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-me Canadin Champion, Fniday, December 14,2001--7 Milton flot hît quite as bad*OU RED SW IT ma niarhm 1MAý2- hui-goer ui R~,r w-DR W-JE ai y~a j EyvLENE Haîtnges upe OiRAIL chair takes exception to worWIrest hard wîth six feet of SiO W rules of Canada'-s Railwav Association 'Time Capsules' are geins of information extractedfrom pasî issues of The Canadian Champion and other publications to pro- ride a window into Milton's past. Explanatory comment is sometimes pro- vided to place the situation in context. February 1894 Montsys blizzard was worse elsewbere Usa in Milton. I Hansiton, Use snow lay in some places from six to 10 feet deep, Use street car service was stoppeti and Use H & N.W. branch of Use G.TR. was s0 badly blocked Usas trains stayed inside cisy limits. Monday evening's blizzard interfereti wiUs Use attendance as Use skating races but tbe ice was in first-class condition. Wonderful speeti waa shown by John S. Johnson of Minneapolis, Minn., champion of Use world, ai short distances. Johnson is a slight but very museular young man. The time made by Jobnson in Use tbree mile race is claimet be Use best on record in a covered rink. A syndicate of Milton anglers is adver- tising for tenders for Use construction of a pond on Use fam of J.B. Scott, close to Use Milton waterworks reservoir. They intend to stock it wiUs brook trous from Use hasch- ery of Charles Willmotl, Credit Forks, who wili bave about 2,500,000 fry to dispose of in April. Detective Murray arrived in Toronto on Saturday evening after a frtiticas chase of about 20,000 miles afler Chas. Henry Aitken, Use Tottenhain forger. Murray tracked bis man Urough Peru, Chili and Buenos Ayres - wbere be gave up Use chase. He was doubtful be could ha extradited. Aitken was as one time in Use Bank of Hamilton and bad charge of Use Milton agency for a short time as relieving agent. Then he establisbed bimself in Tottenhans as a private banker and in Usas capacity he swindied Use Bank of Hamilton of about $50,000 in forged notes. March 1894 John Shaw, wbo worked for many years as boter as Use Wallace House and oUser Milton Timze î Capsules Halton hoteis, and who, owmng to old age, general inlinnity andi poverty has been an usmnate of the jail here as a pauper for sev- eral years, dieti on Monday. An inquess was held on Tuesday as requireti by Iaw andi a verdict was brought in that Shaw died of natural causes. Last Friday, an able-bodieti tramp struck Milton and manageti to get a pint of pure alcohol somewhere, drank it, andi in a short tisne became almost crazy. He matie things so lively on Main Street that Chief Constable Bradley was sum- moneti. Tbe tramp did nos take kintily to being arrested - figbting like a demon, scratcbing the chief s face and tbroat so tbat they looketi decidedly sanguinary. Finding is impossible to get the man to jail wbile be bad the use of bis limbs, the chief got a stout rope and lassoed 1dm, wound bim up like a Texan cowboy would a refractory steer and dragged bim off to Castie Van. Next moming Mayor McCollom fined the tramp $1 or 30 days in jail, givingbin s couple of bours 10 raise the money. However. the tramp disappeared very soon after he lefs the court and bas nos been seen again. Milton swarmed on Tuesday with horse breeders, borse buyers and horsemen gen- erally attracted by tse third annual sale of the Halton Horse Breeders' Sale Association. A fmne lot of borses were offered and tbere was o demand for inferior borses. Mr. Buzzell, of Montreal paid $550 for a pair of carniage borses. Some very fine borses were nos sold, Use reserved figures fsxed on Usem nos being reacbed. This material is assembled on behaif of the Milton Historical Society by Jim Dilîs, chair of research, who can be reached by e-mail atjdills@idirect.com. (The following letter was addressed to Minister of Transport David Michael Collenette and a copy was filed with The Champion.) Dear Editor: The Residents Affected by Intermodal Lines (RAIL) bas had Use opporsunisy 50 review Circular No. 14 of Use Railway Association of Canada, whicb is a guide to interpreting Use work/rest mIles by railroads and Useir employees. We're alarmeti as rules allowing extremely long bours for emptoy- ees. The number of hours an emptoyee could ha permitted to work is alarming enough, but when you consider Use bazardous materi- ais Usas are ofsen carrieti on freight trains, often Usrough rail yards Usas are storing yes more bazardous materiais, Use aiarmn scale is raised even higher. lIs Use case of passenger trains, Use