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Mihton's Independenit Pharmacy wfm ý * Free Dehivey O**DeQPWMiACCpted Yw. A Metroland Communit Newspaper Vol. 140 No. 59 Fniday, October 8, 1999 24 Pages $ 1.0 (GST included) Water on the way ftr15-year wait vlllBig Pipe' construction launched By, HOWARD MOZEI. Special to The Champion Water lhm long been considered the life-blood of any society and with Wednesday's' officiai groundbreaking for the long- awaited water and wastewater pipelines into north Halton, that adage was underscored yet again. Although the huge projeet will impact ail of Halton, no one was more pleased than Milton Mayor Gordon Krantz. Afier ail, wth vastly expanded water and waste- water capacity in bis municipaiity, the development of 6,700 residential units and between 500 and 700 acres of employment lands can now proceed. "'Not only will Milton benefit, but also Halton His and Oakville," said Mr. Krantz. "It will benefit everyone in the area.1 The huge project bas been on the draw- ing board for almost 15 years. It moveri f - ~" c oser to reality in 1994 wlth regional se PIPE on page 2 Phot by RON KUZYI< The r.gion's four maYOrs Gord Krantz of Milton (secnd from Ieft), Burllngton'sa Rob Maceaso (laft), Amn Mulvale of Oakvlle (centre>, md Hilton HHa' Marilyn Soehntson (rlgt) aiong wlth Hilton Regln Chair Joyce Savoline klck off the Iong4vWle pipe construction. .,-Video store robbed -by two masked men A super Meo clerk escaped mnjury during a laie night robbery Saturday. At about 11:30 p.m., two masked men, one car- ring a meta bar, entered the movie rentai outiet and threatened the maie employee. Thiere were no customners inside at the dîme. One of tbe cuiprits swung the weapon toward the victim, ai whicb point he dodged the blow and fleci the store. He ran over to a nearby convenience store and cailed the police - who made a sweeping search of the ares using their new helicopter and canine unit, but couldn't locate the suspects. There were no injuries as a resuit of the incident but an undisclosed amounit of cash was removed from the video shop's register. Tihe masked bandits were. described as both being about six feet tail witb dark clothes. Anyone with information about this crime is asked te call Det. Sgt. Jackie Gordon ai 878-5511, ext. 2415. Four-car pile up No injuries or major damage was caused in a multi-vehicle accident at a achool crossing in Milton Monday. Police report the aftemoon incident occurred at the corner oh Martin and Jasper atreets et 3:25 p.m. The tail-end motorist ran into the car ahead in the lineup, whlch initial- eri a chain reaction pile up invoMvng four veleclea. Motoriata are advised to b. aware of achool crossing area and exer- cise caution when travelling through hhem. .aIUWd &me w1y 2* NEW 2MCSR 00 M a EW W O T ~D URdTANG