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1 MN S.#1& 2MILTONJ A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 140 No. 27 Fniday, June 18, 1999 28 Pages 750 (GST included) Jyo1ice involved in Bourgon probe By IRENE GENTLE The Champion A confidential draft report bas been issued four months after Michael Bourgon left his company, Bourgon Financial Services, in a cloud of suspicion. Concemns about client service had led the London, Ontario based Investment Centre Financial Corporation (ICFC) to launch an investi- -gation. At that timne, the ICFC severed its ties with Mr. Bourgon. /w Photo by GRAH-AM PAINE Littie helper goes a long way Tam Kllboum, 7, pits'a Ilutt help from Salvation Army Captain Dan Broomne ln pushlng a Ioaded shopping cat Into the local food banc. The youngster rec.ntly collected the dona- f tions ln lieu of presmnts for hie blrthday.j Man fails 40 feet from trjgàm.e A 39-year-old Mississauga man was listed in stable harness disconnected and bie feul backward. condition after falling 40 feet out of a tree early Suffening from back, head and shoulder injuries, bie Tuesday evening. was taken to Milton District Hospital and then trans- Tise operator of an Oakville-based tree service was ferred to Sunnybmook Medical Centre in Toronto. trimming a 100-foot hickory tree witb a cbainsaw at a The accident is under investigation by the Ministry Soutbcott Drive residence at 6:18 p.m. when bis safety of Labour. That means hie is no longer autborized to conduet any business on behaif of tise par- ent corporation. The tisird party investigation is being conducted by tise Toronto baseri forensic accouniting agency Lindquist, Avery, Kroll and Associates. Tise police have been notified of thse investigation and bave conducteri inter- views witb several of Mr. Bourgon's for- mer clients, said Halton Police Det. Sgt. Jackie Gordon. "We are in tbe early stages of tise inves- tigation," sise confirmed. Tise police bave also been in contact witb Lindquist Avery and are awaîting tiseir final report on tise matter. Tise confidential draft report is currently being scrutinized by legal counsel, said ICFC president Paul Hogan. 1I bad a meeting witb tise investigative teain and legal counsel iast week," be said. "There were a numiser of otiser questions tisat came up that I'd like to see answered. "I'm anticipating weeks, not montbs," for tise final report, said Mr. Hogan, who Sad tat Mlton clients bave been very ilatten Martin Ho use? By IRENE GENTLE The Champion Allendale's antiquated Martin House may need more tisai a makeover to bring il up to provincial standards, Halton Region's community services committee beard recently. Instead, consultîng architects Eric *sea FUTURE on page 9 patient tbrougisout tise process. Tise investiga- tion consists of going over every account beld by Mr. Bourgon witb - a fine toots comb. "We're investi- gating eacb and every client at tis point, looking for any inconsisten- cies," bie said. 'It's Michael Bourgon about searcbing records." So far, tisere appear to be no hitches in tise progress, said Mr. Hogan. "We don't have any significant issues tisat are stîll outstanding," bie said. All Mr. Bourgon's accounts bave been re-assigneri to otiser financial advisors dur- ing tise course of tise investigation. t - à il