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com dehalton insi _Milton Canadian Champion | Thursday, April 18, 2018 | OPINION - EDITORIAL - Humboldt tragedy hits home for ~ Canadians Last week Canadians fromecoast to coast grieved for the Humboldt Broncos. The Saskatchewan junior hock- ey team's bus crashed April 6 with a transport truck killing 16 team members. Prior to the horrific crash there prebably weren't many people who had ever heard of the Humboldt Bron- cos. But the heartbreak and pain felt in Saskatchewan resonated across Canada, indeed it resonated around the world, bringing our Canadian family together to mourn for the victims, ; Last Friday the first of 16 funerals was held for the team's radio announcer, Tyler Bieber: This week there were more funerals for players and coaches alike. Flags will remain at half-mast for some time as we continue to. grieve for the Broncos. : It's'at times like this when tragedies unite Canadians. Immediately after the crash a GoFundMe page garnered more than $11 million for the families whose loved ones died. NHL teams donated to the fund with proceeds from their50-50 tickets, local fundraisers were held and of course, many Halton Region residents personally donat- ed, : On April 12 Canadians from coast to coast sported their favourite jerseys on #jerseyday to show their sup- port for the Broncos. It's not often you see so many sports jerseys being worn during work hours, but offices across the country allowed their employees to wear them. And outside thousands and thousands of homes you might have noticed the hockey sticks left out. They were for the Bronco teammates now in heaven. Such a simple gesture, but what an impact. One trending Instagram video showed a young boy admiring one of the sticks left outside his front door. He tested the stick, pretended to shoot an imaginary puck with it. Then he set it back gently placing a kiss on the stick. More than 2,500 kilometres from Humboldt, Halton's municipalities and institutions paid tribute to the Bron- COS. ; : Flags at Milton Town Hall and Burlihgton City Hall were lowered. In Oakville, Town Hall was lit up in the team's colours - green and gold. St. Cuthbert's Anglican Church in Oakville hosted prayer services on April 15. And residents, including those in the Glen Abbgy com- munity, planned a 'light up the night' event, in honour of the bus crash victims. Our country may be vast geographically, but we're all connected, never more so when tragedy strikes: Our prayers go out to everyone impacted by the Humboldt Broncos tragedy. 4 CONTACT US Letters to the editor All letters must be fewer than 200 words and include your name and telephone number for verification purposes. We reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters. Milton Canadian Champion 2-5046 Mainway . Burlington, ON L7L 521 Phone: 289-293-0615 J Classifieds: 1-800-263-6480 , Digital/Flyer/Retail: 289-293-0624 - 1 : CHAMPION TRACKS -- eS I~ Zainab Jafri photo The Jafri family recently visited Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida with a copy of their favourite community newspaper. Going away? Pack a copy of the Champion in your suitcase, snap a creative photo and email your Champion Tracks submission to cohara@metroland.com. Please include everyone's name (from left) and destination information. 1922: Halton, Ne ABOUT US | TON, Whetr Band Champion, "The Milton Canadian Champion, pub lished every Thursday, is a division of the Metroland Media Group 11d.' a wholly owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation The Metroland family of néwspapers is comprised of more than 80 community publications across Ontario %0 we «, metroland ed . Connected to your comemuonity™ ---------- The Milton~Canadian Champion is a member of the National NewsMedia Council. Com plainants are urged to bring their concems to the attentygn of the newspaper and, ff not ~ satisfied, write The National NewsMedia Council, Suite 200, 890 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4W 2H2. Phone: 416-340-1981 Web: www.mediacouncil.ca NNC | ocna NewsMedis Coun @sideHatton.com bad eoditor@miltoncanadiant hampion.com Fi Milton€CanadianCh ampion | "@Miiton : Champ 3 pion Ison and Trafalgar townships see 10-year population increase 'Esquesing and Nassagaweya show losses,' writes Dills Time Capsules are gems of information extracted from past issues of the Champion and other publi- cations in order to provide a window into Milton's past. October 1922 The Farmers Sun points to the fact that the neighbouring counties of Halton and Wentworth ap- pear in the census returns - as two exceptions to the general rule of depopula- Delivery For all delivery inquiries, please e-mail kmossman@metroland.com or call 905-631-6095. Accrédinréd Acc ISA FIN . . JIM DILLS Column tion. Ee Halton, Nelson and Tra- falgar townships show gains but Esquesing and Nassagaweya show losses. All the towns of the county Acton, Burlington, Georgetown, Milton and Oakville - record gains in population during the de- cade. ' rp VP, Regional Publisher Kelly Montague kmontague@metroland.com | 289-293-0614 Director Advertising Daniel Baird dbaird@metroland.com | 289-293-0624 Reglonal Managing Editor Catherine O'Hara cohara@metroland.com | 289-293-0615 / The total population of Halton County was 22,208 in 1911 and 10 years later it was 24,899, a gain of 2,691. November 1922 Mr. and Mrs. G.E. Bous- field and Miss Atkinson got home last Thursday from a visit of 12 weeks to the Pac- ific coast, most of the time spent in Vancouver, where Mr. Bousfield built a house on a lot that he has owned" for some time. Money is scarce in Van- couver, he says,"and there are few sales of vacant lots, except those sold for taxes. However, there is a great demand for dwellings. On the completion of his house he advertised in a city pap- WHO WE ARE er for a tenant. He got 20 ap- plications by evening, 24 the next day. The executive of the Mil- ton Curling Club met on Monday evening and ar- ranged for the renting of the rink from its owners, the Milton Curling Club, Ltd. (Mill Street). As there will be no reve- nue from skating, as there Was up to last season, the prices of curling season tickets will be increased, probably to $7 for old mem- bers and $6 for new ones. + This material is as- sembled on behalf of the Milton Historical Society by Jim Dills, who can be reached through the society / at 905-875-4156. Regional Manager Digital Content Karen Miceli Director of Distribution Charlene Hall Circulation Manager Kim Mossman kmossman@metroland.com | 905-631-6095 Director of Production Mark Dills Reglonal Production Manager Manny Garcia