safety of Use passengers is in question when Use employees oper- ating Use trains could ha so fasigueti as 50 risk safety. I Useory, an employer could work up to 126 houes out of a 168- hour week. I Use example answer given so question five in Circular No. 14, an employee could work 22 hours wiUsin a 28-houe period. Under Use miles, it seems a train operator could work 18 hours, Usen ha required to rest six hours if away from home, and of Usas six bours, four-and-a-half to five boums are recommended to ha useti for sleep. The operasor would Usen ha free so work anoUser 18 hours, and Usis could ha repeated over and over again. No wonder Usere are acci- dents. There are many oUser questions raised in Use reading of Circular No. 14. For instance, Use assump- sion Usas an employee can ha over- worked and Usen ha able 10 imme- tiiately faIt inso a restful sleep, which would allow hini/her to safe- ly retuns to duty six hours laser. Napping in chairs is anoUser sug- gestion Usas seems frivolous wben Use safesy of Use citizens of Canada is Use concemn is's meant to address. Who is responsible to ensure Usas practical, safesy-flrss rules are writ- ten, and Usen who is responsible 50 ensure Usey are carrieti out? Wbat are Use penalties if Use railways or employees break Use rutes? Can we count on you, Mr. Colienette, to introduce more prac- ticai, safety-conscious mIles for Use operation of rail limes in Canada Usan are outlined in Circular No. 14? Rita Post RAIL chair Minister of Envîronment is urged to protect escarpment for future generations to enjoy (Thefollowing letter was addressed to Environment Minister John Snobelen and a copy was filed with The Champion.) Dear Editor: Recently my wife and 1, together wiUs Usree friends, deligbted in Use privilege of hiking Use Niagara Escarpment from end 10 end. Tbe vast pleasure of experiencing Use marvelous seenery hatween Queenston and Tohrmory will lasI us for a lifetime. Oue wisb is Usat al] future generations wili ha able to share Use same exhilarating adventure. Unfortunately, we also saw Usas some of Use magnif- icent esearpmens lands bave been plundered by indus- triai and comnmercial development. t, along witb many citizens, groups and industriai representatives, was involved in a recens review of Use Niagara Eacarpment Plan. As a result of Ibis in-depsh inquiry, the Environental Review Tribunal issueti Octohar 15 its independent recommendations 50 Use Ontario govem- ment. The Niagara Esearpment Commission was estab- lisheti wiUs Use prinsary mandate 10 preserve anti pro- secs nue precious escarpment. However, Use NEC bas chosen 10 ignore some of Use tribunat's key recommendations anti bas issued ils own report Usas favoums commercial developmenss Usat would ha spread even furUser across our haloved esearpmens land. Should Usese NEC recommendations ha accepted, Usen offlciaily-sanctioned desecration of our escarp- mens witl ha perpetrateti. We urge you 10 show your commitlment to protect- ing Use escarpmens by adopting Use recommendations of Use Environmnental Review Tribunal. Joyce and Harry Vatea CampbeIlvlIl Ttianks for coverag On behalf of tis Holy RSmay grad 8 Mtud s, Me woald like ta tass you Pre lti«W% popl know about mir bake sale and Sar waah fsasd- rom. Tor aUle eoniribsated ta Is isunib of pe,- pie wlso hele sus to raia S1A2.55. We tss yS fur slsaiisg Sur ssewa. com goy HW RME& oi In Celebration of the Human - Animal Bond WM A4nimafH[ospita( of Mil(ton «4« a&ra U ... people helping people help pets (905) 878-8853 385 Main Street East, Milton, Ontario L9T 1P7 Hi, 1 am Nightshift, the owner of Dave anti Della Baily. Some may think 1 have a cushy life, but I do have infinite responsibilities. I love watching action shows on TV but regularly take in Home Improvement shows so that I can help Dave when hée gets ouI bis power tools. 1 swear thal Dave could n01 set up a computer without my help. When Della or Dave are ili, 1 monitor their progrets anti wake Ihem whenever I feel UsaI things are nos righs. Life can'I ha ail work. I take lime 10 enjoy international cuisine such as pizza anti love smelting the flowers, partic- ularly roses. It is essential to curi Up in a shoebox for part of Use day ant 1 bask in the sun after dinner. It rocks when Della works nighss anti 1 can use ber side of Use hati. 1 maisitain my ts-im il pountis by racing arounti the apart- ment anti hurdling over fumniture. Dave anti Della have leamnet to stay out of my way tiuring my fitness routine. A word 10 Use wise, do your job but take lime 10 ensure your personal anti intellectual well being.