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-l The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, Jurie 2,1 998-3 PONTIAC e BUJCK e CADILLAC * Introducing tihe* * BRAND NEW* 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM * Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Allan Hall of Highway 25 examines the damage ta hs back porch after a large 11mb crashed down on It during Sunday's wind storm. Work c-lreuws kept hopping By KAREN SMITH The Champion Milton was no stranger to havoc caused by house when il fell up agairsît it aI about noon, Mr. Cross said. Hydro crews worked from 8:30 arn. Sunday 10 oiqýSUNFIRE G' transmision, ABS braises'du"' air rbags bucisti, atrear spaorCD ployer oliy rmi s. tom lsIe Sunday's thunder and lghtning stortf. easisy sssssssing nours yestssersssy rpii ; ti High winds and lighlning strikes led 10 fallen trees, caused 10 power uines downed by failen trees, said *1 9 '~ ~ power outages and even a car accident, according to Richard Murray, Milton Hydro's manager of opera- - siX modet * ire and hydro officials. ions and engineering. * 8 passenger "We were pretly busy," said fire deparîment The worsl it area of Milton was north of No. 5 *.3L Vatoc spokesman Mark Cross. "We'd just gel back from one Sideroad in Nassagaweya, he said. The lasI area had mocrcodiining, dual air (call) and then we'd be rolling t0 anoîher." power resîored aI i arn. yesîerday. * hgi, ABS brakes. In souîh Milton, a large tree limb landed on te back A fallen îree aI No. 20 Sideroad and Second Line * ON LY ff, 9? 3 porch of te Hwy. 25 home of Allan Hall. îook out a main hydro feeder aI about 10:30 a.m. andS P R The senior citizen said the 30-foot limb crashed the power was ouI until 6 p.m.* 199 ' D A < down shortly after Il a.m. Unsure if any damage was Numerous lwo 10 îhree-hour oulages were reporled *f S O caused under ils bushy branches, he was busy yester- aI Sixlh Line and Trafalgar Road between 1 and 6 10 aveitremved pm. *~* e7 pas seatng 3.4L V la rying t aei eoe.P *utmtcariodtoig "We can't gel ouI the (back) door. I's a sight," Mr. In îown, a fallen tree cul off hydro in the area of dual air bogsu ABS braises, Hall said. Indusîrial and Market drives from 9:30 a.m. 10 shrl deep tnted windows, AM/FM Two vehicles collided aI Appleby Line and Derry after 10:30 a.m.caste Wlok.om3mnhiue Road, where the îraffic signal had failed due ta a AIl in ail, Mr. Murray said about 60 isolated inci- power outage, Mr. Cross said. dents of power muages were reporled throughout the *PM li IID A IA A A minivan full of children sîruck a car shortly after slorm. Fallen trees were reporled on Commercial 199 IC U LL MM *ZE mvvUL U . 2 p.m. and the van erided up on ils roof in a ditcit, he Street and a power surge prompled the lire alarm t 10D 10 said. No serious injuries were reported. activale unnecessarily at the Milton police station. V8, air candi- * I Campbellville, a tree on ire from either a broken Hydro workers were still out yeslerday "clearinig up * honing, auto- power line or lighlning caused minor damage la a ase ens"M.Mra ad eting, dual air bags, BS E Sbraties , AM/FM casse1tte, HD U * shochs cidelux rt, chrome Crackdown yields dividends *MC FULL MEemouWingsCA t ram BUNDIE on page 1 developing evidence, gelting witness stalemenîs and 2 WD, G C15ULL S eI XT D305I The eligiblity revew program employees a manag- obîaining search warrants. V8, automatic, air candi-~ W er, three review oflicers, a firiancial recovery officer Eighl cases were referred to police iri 1997 and *toning, spit bosch seats, an nicrespotwre.I essm epf hare were laid. There were îhree ousîanding cases deep tnt, futt ca pet, HO suppor carge o g stcsstchrome el caseworkers and administration staff aI Hallon held over from 1996. In lhree cases there was a con- AM/Fcsst chrome ls Region. viction, wilh one person ordered 10 pay restilulion and * reor & front bumper tit, 11 1 -ren 4 lu,.' healsth ,rIansc-iai servicesx îwn aIlers receiving iail sentences. The remaining ive cruse and more. texes 24 ndOM committee congraîulated the eligibility review pro- cases are still gram sleutits for making more money available 10 report by Adel those who reaily need il. Il was poinled ouI that some of social and cc of te inancial recoveries were due la ignorance of I 1997 thei program requiremTents by Ihose heing served. and 131 refrn "I's nol a total good news slary," said Oakviile database. Inv* Mayor Ann Mulvale. "People stili don'l understand cohabitation, ai thte systemn. The good news is thal we can redirecl the Caseloads of money where il is mosî needed." 1997 from th( The Eigibility Review Unit represents the Region aI Halton compar itearings conducted by SmalilCiams Court, the Social However to0 Assistance Review Board and tie Ontario Court. The 1996 10 $1 .4 if unit aiso instructs staff on proper court etiquette and of the unit's ir te rules of evidence. 1997 than in1 The unit does ail fraud investigations inciuding compiement. Il awailing court lime, according 10 a elina Urbanski, the acting commidssioner communtty services. -unit received 118 calis from the public rrais from lte provincial welfare contraI rstigations detected undeclared income, and oecipients in jail . Df generai welfare assistance decreased in he previous year with 21,290 cases in ared 10 23,751 cases in 1996. tai savings increased frorn $1,279,137 in mtillion in 1997. Virtuaiiy every segment investigations recovered more money in 1996 due in large part to a higlier staff '1