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jt4ekefd (fIr "CL:meDso ~aU* *AU rug Plans Accepted * sW PRedis av& 7"At Zakea Wb a A Metrolan.d Conmiunity Newspaper Vol. 139 No. 91 Friday, January 22, 1999 24 Pages 750 (GST included) 'Shocked sehool commumity goes on, cops are stili1 hunting suspects By KAREN SMITH The Champion The E.C. Drury sports building remained closed earlier this week pending a structural examidnation by a building inspector after last week's massive fire. Insurance adjusters and building inspectors were expected on the scene to survey tbe damiage, E.C. Drury High Scbool principal Linda Heaver said Monday. The facility was sbut down to be checked for safety bazarda. "It was quite a shock," she said, describing bier reaction to news last Friday tbat the school's recoeation centre had been targeted by vandals. They broke in overnight and set tbe gym on fire. *"It's quite a mess."1 Fire ripped tbrougb one of two gymnasiums and an upstairs wrestling roomn, caus- ing amoke damage to most of the free-standing building tbat alto bouscd a swimming pool and offices. Deatroyed were expensive wrestling mats, basketball nets and cbampionsbip banners. Tbe building is owned by tbe Ontario Realty Corporation, a provincial govemment agency, and tbe contents belong to the Halton District Scbool Board, Ms Heaver sai&. Sbe said students and teach- ers bave gone over tbe ordeal in tbeir minda, trying to make sense of tbe vandalîsm tbat's beîng treated as arson by police and tire investigators. Ms Heaver said people bave speculated about wbat prompt- ed tbe cuiprits to set tbe tire, wbicb cancelled last Saturday's wrestling toumey and lefi sev- eral sporting groups witbout use of a facilîty. But Halton Regional Police bad no leada to report in tbeir searcb for tbe suspects, Det. Sgt. Jackie Gordon said Tuesday. Ms Heaver said teacbcrs planncd to discuta the incident witb studcnts te promnote com- munication in case anyonc bas any information. Thieves working ski area v Laptop takon from church St. Georges Anglican Church was the target of a thief who made off wllh a laptop compuiter ast week. The cuiprit broke int the Guelph Lino and Derry Road church office with use of an unknown too1 sometime between 7:30 p.m. January 13 and 5:30 p.m. January 15, Halton police said. The Macintosh computer was worth $1,000. By KAREN SMITH The Champion Persistent snowboard tbcfts at Glen Eden Ski Mcea bave promptcd Halton police to issue a waming for patrons of tbe facility. "Police are urging people going to the ski area to take tbe necessary stepa to secure tbcir property," said Detl Sgt. Jackie Gordon. Numerous snowboards and tome ski equipment bave been stolen "almost every single day" over tbe st montb, sbe said. Since late December, police have received 14 reports of stolen snowboarda and two for tbefts of ski cquipment. Eacb bass rangcd from $200 te $700. Despite tbe availability of racks patrons can use te lock up tbeir cquipment, most of the stelen items were left unattcnded and unsecured at tbe ski cbalet, Det. Sgt. Gordon said. -e SNOWBOARDS on pages8 Dr. Jo-Ann MeKlnnon 875-1322 *1