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Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 24 Apr 2014, p. 1

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**metrolandmedia i Thrsa Api 24 201 HoSe Imilels &*obiehomsln fire Thre moble hmeswere destroyed by fire in rural Milton late Saturday afternoon. Burlingtan fireflghters were first ta arrive at Coral Park Seasonal Campground on Mc- 4 Niven Road, where they found three house trailers fully engulfed in flames after a par- Grade 7 students at P.L Robertson School recently taok part ln the Swim ta Survive+ program at the Milton Sports Centre. On hand for the course was Chelsey Goteil, who went fram nearly drowning as a four-year-old at a water park to becoming a Paralymplc swlmmlng medalist. The program teaches youth the essentials needed to survive an unexpected fall into deep water. Students are taught ta rail, tread and swim with their clathes on under a varlety of simulated real-life situations. The course is geared for seventh graders because that's the age many kids begin going out regularly withaut. parental supervision. Here, Goteli and RL Robertson students show a lot of enthusiasm as they take the plunge into the pool. NIWlkkIW.febM#ladu Wat AdI.Group (Fodowon lie.fttaWohIoog By Michael Gregsry CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Milton Hydro plans ta bri -ng an amendment ta its tree trimming standards before council in the future as a result of heavy damage sus- tained in rural Milton during the ice starm. Representatives from the utility presented a draft of the proposai ta around 50 people at an emergency preparedness meeting in Campbellville last week. The changes wauld involve madifying clear- ance standards near hydra Uines, meaning that some trees could be removed in the fu- ture. Milton Hydro Director of Engineering Bruno Pereira said hes heard opinions from local residents who want a problemnatic tree cut down, ta others who feel the complete op- posite. "What we've encountered in the past is that some rDeoDIe are reluctant ta trim. or thevM table propane tank exploded. Firefighters pumped water from a ýnearby pond, as fire hydrants; weren't available - and a perimeter was set up ta keep resi- dents at a safe distance. he Milton Fire Department arrived ta help out and eventually assumed responsibility of the scene. The lire took approximately three hours ta extinguish. No one was. injured. A fourth trailer sustained minor heat damage. The suspected cause of the blaze, accord- ing ta the Burlington Fire Department, is a kerosene heater being placed tao close ta a propane tank. The other two trailers were unoccupied. There were no injuries and the gutted trailers have a combined value of roughly $1 00,000. PHARMACY Main Cent 91120 400 Main SL E., ~m 9011-87 M46 ManpreetSingh Kular Hardwood Floorîng Sale E P~~C «I rVist us for mmr dtils. Mme Fioorhg & MoreI www.tielemnansfineflooring.comn c-, 'I M Tree tumming amendment proposed after storm damage 340 Main Street, Milton 905-878-3435

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