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Nilendale staffs oearing nture aÊde Dad's pâÙin mu edsier DEAR EDITOR: Recently we lost our mentor, our role model and our bero. Our 82-year-old dad died in the armas of a health-care worker at the Allendale Long-Term Care Facility Altbough we will miss him temrbly and will think of him every day, this letter isn't about death, but about the living. Our mother also lives in Allendale. Understandably, after 64 years of a îruly romantic and loving mamrage, she mourns ber bass along witb the rest of us. Arrivmng in a llun-y of panic following our faîhers passing, my sister and 1 were completely overcome by the outpoun-ng of care and sympatby that the front-line staff of Allendale pro- vided. At every turo, someone was there, reaching out to us with a bug, a touch or sincere words of kindness. Whaî's important is that this outward expression of kindness started long before Dad was gone. About 18 months ago, we relocated our parents from Mill Bay, B.C. 10 Milton, as Mom had been diagnosed with a rare spinal disorder and we anuici- pated that she would need extra care. Witbin six montha, il was evident she could no longer live wiîb Dad in the small bungalow they had purchased, and we fo und a place for ber in Allendale. Since that time, the care workers in Halton House have been an unbelievable source of comfort, care and companion- sbîp for Mom - wbo's now confined to a wheelchair. They bave belped to make lier amaîl room become bier new home. Everyone knows ber by namne and they drop in whenever tbey can to share a joke, a story or a tear. Althougb seriously over- worked, these individuals go far beyond the cal to make Mom feel loved, appreciated and respected. Dad was admitted to Sykes House at Allendale just a few monîba ago after a series of compromising healtb issues pre- venîed bim fromt living alone. His bealth deteriorated quickly and tbrough eacb stage ot bis ilI- ness we were always kept abreast of what was happening and wbat we could collectively do to make his life as comfort- able as possible. As bis ilîneas progressed, it was evident that it became more challenging to care for him, and we waîcbed the staff as tbey went about their îasks, stopping in to say hello, puif up bis pil- lows to make him more coin- fortable or comment on the fam- ily pictures splasbed aIl over bis bulletin board. Durîng tbis terrnble time, it's such a comfort to my sister and me that tbey wcre always only a 'button-pusb' away We know that tbey wil1 be there to help Momt througb the ups and downs, and they will do so, wiîh the amiles and words of encour- agement that have become s0 important to bier - and to us. We dont know how we can recognize and extend our appre- ciation to these tîreless, selfless individuals who belp us carry on in spite of our bass, but we do know that Mom is still very mucb alive, and knowing that she's in the banda of such warm, capable and compassionate individuals bas somebow made this dreadful ordeal mucb easier. Our only hope is that when we're ready to take up residence in a nursing home someday, there will be a support staff like the ones in Halton House and Sykes House - and probably al of the other bouses at Allendale - 10 welcome us. Thank you for your canng, your dedication and your tire- leas commitment. Your efforts are mucb appreciated, not just today, but every day. UNDA MILLAR AND DONNA BARTUFF CAMPBELLVILLE Town's main core needs grocery stores DEAR EDITOR: 1 moved te, Milton eighî montha ago, and in that lime have become discontent wiîh the growîh and what it will eventually do t0 our downtown core. 1 agree wiîh the letter from M. Taha in the January 23 Champion. Are the counicil members considering the sinaîl business people at ail? They should. The A&P bas lefî central Milton andl Loblaws will soon be gone t0 Thompson Road and Main Street. This bas increased business for Food Port, which is great. However, the fact remains we need more local grocery store access. Has there been any consideration ai aIl for the seniors who live close to thse downtown core and wbo do not have easy acceas 10 the new grocery stores? These people will need to use taxi service both ways, wbicb will increase the coat of their grocery bills. It's îîuî just the many seniors but the stay-at- home mums witb no car available, and a lot of other residents in the samne situation. Now, where are ail the long-lime residents 10 grocery shop îbaî is of a reasonable walking distance? Il would be very sail 10 see, as lime goes by, aIl big business be 100 far away from the main core and ils residents. Evenîually, Milton would become a gbosî town, like a lot of other nice little lowns, because of big business moving in. Don't let Ibis happen. SHIRLEY REID ONTARIO STREET The Canadian Champion, Friday, March 9, 2007-A7 Horse fatally struck by train: neither whîstle nor bell heard 'Ture Capsules' are gents of infor- mation extracted from past issues Of The Champion and other publications in order to provîde a window into MiltonL past. Explanatory comment is sometîmes provided to place the situa- tion in context. July 1909 On Tuesday morning Mr. andl Mrs. Jackson Agnew were driving on Martin Street îo Milton fron t heir home, the old Dempsey farm (Rockwell. property). They reacheil the Martin Street crossing of the C.RR. and saw the 10:21-train coin- ing from the west. It was close and Mr. Agnew saw Ie could not gel across in time 10 avoid it. He stopped bis horst and tried to back hum up but before Ise could get tihe animal clear the engine struck it on the shoulder and tbrew it aside. After taking a few steps the horse feil and died. The shoulder was flot badly cut. The buggy shafts broke wben tbe horse felI but no fuirther damnage was done. Mr. Agnew valued the horse at $125, bavmng refused that price for but some lime ago. He says lie heard neither whisde nor bell. The crossing is dangerous when approacbed from thse north-wesî as the track is concealed by Mr. Campbell's stone dwelling, now occupied by Mr. Sanders. The band bas made arrangements with tIse Hanry Rich Concert Bureau of Toronto to furnish four weekly concerts in Livingston Park, coin- mencing next Tuesday evening witb a movixug picture entertaimnent, the like of which has neyer been seen in Milton. It is expecîed that these con- certs will draw large crowds as the talent is the best. Tht existence of a big leak in the water main ai dht corner of Main and Martin Streets bas been known for about a year. Thse flow fron it was tested a few days ago and tht daily loss was computed at 8,000 to 10,000 gallons, a mucis larger quan- lily than us used in Milton for dotes- tic purposes. This morning, work- men began digpin to flid the leak. Lt was Isigh tinte. Tht dry season is Tizne capsules approacbing and further neglect would have brought on another water famine. Halton is to acquire a hall interest in the county of Peel's house of refuge. A bylaw to that effect was passed ai last Fridays meeting of the county counicil and the report of the commissioners appointed to, value the farm buildings, stock etc. was accepted. The valuation was $18,635.50 and Mr. Mason, archilect, estimates the expenditure on the additional buildings which will be needed, including plumbing and heating, at $12,000. Halîon¶s expent- diture, therefore, will be about $15,000. 0f ibis it is expecîed twen- ty-five per cent will be repaid to Halton by the governimenî. The county council of Peel met on Tuesday and passed a bylaw to pro- -vide for the sale to Halton. The oil drill of the Hakton Oil & Gas Co. bas reached a depth of 1,650 feet. It bas passed through in succes- sion, strata or red medina, Uties shale, etc. and il is now borinig ihrough Trenton limestone. The granite is supposeil to be about 200 feet betow. Mr. Creson is confident that oil will be struck before the gran-' ite is reached, but should it flot be struck, thse indications are so encour- aging that the drill is pretly sure to be put to work elsewhere near Milton. Thse granite cannot be bored with thse ordinary drill. The old foundry on Commercial Stet bas been renied by S. Dice for a cooper shop, and coopers art busy mak ,gapple barrels. This maerfal isassemblMdon beh«l of the Milton Historical Society by jm Dilis, who cÀn be reached at jdll@direct.com. Have you recently been injured in a car accident? 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