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MILTO~ ~ F~EW1 111111K I Voted ~ ~ e~%9 878-8441 Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 141 No. 40 Tuesday, August 1, 20Q0 32 Pages $100 (GST inciuded) Business owners and consultant planning future of downtown Photo by GRAHAM PAINE High kicking Bull Armageddon does hia best but f8118 to unseat Big L Rodeo cowpoke Mike Moorehouse at the Milton MllIennlum Rodeo held St Country Heritage Park on the weekend. Se. more photos from the fundralsing avent on page 13. By IRENE GENTLE The Champion Revitalizing Milton's downtown core wiIl be a collective effort, local business owners heard. They gathered with representatives of Architecîs Alliance (AA), the consultants hired by the Town to compiete a study on Mutons Central Business District (CBD), Thursday moming for a breakfast meeting held at the Grand Chalet Restaurant on Steeles Avenue. The study aimo to frnd ways to keep the fop breathes life back into choking baby A six-day-old boy who stopped breathing and îurned blue was saved Sunday by a Halton Regional Police sergeant. At 11:10 ara., police received a 911 cail from Wiliow Avenue mother Mary Christensen who said her baby Andrew was choking, said Det. Lany Brassard. Sgt. Greg Braun, who received the eau, amved in three minutes and managed to resisutate the infant. "He (Sgt. Braun) was a hero, that's for sure$ said Ms Christensen. "He did a fan- tastic job." Recalied the sergeant, "The father ran ouI of the bouse holding the baby and handed him to me. The sraining (CPR) kiekedin." Sgt. Braun began doîng back thrusts and mouth sweeps until some of the mucus cieared. "He (the baby) got a bit of air and made some gurgling noises." An ambulance amved and the baby was transferred 10 ~uriington's Joseph Brant Hospital, where he was admitted con- scious, breathing and in stable condition. Young Andoew was resting comfortabiy at press time yesterday aftemoon "Ira juat happy everything worked out and the child is alive, weil and breatbing." said Sgt. Braun. "The opportunity here is to make sure the Main Street businesses are tied into the larger Milton growth structure." .JOM Viii NO8TIIAMI downtown alive in the face of Mîlton's impendîng growth spurs. Shorîng up the downtown to withstand competillon from mails or big box retail- ers isn't a probiem unique to Milton, said AA partner John van Nostrand. Communities across the Greater Toronto Area are havîng to rev up their hîstoric town centres or watch them cnam- bic in the face of change. And even with effort, flot ail make the transition successfsiily. About 30 per cent of traditionai down- town areas fail to flourish despite attempis at revitalization, said Mr. van Nostrand. That' s often a function of working only haif of the probiem. 'Maybe they looked great but they didn't work from a business point of * sue TRENO on page 2 Comment.....5 Communhty....8 Dateine.....15 Sports....17-19 Classifiod.20-22 * Fortinos~ * Cashway * Canadian Tire * Zellers 'Salmetai armas miy TII> 0F TUE MONTH: Ph. an mai blaad suckîng immacta ibat fued - Ibm blood ai cala, dopa and mas cammaag irriiatieu, abat dismue and alierajc reartiamu~ fias tramumit tapewarms le yaur pet. Ph. mmm, Seulbena Outarie begimu wben lb. weathar gela warm md lads until Ibm aacaud bard trait. November. ibm paak isaiba an Aug.t~ Septeauber mmd Octobar. Yat lieu may 1km h aur baumes ail year raund. New banovatiamu la lima central bava made usa cal. bars ami sprays pradicaliy almaah. Comm mmd yul w fac Ibm mail upto data md affective melbaets ellima cautral. DON'T WAIT UNTIL IT'S TOO LAiE. AN OUNCE 0F PREVENTION 15 wom A POUNU 0F CURE.