occupied by tht enno- Steve Crozier Circlaion Maenager 00000 item, togethen with a neasonable allowance ton sngnatune, wîll not be Teri Canas Office Maonger changed non, bot te balance ot thn adentisement miii be paid ton al the applicable nate. The pohhishen nesenons the night to caînaunion adonchone- Tim Colles Produonee Manager ments on decine. believe, Milton faces an interesting future. For instance, when Milton's pop- ulation hits 80,000, what then? Applying Krantz' logic, it would need to continue to grow because a failure to do so would men "going backward.' Will this mean 100,000 or 200,000 people for Milton? How about 300,000? Do people like Mr. Krantz foresee any limits to growth at ali? More grt.wth in the already- crowded Grester Toronto Ares (GTA) mens more cars, more traf- fic, more pollution, more sewage, and on the flip aide, the disappear- ance of valuable agricultural land and the degradation of surviving natural lands because of overuse. This ia "going ahead?" The mind boggies! TIse OTA cries out for visionary politiciann who understand Chat big- ger is not necessauily better and Chat our quality of life is not dependent on rampant growth, but is, in fact, thoeatened by il. Sale Georgetown Letters welcome The Canadian Champion welcames letters ta the editor. We reserve the right ta edit, revise, and rejeci lelters. Letters must be signed and the address and the telephone number of the writer included. Mail letters ta: The Canadian Champion Box 248, Milton, Ont. L9T 4N9 or leave them at aur office, 191 Main St. E., or fax ta 878-4943. Pbud by Steve Nease +THE CANADIAN CHA