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6 - T is e t éa Cham»pion, Fnday, Sptember 15, 2000 T K I A P R N . COMMENT AND CALL ME p _____________ MORNINc; AFnRCL 4C DE NExT cards for development It bas been more than a year since siot machines were added to Mohawk Raceway, but it appears gambling bas finally caught on. How else to explain the daring roll of the dîce performed by the Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) recently? J It opted to, launch an appeal to cabinet of a joint board ruling on the j development potential of approximately 100 hectares of land leading up to the escarpment. detailed concept plan is submitted by the applicant. The NEC position bas always been that both properties belong in the protective Niagara Escarpment Plan, which aims to preserve precious escarpment vistas. To that end, the appeal explicitly asked that cabinet reject both bids. Which could happen. But cabinet could also decide that each property should be untethered from the restrictive plan. In other words, simply launching the appeal bas brought the rejected - bid back into the game, and could thaw the one currently on ice. lhe majority of voting members of the NEC were within their rights to play this hand. One can only hope they're sure of the cards. SO UR READERS WRITE The Canadian Champion welcomes lotrs to thedi- tor. W. resorvo the right to edit roviso and reject let- Mili lettens ta: Th. Canadian Champion Box 248, Milton, Ont. 19T 4N9 ters. Or Ieavth.m at our Lettons must be signed office, 191 Main St. E., fax -and the cddmess 'and the to 878-4943 or e-m~ail ta teléphone rwiybor of the WJ sd@% owrcb.co writor indudled. M THE CANADIAN CtuïvIPoN Box 248, 191 Main St. E., Tha Caxaedian Champion, pubisied every Tuesday and Frlday et 191 Main St. E., Milton. Ont., LgT 4N49 <Box 248), is one of The Metroland Milton, Ont. L9T 4N9 Printing, Publisiing & Distnibuting Lud. group of suburban companies micr includes: AlaxdPickering News Advertisen. 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Oniilia Today, OsirawalWiitbylaringtonPot Penny Thtis Week, Owen Sound Neil Oliver A.e.nociaie Puablxoleer Tribune, Peterborought Tis Week, Picton County Guide, Ricirmond Bili legiln General Manager HIIiiTirnunIiaugiran Libenai, Scanhorougr Minnon, Stouttorlle/tJebridge Tribune. Karen Smith Edinor Adosrising Is accepted en tee condition t, In ahe enent ot a type- grapieai errer, tiret potio tire adwnexg space occupied by ahe erre- Steve Crozier Circulaion Manager meous item, togettrer miah a raonade aBéowaxce tor signature, mil et ire Tedt Casa Office Manager cirned ton, but tie baiantce of tire adnentlsement miii te paid tor ai tire applicable rate. Tire pubiismn nenemves ahe rigirt ix categorbze adveise- Tien Cote Proxductaon Manager mnti; orn de. Idie hands are the deviils work.. says reader Dear Editor: Over the paot few yearo 1 have read différent letters in your paper concerning tise. youth in tiso town and what should be done with them. In Milton this has alwayo seemed to create a certain prmblem. 1 have lived in this town since 1966. 1 know what your solutions have been. The riot oct was read in Milton approximately 25 yearo ago on 'DeviI's Night' (thse night before Halloween) and some of lte saine people it waa read to, are now criti- cizing tise youth of todsy. Kido do get mischievous, we ail know tisat. Itra part of growing Up. But one of the thingo that my mother and grandmother always oaid wao that idie hando are the devilrs work. So I oay to the people Ehat wouid criticize the youth of today, what have we donc to keep them buoy? Here'o what 1 have found out: 1 have o copy of the June, 1957 Milton Champion and ait tisat time iE was, of course, Miltonos centen- niai year GO maybe the dance they had that Friday was an exception to thse noie, but the fact that there was a wrestling match at the John Street Arena (Manty of you know the location as the post office, right downtown.) waon't. Oh yea, and the Roxy (iocated on Main Street) was showing the latent movies. I'm not sure when the bowling aiiey was built <now NASCAR PiE) but it waa operating when I was grow- ing Up. There were youth dancesaiSt the agriculture building located at tise fairgrounds when I was a teenager and, of couroe, the Rotary Park Swimming Pool was always packed in the oummer lime. Does anyone beside me oee a patten hent? The youth of today in Milton had better have great walk- ing legs if they want to do anytising - that is, if their parents will let them walk there especiaily after dark, which it usuaiiy is in the win- ter time. We uued to go t0 hockey gameo, even if hockey waan't your thing because you could walk tisere and your friendo were uoually tisere. Care for a hike to Thompoon Road Arena? Bowling Aley? Non existent. How about a show? Wel, it used to be quite a hlker but, again, non existent. How about a dance? Weil, tisent is tise Milton Leisure Centre tise odd Friday nigist - quite a hike - but only if you're under 14. Sure, in tise sumnmer time thent's aiways basebail, but tise benches at tise diamonda are in atrocioua ohape where they do exist and 1 won't even mention what kind of condition tise diamondo themselvea are in half of tise time. Ladies and gentlemen, Milton ia going to grow and very fast, and along with growth comes chiidntn, many mont childntn. Wisat are you going to do about it? Tise main new event in town is tise skateboard park, which I think is a gond idea, but t feel it needo to s. PLEASE on page 7 Pbud by Steve Nease Letters welcome