6 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday August 5, 2003 SCOMMENT 111e tuming point Wednesday's Rolling Stones and friends rock and roll showcase at Downsview Park could prove to be the tuming point for the post- SARS economic fallout in Toronto. With an estimated 40,000 U.S. tourists among the 400,000 plus a crowd there was an infusion of much-needed dollars to the hospitality industry. More importantly, the marathon concert sent a positive marketing ~ message to the rest of the world about Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (including Halton) being open for business, recreation and tounism. No doubt the star-studded concert line-up helped replace spring's SARS fears with images of a world-class city putting on an event of a world-class calibre. And now that people from other parts of the world have seen media coverage of such famous faces as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, members of AC/DC and homegrown Canadianl talent like Rush and the Guess Who, it should begin to sink in that Toronto is a safe and exciting place to visit. Mick and the boys had it right aIl along. You cant always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need. '11EY WEU WONI Ne IF YOU COUI.D DO &N~1FR E~IFIT,, O UR READERS WRITE There's no good reason why local water supply needs to be flouridated: reader Remorse fui youth has message for hîs peers so they won'»t endangerîng lîves lîke he dîd Dear Editor: This letter is in regard to Halton Region's consideration to fluoridate our local water supply. In my opinion, fluoride is juat a waste product of aluminum processmng. It's a toxin and as Gordon Sinclair states is "rate poison." Most countries don't use it in their drinking water, since it can cause porous bone growth and hip fractures. It also transports aluminum to the brain. Thtis past spring a report camne out from the North Annerican Dental Association indicating that oral ingestion of fluonide was harmful. 1 believe dental decay is associated with low levels of trace minerais - lie strontium, phosphorus and molybdenum - as weli as a diet of processed foods. In my opinion, it's not caused by a defi- ciency of toxic fluoride. Even Zenon's membrane filter doesn't remove fluoride. Eleanor Bous field Milton +THE CANADLIN CHAM'PION Btox 248, 191 Main St. E. Mitton, Ont. 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Pi radin îrManager Ti Mftio Caeadîae Campioan s a Rinnoabli Pnuduct (Earier t/us year twao area.vauties sveee in volved in an incident of mis- chief that endangee-ed ies in Metan. T/ce 'vaut/is put sotne itemis oan a CP Rail trac?, ta sec what waould happen. Fartunatel 'v t/ce votswr auglit and the itemis veereneaved bejo)re any damiage wsdn.A.s part na/an agreement mith Haltîon Regianal Police and CP Rail Police, t/he saut/Is were asked ta Write about t/he dangers af t/he situation in aider ta hlp ioini- ni:e t/ce saniee rpe af be/caiaur aniang t/îeir peers. The fallawitîg letter isfivoneaote af the twa vaut/es. Hes idette is protected due ta bis age.) Dear Editor: Recently 1 ieamed a valuable les- son in railway safety and l'm glad that the consequences I've been deaIt are not the worst thing that could have happened. Playing on the train tracks isn't a smart choice to make when you think you have nothing hetter to do. My friend andi I put a bunch of stuif on the tracks that coulri have caused a derailment or could have severely hurt anme innocent person just waiking hy. If the train were carrying chemi- cals andi had corne off the tracks after hitting the stuf we put there, ih could have heen a disaster to the entire town of Milton. The water supply could have heen contaminated andi people could have lost their lives or the lives of their families. Trains are the hardeat machines to stop when they're in motion. Not only did we not think of the outcome or aur actions, we diint think of the danger we put the offi- cer in when he had to take the items off the tracks. He hari to cati headquarters and CP Rail ta make sure aIl trains in the area were informed of the situa- tion and to tell them not to come through Milton until they were given the 'al clear'. I'm thankful that nothing bad happened to the officer or to the people who operate the trains. I hope that this letter and the fol- lowing miles will help keep you safe: - Please stay off the tracks. Don't walk along the tracks or play around the tracks. - When crossing train tracks, look both ways before you continue. - If the train track harriers are down, don't walk, run or drive across the tracks. - Oniy cross the tracks at a prop- er erossing area. Remorseful youth Please e-mail ail your letters to the editor to mîtoned@&haltonsearch.com. Pud by Steve Nease