The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Meeting goers to 8 wards By Tmm Foran ' -0 CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF-- t was a gatbering of fcw but the message was une: more accountabilhîv. Only about fîve residcnts îurned oui duritvg Wednesda<s snowstorm 10 a public meeting on pro- posed new municipal ward hounidanies but boib rur ai and urban resdents agreed un a new future for Milton poites fauning one councîllor per ward L "T he ime bas cormetou break awax huom the past, sad Goxxlands I.rescenti i eident Bob f Ian is. -J n i tu keep vw ilcouicillurs per xxaid doexu i xxuik, and il x\vun itxxîrk fut a iwgruxing as fxa, Nîtla,, 1 0f Ii ce pussibilevopionu oi luie\vx muilied xx ixl * birundat tex xî.ring iii 2olo, I arrix ,aluug xx i ili lii î lu txili x xl ilici xttkxic i.t . l(l ii vgu l i t 1 Ilii iil i' iiî l ix' x1 1 l iii xil i t 1,i xx111,1c, 'l it i mai \liing0t o lt lc ii g ilpar i. co Iii lcii i ixtioýC l l i t ii i lîauaiî i th clxi xit ixll(lti i d xx iixl xx Ix l tit ibe lor h- igîIo ll "tc ui i d il alluxx furthîat poxxîbilix xx ienn lbcgaîn tic p x \ocoiuntabtliix x.vaxs one reaxui x lxrutral Nasxagaxxex a reideuit (arx I lix lxoIi pcîcit cd ith eigtgb-xarci option. [le aîd the eurreri Lxxii meiell)r xaîd xx ICtîî faxours the incumnbent counilîr ai lectio iun ic Ellis did srtggest soute nodificatîinx iii the eîgliî- warcl bounidarx' option. Hele rcifIetTucl io waicdx ,bu ruade up of purely rtutal area, essentîally macle up xif Milton west of Trentaine Rîîad, soutb of rttatrîiRîîad and casi uo' Ftftb Litte. A case could tben becimade tu leet une uof Mions regional counciluors fruru ibit aiea as well. However, satisfving that request mîgbî invulxe îgnoning one of Milton councils paramelers for design- ing new ward boundcaries - the prnneîple ut effective represenlaton espoused by Canadas Supreme Court in the dubbed'Carter' case. Essentially, tbat decîsion suggests lectoral bound- anies should only vary in population by 25 per cent, said Dr. Robert Williams, a political scientist cunîraci- ed by Milton counicil îu design anti reccmmetîd tbe new ward boiudaries. ii And îwo of the four "guiding pnneiples' Willams used for reference involve louking at cu.rrenî andi future population. Witb tbe massive growrb in Miltutits urban aiea, rural residlents made up only 13 per centi of the tiiox n s population tn 2006, according I ils tîxrepoirt. Ibatii num ber would lîkely bu exen lesx todaý. Ellis argued thai anoîber ofi coutîcîls guding prinii o iples for Williams sbould take priorîty. that of main- taini ng commuities of- interest. 1I îhînk communiix înterest sbould irîimp tbe numbet s,' Ellbs saîi. "lu the c.ase o urtral, furgive a bit on tbe population." if counicîl clecîs to change the ward boundaries, lis likely rural resîdents will lose somne represenitatîxes. Currently, baîf oflMMtons, local and regional council- * lors lîve in rural areas. * Elbs said bu realîzes ibe rural area could luse mneni- bers but be believes a une-councillor ward systent eould ensure tbe quabîty ut representation makes up for the loss of quantîly Fo1owing Wednesday's publie meeting and anoîber one lasi nîghî in Campbellville, Williams said bu plans t o use public comments lu devise une final recom- * mendation to Milton couneil. Thal wdll bc the subjeci uof a publie meeting Mareh 23 ai counicils administra- lion and planning committee, aceording te, Town staff. Tha>uporOf an cabu ereachlidiat fioianCa2itoeicanadmaiî- "I loin the mrany people who agree toi le drink alcoholit beverages ..and le drive evervone in their group home safely 09 Yaris l149 "-3.97 MSRP'* $13,990 09 Corolla CE fU( MSRP* 165. 9 09 Matrix $1 5,975 l M SR P ~279',,,4 9 MATIti, R $ 26 555 ar W/ItxiiiKMi3MPi)t CTY97AOKM(29MPG)tt The Canadian Champion, Frîday, January 30, 2009 - A3 Complete collision repair and refti-lislii;lq services MADE IN CANADA 1 (11) KM 'M MPI, ly 1 "1 11111KM MADE IN CANADA MADE IN CANADA