Milton's Community Newspaper Since 1860 Ifeý lly RbM<-eýCENTRE 805-878-M R EA L E S TAT E See what's on the market inside S PO0R TS Rogers, Lakehead edged at nationals C O M M U N I T Y Students speak up on violence MIO A erln ulcto o.17No.5Ted - ac 28 ,0 0 ae - -. $10 i GRAHAM PAINE / CANADIAN CHAMPION ~AIL STARS: The novice division Stars celebrate their House League Day of Champions bronze win. Here, Stephane Rivard (centre Ieft> shows hîs most improved player trophy while Kyle Hajekerou (centre right) displays his most sportsmanlike player award. See more coverage of the event in Sports. 400 new daycare spaces Iikely squashed By Melanie Hennessey CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF With the Conservatives planning to soon cancel a childcare funding deai made by the previous federal goveroment, it looks like Haiton residents may flot see the creation of 600 local daycare spaces after ail. A report presented by Region staff to the health and social services committee last Tuesday showed without the continued finan- cial support from those on Parliament Hill, only about 200 new daycare spaces can be established through the Best Start chiidcare program. 1i think hy and large there's disappointment across the sector," said Halton Commissioner of Social and Community Services Adehina Urbanski. "The work that's been done... ail that has corne to a hait." Halton was siated to receive $23 million over the next three years to expand child care for kids up to six years oid, increase access to subsidized chiid care, increase services for chiidren with spectai needs and improve the wages of local childcare workers. But now that the new govemment intends to terminate the chiidcare agreement in April 2007, Region staff, in partnership with the local school boards, has prepared a revised plan to stretch the $6. 1-million grant Halton has aiready received over the three-year peri- od. ,,The good news is that some of it (the orig- mnai plan) has been saivaged, but it's a shame we couldn't have goýne ail the way" lirhanski noted. The revised plan proposes the creation of chiidcare spaces in elementary schools in each local municipality where the need is high. The schools where the spaces wiii go are in the process of being confirmed. A staff report to committee expiained there are severai differences - and maybe not ail for the better - between the updated plan and the original. "Within Haitons phase one (original) plan, there was funding to create quality iicensed spaces and associated spectaized resources to support chiidren with special needs - the revised plan is able to provide very iimited support," it says. "As weli, Halions revised plan is unahie to provide the level of support for increasing the wages of chiidcare staff that was identified as a high priority in the phase one plan." esee MANY on page A7 -Asbestos d iscovered Empioyees of the LCBO were forced 10, use the washroom across the street over the weekend after asbestos was detected in the building. Doug MacLean, manager of the Main Street store, said some tiles in the back warehouse were found to contain ashestos. The washrooms are in the back of the building, and the Ministry of Labour biocked them off until the ashestos was cleaned up. At no point was the store closed to, the public. "Thefeé was a smeii. That was the biggest concemn - a mouldy smeii," MacLean said, explaining the Ministry of Labour was contacted Thursday, and inspectors came the next day. '11 was clcaned up Friday night. It was a full- scale dlean-up from top to bottom." Asbestos is a fire retardant materiai often found in old buildings. lts fibres are so smaii, when înhaled they lodge in the iungs and may cause fatal dis- cases. . see WAREHOUSE on page A3 Today's Champion OPINION A6 BUSINESS A9 CHAMPION cC)uNTRYA11 DATELINEl A13 CLASSIFIRD A20 ww.haltonsearch.com www.miltontoyota.com GORRUD'S AUTO & 1o 0 www.gorrudsautogroup.com Pom TWM§b t for. çc5 " Post Surgicat Retiabititation * M.ama 1¶nerapy " Tendonitis, Speamos and Sti'ains 9 Womens Heatth, including Post Breast Cancer " Neck and Baco Pain rehabifitation. Pre- and Pont-Natal Care, Osteotiorosis " Repetitîve Strain Injuries * Running and Sports Injuries " Osteoarthritis & Osteoperosis * One Hour Assessments * Motor Vehicle & Work Retated Injuries . hit Minutes of Hands On Treatrnent 'N dVaftage 550 On"gI SL S4 Unk 7 hysioheapy Bwï S.T.,U P C~W bd ftinande@ Iîdhm C« Aoeid.n kimsrano and WUIS Pl*o mi