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www.independentfreepress.com Acton students shine at provincial skills event 50 cents (+GST) THE INDEPENDENT Youth celebrate International Youth Week Page 26 Vol. 130 No. 9 Pages 15-18 Wednesday, May 16, 2007 44 Pages Circulation 21,220 Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper INSIDE Local dancer to get her kicks with Rockettes Page 3 Jaguars fall to Pearson in rugby action Page 19 Editorial 6 Entertainment 14 Sports 19-21 Calendar 28 Classifieds 29-31 No Place Like Home ...24 page section Wind power Rory Collins (left) and Alexander Colangello, both 6, used their heads (or perhaps more accurately their lungs) as they took part in the boat races last week at École Sacré Coeur, which was part of the school's science fair. The students were required to complete their experiments utilizing items found in the recycled materials in the school. Photo by Ted Brown Police cracking down on bad drivers this week Aggressive drivers will be the target of Canada Road Safety Week that kicked off yesterday (Tuesday) and runs through next Monday. Throughout the week Halton Police will be joining other forces across the country cracking down on all aspects of aggressive driving, however, Halton will be focusing on community specific initiatives addressing areas requiring attention. Halton's traffic enforcement teams will be performing impaired driving and seat-belt spot checks, running radar and an initiative launched by Halton Police in which they take roadside screening devices into local bars to allow patrons to voluntarily test their sobriety. Sgt. Chris Clarke said the initiative has proven to be an excellent educational tool for the public. "They know what they have consumed and how they feel. After checking their blood alcohol on an official police instrument many choose to take taxis home," said Clarke. "By focusing on the needs of our community, we can ensure that our citizens' concerns are addressed while we participate in the overall provincial effort." Each community now has a District Response Team that has been set up permanently to ensure that quality of life and traffic issues specific to that city or town are identified and addressed appropriately. On a region-wide basis collisions that resulted in property damage were up 16 per cent last year compared to 2005. There were 6,270 property damage collisions in 2005 compared to 7,275 last year. Fatal collisions were up 10 per cent from 10 in 2005 to 11 in 2006. Also up were injury collisions by nearly 1 per cent, from 1,343 in 2005 to 1,355 last year. Impaired driving charges dropped approximately 17 per cent from 341 to 282 and 12-hour suspensions were down 22 per cent from 523 from 2005 to 406 in 2006. LIST WITH A PROVEN PERFORMER ·Same Great Community Website ·Brand New Technology FRIDAY... The annual Mito March: Kure for Kirkland is fast approaching. See details in Friday's edition of The Independent & Free Press. For breaking news go to: www.independentfreepress.com APPLE We handle all insurance work. GEORGETOWN CHRYSLER Auto Glass® The Power to SurpriseTM THIS WEEKEND ONLY RIA O CT AY AY! Thurs. 9-9,Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-6, Closed Holiday Monday VI D W Come See The Difference A ·Truck Accessories ·Upholstery ·Heavy Equipment Glass ·Window Tinting 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown 314 Guelph Street (Hwy. 7) (905) 873-1655 1-866-364-0697 ERIV D · 7 day Exchange Policy · Loyalty Card Included · Canada Wide Lien Search & Accident/Police & Insurance Reports SEE PAGE 2 FOR DETAILS www.sandrabrianceau.com 905877-5165