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MITHECROAINOOTETWNFMLO Milton Transit Pass A great gift for those on the move Bus Pass Prices $5600 $38.50 $45. 00 $20.00 January bus passes on sale from December 18 - January 10 Maps, schedules and tickets avalable at: Town Hall Annex 555* Town Hall Victoria Park* Milton Leisure Centre* Milton Sports Centre' Milton Seniors' Actîvity Centre* Milton Public Lîbrary Lottery Kîosk at Zellers (Milton MaIl) ' Monthly bus passes available at these ticket agents MADD says newspaper article doesn't teli the whole story By Kim Arnott SPECIAL TO THE CHAMPION Theit rc-stclcti iiofI lic local c haptc-r ol liehrs Against t)t nk Drits iig (MA\l))l ', ,sk- ing people' [loi 10 i sh i Io cîgce uîîgaîîîzatioî stiiply onit lhi.tsss 0i a ci iticil 'ityi lii apîicxîîcc n the loriiit ýIti tittcc tt Ii. l su l, i ot t fit /iniiiinc ii i,tt p o'ii't Iii lt Hlilttn-Pccl MADD chapicr.- think titnce the wholc story is ott, the public will lit;asai-led.' Ziiiiimcrnian saîd the local chapîc-r, which ha,, tls offic i (3akx'llt is alreadv suIilc'rtig as a resulîtiof the stors' thai s,gtstcd the maliorits' tif the incy raisccl k' the MA[)D's natinal oflfice gies ti pax'îng admîinitstraives and fundraising costs. "Tht lalliiut for tht chapicrs is hugc, of course," lit saicl lirnmtrrnan notcd iliaitt î lalton-Pecel chapter lias liait a Icast ont eveticaticelîldas a fresult cof the tontrovetîsy atnc tat v'cinteetrs tnatîtîng a Red Rtbbhtn tamjîatgi tableiivtr tht wekendl lcarcl a tîctnhtt tif titgativectoritnctts roti mciii librsc f te ublic. Ast tIlt local clialîtti ltticraisig ,andcmosi ,ictiitilts arîc utidtrtakcii ly' s iluntccrs, siicl/iniittrtnii, ss'itihcacls up tirt clîaîîcrs 13 nîcrnlîci vitîn- îcer hoard ofI dircttrs. I c' nttui h,îîthet Ilaltit luttl chlaîiicts mrainti c\licti cit utîlîtc tie ncltIelt huitlx xxagc iof tîtît pai t t toc'admnitrative stîlI iticoîlîci -1 lie tc'iiaitclci ofithI iiiic'tice chlîîîîc'îi at-c',,thliough pigttl s ti',cltitioasn a C aî',ciii îign ii îiiictal,,. Ziiîîîîîcriîî,îîî said. Ai tIelotcal ls'cl, MADD alstu tîîiiiîrs local touot cases and çîrttvides supporîtrvi 'ces tî vie- ttms oif crukdrixitg. iinierrnaîi scggests that anytînt whoi s ctîîccrned abotît ltiw tht natitînal crganizatton is speîcittg mtititx cati dirctc cdtnatioinstî thteItocal chapîcn tîstcacl. I liwtver, 7îniiiîîeî man said lits saîî-slîcd wiili answtrs he liaîs ccciscýd lcîm tht ntiotnal tffict ii (akville abtot lunctraisitîg aîîd exîîtndiiurts. Altong vNith x'cîhrntecr cha1îtet îîrtstdtnts frtti across tht ccîun- irs, 7imtntrniatitcîk lianttIii a 90-mninut ctîîîlcnce caîl wîîh ntittnal toffice stal Mtitday night. -Acciiicing IIIotit CFlO andc tîcî l'wyei xx c artnifulI coin- îîlîancc lwîîlî federal laws)," lie saicl. "sVtanc ottdcing any- îhîng \sxnting." I-h Toîrtontoî Stan aticlt t tpotii ccl lai au n i'vstigaticon itt M \DD C anadas finantts Ittîîclabouîct 81 cents tif cadi cîîtnr dollai is spcîît tit ictinrisiig andladmîinisttin. Th lch î,î us prînclcssîcuîal crs t liicasc cash. andclanguecs thai lis ciiîclctalsitg public awanc- tics, xstînk li cdcîcatiîîg petle as ilîci solictcitînatîtîns. Stxcral press relcasts ptîsttd tmn MADD Canadas Weh site dispîute tht esstnct of tht story Ont nlease notes, "Tht Star ntlîonten's insinuations are vers' misleadîng and ats accusations arc înaccuratc and wrong. -MADD Canada spends 83.6 pecr cenîttif dcîntr dcollars on MADD Canada prîîgrams and thîs lnancial statemtnt is accu- ratt. Our revenue and expenst ictals are a matter of public rccorcd,"' îîaclds. A lîîîk t tht organuzations tîiancial inftormation is alsci availahît on its \Veb site. In resîlonse, tht Toronto Star's edittîr-in-chief Fred Kuntz say's thteiewspaper "stands liri'ly behind its coverage.- The Tc comni [ÏO~ VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - COMMUTTEE/BOARD VACANCIES Fown ofè nittee. A fMilton invites you f0 help make decisions and provide input by volunteering for the following Appointments f0 this Committee may be for the term concurrent with Milton Council. Qualified applicant(s) must be a resident of Milon, or an owner or tenant of land in the municipality, or the spouse of such an owner or tenant, or employee<s) tif a business located in the municipality or student(s) attending a school located in the Town of Milton and must be a minimum of eighteen years of age on the date of appointment. BOARD 0F MANAGEMENT FOR THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA (DBIA) The mandate of the Board of Management for the Downtown Business Improvement Area as established by Milton Council, in accordance with By-law No. 112-77, is for the improvement, beautification and maintenance of municipally-owned lands, buildings and structures in the ares designated as the Downtown Business Improvement Ares and to promote the designated ares as a business or shopping ares. To qualîfy f0 sit as a Member on the Board of the O.B.I.A., the member shait be assessed for bccîn~n ~~n'nffnrin l-t rtf in d iqte nripnt4-o'- i"et- c Contact: Jacquelyn Garrard, Co-ordinator - 905-876-2773 or at info@Pdowntownmilton.com Application forma are availabtean aur website www.mitton.ca or tram the Office of the Town clerk, Town ai Milton, 43 Brown Street, Milton, ON. L9T 5H2 between 8:30 arn. and 4:30 p.m. Compieted application iarms musi be received at the Office ai the Town cierk no tater thun January 3, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. Onty quatified apptîcanis wilt be caniucted. Troy McHurg, Town Cterk 'Tis the season to ride free with Milton Transit These Wednesdays are FREE for ail routes: December 6, 13 and 20 From 9 arn. - 4 p.m.I Maps, schedules and tickets available at: Town Hall Annex 555' Milton Seniors' Activity Centre' Mvidonr Leisure niîre Lüttery i",;sk ai thet Ta ît Milton Sports Centre* (Milton Mail) 4 ~ 'Monthly bus passes availlable at these ticket agents Ti Aduit: Senior: Child/student: GO Transfter: