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The Canadian Champion, Friday, May 24, 2002-7 7HatonAgrîcultural Society directors make arrangements 'OUR READERS WWITE lost group's building to a tire Murray Townsend's column about smoking 'Time Capsules' are gems of infoqrmation extracted from past issues of The Chamipion and other publications to pro- vide a windox, into Multons past. Esvplaniator.' comment is somietimes pro- îided to place the situation ini contemS. juIy 1896 The directors of the Halton Agricultural Society, baving iost their building by tire. bope to compiete arrangements for the removai af tbe skating and curling rînk to tbe societys grounds where it is tbe inten- ion to use il as an agricullural hall for exhi- bitions and flood il in the winter for skating and curling. The sharehoiders Ihat own the building have consented t0 the proposed arrangement, tenders for ils removai are being advertised and if saisfactory the contract wiii be closed without delay. The rink is much larger than the old hall and if put in the place of the later wiil be a great improvement on it. (The arrangement was not carnied out and the directors built a new building in the agricuitural grounds.) From The Globe. The largest farmers' excursion that bas gone through 10 the northwest Iis year left yesîerday by spe- ciai train over the C.P.R. shortiy ater the departure of the Norh Bay express. There were 12 cars in ail conîaining setlIers and their effects. The inîendîng setliers are al Ontario farmers. Whiie most of the party proposes laking up land in the province of Manitoba others are goîng farther west. Some. however, who were part of the excursion are merely going ouI 10 view the country and wili reîum 10o report, their tick- ets being good for 60 days. About 500 people wenî 10 Burlinglon yesterday on the union excursion of the Methodist, Anglican and Presbyterian Sunday sehools. The greal majority were children, the number of adult tickets soid being 149. Some gol off aI the Brant Flouse but the larger number went on 10 the beach, and many wenl thence by steamer 10 Hamilton. Notwiîhstanding a lively show- er in the aflemoon. ail enjoyed themseives greatly and the excursion was a gralîfying success. August 1896 Charles Brown, of Drumquin. bas sipped a ton of honey 10 Scotland. I-is Milton , o Time Capsules t50 colonies of bes haise ben doîîîg wcl this season. Last year they could nfot gath- er enougb honey to lise on tbrough the winter and Mr. Brown liad to give thein fine barrels of sugar to keep them trom starving. Other apiarîsis who fud no sugar lost their becs. August 1896 Mr. Martin has leased the i-laton Flour Milis tb Mr. McCargar. of Zimmerman, who will take possession fortbwith and commence overbauling the macbinery, putting it ail in first class order. Mr. Martin is busy repairing the works outside of the Mill. G.E. Saunders of Agerton bas bad a great yield of honey this season. about 9,1X)( pounds of very high quality. The store in the Dewar Block, (currently the Clementsf Block at Main and Martin) recently occupied by Mrs. Kelly. is bemng fitted up for a post office and will be a great improvement on the present one, wbicb is altogether too, small for the requirements of the town. Postmaster Hannant and tbe pub- lic generally are to be congrattîlated on tbe coming removal. The stone dam, for overlow ofthte creek ai tbe bead of tbe millpond. îs completed ready to raise the water for tbe milI pur- poses. September 1896 At Tuesday's meeting of the county council a report was adopted which recom- mended that tbe Milton Electrie Ligbt and Power Co. bc asked for an estimate of tbe expense of lighting tbe county buildings (preseîît Miltoni Townî Hall) by lcctricity. This mnaterial is asseniled on behaf oj the Milton Historcal Societv b v' uni Diu/s, chair of research, who con be reached h1v e-mail atjdills@aidit-ect.-om.. byiaw fot aailuamusing, says local councinur Dear Editor: i suppose il would in inappropri- ae f ,or me not 10 respond 10 Murray Townsend's column on the smok- ing bylaw. Mr. Tswnsend mrade the rcmark that i consîder anybîxty wbo didnt agree wiîb me an idiot. There's nothing turtber trom the truth. i bave a lot of respect for ihose who took the ime 10 come betore counicil and express their position. 