la ~AutoGass1 ICracksIflOVUS.I MILTON 876-4785 A Metroland Community Newspaper WVlon Vol. 141 No. 85 Friday, February 2, 2001 32 Pages We4. F*waa8 14 487 leurier Ave. 878-2881 $ 1.00 (GST inciuded) Some Allendale residents may be forced to move to Oakville facllty By IRENE GENTLE The Champion Residents at Martin House, the Halton Region-run, I O0-bed Iong-term-care (LTC) facility Iocated in Milton at the Allendale campus, are being warned they may be shifted to Oakville in early 2003. That's when a 228-bed Regionally-run LTC faciiity is siated 10 opcn in that town. When il does, t'ii house 128 new beds awarded by the Province as weii as 100 beds front Martin House. The remnaining 200 beds in Aliendale wiii rernain here. u'They'll be asked what their preference is and they'll be alerted that if we don't get enough people volunteering to go, they have to be trais.ferred." Currentiy, about 100 residents in the Milton facîiity hail from Oakvîille. And everyone wiII be asked t0 state a preference on staying pu( or trans- femrng'south. But if enough residenLs opt t0 stay. somne may he forced t0 pack up and head to Oakviiie anyway, said Halton's Director of Services for Seniors Margaret Strecker. "They'ii he asked what their preference is and theyiil be alerted that if we don't gel enough peo- pie voiunteering 10 go, they have to be trans- ferred," shte said. To prepare for the move, letters have been sent out t0 families of current residents, offering thern the choice of staying or going. Ail new residents wiii be given the saine choice, and warned that a transfer may be inevitabie. If the worst cornes t0 the worst, the newest resi- Sses MANY on page 19 224 mmI vT. E. MtiLTroo G;< L I T Z - C- A S U A L L L S S 1Ci v I Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Real pool shark Milton Marlin SwIrn Club's Jennifer Porenta cornes up for air white practlcing the durlng recent swim competition. For full resuits on the star competitor's recent butterfly stroke of the Individue rnediey, one of several events she struck gold in efforts, ses page 22 ln Sports. Comment........ 6 A&E............. 9 Dateline ....... 20 Sports ......21-23 CMassif led .... .24-26 Profiles ... PS1 -PS4 1 ýMR M sa& ÀKI