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AIS - The Canadian Champion, Friday, June 13, 2008 OMPI b1N ION Why the change? Trusteles' reversai on vaccinatfion puzzling and tough to swallow Does tise accessibilîîy of a vaccine ihat combats a sexual- r -transîinitîec disease ruake young w omen motîre sexually \Wbat aboiut when tue saîie vaccine is no lonrger as acces.- sible? Do it-s poietial user', autoinicall becîtie nule inod- els for cliastity? lu buiîb circuinsiances we helieve lie ansvier t', - oif coiurse uît. lits why wc're lîafflled by last wcek<'s decîsitîn lîy Halttît Caîliolic sciiooi board trustce's to disconîtinue Human Papilloîna Virus (HPV) vaccination clinîcs on school prîîperiy. By doing so, trustees e[fectivcly tossed a wrench cato a Halton public bealtis prograni thai had seen a growing nutuber oif Grade 8 girls protected lrom HPV lu Halton. Two ',trains oif the HPV are responsible [tir ahout 70 per cent of cervical cancer cases. I ast week's narrow vote not to continue the vaccination ciures on Catholîc scisool property next [ail saw four trustees reverse their position [rom less than nîne moutbs ago. Last Sejiteitiber, Burlîngton trustee joatîne Matters dîsputed the argumîent that the vaccine cîîuîravened Catholic teacbings. "'m nt sure a vaccine tîteaut t0 preveut illness is a C atholîc issue," she had said, addîug, "At the end of the day ibis t', the parents' decision." L.ast week, her tune had changed dramaticaliy. "1 believe thîs clearly sends a double message 10 our slu- dents. In the Catholie educarion system, we îeacb the lessons of the Catholie church, wblch are quite clear about sex before marriage, and on tise otber hand we ofler a vaccine against a disease that eau only be contracted tbrough sexual activity"' The vaccine is administered by regional healtis depart- ment staff and oniy wlth tise consent oi parents. Scisools- both public and Cathoiic - are simply being used as central sites to make accessibility casier for everyone involved. We expeci Maltera was just as weil-versed on Catholic teachings last November as she la today b what changed ber mind? Is it possible she didut understand what tise vaccine was for when she voted last November? Milton trustee Rev. David Wihelm la bang on when hie suggests that trustee flip-flopping on ibis issue sends a mes- : sage of indecision ihat isn'î in the boards best intereat. Once upon a time the board had been satislied to leave tise vaccination declalon up to parents. Why naut now? Readers Write E-mail your letters to editoral@miltonoenadiancbamplon.caca Thanks to driver for his abrupt stop DEAR EDITOR: i would like to offer my appreciation and many, many thanks to a driver. Not just any driver, but a great driv- er of a dump truck - at least 1 think it was a dump truck. On May 12 around noon, my aprl- cot-coinured puppy, Ellie, ran into traf- fic on Derry Road near Thompson Road. This amazing driver, travelling eastbound, miraculously screeched to a hait just in trne, ieavlng a mere three feet between the truck and my Fille. 1 dont know what 1 would have done. Ellie la my everything, and i can- flot express enough thanks to you. APRYL FORMOSA MILTON Zbre fanabîax Ciampicn Mlioas4ri11t r iirp Saii 1860 555 Industrial Dr. MIiton, Ont. L9T 5EI 905-878-2341 Editoriol Fax: 905-878-4943 Advertising Fax: 905-876-2364 Classified:905 875-3300 Circulation. 905-878-5947 vvvw miltoncanadianchampinn.com Publisher Neil Oliver General Manager Dav:id H-arvey Editor in Chief Jll Davis Managing Editor Karen Miceli Advertising Director Woody McN\ab Production Manager Tici C 'os Circulation Manager Chlen5e 1-l Office Manager Sandy Pare The Cavadjan Champion. published every Taesday and Friday, as a division of Metroland Media Groap Ltd. - Gtvup Publisher tan Oliver. the vfivraitem~, togee wth i masinable alloce fo sgn be pari for at dte ippicabie rate. The pibishei va,, thegih Io categcrize adefiî,emens or decl,,, CCAB Aadited Rvcognized for excellence by C+CNA Cavadian Comvvaaly Newspapes sociation U K ' 5,hai Necopapr ot SAc,, The Canadian Champion iv a proud media sponsor for: VantagePoinat Even with major growth, Milton sau off ers major appeal Everyday, like ciockwork, i tear across the Milton GO station platform to catch the bus that wiil take me to work. l'm a rare breed. My daiiy commute doesn't take me te Toronto, Brampton or even Gakvtlle. Nor does it keep me within the bounds of Mississauga. Like a kid who wears bier clothes backwards, l'm breaking the mould. When most other 9 to 5era are bareiy stûr- ring, Fm heading out to Erindale GO Station to catch the GO bus to Milton. lîs a 55- minute ride to the Milton GO Station. If 1 miss fit, i have bo wait an hour for the next one. Once i reacis the local terminus, 1 take a Milton Transit bus directly to thse Championis Industrial Drive office. 1 iooked it up and work la juat about 30.22 km away from my home. As far as dis- tances go, thats pretty flair, but flot unireasn- slowed traffic to a hait. My nose was stuck in able. Richard Bachlii Jonathan Uivingston Seaguil, i've iived i Miaaiasauga for and i found myseif wlshuug for five year and thatý not about to winga that would take me to, new change. Die-bard urbanite though helghts and record speeda. i arn, 1 stili appreciate the many Bemng that i'm an outsider, things Milton bas to offler. 1 know though, its flot as much of a my friends donft spot horses or threat to me as il ta to somte. Escarpment to and from work like are poppmng up on Facebook. 1 do. Imany onlookers are iocked in 1 read that Multons population spinted debate about Miton's grew b>y 71.4 per cent over a five- - development. year period, according to Statistic A group cailed "Oid Milton ta Canada's 2006 Census. Perhaps city dwellers Better Than New Milton" boasts more than bave got it ail wrong, and Milton la tie new 1,800 members, and one calied "New Milton mecca. ila better than Old Milton," was created in Granted, because of the deveiopment the response. Though their views are polarized, commute can sometimes be a pain. Tbe the memhers ail seem to share passion for other day, construction on Thompson Road - sce COMMUTE ocn page A7 ,. igle Bel Fuîd CANADiA bAY UNITED WAri 1 ! TV AUCTION OF MILTON Shoacase Meitoit A-i, MILTON SANTA CLAUJS PARADE Ès