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sought for Asian relief Tise Canadian Red Cross is appeatîng to local resîdents for cash donations to sup- port relief efforts fottowing tise devastating cartisquake and tîdal wave in Asia. The saturai disasier ihat occurred Susday causeil flash floods across southeru Asia and refi ai least 69,000) people dead, thousands injured and more than one mil- lion displaced. Funds raised will belp tise international and local Redl Cross and Red Crescent Societies provîde immediate relief and basic assistance such as tests. blankets. mater purification îableis and generators Io tise tens of thousands of people affected. Donations cas be made by stoppisg by tise Nortis Halion office or mailing tisem to I(X0 Nipissisg Rd., Unit 5, Milton, L9T 5Bl2, or by calling (90)5) ((75-1459. Tise office is open today from 9:30 ar. tii 4:30) p.m. and 11 arn. in 3 p.m. Saîurday, Sunday ancd Monday. Normal bouts are 8:3(0 arn. te, 4:30 p.m. Mîînday io Friday. Ciseques cas also be maîled io tise Canadian Red Croîss National Office. 170 Meicalfe Si.. Suite 3(X), Ottawa, Ont., K2P 2P2. Chseques sisould be made payable 10 use Canadian Red Cross, earmnarked 'Souths East Asia Eariisquakc and Tidal Wave Relief'. Ai press lime yesierday, tise Norts H-alion brancis reporiecl it's received $l0,000 in local donations for thse relief effort so far. The Canadian Champion, Frday, December 31. 2004-3 ,Ma11 power taîls ueuîuetwwïï nluiÎud While Cbnstmas shopping cas be stresaful at thse best of 316 Guelph St. Georgetown 905-873-1818 tnes, it became an extra headache at Milton Mai December 22 when tise power went out during tise sat-minute rush. Fortunately though, il only ended up being a minir 20- minute inconvenience reportedly caused by a trnfJe exploin.h outae, sotestores closed, while most eus- tomnert milled arimnd waiting for tise power to corne back on. Milton Mail General Manager Hoily Rivers said once tise power went out, management was is contact witls ail of thse stoes and asked employees to stand by.I Several mai stores indicated tise outage had little effect on tiseir business tima day. -Somne customners lefS, but t tbink most of them camne back later on," said Radio Shack Manager Frank Cicero. 1i don't think it waa a big disaster."£ Coles Manager Kim Truman shared similar sentiments. ce "It's an iconvenience," she said. "if it lsad been for Isalf a #,:da day, it would have been bad, but most people just hung out Today I o ,and waited." pa I.S MI Se V ), I I 1 AMAIN SALE EVENT! LAZBO uamt GALLERIE AT TU C, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ uuieo lits CEwraItac - ià -.-LVe Rlxý~~~LL I ,l TL,"tuit 1,9 Lýk 4oso1- Bc- noos An. LSPS wAa Q $u9s DININOROOM STS AN Accsssocus NO GST* NO GST* AI J COFI-EE, Er'io DISCOrcrÎNUmVT5LOOR ANiO SOFA TABiEs CLEABANlCE MERCHANDISEi NO GST* NALýON " PAYNNS 'm20061- xl 1YaOmiodrà 316 GEORGETOWN HONDA W * T)ESA~T 316 GUELPH ST., GEORGETOW 4 Iîmf rE 905-873-1818 HOA h uss siZi sS2ianSil aisqsrseh ~EBtH~S1 ~60efl5Zj~5ilXi07,~smsl3'5' Il 5stse~sset010d MsiÉoe ii5aistC 421 214 23,susseui55s1i~t05se55. mnss2aistuss oses 4523 '1i0211'38r~sse ~sso~u5 stNqxsJLeitiERAiBiBS SP)isbiSt t21211i2i3'a~< sPiS 211602 St ~atsaassse14MP21?321 n OTasas 3sflkm 3hanasUautMsasSiiS h e~qii1s5.)ss5s14 lTAsSd4r ses)se asIr9~ai3aasssm6lis 2mss~m5es W,,mas h5~i~saR2tr3Ei tr3nSsS&HsSati'12210 ripsmrsasttias H ai ail S~ t)~R'hanun4ti5 "55 MEss Sa astaV- atlnas .3Jr5H1~iiar i iBaMSsiî sas se s s s~eseaawuisusl, Xocsamss iamis(¶ts}sw miosHilmios r snasan MS. anssesuTs" B seMsasass ~S0l5iiXVI150ii5iIsIfl~II5ii5i5i ose I5-fiSat ~oa roi b, al 18711177 M7. àe llvc FU RN ITU RE GALLE RIES* ~ f903-331-7600 w