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90 78-810 Oum$n bîuQ jarp î - TOP3% NA IONALY Y ROYAL LÉPAGE Miltons Communot Newspaper Since 1860 wend iton "At rani C ANamed Canada's Top Communiiy Newspaper www.miltoncanadianchampion.com 70 mm E. S PO0R TS NE WS & E Soccer selects Barn burns Bign'more' strut their stuff tgrndto his images Mi lton-based animal shelter in the works By Stephanie Hounseli CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF ( hand onc ad, "The greatnes of a natio n d its morai progress cai hc y dgc I b> the way its ant 7 mtals arc treatid Wîth that sentiment close t lier heart, a Milion woman has formed a group whc se goals include opening an animal shelter in Miiton thats independ- ent of the Oakvillc based Oakvîiie and Milton Humane Society. CIlh Prenter of Milton Animai Sanctuary (MAS) -wbîcb fîrst went public ai lasi montbs Strawberry Fair - saîd she believes an alternative sbeiter is need- ed to meet the needs of a town as large as Milton and that the Oakvilie and Milton Humane Society is too long of a Ive for local residents. Even a possible satellite location in Milton, as bas been discussed, stili wouln b sufficient, sbe said. "Milton needs bo stand up and say, 'We're able to run our own faciiity and support our own faciiity"' Sbe believes bumane societies are based on out- date modeis and said the MAS is învesîigating ways the Milton sheiter would be different, icudn a more effectiveiy-designed building. "We bave a unique opportuniiy where we can gel it right," she said. As it works toward building a shelier, MAS intends tc, work on a number of other projecis. This inclucies worktng to îdcntîfv and then spay and neuler ferai - born in the wild - cal colonies and support thenm until thcy cvcnituaiiy die oui. Through cducation, the group hopes to make peo pie awarc of thic xork and mone>' thai go int having pets, s0 people who sbouldnt gel pets -and who cvenîualy cnd up dumping or ahandoning thm- ,-HA ANEICNAA HAPO don't.(l PAN AAINCAIO Fncouraging owners to spay and neuter their pet FEELING THE HEAT Jade Young (left), 9, and friend Jordyn MacVhirter, 6, try to cool off wvith some ice ciem but have to.devour it see SOCIETY on page AS quîckly before it mei from the intense heat. F S~~ ~Non-SÇurgîcal, Drug Free Procedure For.. Il Herniaied Disis - Slipped Discs -Degeneralive Disîs - Sci il SpineMED@ Spinal Disc Decompression is a safe and pain-free procedore re m Q 1 1 1fr &ZOdesigned for back or neck pain and sciatica COVERIED UNDER PNYSIGTIIERAPY RENEFITS 17 WilqnnnfrivA 11nit1 Miltnn SpitnmiED# 905-901 -2322