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ReadersvAfr4'-0 1' if y ur leters wk (y i.onta1@mltoniachi r hamnpîon (c)m. Parking ticket so uncalled for I (The following letter was addresscd Io the Towni of Milton and a ceps' was filea' with thc Champion.) DEAR EDITOR: l'm a resident of Milton and moved here last year from Toronto. 1 was looking for a qui- eter neighisourhood and wanted to, get away from thse hustle and hostie of living in thse big city 1 cnjoy living in Milton and ail it has to offer. My frustration is regarding a parking infraction I recently received. I understand the Town of Milton has certain isylaws to protect its citizens and to make living in Milton more enjoyable for everyone. While not aIl are favourable to everyone, 1 understand that while we may flot agree with certain ones, they're there to protcct ail of Multons citizens as a whole. For example, no overnight parking, while a bit of a nui- sance, is perfectly valid. I appre- ciate on certain occasions that I can caîl my car in to the Town if we do have someone staying over and îhey have 'to park overnight. i also support fully no parking on the street during winter as that does affect alI res- idents when the snowplow can't make its rounds, or when park- ing could possihly get in the way of garbage collection or recy- ding collection. What i can't gel past, and wouid love further clarification on, is how on earth 1 gel a park- ing ticket at 5:30 on a Wednesday evening? We had an older couple visit- ing us in the afternoon for early dinner so we parked on tise road just before they got here and let them park in our driveway When we went tc move our car back in at 6 p.m., we saw we had received a parking ticket. I can't believe the Town of Milton found it necessarv to issue a ticket to a resident - who aiready pays plenty for property taxes - in the early evening. In a lime in our economy when every consumer is trying 10 watch every penny, i can't believe i was slapped with a $30 Conversation made time pass much quicker efmom TRPPEDi on page A6 (power returned but cievator was still on tise fritz) or if a frightened cisild, agitated dog or tise sitcom cliiché pregnant woman ready t0 deliver isad been sharing my confined quarters. As it turned out, only tise mildest dose of cabin lever set in. Making my somewisat unpleasant evening a lot more toierable was a sweet older neigisboun/friend of mine named Gaby and firefigister Kevin Lingard, who it was obvious isad a firm grasp of tise situation. Having 10 aimost shout 10 carry on a conversation with thbcm was a little on tise awk- ward side ai limes, but it sure beat tise alternative. As il turned ouI, a couple in tise adjacent apart- ment building was trapped as weii, and wisen tise repairman finally arrived, we were aIl out in a matter of seconds. No cinematie rescue from tise roof batch was required, or any kind of exil sîrategy session for tisat matter. Just a quick turn of a key and a two- foot jump down 10 tise fifth floor, which was my oniy hrush with drama for tise night. Not exactiy an episode of MacGyver. So tisanks t0 Kevin and Gaby, as weii as an unknown neigisiour who offered initiai hclp isy tecling tise building maintenance guy of my littie diiemma. Your time and concern were much apprclalcd. And if someone ever begins t0 tell you of how they were trapped in an elevator, don't automati- caliy brace yourself for an epic tale. If you do, dis- appointment wili likely foilow Young hobos ordered to leave town after spending night in jail lime capsules' are geins of infor- mation extracted from past issues of the Champion and' other publications in order t0 provide a wlndow m/to Milton 's past. &xplanatory comment is sometimes provided to place the situa- tion in cont/Çct. February 1913 Four able bodied young Canadian hobos invaded Milton on Tuesday. Tisey pretended to be unable to find employment though willing workers are in -demand. They were very cheeky beggars and growled at those who refused thern but did not seemn wo have imposed on many citizens as tisey applied for and got quartera in jail over night. Chief Constable Chapanan warned tisei to leave town within 10 minutes after their release and they left in a isurr. ticket. i did cail thse parking enforcement officer and was informed that hecause this is my first infraction i couid hring it in and have it reduced. My prob- lem with this is that it doesn't resoive tise issue itseif. How on cartis is tbis bylaw effective other than getting more money out of innocent resi- dents? How is it 50 generai that it can just be any îhrec bours? This is my street tisat, iast time i cisecked, 1 contribute to when i pay taxes. How am i flot aliowed to park there for a cou- ple of hours? I'm nol going to wastc my '15-times-a-ycar con- sideration' on a couple of houri. 1 think this is outrageous and wish something couid be donc about baving such a strict poiicy for parking. i realize one person can't change a byiaw, but considering the reason they'rc put in place is to protct me, i rcally wouid like to know how this procts me. JULIE ZAHRA MILTON Mtonu %. capsules ~ The ice is thicker than was expected, 15 inches. The Milton curlers brought the Bank of Toronto Trophy home with them from London. It is of soiid sil- ver, is shaped like a curling atone and supported by brooms. It is on exhibi- tion in the window ouFJ Little's shop with four silver teapots, one for each member of tise wusning rink to keep. necessary equipinent for making is own ice cresm and bricks. He expects to begin to manufacture his own ice creain about the middle of Jonc and will use nothing but the purest of ingredients. At tise meeting of tise Canadian Order of Cisosen Friends (C.O.C.E) organizer Ackerman had secured forty applications. After initiation tise following officers were installed for 1913; Past Councillor Charles Jones; Chief Councillor Charles R. Jones; Vice Cooncilior Mns. Sarahs Ttght; Recorder Mns. Julia Hewgill; Assistant Recorder Mrs. Mary Jane Transom, Milton Heiglits; Treasurer J.R. Cooper; Prelate, Frsncis Hitchen; Marshsall Josephs Dolby-, Warden Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman; Guard Samuel Brus; Sentry James Timbers; Medical Examiner Dr. M.E. Gowland; Trustee Fonds F Hitchen, D. Timbers, H.E Rykert. This material is assembled on behalf of the Milton Histonical Society byJim ails, whw can be reachea' through the sociey at (905) 875-4156 1Flyer in 1iuyt Champion. Selecid uI:8 681y 29th AnnuaI Charlty Breakfast ~Sgurday May 2ad, 2009 - 6:00 amn to 11:00 arn Bre~akfast $5.00 Al'rcesgo to Milton District Hospital Foundation praw tickets $1 .00 eaeb or 3 fbr $2.00, Draw beld ai Breakfast. ed*%t Barbeque - Donated b7SpcWPrpn ug and Moe - Donse i.f»ig ok Milen 1 iiver> IMbtu - Doed byS6 Cio wys o z C It is understood. that the C.ÉR. will, be double-tracked next sprmng from Lambton to Guelph jonction wiîh a single track from Milton to Christie's to, carry all the shipments of tise tisree brick and two lime plants. The main fine will be divert- ed attise base fine so as to leave roomn for tise single track. A new station will be built here. Last Friday evening attse home of Mrs. J.S. McCanneil, Prof. Alexander of Toronto University, lec- tured on Hamleî' wo the members of tise Victoria Club, tise Milton ladies' liîerary organization, and a number of invited friends. Prof. Alexander la a well-known student of Shakespeare and ie made bis subject most inter- esting. Altogetier, lie had about fifty isearers. Mesdames Menet and J.W Bews sang solos and Miss Dewar contribuîed an instrumental nmr- ber. Ice cutting la gomng on this week on tise pond and la being rusised on account of thse lateness of tise season.