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6 - The Canadian Champion, Tueoday, November 2, 20904 0comment ALt.OWEN We support $ 100,000 grant for Mountsberg WE' RCIONA KEEP Anyone who has been to Mountsberg Conservation Area can't deny 1 NT ?vnM K U éfi u uM. what a great place il is to visit and what wonderfui things have been IIA II IALI donc there to heip înjured birds of prey. The park is akso a centre for teaching people young and oid about animais and other aspects of nature. And it's a haven for outdoor recre- ationai activittes. About 200 acres of Mountsberg Conservation Area is iocated in Milton. it's operated entireiy by Conservation Haiton, our local con- servation authority. For ail those reasons, we support the $ 100.000 grant awarded through the Milton Community Fund to the park to expand and renovate its discovery centre.Ou To us, it's as good a cause as any. lin fact, we're proud the park is part of our community and can't think of better use for the siots funds.EM With so many excellent organizations appiying to the Milton Community Fund for funding, tough choices have to be made. Ie We think the right one was made here. It wili be many other groups' tums next year. *Our Readerse,. Write 'Grepat One'asks Canadians to offer support Community fund grant for Hamllton-based .to those wlth Down syndrome this week Mountsberg Conservation Area questionable Dear Editor: During my 1l years witit thse Edmonton Qiliers, t had thse priviiege of developing a persona] friendsitip witit Joey Mass, a man witit Down syndrome. Joey'i contribution ta te teans was valued by ail of my teammales. ts for these reasons that t'm teaaed t0 offer this tetter of support for thse Canadian Down Syndrome Society (CD8S), a national non-profit organisa- tion dedicated ta enhancing tie tives of individuala iike Joey who have Down syndrome. Your support of thse CDSS witi help lit fulil t s mission of educating and infonssing Canadians about Down syndrome. My friendship witit Joey waa built an a founidation of dignity and respect.' We valucel eacit other's abilities and aur raies with the teans. Itis helpeel deveiop the friendslsip we have today. To flnd out motre about Down syn- drome, Uic CDSS or National Down Syndrome Awarenfess Week, t encourage you ta viait thse new CDSS Web site at wwwcedss.ca. Thank you for taking the lime ta celc- braIe Down syndrome. Wayne Gretzky Dear Editor: Milton counicil couldn'i conte up with $35,000 f0 pot life-saveng heart defibritiators sn Miltas poolice cruisers, flot could il ftnd a tew thousasd dollars 10 help tise Milton Marauders with thiter trip t0 thte national championships in Edmonton. And now we've reaci that te committee for the Milton Santa Claus Parade os factng serios financial difficulties. Here ove have Mtlton orgatntoa ttons and projects oeeding financial assstfance and coonicti says tno. Yet thts saine coonicil approves a $1 00,000t grant from tite Mohawk Siots revenue for Mootntsberg Conservation Area, whicit is prima- rily located in Flambonrougit, whicit is now part of Hamilton. Titis funding approval os contrary f0 thte policy establisited by coonrcil, that organizations receiving granto from thte Community Fund must be Milton based and the amount sot exceed $40,000. 1 wonder witat 's really beind this sudden generooity of Milton coust- cil. Why have cousicilioro; said solou Milton groups but yeo Io a Hamilton-baoed organizatton'? Why are Milton doltars going inia Hamilton aches so many tn Milton are tn seed? Why did tte 'Newo Otd Boys Club' ont coonicti band fogettser f0 ensure tit gift of $100,000 was approvedt aithout proper debafe and cossiderat ion - even deoyiog detegates wisiting t0 addtess coor- cil thte rigitt Io speak? Why as councîl's owo policy tgnored in the granting of titese funst These are questions that stnould be asked of those members ot'cootf- cil whio supponied titis expendior. If Moustsberg needo fundtng to expand, titen lt if gel titat fundtug from the stoto revenue generated ouf Flamhorough Dows, and let's teave Mition's siots revenue tn Milton. Richard Maiboeuf Milton Box 248, 191 Main St. E., Te Canadian Champion, publitied eey Tuesday and Frday ai 191 Milton, Ont, t 9T 4N9 Main St E, Milton, Ont. 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