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The Canadian Champion, Friday, April 30, 2004-7 Church services relocated#* U R D SWIT as area fuel famine goes on enýracte lid kiomi past issues% of Theli Champion and other publications in order to provide a window into Miltons past. Explanatory comment is sometimes pro- vided to place the situation in context. January 1903 On account of the fuel famine, making it impossible to heat Grace Church, both morning and evening services were held in the Sunday School house last Sunday and all except communion services will be held there during the cold weather unless fuel becomes more plentiful. The stained glass window placed in Grace Church by Mrs. Heaven as a memo- rial of her late husband, H.G. Heaven, was dedicated at evening service last Sunday. Mrs. Heaven and her father James McCraney of Oakville were present. Sam Brush, employed by the Milton Pressed Brick Co., was at work at an empty kiln yesterday. He was on the ridge pole, which broke, and he fell 25 feet to the brick bottom. He was badly bruised and shaken. Milton's hockey team played its first match at the rink on the evening of New Year's Day against that of the Toronto Old Boys. There was a goodly number of spec- tators and plenty of excitement. As the vis- itors were all Milton old boys with one exception, they had as many friends as the locals. The locals had the advantage in weight and won by 6 goals to 4 but the lighter visitors played a better combination game. The first gaine of the W.O.H.A. intermediate series in this district was played at Preston on Tuesday evening between Preston and Milton, the former winning 7-3.... Both teams were handi- capped on account of the electric light plant breaking down about 7.30 and the game had to be played by light of oil lamps which was darkness compared with what Milton is used to. The postmastership of Milton bas been vacant since the death of the late incum- bent, Solomon Hannant, in September last. Ernest J. Wilson has been in charge of the office and it has never been managed more satisfactorily than by him. He bas been quick, obliging and made no mistakes. There were many applicants for the appointment which bas been deferred on Miiltonpa TIme ~Reader says breaking down stigma attached to mental illness is key to helping sufferers Cpsules OC, account of the Ontario elections. The Globe announces this moming that Robt. Stewart of Esquesing, President of the Halton Reform Association has received it. Mr. Stewart will no doubt make an effi- cient postmaster and his selection for the position will be perhaps as popular as any other could have been, as he has a great .nany friends. The high winds of the early part of this week drifted the snow badly. Railway trains were delayed and the county roads were so badly blocked that travelers pulled down the fences in many places and drove through the fields. The Lowville stage did not reach Milton on Tuesday until 2 p.m. Neither of Milton's coal dealers has any stock on hand at present. Both are hoping for the filling of orders which they sent in long ago but cannot tell when it will be done and some of our citizens whose bins are empty, or nearly so, are on the anxious seat. The citizens of Arcola, Ill., held up a coal train on Saturday, helped themselves and made arrangements for payment. It is said that other towns will do the same thing. If so, coal destined for Canada may not get through. On Tuesday Hamilton dealers raised the price of anthracite to $11 per ton. One day last week Charles McGregor, Sr. of Omagh went into the stall of one of his horses which is inclined to bite. The animal nipped a piece off the top of one of his ears and dropped it into the straw on the floor. Mr. McGregor found it, brought it to his physician and had it sewed on, but it was dead and had to be removed. E.E. Benson, late of Hamilton, has gone into the manufacture here of carriages, buggies, wagons sleights &c, at the old stand of the late Wjn. McKenzie, corner Mill and Martin Sts. He carries a complete stock in the above lines and will make a specialty of Rubber Tire Buggies. This material is assembled on behalf of the Milton Historical Socierv by Jim Dills, who can be reached at jdills@idirect.com. Dear Editor: I'm writing to respond to Ryan Clark's letter to the editor last Friday. While I agree with Mr. Clark that the announcement that Halton's private and public groups will be working together on the problem of suicide is very positive, I was con- cemed about two of his statements. He referred to "prescribing emo- tional painkillers" and asked "what sort of life is worthwhile under a chemical haze?" I was concemed that he might be suggesting that medications used to treat major mental health illness such as schizophrenia, manic depression and clinical depression were emotional band-aids rather than medically-necessary drugs. The text wasn't specific enough to deduce the intended meaning. Major mental illnesses are ill- nesses just like hypertension or diabetes. People who suffer from mental illnesses aren't emotional weaklings, but have a serious ill- ness like any other. One would cer- tainly never suggest that someone with diabetes snap out of it or stop taking their medications. Advising a patient to self med- icate or not take medication is not appropriate and is highly danger- ous. As I understand, a major cause of suicide among those suffering from manic depression is that they stop taking their medication. The development of tricyclic drugs in the 1980s caused a revolu- tion in the treatinent of mental ill- ness and proved conclusively that brain chemistry was involved in these illnesses. Subsequently, alter- ing that brain chemistry through medication improved the patient's condition. As far as I know, the theories of Dr. Sigmund Freud regarding men- tal illness have largely been dis- counted, as research on neuro- chemistry and neurobiology bas expanded our knowledge of the intricate workings of the brain. Unfortunately, Dr. Freud's theo- ries have imbedded themselves ti the popular imagination and help to create a great many misconcep- tions. He didn't treat major mental illness such as schizophrenia, but rather just those suffering from more minor conditions like pho- bias. He was a brilliant student but being jewish, he wasn't welcome at the university laboratories that be had worked in as a student. As a result, his theories were based on personal observations from bis private practice rather than controlled studies. Anyone who's interested in this subject would find 'The Broken Brain' by Dr. Nancy Andreason enlightening reading. The really unfortunate part of Decision puts Miltonians at risk: former councillor Dear Editor: For the sake of $30,000, Milton council is putting Milton residents at risk - especially those in the rural areas. A while back, the Halton Regional Police Service agreed to a pilot project that would have seen heart defibrillators placed within the police cars servicing the Milton area. Halton Regional Police would have trained their officers and provided space in the vehicles if council would provide the defibrillator units. The cost of the seven units needed was less than $30,000, yet Milton council said no. This council said no to purchasing this life-saving equipment, yet agreed to spend $32,000 to distribute a newsletter throughout Milton telling us what a great job they're doing. It seems this council puts a higher priority on their own self-promotion than they do on protecting the lives of Miltonians. The police are usually the first ones on the scene of emergency situations, arriving four to five minutes from the time a 911 call is placed. The average response time for an ambulance is between 10 and 12 minutes. The chance of survival for a heart attack vic- tim greatly increases if a defibrillator can be applied within eight minutes. Due to Use decision of this council, the chances of a Milton resident surviving a heart attack is virtually nil. I guess our councillors feel the life of a Miltonian isn't worth $30,000. Rick Malboeuf Milton Is she your neighbour? Hundreds of clients have changed life long habits. Call for your free consultation and start your Positive Change today! 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Health-care professionals and public groups can only go so far in replacing a supportive family or community. Hopefully, together we can help - whether its through listening or getting sufferers to a health-care professional. Sometimes we'll succeed, some- times we won't recognize the signs until it's too late' and sometimes we'll be powerless to help - but we'll at least have done our best. At least, we won't live in the knowledge that we turned our backs and walked away. That's a wound from which few souls can recover. Sophie Cheney Campbeliville