AiIN ~ L$AY F ~L1ir~li QaaM î Qhm nn Mon'aYkK Hnm b'enfi Fm t.i .E . 85-48 N EW S Inquest to probe inmate's death S POR T S Provincial bronze for local skaters wwwmitoncanacùanchampiori.com A &E Choristers offer a littie romance -www katendlef I cern A . . .. * eda . uj ub'çàî o. 149 No*. 2fl y ac 1,2 8Pg s .0(nl .. Sexua, phsicalabus Lawyer says h' to launch lawsu provincial gove By Stephanie Hc CANADIAN CHAMP A lawver savs be plat class action iawsuit on b( students of E.C. Drurs'. Deaf wbo allege ibey wei Saskatcbewan-based Merchant told the (lic been coniacted bv fomni Miltons scbool fo r the d tbev w ere pbvsîcallv abttsed. Hie said hw expects action lassutt agaînsi thi emmeni ssithin a couple Merchant ssouldn't s 'tudcents base corne for Todays Cha OPINION CLASSIFIED DATELINE REAL ESTATE %wv. nitoncanadtianch Inserts: - FULL ItTRIBUTIC PARTIAL DISTRIBUTI WA Ms AR'. 5sO S. S'AýS . AN *FRTiS. RCE iOPSR*sSOY *sL.R GEORE -SRRG '"E-E BEE* HSSV S - 3.MICHAES S.SEA -*TA'SR S - 'JURE 0 - ES www.miltoritol W'batlhe did say is ibat the pnînars' [it g nS li against the Milton schoo s ermMent cal abuse occumrng sometime between 1963 and 1996. ounseII The allegations involve "girls widî ION STAFF significani sexual contact witb older maie students and maie staff in some ýns to launicb a instances,~ Merchani said. ehaîf of former Former students fromn the scbool are Sebool for the flot allegng ans' of the sex acts were ,re abused. forccd, hie sai lawvler Tony Merchant saîd the Ontanio govern viiptoli lie bas met fisbould bave known the school er students cf structure creaied an cnivironmient con- caf who allege ducîve to abuse. ai-d scxuallv lis our submission (tbe governi nient) ougbt to have knoss n o o as a to ie a class prescription for trouble."ble satd. ec Ontanio gov- ibis Ascek, Mechant biled a lawsuit ,of montbs. against the .Alberta govcnmcnt allcgtng as boss matis physstsaI and sexioal abuse oif students ai ward~~th orsbn blbet ta Ss bool lor 1wefDeal. rwar or\ý,-eil lic sad lie plan-, to launcb srmilai clsactions across C anada against provncial gos ernmnetis in the montbs Pancta\a\el a ,Isokespei- son foi- bthentaito \tttsof Educatton. satd frplOfl. sbî c uldn t commnent speccfically on the allegaion-. sine notbing bias set A6 been fled in Ontaio. A23 She saîd students« salets is of utmost importance and that tianys afeguards B6 are taken 10 protecitbem.' B13 She added if a lavsuit is fled in Ontario,."An,,- alegations -ll be îaken 'lamPon.com vers seriously and tnvestigated." - E.C. Drurs Scbool for the Deaf on 10 ,N, RK :_qý_RE Ontanio Sreet is the largest of the 12 TION dcaf schools across Canada allegedlv GOVN ANCES passimg tbroug nts lhalls duning the -,oGo ---EsRc, titue the abuse is alleged to bave Bj '.ANAVý'RE c urred. Abuse t' also allcged against tsso oili r Ontrno scbools fior the deaf. Mrrcbant saîd the aliegattons agatnst yota.comn see ABUSE on page A4 GRAHAM PAINt /'ANAOAA' CHAMPION SIGN 0F SPRING: Three-year-old Amelie WNalsrs blows on her miniature wvind spinner that decorated her flower pot during the March Break Paint-A-Pot event Wednesday morning at Terra Greenhouses. The firsi- tîme event, which was free, attracted about 50 children, Ater painting their flower pots, they got to add one of their favourite spring plants. Orthopedic Braces -'s - s. Ctisoili Ba G