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À4 -Thé Canadiati Chafoolon. Friddv, Janiir 12, 200'7 Region commnittee looks URGENTLY REQUIRED PART-TIME DAILY AND STANDBY CROSSING GUARDS Concerneci about the safety of school chilciren andi want to become involveci? A Part-lime Crossing Guard is required at: COSTIGAN AND DENYES Morning Crossing: 8:45 ar.- 9:15 ar. After School Crossing: 3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. A minimum ot three hours per day is paid. Standby Crossing Guards are also needed. Hourly Salary: $1 2.23 lnterested applicants should submit a resume by January 22, 2007 ta: Town of Milton, Department of Corporate Services, 43 Brown St., Milton, Ontario L9T 5H2 Attention: Coordinator, Human Resources Fax: (905) 875-5414 E-mail: humanresources@milton.ca n accordance with the Freedom ot Information and Privacy legislation, applicant information is collecled under the authority of the Municipal Act and will be used strictly for candidate selection. M With so much happening in the world taday, By Melanie Hennessey CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF A regional comrnînec is pusbing for a Ireeze ion bow miucb I-aIton pays to blcp Toronto cover its social service costs. important than sysîemn was introduced by tbe Province lever ta be in 1998 to support tbe ciy's social assis- informed about tance and scocial bcousitig requirements -soinething tbaïs expected to cost tbe your own home average lialiton taxpaver about $180 town. We pride ibis year. l)uîing ibe liealtb ancf social servic- ourselves on es coinîniitees budget delîberations being Milton 1s Tuesdlay, Halton Hilîs Councillor Clark Somerville put forward a motion tbat main source for cails for tbe Region to cap ils upcoînîng local community contribution for (>TA pooling at the information, total around $41 million. bringing the "Lets, dra-w% a fine in tbe sand,' be said. "i (tbe pooling systein) is broke latest news ta we've got to gel it fixed.' our local Atiîbis point, îbe 2006 pooling fig- ure basn't been fînalîzed and ils niot community. known bow mucb Halton wîlI actually Thanks for be asked 1(0 pa> for 2007. N oniervtllc e co on to point out tbai reading' \vitîî a provincial eleettion coming îbis cear, us a good lune for coounctl to niîk an issue of pooling. Scvcraf c minitice rnmbi.rs voîccd 1999 Jeep TiJ 5cyl, manual, 4x4, NC, support loir tbe resolution, lîke Nfiltin Councillor Colin Best. -Tbis is a loud message to tle Province," lie î-emarked. Regional Chairman Cary Carr noied îhaî he wants to press the local provin- cial election candidates 6)n what they wtould do regarding tbe poolîng situa- tion. " tîhînk we need il get very aggressîve with tbe Province. hi (pool- îng money) is a buge arnount of' our buidgetý" Oakville t.ouncillor Fred Oliver added, "1 îhînk ils ihat lime of year ibai we sl'ould put a freeze on it.' But Burlington Councîttor Carol D'Amnelio expressed some doubts about the motion, noîing îhaî she wouldn'î want ber conslituenls to say tbey're noî paying taxes above the 2006 level. "Two wrongs don't make a nigbt," sbe said. "I believe in following tbe rules and seîîing an example." Aeting CAO Jane MacCaskill exptained staff bas been working witb otber GTA inunîcipalities on an exil strategy from tbe poolîng system. But f'or tbe time beîng, sbe saîd il is a 'reqoîremrent and obligation tbat we pay, Otber local munîcîpalities, lîke York and Peel, bave already Irozen tbeir (lIA pooling payniens. Haiton's pooling costs bave steadily nisen sînce 2003, going from about $34 million tben to tbe curreni estimated $41 million - a figure tbats also pro- posedi in tbe 2007 budget. in faet, sine poolîng started in 1998, tbe Region bas contribuîed almost $325 million for Toronto's social services. 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