Auto Accessories~V ~ 1 1 Upholstery Repa,,- HJI3 III, J I L 1$ IAMUOND MONTH WidhedRe.p.rs] -w eekendta Editmpion JJ0N0/oELUON5l 'L1 Miltons Community Newspaper Since 1860 W eedEiin U N) WODDKI1 M8 NAIN ST. fi & 2, 2M Mzam o4s zs99à iN 876-4785 CNA NVaMed Canada'S TOP COMMUnty NVewspaper www.miltoncanadianchampion.com S PO0RT S Tïdy titie haul at tournament N EW S 'Sunsh.tne list' released A &E This month at A.M. Gallery 1 A etrlan Meia Gouppubicaion Vo 15 No 9 hurslay Apil , 201 5 Paes $1 0 (ncl G..T, AlLPIIE SPECLAL 50 12 HOT DOS 35 IIRKEY BihO 40. FRENCHI FRIES 20 STEAK BIBI 30 FRUIT SUNDAIES 30 CHICKEN BURO 55 MIIK SHAKES 25 CHEESE BîI FBTfI DIK 10-2 OUR SPECIAL BANN SPLITS 40 1CE CREAN The Chalet restaurant changing hands Chronopoulosfamily tradition cornes to enid after 4Oyears notbing north of tht 401, and anly a few By Christina Commisso CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Usually radiating with the smells of siz- zlmng bacon and hot beef sandwiches, visi- tors to The Chalet restaurant are current>' greeted witb paint fumes and carpenter dust. After'40 years in business, The Chalet is cbangmng handa. lts now closed for renovationa. Sitting among the old scattered tables while contractors hammer away at the walls, the Chronopoulos family says while it's bard ta see the famil>' bussness go - its tune. "Four decades of tradition are coming ta a close," says Michael Chronopoulos, surrounded by bis brother Nick and father John. "Theres been a lot of changes in Milton since we moved here in the '70s." John bas seen the building that bouses The Chalet double in sized, and he bas seen Miltons population go from Iess than 10,000 ta close to 100,000. "We were very busy for years and years, we had the best food in this ares," says John. "When we came ta Milton, there was Four to be exact. At the trne, Milton was the perfect place for the family business ta flourish. But Milton was hard>' the first stop in John's joume> One of six kids, John was bomn in a small Greek village. At age 13, he moved to Athens to find work during the Depression. There, he lived through the Second World War, Greek Civil War, sur- vived a gunshot shot wound and eventual- 1>' hopped the Queen Frederica for Canada in 1956. *se. RESTAURANT on page A2 Green Party ha Hafton cndidate By Christina Commisso CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF The candidate for HaltaWis Federal Greens says tbe partys biend of Canservative and Liberal policies offer the best of bath warlds. "They're realIy fiscally Canservative, but sacially and environmentally they're Liberal," said Judi Remigia, who was ' officially named Haltons Green candidate Sunday. The Burlington resident 1said the Greens platiorm, Judi Remigio which she describes as economically, ecological- Iy and sociall>' strong, resonates with ber. Iman idealist, and that's a good thing. Where would we be if we held ourselves back 1and didn't shoot for the stars," said the moa of twa. "In some ways tht Green Party is perceived as idealiat in uts vision, but all their ducks are in a raw and all their policies are based on sound, scientific research." Rtmigio, 45, said tht Greens policies on curbing tht release of fossil fuels and rtmoving tax breaks for businesses that do pollute will sit well with Haltonfs diverse population. "As 1 go around and speak to people, it's aIl ages, notjust tht 20-somethings but seniors too, who are open ta aur platfonn," said Remigio. I"Tht>' realize we're inheriting this planet for our grandchildren and we have to think about wbat kind of legacy are we leaving for them." Remigio's originally from Essex County and moved to Burlington in 2003. Shes a teacher at Halton Waldorf School. Chrisùin Comrnïsso cati le reached at ccom- misso@.4nitaonadianchampion.com.