1 consider them friends wilh a difference of opinion. Considering the alegalions. insinuations and misrepresenla- lions that were direcîed aI me that evening by some of those wbo came before council, i lhougbl I bandied myseif quile well. Mr. Townsend questions the sta- lîsties and reports tbat were brougbl before council. Every study. report and survey presenled 10 counicîl that evening came frorn legilimale and irrefutable sources. whicb be coutd have easiy yeni- fied. had be boîbered b check. In is coiumn. Mr. Townsend states ibat fCoincillor Rîîn Furik was the only councilior wbo ques- tioned the numbers. Maybe Ihal was because Mr. Furik -wbo bappens 10 bc the only smoker on council- didn't like wbaî the numbers were saying. Not onse other member of counicil questii)ned the survey numbers. Arc svc atl stupîd and only Mr. Furik is the enligbîened one'? Mr. Townsend says we should wail until ail the surrounding municipalilies have passed no- smoking bylaws. If everybody foliowed that logic, notbing wouid gel done. The region of Waterloo la the wesl is 100 per cent smoke-free, Oakviile wil be the same as Milton as of May 3 1, and Mississauga restau- rants are 100 per cent smoke-free wbile ils bars must buiid designat- ed smoking rooms- an option our bar owners rejecled. Meanwbiie. Ottawa, Comnwall and London -10 name a few oth- crs- have passed îougher no- smoking bylaws. We're nol alone. As for Mr. Townsend wearing extra igbt underwear - if be wishes 10 wear lbem lbal's bis choice. The suze of his underwear doesn't affect my heaiîh or cause me any discomfort. As for bis ealing fatly foods. go rigbî ahead. Wbat be <focs Io bis own body îs nosne ofrmy business. but wbcn the actions of an individ- ual or group affects the heaitb or quality of life of others then leg- isiative action is necessary. As for the last haif of his article, i cant understand how Mr. Townsend can make light of this issue. Cancer is a painful and terri- ble way 10 die, affecling flot oniy the victims but their families as weli. About 45,000 people a year die from tobacco-relaîrd diseases - more than 1,000 of those are non- smokers who were affiicted wiîh cancer due t0 second-band smoke. i wonder bow amusing their fami- lies would find Mr. Townsend's column. Rick Malboeuf Town and regional Councillor What's beîng done to make Milton safe? asks reader Dear Editor: Nobody can deny thal Milton is expanding. And wiîb a growing population comes an increase of city attitude, city people and unfortunateiy, cîty crime. Milton bas recognîzed the need for more services, and couniess issues and opinions bave bren raîsed over whetber or not Ibis expansion is a good thing. I's not like wr can do anyîbing now but accept the change. Countless new homes bave aiready been buit and a large amouint of the budget bas been spent on preparing f'or the incoming ctîzens. Despite Iis. new problems keep arising. Were al l amiliar with the conîroversy surroundîng these changes. încluding the opening of certain new businesses and the ridiculous .zoo that is Main Street. But the issue 1 want to raise is that of the safety of Miltonians îbemselves. What is being donc 10 prevent the problems that always accompany a city? 1 tbink we need 10 put some attention, and perbaps some money. mbt improviog some areas of the tossn that have become unsafe. There are some nice bicycle patbs along the backyards of properties. surrounded by trees and other shrubbery, and aiong the stretches of road on Bronte Street and surrounding areas. Tbey're perfect for walking dogs. biking or just goîng oui for a stroli. But is il fair Ibat these roads can only be used in the dayiighl bours? Recently. on a waik fromt the bospilal down Bronle Street, 1 was forced 10 waik on the road, oftcn jumping back 10 the grass 10 avoid specding motorisîs. Here there was this palb builî so pedestrians didn't have 10 walk on Iis busy streel, and i couidn't use it. The reason? Il was pasl sundown and i couidn'î sec lbrougb the darkness of the palb. i may be a leen agcd female. but I've lived in the big ciîy long cnough ta know that no one sbouid walk down dark, secluded alicys. 'm sure that these sidewaiks were a pasl proj- ccl 10 improve the îown of Milton, s0 wby wercn't cer- tain factors taken inb consideraton- like nigbtfal. for instance'? Wbere are the igbîs for the paîb? i know a lot more people would use these patbs if îbey could sec where tbeyre going. i brîng Ibis to the Towns attention, nol only because ils 50 easy for predalors 10 bide in the shadows or re lines, but aiso because concrele isn'l exactly the besî place to land wben you've tripped over a fallen branch. 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