~Iw ~ianb1aîî..j.ampio Milton's Community Newspaper Since 1860 C+'IA Named Canada's Top Comniunily Newspaper R EA L E ST AT E See what's on the market inside S P 0 R T S Under-14 girls fali in League Cup final wwmiltoncanadianchampion.comn N EW S Candidates debate issues il. Lfl~C~ iL L 1I7lMI UDML mcuâml mmmvý ý 1À 1*e. - m- * * oe OIONMA8 Hospital Jetition Iw in*IgslaVre "' T Thousands sign petition pushing for hospital expansion Halton MPP Ted Cbudleigb bas taken local residents' concerns regarding the mucb-need- ed Milton District Hospital (MDH) expansion to the Ontario Legislature. At Queen's Park Thursday; the local politi- cian presented petirions bearing tbousands of signatures from Halton citizens wbo are caîl- ii-g for the immediate expansion of MDH and completion of Trafalgar Memonial in Oakville. Cbudleigb also brougbt the issue up during Question Period and in a members statement. File told Minister of Healtb David Captan that the Provinces Places to Grow planî - whicb projects that Haltons population will double over the next 25 years - is "daînger- ously incomplete." "As the population skyrockets, the bospi- tals are overloaded, their staff overworked," be said. "Wby then bas construction of the new bospital in Oakville been delayed? Wby bas the expansion in Milton not yet begun?" Cbudleigb pusbed for specifics and asked for a date wben construction would coin- inence, but no answer was gven. 1le went on to read the petitions ront local residents into the record. Il the govenment wants us to grow s0 rapicly they have to go ail the way," said Chudleigh. "h ki in the control of the rinister of health, the minister of- infrastructure and the premier. They tell us its a capacity probleni The prohlerm, bowevcr, is that Halton is at the bottom of the lîst. iTbe people of Halton deserve beiter." Petitions can tiltl be downloaded and signed at www.tedchtudleigh.coni. SPORTS A14 CLASSIFIED A18 ww niltoncanadianchampion.comn www.miltontoyota.com GORRUD'S AUTO www.gorrudsautogroup.com Offering Active Release Techniques Physiotherapy - Osteopathy e Personal Training Chiropractic* Orthotics/Pedorthics* Custom Bracing M'a leiuny5 eeb & MiftonfOakville 905.847.8433 aotoug. ý 1