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The flana1ian Champion, Friday, July 20, 2007-A7 Cali for change rings hollow \Agent narro'wly """es-c"a-pe's early Ut:AI<EDITOR: Melanie Hennessey's recent comments on tbe byelection, tbe barder it is for me to avoid laughing. Tbe real problem isn'î really council, its tbe community For nearly two-and-a-balf years prior to last Novembers election, tbe Champion was inundated witb calîs for cbange, calîs for new leadership and calîs for a new direction. Yet we tbe voters re-elected nine of 11 members of council. How does anyone expect to get change that way? What hap- pened to our outrage and dissat- isfaction? Where was tbe courage to back up the calîs for change with action? We, as a community, need to examine how we choose our council. After a rather blunt exchange with a constituent during last Novembers campaign, 1 finally began to understand the voting mentality of tbe 'establisbment' in Ward 2. I was told the reason tbis constituent wasn't going to support my candidacy was not because I didn't bave tbe ability or skilîs to do the job, but because tbey didn't think the message on my answering machine was of a sufficiently serious nature toi be a councillor. Great logic to detennine a persons qualifications to lead. And 1 confess my reply to this constituent was less than politically correct, and consider- ably less than polîte, not because 1 set out to be rude or alienate a voter, but because I was brougbt up to say what 1 think and believe. In short, 1 was raised to tell the truth, even if it isnt popular. The 'esiahlishmin' vans of what abilities they bring to the table. The voters want polit- ical correctness. The voters want everything to be positive. The voters want nice, sweet words that always paint a rosy pîcture. The voters accuse a candi- date of rnudslinging if they point oui a shortcoming in another candidate, even if the staiement is true and the flaw is relevant to the ability to do the job for wbicb tbey are running. Unfortunately, the fact of life is tbat the trutb isn't always nice, it isn't always pretty and often it offends peoples sense of etiquette and propriety Tbe problem is that for tbe last 20 years tbis is wbat we as a comrnunity have done, and look wbere i ts gotten us. Infrastructure developmenî is years behind in necessary upgrades, the hospital is far too srnall for our comrnuniîy, coun- cil time after tîme votes itself pay raises while telling us tbat we're going to bave to dig deep- er into our pockets to pay ever- increasing taxes, counicils do whaî ihey cboose to do regard- less of public opinion, traffic is grîd-locked and councillors preacb one set of values during a campaîgn and follow another after being elected. In short, I bope wben tbe time cornes to pick our next counicil, eacb voter looks into a mirror and asks if they are part of Multons solution or part of Milton's problem. I arn sure tbat tbere are some wbo will accuse me of being bit- ter because of tbe election results, and yes in some ways 1 arn. I was born in Milton bospi- tlaid h) as c liv('d lce rnvm enhreý ,U)Ii IC5CI11Cclc iasc 5\Ac lack tbe will to do wbat is nec- essary to stop it. I arn also sure tbat I arn mak- ing myself sometbing of an oui- -casî by criticizing tbe communi- ty at large. If tbis is tbe price of speaking the trutb, su be it. However, for those wbo doubt tbe valîdîty of my assertions, let's look no furîher tban some of council's actions tbîs year alonc. - A candidate wbo rallied against fiscal management bas become a councîllor wbo bas no problem voting bîmself a 19 per cent pay bîke. - Council refuses to take action on a pesticide bylaw. - Council allows numerous trees to be cut downm for a terri porary parking lot - despite strong local objections - for a project wbose budget continues to climb. - A councillor makes what somne find inappropriae and inaccurate statements regardîng local drîvîng habits. And finally, to those wbo say Mlton's growth means tbat Milton is împrovîng because we bave tbings lîke a Wal-Mart and other shopping destinations, a soon-to-be-improved Town Hall or a movie theatre, I would ask these simple questions. Is a community with insuffi- cient scbool space better? Is a community witb ton few hospi- taI beds better? Is a community wîth outdated roads better? And is a community wbere develop- crs caîl tbe sbots better? 