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iMWtWS ndependen Pha,,ic 10 Senors Dscount 1AJiDoa Plans Accpd1 "At Zake w WeCue Abosat Vour IleaOMa A Metroland Comimunity Newspaper Vol. 140 No. 95 Friday, Feébrary 11, 2000 j 60 Pages $1 .00 (GST included) A Hallo Reionl plic IdntM»tlPhotos by GRAH-AM PAINE A HatonRegona PoIceIdetifcaton officer walks acrots the Quallty Inn parking lot aller collectîng evidence. The area wae aeld off WedneedaY el the near-ilfelea body of a man was dlecovered In the adjacent parking lot 0i the aid mavie theatre. The man dhed elon aller. vMan found near death behind old cinema; foui play suspected Victim pronounced dead at hospital; probe continues By USA CARTWRIGHT Following an autopsy performed The. Champion .yesterday at Hamilton General There were* no obvioUs Hospital, Halton Regional Police say signs of foui play on the body they're stili treating the death as sus- of a man discovered in the PicOi5. parking lot of the old Milton Further tests will be conducted, cinemas Wednesday, accord- said Sgt. Frank Phillips. Shortly after 9 arn. Wednesday, ing to a media release issued police received at 911 caîl reporsing a by police ]ate yesterday. body in the rear parking lot of the Chisholm Drive building currently under construction. When police amrvedi, they found a white middle-aged man with faint vital signa. The victim was rushed to Milton District Hospital, but attempts to revive him failed. Police cordoned off the parking lot, and the major crime unit was called in. Police have identified the mas as a 48-year-old visiting from Ottawa, but are withholding bis name until bis next of kmn is notifiea. tnveatigators have confirmed he' was staying at the Quality Inn locat- ed adjacent to the old cinema. Sgt. Phillips said while there were no obvious signa of foui play - such as stab or bullet wounds - police are atill treating the death as a suspicious due to the state of the body, which was found naked in the snow. Addressing initial hearsay that the deceased was fromt Milton and sus- tained stab wounds, Sgt. Phillips remarked, "There are always rumours with things like this." The investigation is continuing. Comment Page 6 Lit estyles 16-17 Bridai 18-19 Dateline 22-24 Sports 27-30 Classified 31-33 HomeHswr *SATUROAY FEBRUAIIY 12. * Semi WholehmVle *Ssecoted &ruas o,,Iy MILTON AUTO CO.L.USION r ieieWarranty on Paint - *5 Vear Warranty e Il~nsumPreferred Shop 'We'iI make your body beautifu9 555 Main St. E. Unit 11 -12 E ~ ~ M~ N om 6 PMarP a p am- , L~PM~ Tanke for nominating us Best Car Rentai - Valentines Weekend Speclal sapra.(bauwlh rdeAny car on lot 9 MWd coufde that you'il aiways (Valld Feb 11,12,13, only) 878-4131 60 Pages $1 -M (GST included) .......... - .........