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6 - The Canadian Champion, Fraday, August i 2003 SCOMMENT THE CA4NADIAN CHAMPION Btox 248, 191 Mai Milton, Ont. L91 (905) 878-:' Editorial Fax: 905- Adverising Fax: 905- Classified: 905- Circulation: 905- Aaoc Advert Circula, ti St. E.. The Canadian Championrubliustted every Tuesday and Fritay at 191 T 4N9 Main St E .Mlton, Ont, L9T 4N9 (Box 248), s une oi The Mernlan Frinting, Fublisting & Dstrbutifng 14 gruuip nt suttîrban campanins whîch S chiitns jax/Piciuînng Nnws Sdvertsir Alistnn Heralt Courinr, Barrn 34 Advancn Iniltîn Entrprisi. 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Orillia Tuday Publisher OsuawafitttyClaingtonn Fui FerryItitis Wtîk Peterbourough This Wtiin PictinCoLnnt Guide, Richmond Htil[TornhillîVaugtian LSral, Scarbnruiigh i liante Phlslîer M i, Stouttill/Sitîittgi Triuit Attvertising s acciptd oni the conditionain the tSor ta typa Ftnîii(ltigrapirical errur, tiat portionofuthSe artuirtising space accatitit Sy thei titi Ej n eouias item. tigethir with a reasunanîn altauance tor sgnature wîII rut Ste -rstcargedfr bt t he balance ofuthteradvîrtsîînnt wîît Si taiS tor althtriappli- nîîg Matiagi' caSte rate TSe pratishîr liserais the rîigtIn categotize advintsimints ai aauînin Maaipiier deictin Offitie'A' fanael ProduaicinManiager The MuItin Canadien Chamipon is a Ret>mtabia FmdtV e Request from Zellers impossible to grant We can't blame Zellers for asking town counicil f0 delay the opening of WalMart in Milton, however the right decision was made in tuming down the request. As reported elsewhere in this newspaper, retail giant WalMart is looking to open a store as part of a super centre at Steeles Avenue and Jamnes Snow Parkway. Monday night, Zellers, which has its own expansion plans, asked town cuii ops akWlatsoengdate to 2008 to give it mor tie t reestblih isel inthemaretplace following renova- Town t rn.MyrGr rnzsmei up best when he said, "You o' att lmntorrsrc optto. HcZellers has at least two years f0 get ready. We're confident both Zellers and WalMart can survive in the same market. We've seen it close by in Georgetown. Zellers' advantage is that it has been established in the community for years and has many loyal customers who will continue f0 take advan- tage of every opportunity to build up their 'HBC Rewards'. Right now, it's one of the few places people can shop in town on a Saturday night. OUR READERS WRITE Dogs flot welcome patrons at market where there's food on dîsplay, says local resîdent Dear Editor: One of Milton's fine attractions is our Saturday moming Fanners' Market on Main Street. It's a venue primarily for aiea res- idents to buy fresh produce, home- made baked goods. fresh meat and cheeses. Over the years the market has expanded to include other thiaigs. I's a place 10 meet your neighbours and chat while strolling down Main Street. It's a real com- munity environment. I used to really enjoy an early Saturday moming at the market, but by my own choice I've not attended for the past few years. Why? Because I don't appreciate the tact that more and more animais are heing paraded down the street -visiting the food stalis while l'm there and barking. lunging, sniffing at the food and doing what nature dictates. Owners of these animais attempt to, control them, but the faet remains that even though it's an outdoor market there's still food on display. l'm confident animais wouldn't be welcomed at A&P or Loblaws. I've hesitated writing this letter in the past, but my resolve was rein- forced as I was having a conversa- tion with visitors from Wasaga Beach. They attended thse market this past weekend and voieed the identical sentiments that I have. They'll neyer retumn to the market for this reason. Too bad for Milton. I 'm not against dogs - please don't think that. t just think that from a heaitis and safety perspec- tive, our Farmers' Market should be a 'no-animal zone'. t bet the market vendors could provide an interest- ing perspective on this topie as well. Ed Lawrence RandaliCrescent Fax ail your letters ta (905) 878-4943, or e-mail them ta miltoned@&haltonsearch.com. Watch your back - those nasty insects are sneaky The other nighit, I was outdoors late, first walk- ing my dog anîd then svorking diligently sprucing up the planters on my front porch and back deck in preparation for company 1 was having the next day. it ssas a beautiful summer evening. h mvas hot, but a nice breeze made te lerperalure enjoy- able. It vas cool enough that I ssas cornfortable wvearing pants. And a iai made il even more pleasant vvas there seented to becino mosquitoes in sighî. I mas- nit s\atting or scratchîng - t mas sheer joy. And it almost lasted the whole es'ening, 100. Wouldnt you know it. I mvas working on prun- ing the flowers in the last planter when suddenly I carne under attack. I felt an intense need to scratch the back of my right leg. then my left and then thse front of oit right leg. I1m'as heing caten alise! I gave up the work for tise night and went inside. As I mas applying my inseci bite oîntmenî to tri' to stop the itching, ail I could think m'as, oh no the West Nile! Soon Fil he gelting the fever. headache, mtuscle aches and a rash! Then I'd he adrnitted ii hos- pin;! \ ilt encephaltîts antd tueningilîs! I1lîad one foot 0in he grave'. Okas. I dtdnt realytiser-react like that. but I hîavet admit ut Wesî Nîle virus tnfectio crossed my mind. Il was probahly a natural reaction gisen aIl the attention West Nile has receîved. In reality. though, thse fact as most people alto gel înfected mith the virus don't gel sick. Those most at risk of severe illness and deatis are the elderly. Vrn only 37. More precisely. according to the Halton Region 1-ealtis Department, of those who are înfected, 80 per cent have no symptoms and abouî only 2(1 per cent get the West Nule fever, whîcis consists of fever, headacise, mtuscle aches and a rash. The most serious ilînesses are encephalitis and meningitis, which occur in one in 150 infections. There's no specifie treatmenî and no vaccine against West Nule virus. In Halton last year, 59 people were confirmed to have the West Nile virus, but none died. l'm most worried about my parents. who are senior cilizens. and my grandmolher, svhos 89. contraeting the virus. nul i did decide tisat 1 hadn't been careful enough in my om' n rosquilo bite preventio. ls'ý betîer sale than sonry. not matter whaî your age. Wisile I1isad been thorougîtin chiangittg tise saler in rnîybirdbath esîery fea% days and xas wearing pants thal nighî. I1isadn'î used ans tnsecl repeltent. And that's one of the firsi thtîîgs on the list of West Nite prevention lips - use an inseel repel- lent tisai cotlains DEET. Other recommendations include m'earing long-sleeved shirts, long pants, socks and shoes when outdoors in the evening or early moming. Fight the bite, but don't panic. lian Oliver Neil Oliver J~Il Davis Karen Smith Wendy McNab Steve Crozier Teri Casas Tim Coles