1 dont îhink so. JIM TIMBERS MILTON Absence of bike lanes disappointing DEAR EDITOR: be encouraging non-polluting modes of trans- 1 dont know if this question should go out to, portation? Why are there bike lanes in s0 many Town staff, Region staff, Town counicil or Regional other communities - just drive down Appleby council, but the question is where are the bîke Line in Burlington and see - and not in Milton? lanes on the expanded Derry Road and James Im getting pretty tired of this ongoing lack of Snow Parkway? vision. What a costly, unhelievable miss. 1 mean arent we as a community supposed to MIKE RANK MILTON rrn< H70lirPR çt3tion 'Time Capsules' are gems of infor- mation extracted from past issues of The Champion and other publications in order to provide a window into Miîton's past. Explanatory comment is sometimes provided to place the situa- tion in context. March 1910 At 2 am. on Saturday Miss Crawford of Campbellviile was awakened by a glare, looketi out anti saw the C.PR. station in a blaze. She calleti her father, who got up, ran across to the residence part of thse station anti awoke the station agent. Mr. Turner anti bis wife, who hati barely time to pick up their dothing anti get out. They dresseti outside. The buildings, consisting of waiting room, freigb anti baggage roon' anti dweîling were destroyet i wth al their contents except a few articles of furnmture. Major Beattie lost about 2,600 bushels of wheat. Miss Chapman, who bati cone borne fr-om H-amilton Normal School on the prevlous evening, ton late to have hier trunk brought borne, hati left it in the baggage roosu, where it was burneti. R contaiued clotbing, fUrý anti a golti watcb. The fire is sup- poseti to bave been starteti in long dry grass near the station by a spark frosu a passing engine. Major Beattieýs wheat was insureti but unfortunately Mr. Turner's fümiture was not. His loss was about $500. As it was ise and Mrs. Turner bave rea- son to be tbanlcfultbat they escapeti with their lives. The final match of thse season for thse junior cbarnpionship of thse Halton-Peel Hockey League was playeti at the rink here on Friday evening between Georgetown anti the Boys' Athletnc Club (Milton). Thse ice was beavy, but the hockey wa.s fast anti dean. The score was 9- 0 in favor of the B.A.C. but thse play was dloser than the figures would indicate. To show theïr appreciation of the gond sportsmanship anti dean play of the Georgetown boys, thse B.A.C. gave theru a banquet at the B.A.C. room after the match. Forty nine B.A.C. boys anti guests sat down anti tit full justice to the spread- Milton bas gond reason to be M ilton .. .. . Time prouti of the Boys' Athlettc club. Their record for the hockey champi- onship is eight victories andi no defeats. Their organizatton on the Y.M.C.A. fines, strict trainmng, and the good management of Mr. Parks, have had rnuch to do with tbis anti wîth their success last season in sun'- mer sports, wbich it is hoped wiil be repeateti dunng the coxmug summer. Wh*l their physical tniining is iu sucb good bauds, and healthy amusements are provided inlu teir clubroom, their moral training is flot neglectet.i. t is idie best of bauds, those of iss Rutidy wbo badl hati years of experience lu similar work iu New York City, and Who teaches their Bible class. After playîng without accident in ail thse Halton-Peel league's junior hockey matches of thse season, Harry Wharton of the Boys' Athletic Club was badly hurt lu a practice gamne at thse rink on Thursday evening. He and a smaller boy of thse opposing sie made for the puck, theïr heads came togeter and Harry>*cheekbone was broken in. 'Tc mise it agaus luto its place was a tedioua and delicate surgical opention. It Was performed succesafully, but for sorne days it was feared that Harry would Iose the sight of ome of las eye. Happily tbat dan- ger is gone anti the boy is recovering quickly. He is ontt ocay April 1910 The couuty courc" bas given thse lawn tennis club permission to con- tinue thse use of the courtthouse square, to prtpare a thld court there anti to erect a rustc building lu which tq store thse tennis outit and Seme refreshmens This suaterial is assnbIrd outbeh«l of the Milton Histon cal Socsety byJlm DiUs, who cm be rmched atjLsM&- YMctcom. il il là 1 il 1LC" ma >"I ~b11J I - & I I I I I BIJ2 BUKEFS o FOR 1THE PRK)E OF ONE!é *mr"' 1 -*e VI FREEIR GOLF CLINIC Saturday July 21 st @ 2:00 pm WU A CPGA Prel Cali b Registepi pIpý-