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OrPINION Haiti needs help more than lever If iheres a nation on this a- earth that bas [accd mnore 14 misfortunc than Haiti, cere ai a loss to naine that Scountry. SBe it [rom decades of Ipolitical unrest and cor- ruption, rampant poverty, huricanes, tropical stormns or landslides, Haitians Shave had to endure more than their [air share o[ suife and anguish. Now the island nation lias beeni bit hy adcatî- ing cari liqttake tbat \\,fil see thousands, possib>' as many as 200,000 people, left dead hy the wratb of Mother Nature. Numerous organîza- tions like the Canadian RedI Cross and 'nalvatton Arrny; and stores sucb as Wal-Mart andl the LCIR) are spearheading fondrais- ing campaigns to help Hiaiti in its time of need. Nations around the world are rushing supplies and emergency crews to tbe C arihhean island in an effort to offer vital life-sav- ing expertise and help. We urge Miltonians who haven't already dlonc ý'n tif tIiifis ilr ti ff fit] ii an>' orgaizat cen oraf~t i ng a Haiti earthc1uakc disaster relief lund. Scc ilie Chjattpiott's storv on page A2 to find oui bow to give. Haiti needs the w,,orld's help. Readers WrJIte E-mail let rs toeWitnnal@niltoncanadianchampon.eom. Lottors, which niy feho odi, inust unilc.le the wnrter's namo,, addr andm p)hono nu rr Thanks for continued support MDH expansion ot Crime Stoppers of Halton DEAR EDITOR: activities an I'd like to remind everyone unsolved crimc that January is Crime Stoppers Crime Stop Month. been celebrate It's an opportunity for the being officially various Crime Stoppers pro- 1986 during grams around the world to Stoppers Intert focus attention on the continu- conlerence hc ing efforts to combat crime and Edmonton. 0t keep our streets sale. has been aci Crime Stoppers of Halton heads of state, il couldnrt have achieved the suc- Elizabeth, set cess that it bas since its forma- prime minister tion bere in 1988 witbout the of the UnitedS dedicated support of the Halton state governor: Regional Police Service, mcm- premiers, as w bers of the community who law enforceme have contributed financially or sucb as tbe Ci provided tips about unsolved FBI. crime and the vanious media Locally thi outlets that bave publicized our Stoppers bas re Children's book drive ai DEAR EDITOR: On behaîf of CUPE Local 4366, Milton Public Library employees, I'd like to, sincerely thank ail tbose wbo participated in our book drive for the Milton Salvation Army, Khi Community Your generous donations of new books made d highlighted pers Month bas I annually since proclaimed in the Crime sational training Id that ycar in ier the years ht çnowledged hy ncluding Queen ieral Canadian s and presidents talces, numerous s and provincial cil as leaders of nt organizations )PP, RCMP and s year, Crime ccived greetings [rom Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Ontanio Premier Dalton McGuinty, Ontario Minister of Community Salcty and Correctional Services Rick Bartolucci and Halton Regional Police Chief Cary C rowell. 1 would like to tbank every- one who bas given support to Crime Stoppers of Halton throughout the ycars and plcdgc that our volunteer hoard of directors will continue work- ing diligently te, ensure the pro- gram bas the resources to oper- ate effectively to resolve and reduce crime in Halton. TOM SUDDABY, CHAIR CRIME STOPPERS 0F HALTON i overwhelming success Christmas a little brighter for children and teens in our community Your commitment to giving the gift of reading is sincerely appreciaîed. JUNE ROBINSON, PRESIDENT CUPE LOCAL 4366 MILTON PUBLIC LIBRARY should be our biggest priority DEAR EDITOR: Regarding the Champions January 8 story entitled'Arts centre, central library on their way,' I bave a few concerns that F'm hoping someone may provide fur- ther commentary and/or clarification on. How is it ibat counicil - or wboever may be speaking for Miltonians - man- ages to find millions of dollars for an arts centre, library and railway under- pass, but not for the furtber develop- ment and expansion of Milton District Hospital? 1 can'î help but wonder if we need to revisit wbat our community priorities are. 1 bave mucb appreciation for Milton District Hospital. The care tbat the doc- tors and nurses provide is exemplary At the rate that our community is growing, we sbould be redirecting our focus on expanding our bospital to belp ensure our healtb-care professionals are able to continue to provide the care tbat we bave ail come to depend on. NARENA PERSAUD MILTON irbr cEanabian QEbampion PAclion's Corrructy Newspaper S nce, 1860 555 Industnial Dr. Milton, Ont. L9T 5E1 905-878-2341 Editorial Fax: 905-878-4943 Advertising Fax: 905-876-2364 Classified:905-875-3300 Circulation: 905-878-5947 wqww.miltoncanadianchampion.com V.P. - Group Publisher Neil Oliver Regional General Manager 'civ. I H urvc-y General Manger Editor in Chief Managing Editor Production Manager 11n c(jr r-. Circulation Manager Office Manager 'r-rh y Pr-O The Canadian Champion, published every Wednesday and Friday is a division of Metroland Media Group Ltd. 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