Glen Eden manager waiting for the temperature to drop The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, December 26, 2006 - A3 By Melanie Hennessey CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF A lack of colclweaihei pire- vented Glen Eden Ski and Snowhoard (entre from open- ing its doors lasi week as Nopecl. But executive manager BoN Hlarris is optimistic that the tem- perature will drop soon, and once it does, the season will Ne in full swing. "Or crew is jusi raring to go," Ne said. "If we geî 48 hours of good, cold temperalores, we can do amazing things." île explaîned the sriow fal delay cîn acioally inakec for a very intense"' ski season, since people wîll Nie anxious to gel in as mnuch ime on the NîlI as îhey can. It-s thîs that inakes Hlarris confident the posîponed open- îng won't have mnuch of an effeci on the overail season. "We are committed to mak- ing the ski season happen," Nie said. He noted that snow, creaîed Ny new low-energy snowî-nakîng guns, has Neen sîockpied ai ihe centre and wiil Nie spread on the hulis once its coler. -This (snowmaking) îech- nology is very mnuch a win-win situation," Ne said, explaining il has excellent performance tn marginal temiperatores and recluces Ny dru consomtption. "Or snowinaking crew is jusi hcîsting to try these new guns out. Whîle the ski hilI tan operate donng the day even il the îem- perature is sitting une or iwo degrees ahove the lreezing mark, that can only happen if it gets colder ai nighi. At holiday press lime TNursday, the forecasi said tem- peratures could dip below ihe freezîng mark in the evening - see SKI on page A18 Bureau Fund weII over $22,000 As of Thorsday afiernoon - oui Boxing Day issue press âmîe - more than $22000 had een collected for The Champions Christmas Bureau Fond iin support of the Saivation Armny For weeks, generous Miltonians have een dropping off donations, which had come to a total of $22,438 with one day lefi, as the deadline for donations was Friday By Thursday afternoon we hadn't met our goal of $25000, but we had raîsed more than last year when $21418 was coliected. I am very happy and graieful to the commu- niy l'or raising moncy for such a worthy cause as the Salvation Army and also for the toys and food collected at our office'" said Champion reception- isi and fond organizer Sheena Cameron. The donation deadline was extended from Thursday to Fnday to try to reach the goal. The money collected ensures no family in town goes without a turkey dinner wiih ail the trim- mings. Toys andi non-perishahie food items were aiso coilected for local needy families. CookeRd !-0ba Hot OrLean N lild Hungariani I ~~~,iioogiîUUj IlOr 1100g 9 > J1100o $,.,, $39MAb $4A9flb $L.9Mb j SPECIALS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESA Y DECEMBER 27111 2006, REGULAR STORE HOURS [Zfr eS t TO JAMUARY 1ST, 2007 WIE OLANTITIES LST eaZMon-Thurs. 8:30aam - 7 Pm lkI- 327 Bronte Street S. e White Oaks Plaa Friday 83am r- 8pr m I 905-875-0303 Sunday 9:00amn- 5 pm [~~ Ski andI snowboard centre is stili closed due to the mild weather