The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

SPORTS ~ '-~ ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTý Mtîstanqs v-ballers win Yotith s mphonv seeks Àa îJ , Page 20 f IPage 12 -, MP ]Reed decides to leave politics By JASON MISNER The Champion For the first time in more than a decade, Halton ridmng wiII have a new representative on Parliamrent Hill. Halton Liberal MP Julian Reed, 68, announced Tuesday morning that he won't be seeking a fowith seat in the îsext federal election. The reasons are simple, he said. Belore gettmng mnto politics, Mr. Reed was, and has remained, a professional actior. He said the act- ing bug has grown stronger of late, and he also wants to spend more time at home with his wife, Dessina, of 44 years. Regularly leaving Sunday night for.Ottawa and flot retuming until late in the week has become more difficuit, he said. "If some of these other there, I would stiil be enjoying politics," he , ~ said, notmng he audi- r'e fioned for thse lead char- , ~ acter, Tevye, i thse pro- N _e duction of the Fiddler on the Roof in Toronto last week. "The people of Halton have been so good to me. I enjoyed Julien Reed servmng them to the best of my ability." He stressed his decision flot to mun again has nothmng to do with ihe sponsorship scandai plagu- ing bis current governst, or of his past support of Jean Chretien as Prime Minister. Mr. Reed, ftrst elected mbt political office as a provincial Liberal 'MPP ini 1975, said he was "tempted" to vie again for the Haltosi seat because of the scandaI -to stay and face thse tire." Mr. Reed said he personally told Prime Minister Paul Martin of his decision Tuesday. "He said he was sonry that I was deciding to go and he said 10 me, Il hope you stay until the next election. "' An election, which has heen rumoured 10 be called in the spring, is "way up in the air for obvi- ous reasons," he said. Peter Duffus, the only other candidate vymng for the Liberal nomination for Halton riding, wasn't aware of Mr. Recd's decision. He said 'he has served our party well. He has had a very distin- guished career." -see REED 0o1 page 3 * y:.~. Bears that care From left, Canadien Champion sales co-ordina- tor BrIgit Atkinson, Halton Women's Place director of development Heather Thomas, Champion sales frepresentatlve Colleen Gorman and Milton Fire Department training techni- a clan Barry Kory surround themeelves with the 100 bears donated by local busineases and organîza- tlons in the 'Bears That Care' Initiative spear-head- ed by the communlty news- paper. The bears wll be given t0 chîldren In criais by the Milton Fîre Department and Helton Women's Place. Photo by GRAHAM PAINVE Iside Comment......6-7 Dateline........ 16 Real Estate ....18 Classit ied..26-29 a FrIday, Fabrhaly 20Oé INOMMOmo Wu Ulm* u rs* *Fud Bse uiflamn TiV.N ll. Pm ir » Ili Suit.* Ho Nomrtisu'* 0Luo$* 0 Coe 9 LiOnl Fwotlr4 * Oei Compuls e Sobeo Mmou 4 51W e'ml Caamm'* - iOn Sohey%' Hume DepuiS * Fouiss SuiV' - 6u Bay* * lt,. Allen'* Aigou. WimIens 'Selai amas ouly