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Ambulance fired on Doug president of Ambulance examines one of the dents on the rear of a company rescue vehicle caused by a calibre rifle bullet after a local ambulance crew came under fire while answering a call last Friday night Herald photo ByPAULSVOBODA Herald Staff A 27yearold area man faces charges and local ambulance at tendants were left shaken after a Halton Ambulance vehicle was struck by gunfire last Friday night Douglas Stornng 27 of 10625 has been charged with three weapons offences following a shooting incident which occurred outside Mr Storrings home located just north of Highway late Friday night Three rifle shots were fired at a Halton ambulance which had ar rived at the Stoning home after receiving a call to respond to a suspected attempted suicide short ly after pm Ambulance attendants were warned to leave the property and were then fired upon just after Peel Regional Police had also ar rived at the scene No one was injured and no shots were returned by police who managed to talk the gunman into surrendering without a struggle at about am Saturday A calibre rifle was seized and Mr Stoning has been charged with possession of weapons dangerous to the public peace dangerous use of a firearm and dangerous storage of a firearm Just after the shooting Mr Storr- ings wife emerged from the cou ples trailer home and police reported that their sixyearold daughter was inside the trailer during the entire incident Neither was injured Ive never been in a situation like that before said ambulance attendant John Vieyra of Georgetown The first shot hit just where I had been standing earlier Another seconds dif ference and I mightve gotten it The first bullet struck the passenger side mirror of the am- the second hit the- side of the vehicle and the third hit the Continued on Page 2 I 8632030 Check out our Lifetime Service Guarantee Lifetime Service Guarantee OPEN 1010 7 DAYS A WEEK ACTON Its Worth the Drive to Actoni Home Newspaper of Hills Established I860 FREE DISTRIBUTION WEDNESDAY JANUARY PAGES Former resident killed in mishap in the Rockies HAPPY NEW YEAR People of all ages rang in the New Year last week Here Kelly Curtis centre celebrated the arrival of 1989 with her two nieces Megan Mallais and MariUB at Up Up and Away downtown Georgetown Halton Hills residents gathered in two separate spots New Years Eve to ring In 1989 Herald photo A former Georgetown resident and experienced climber Is dead following a freak avalanche in Field BC last Wednesday John Charles Owen 29 of Can- more Alberta was climbing a frozen waterfall with a friend David Franklin of Milton when an avalanche trapped the two under icy debris says British Columbia RCMP Constable T Erickson The men were climbing Mount Stephen in National Park They hadnt really begun to climb They were still at the base said Mr Owens mother Evelyn But the 50degree incline of the waterfall was not considered dangerous say officials The climb itself is like climb ing a ladder said Constable but they say anytime you climb ice youre climbing toward a potential disaster the Owen family of Fagan Drive In Georgetown was inform ed of the accident early Thursday morning when they received a phone call from Mr Owens wife The RCMP say they received a call about the pm accident four hours after it occurred Mr Franklin dragged himself out from under the debris despite a dislocated shoulder and ankle and chest injuries and made his way to a nearby railway track where he was picked up by train officials and taken to hospital Mr Franklin was last reported in good condition at Rockyvtew Hospital in Calgary Mr Owen and Mr Franklin were just two buddies getting together to go climbing during the holiday season said Mr Owens mother The accident was just purely a freak Both the and the avalanche control warden said the John Owen avalanche risk was minimal They were both doing what they should have been doing A crew of nine people including Const Erickson and eight park wardens scoured the icy avalanche lite for three hours finally using a log to locate Mr Owen Mr Owen and Mr Franklin who was best man when Mr Owen mar led in May of last year were con sidered experienced climbers said Mr Owens father John He said his son attended Humber College where he studied rock climbing and mountaineering Mr Owen was a student of George Kennedy Public School and later of Georgetown District High School As a boy he was an avid travelling with his scout pack to international jam borees said his father He ContinaedonPageS Addressing special needs See Page Athlete of theweekl See Page W