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-lu 2-The Canadian Champion, Fniday, March 1î-,2f2 - - - - - , A -eHistorical society upset over Main St. building demolition 'We're very upoct no one even bothered to approach us and ack for our input,** said Miretia Marchait. hictoricai society president. -Ail we wanted was tirne Io get our engineer in there and do an ascess- ment of what coutd be donc. We want te, hetp the church move on with their project -we aren't tooking to, stop them." Contractors working for the church started taking the front of the building down brick by brick Tuesday -one week after receiv- ing a dernolition permit from the Town. Pactor Jirn DeMarsh said archi- teets and engincers working for the church caid the watts weren't sal- vageabie. "They were just 100 old and frag- ile. We were trying te, cave themn, but they told us il juol couidn't be done," he said. "We're eutting oui ail the fine brickwork and saving it (for use in the ncw building)." But Ms Marshait disputed Pastor DeMarsh's comments on the sal- vagabiiity of the cxisting front and vide watt. She caid the hictoricai society's restorationiot and otone mason both looked at the building and feit ht could be caved. "With the proper supports, they (church) shouid be able to use them," she said. Neither the restorationist nor the clone macon have conducted an in- depth curvey of the building - tooking ai it from the street only. Ucing corne brick and window see DEMOLITION on page 16 Keep your money in your pocket. -/Census statistics, already outdated By RICHARD VIVIAN The Champion Milton may have been shrinking, but it'c growing now, said Mayor Gord Krantz fotlowing the release of 2001 Canadian Censuo recuite this week. According to centus recuite - reported by Statisticc Canada (www.otatcan.ca) - Milton'o population dropped by 633 between 1996 and 2001, bringing the ectirnatcd population to, 31,471. "91 is pretty factuai - you probably can't argue that our coin- munaty didn't lace people in that tine - but il is definitely outdat- cd already," he toid The Champion. In the year since the censut was conducted, Milton'o population hat grown and is more accurately oitting around 37,000 individu- ais, lihe mayor said. "I prediet, certainiy by the lime the next census cornes out (in 2006), Milton will lead thce pack - not oniy in Ontario, but we'l ssee TOWN on page 16 789 GUUL»Un AVIC Excellent 3 bedroom tamily home with nemeroos improvements. Large living & dining room combo. Eot ln size kitchen. Mostly finiohed nec room with brick cor- ner tireploce. Cali Alan or Carol Brooks to vîew. $209,900. MVirluai Tour - www.carolmbrooks.com CAROL BROOKS 5%I 905-878-7777 RJMX Blue Sprlngs RUKfy (Haftse) Csfp., This home bosto new tloorîng throughout wtiich includes morble & ceramic 111e in the bothrooms. The ertîre home bas been freshly painted. The 17.0x 8.0 tmîly room flan lusi been înstalled. Yoa wîll enjoy an eat-in kitchen, 3 bdrms & a brighl spocîon home, Wolk lx xchxxls, hospital & shopping. Halton Horitago Realty Inc. 2349 Faimview St. Suite #103 Beniington ON Milton: 905-593-0809 ceit: 905-466-5545 «~Iu~a emnail: rmhawcgocable.net Group members say walls could have been saved By RICHARD VIVIAN The Champion New construction plans fof the Milton Bible Church on Main Street has the Milton Historical Society Up in arms. Hictorians are frustrated they weren't contacted about new plans tu dernolioh the t 05-year-old build- ing in its entirety. Previous plans wouid have seen the front and one vide watt pretervcd white the rent of the building wao re-eonotructed.