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/Some Milton Heights families are believed to be in extremely poor circumstances, with very littie in the way 'Time Capsules' are gems of information extracted from past issues of The Champion and other publications to pro- vide a window into Milton's past. Explanatory comment is sometimes pro- vided to place the situation in context. February 1899 (Mansewood News): We believe there are some families in Terra Cotta (Milton Heights) in very poor circumstances, with a scarcity of food and fuel and some of them are very sick. The council should grant such people in distress money; but this should not relieve their neighbors, who are in most cases well blessed with the riches of this world, from lending a helping hand. (Campbellville News): A cold wave passed over the village last week and still continues. It's so extremely cold that peo- ple who have but little for their horses to do still trot them up and down the street to keep them from freezing in their stalls. G.E. McCraney had a large safe placed in his office (upstairs in Porter Little Block) Friday. Considerable difficulty was experienced in getting it upstairs, with sev- eral men and an endless chain being required before the job was done. J.T. Hannant has leased the sawmill and is having the machinery renovated preparatory to doing an extensive business. Logs are arriving in considerable numbers and sawing will soon be commenced by Dave Scott. Murray Crawford has purchased the interest of Richard Corrigan in the lake which they stocked with yearling trout last year, and is now its sole owner. It's a valu- able property. Mr. Crawford intends to invest in more trout and a good many improvements. His lake may be expected to afford fine sport for anglers in the near future. The Toronto Pressed Brick and Terra Cotta Works, on the C.P.R., located two miles west of Milton under the manage- ment of C.J. Lewis, is employing an The Canadian Champion, Saturday, December 28, 2002-7 + OUR READERS WRITE TH'FE CANADIAN CHAMPION of food or fuel Owners of damaged local airpark say thanks k;lVin ~' to firefighters and friends for ail of their help onoM. Time Capsules · increased number of hands and their output of bricks of various colors, plain and orna- mental, terra cotta string courses and friezes and roofing tiles is large and con- stantly increasing. It was announced last week that Thos. Fleming had bought out John Moffatt's liv- ery stable here, but the deal was not closed and Robert Anderson has purchased the business since. He took possession yester- day moming. A meeting of those interested in the organization of a bicycle club in town was held at the bicycle livery last evening. The attendance was fairly good and the prospects are that a flourishing club will be formed. Already seventeen names have been received for membership. Just as the Milton curlers were about to leave town on Friday, for their match at Brampton, the team attached to their con- veyance became frightened and dumped them all into the street. Fortunately no one was hurt, but the carriage, which belonged to Anderson's livery stable, was wrecked and they had to procure another. J.K. McCulloch of Winnipeg, champion skater of the world, gave an exhibition at the rink last Thursday night. The atten- dance was good, notwithstanding a higher admission fee than usual The champion skated backwards in a race with the fastest local skater who could be pitted against him and who went forwards, but was beat- en easily. McCulloch's feats in jumping over barrels and skating on stilts were mar- velous, his figure skating was first class and his movements were particularly graceful. This material is assembled on behalf of the Milton Historical Society by Jim Dills, chair of research, who can be reached by e-mail atjdills@idirect.com. Dear Editor: On Friday, Dec. 13, there was a fire at the Burlington Airpark. There were five aircraft hangars and five aircraft destroyed in the fire. There was a sixth aircraft damaged. These hangars and aircraft were privately owned by individuals who lease land from the Burlington Airpark. The airpark is home to 122 such hangars and some 160 aircraft. As we watched the hopes and dreams of these individuals engulfed by the flames, we felt sickened by their loss. A family member returning home from work noticed the fire at the hangar and called 911. Within minutes, we could hear the fire trucks coming. We would like to take this oppor- tunity to thank the many firefight- ers and police officers who responded to the 911 call and then stayed with us through the long hours of the weekend to make sure all fire was out. Your cohesive teamwork and fabulous co-ordina- tion between all the different serv- ices was wonderful. We can't believe how quickly you arrived and then worked diligently to con- tain and extinguish the fire. We fmd it difficult to express our gratitude. You saved our family's lifelong work. This airport is our lives. The Burlington Airpark was 40 years in the making. The plan is to rebuild the hangars lost and to continue moving onward. Specturm Airways, our flight train- ing unit and one of the busiest schools in southem Ontario, was not affected by the fire. Many businessmen use the air- park to commute to and from work. We pride ourselves in frequently servicing the community each and every time we have been called upon, whether for an emergency transport, tissue and organ dona- tion transport or to be available to local industrial facilities as the need arises. We offer these services free of charge as a way of giving back to our community. To the many individuals within our area and our flying community family who brought coffee and food as weil as hugs and offered their support in every way - your outpouring of emotion and positive energy was nothing more than miraculous. To all our staff at the flying school and the maintenance shop, we thank you. With the Christmas season upon us, we're reminded of how lucky we are to have all of you and your unconditional support and friendship. It truly restores our faith in the goodness of the human spirit. We thank God for ail of you. Merry Christmas. The Kovachlk family Milton Town's parking bylaw is merely a band-aid solution to major problem: stresses reader Dear Editor: I read with amusement in the December 13 Champion about how narrowly the new parking bylaw passed. Even with this makeshift solu- tion, the real problem hasn't been addressed and the problems are escalating as a large number of new houses are being built. Currently, the Town allows three and four-bedroom houses to be built with only space enough to park one car in the driveway. Reality is totally being missed by the Town. With no real mass transit in Milton, each family needs to have at least two cars, not counting the children who occupy the other two or three bedrooms. As teens, they would probably have a car also. The Town will itell you they require parking for two vehicles for each house but they're also count- ing the garage. The reality is only 10 to 20 per cent of people use their garage for parking. Look at the older parts of Milton to validate this. Also, look at how much parking is available for each house outside of the garage. Compare the older parts of Milton to the new areas and to the town- house complexes. The only way to avoid this prob- lem becoming a disaster is to require, at the very least, two parking spots in the driveway, preferably more for those children or those visiting overnight guests. For those areas that are already built, modifying the bylaws to allow parking over the sidewalks would get more cars off the street. And then again, why do we need sidewalks on both sides of the street on residential roads and cres- cents? The Town needs to take a long look at the building bylaws and not the parking bylaws. Parking wasn't as much of a concem until the new construction took off. Mel Walker Mlton Letters welcome The Champion welcomes letters to the editor. We reserve the right to edit, revise, and reject letters. Letters must be signed and the address and the telephone number of the writer included. E-mail letters to mil- toned@haltonsearch.com or fox them to (905) 878-4943. eONTARIO MORTGAGE ACTION CENTRE LTD. "Your First Choice in Mortgage Financing" • PURCHASES • RENEWALSITRANSFERS • REFINANCES • PRE-APPROVALS 0 TELEPHONE/ON-LINE APPLICATIONS 0 CALL TODAY!!! 1 YEAR 4.10%* 3 YEAR 4.75%* 5 YEAR 5.45%* *OAC. 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