12 - The Canda Champion, Friday, October 22, 1999 Got a ho os h udg o n asagyn'hb r I a~coop? os hudg o nsy nr egbu * from MAN CHARGED on page 1 "Then it ail kind of blew over," said Mr. Pickfield. "My view is it is much ado about nothing." But Mr. Saliba said that while he did raise the cane, it wasn't until after he bad been socked in thse eye. "I don't deny it," he said. "After getting punched in thse eye, wouldn't you do the same?" Thse incident occured after counicil voted to deny Mr. Martin's request for a tempo- rary zoning bylaw amendment permitting six ta eight off-shore farm workers ta live in a second home buit on his property. Mr. Martins renta 300 acres of land for his crops, and owns another 15 acres. According ta Town bylaws, the owned ?o Bou know a local HERO? sommoe Who goos b@yondl the cail of duty? It could be the SUS Driver, the CrossIng Guard, the Mailhan or a FamIIy Mombor. THE CANAIAN CHAMPION WANTS TO KNOWI Our "PEOPLE YOU SNGUIJ MEET" section publishes on Friday, November 19, 1999. Your letter about your special person will be published in this section. A winner will be drawn from ail letters and your "Person" wiIl win dinner for 4, courtesy of The Canadian Champion! Fax or drop in your letter to: Zbie Canabian Ctiampion 191 Main St. E., Milton or Fax 905-876-2364 "PEOPLE YOU SHOUJID MET' publishes November 19, 1999. Letter deadline is Monday November 15, 1999 lt~ Cana' ian CI)ainou UMiftons Choice - since 1860. TRANSCONTINENTAL DISTRIBUTION INC. is pleased to announce that METROLAND PRINTING, PUBLISHING & DISTRIBUTING LTD. And The Torstar Daily Newspaper Group wilI be distributing advertising matenials on its behaîf in this area. After four years of serving our customers in Central Ontario, we have decided to seli to Torstar Corporation our advertising distribution operations in Toronto, Hamilton, Kitchener, and Kingston. Under this agreement, Transcontinental continues to offer customers a complete coast-to-coast distribution serviçe through our national account management services. We value the relationship that we have shared with our customers over the years, and we look forward to continuing to work with you in the future. We'd love to hear your atory ideas. Cali 878- 2341 Mon. to Fr1. portion of Mr. Martins property is too amall to support two homes. But after building a new home for the family, Mr. Martins realized that thse for- mer home would be needed ta shelter off- shore workers. "(Tise foreign workers) are now essential to the viability of tise operation," said Mr. Pickfield. "Tbey have the know-how be needs." After paying a fine for disregarding the demolition order, Mr. Martins filed an application for a bylaw amendment. A court order placed on tise second home also came under lire at counicil. According ta Mr. Pickfield. that arder acta as a stay on thse demolition direction. But Councillor John Challinor cantend- ed that the court arder made it clear the second residence had ta go. "As I understood it, tisat building should flot be occupied. [t is also staffs opinion that it should not be occupied," he said. "But il is occupied. I tbink it is time ta draw aline in the sand." Councillor Banry Lee, wba put forth the successful motion ta quash Mr. Martin's application, said tihe item should not have came before council. "If Mr. Martins had fulfilled the candi- tions of tise building permit then that sec- ond building wouldn't be there now," he said. "And therefore you wouldn't be here now." But Mr. Martins proposai was a last ditcis bid ta save bath bis Milton business and rebuild bis strained relationsbip with tise Town, said Mr. Pickfield. Asking for a temporary zoning change would allow the Town ta monitor tise home over tise next three years, be added. "'Tve advised (Mr. Martins) that for tise next iew years, ise will be under a spot- ligbt," said Mr. Pickfield. "It is a test for bim.", But any relaxation of tise bylaw was bit- terly opposed by Mr. Saliba, wbo said there sbould not be different rules for those wbo abide by bylaws and those wbo break them. "Apparently in this town, aur bylaws don't mean a tbing," he told caunicil. "Apparently there are laws for Tony Martin tisat are different than for anyone else. I think this is ridiculaus. ise bouse should go dawn." Mr. Saliba also objected wben Councillor Rick Day suggested that tise proposai sbould go tbraugb tbe regular process - wbicb would lead ta a technical report fram staff - rather tisan be rejected outrigbt. "Regardless of tise history, tbe Martins are entitled ta a bearing, entitled ta a say," said Mr. Day. TMat prompted an angered Mr. Saliba ta cry out from tbe benches, 'Tbat is tise most absurd tbing, wbat you juat said." Mr. Martins later said be felt council had treated hlm poorly. "Wby don't you put it in tise paper that tbey treated me like a second-class citizen. You bave a counicil who doesn't know how ta read a court order," be said. Voting ta kill the application before reading a planning report submitted by Mr. Martins is atypical, said Mr. Pickfield. "[t is bighly unusual tisat counicil would make a decision on a marter without get- ting tise advice of their staff or oeviewing tise planning document," he said. "[t floors me. I don't tbink he was treated fairly. I think he was toeated unfairly." ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23199 The Milton District High Sohool Hockey Team would appreciate the communities help! We will be holding a BOTTLE DRIVE to raise money for toumnaments and funictions the team needs to operate! We will corne by your home between 10OAM & 4PM to pick up your beer bottles & milk jugs. Donations may also be dropped off at the Milton Beer Store. THANK YOU FOR YOUR- SUPPORT r',. AND IN HELPING US MAKE OUR 99-2000 SEASON A GREAT SUCCESSI! M