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T w A M~frnlnnd rn.~.m..n;w NT~uiennn~r Vol 141 Noe2 Tuesdav. March 21,2000 jI for Bestý 36 Pages $1,00) (GST included) N4E lands hearing wrap-up delayed until next month Photo by GRAHAM PAINE vHard sel1 tactîcs Our Lady of Vilory SchooI student Rachel Nadalîn enthusiesticaIy tries to lure drivers ta a charity car wash In the parking lot of Canadian Tire Saturday. She and her ciasamates staged the car wash mn conjuniction wvith the schooi's penny drive. TIP 0F THE MONTH: Excessive shedding and dry flaky skin is often caused by deficiencies in diet. Feeding high *ult pet foods, regular grooming and dietary supplementation will often resuit iu improvement. md il JUST ASK OUR VETERINARIANBo lREMEMBER,, WE CARE FOR VOUR MOST PRECIOUSFUS By IRENE GENTLE The Champion The conclusion of a joint board hearing meat to settle the fate of two tracts of land at the base of the Niagara Escarpmnent has been delayed until next month. A decision had been tentatively sched- uled to corne down Friday. Instead the board, which conaists of members of the Ontario Municipal Board and Environ mental Asseasment and Appeal Board, wil begin hearing final summations April 18. Three days have been penciled in for Uic sumrmationa, which will mark the last stage of a controversial hearing that has been unfolding at Town Hall for weeks. Its primary purpose has been to allow applicants Central Milton Holdings and the numbered company 825927 Ontario Inc., owned by Joaeph Curcuruto, to pre- sent a case for having their lands deleted fromn the protective Niagara Escarpment Plan (NEP). Releas front the plan, or redesignation within it, would allow the properties to develop as part of Milton's urban expan- VThieves get $14,OOO in golf gear A break-in early Thursday morning at Clarke Golf Service on Thompaon Road netted thieves about $14,000 worth of clothing and golf equipment. At about 12:45 arn., a worker il an adjoining unit heard the store's alarm going off. Halton Regional Police responded, but the thieves had fled by the time they arrived. Police searched the area for a white van seen at the prernise, but couldn't locate iL The front door of the store was prieti open. sion area. Opponienta of the application feel the lands should remain a rural buffer ares to pmotect the character of the escarp- ment, which was declared a world bios- phere in 1990. The two properties mun roughly along Bronte Road to thse euat, Main Street West to the aouth, Tremaine Road to the west and the Canadian Paciflc Railway fine. When the aummiations are through, the deatiny of thse lands wiIl be in the hands of board members Norman Jackson, Paulie Browes and David Hutcheon. Friday was thc final day of the hearing before the nsonth-long hiatus. It waa apent largely in the cross examination of NEC senior-environmental planner Marion Plaunt by Mr. Curcuruto's lawyer, John O'Kane. The NEC has been a atrong advocate for -see TWO SIDES on page 7 Comment .......B Community ...... 8 Business...10-11 Datolns ....... 14 Sports ... ...17-19 Classified..20-23 2-4-1 Pizz e Fordn .Selsstd Itoua ad 1.7 tl-r- Tuesdav. March 21, 2000 A Mi-trd anti i'rmmlin; Mpxiuç Vol 141 No 2