M A ~MoeVCommunty NwpaperSlce 1860 ~k idFItc ââ l11 1 W 9* C.g. Namd Canadat Top Communitv Nn4îspaper www.mltoncaniadianchampion.com S PO0R TS Barnes ready for tiathion worldu N EW S Election officially underway A & E Hobby taking off for songwriter More racing incentives needed, say horsemen Froni horte and buggy consests 1o a high By Christina Commisso The S2 6-billicn busi- [n{lie answer caie ini i mln (if glitinnig stalles sport, liarni'ss racing has becoene an and Cathierine O'l4ara ness. thr seiiind Iai-gest *machines that ouild en i ehq is ke h eeuwomic drning forci,,for Ornario and ils agrt- METROIAND WEST MEDIA GROUP in the agneuhiciral se> ou could~ flip a smiu h ýuuncc inirouuing schus cultural sector For decades, thc sport njoýved lor. was an ecuuniu a th racetracks. hiîliun ofi dollars liave hin- a monopoly in the garrbling marketplace, but olluswmg the heydav A! thse 1970s, rural omu niom nhe rc snantsheroel buins t n in a tre-part enulusive serin W, Metroland West wheii thlîunnd g. helirrd ai P"i tics. Ther OîîiarICi essytcmie shrue tc Media Groiip. OBt Irack, irvealsç thal the F tie i cruwd ni the grnstn rural ofmmuni-<- fast $2 6-billion ndustty thai emplovs 65.000 eventually grese sparse and dit allure of! the Industrin ciîatur hîk e d "The public puiciu ci( sluusam raceincks ua Oniarians ns upuier thirat. Herr i part tuo in races began iui fade. Lt wasý t1ear ilti horse ici it Irîeinte tîor blp lThe Pruovince. in iii enhiance lise hoirst r. îtîg and suppîun ihc the trites industry needed a liline îum. saw a chance lui cash in. - e SENCHMARM onil A£27