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A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 141 No. 19 Friday, May 19, 200,0 36 Pages$100(S cued Conversationtpd «Cops bugged home of murder suspect Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Relaxlng on a dock, Blshop Redlng Secondary School students Laurs Bekeris and Michael Berube enjoy thelr'Muskoka Sunset' drink crestion. Stdt create ultimate mix By LISA CARTWRIGHIT Thse Champion Don't drink and boat ia tbe message of Muskoka Sunset, tbe drink created by two Bisbop Reding atudents in tbe Nortb Halton Ultimate Mix Higb Scbool Cballenge. Tbe compçtition Stw two seama from eacb nortb Halton higb scbool compete for brag- ging rigbtt for the citation of tbe best non-alcobolic drink and $250 eacb. Eacb drink wtt judged by a panel of people during tbe May 4 competîtion as Milton MaIl. Tbe judges were looking for taste, name and appearance of tbe drink, tbe safety message la wtt trying to portray and tbe overaîl presentasion. A team froro Biabop Reding Higb Scbool came in lirat fol- lowed by a team E.C. Drury Scbool for tbe Deaf, wbicb eamied second. T'bird prize went sota Georgetown achool. Tbe event, presented by Trauma Prevention Council, Milton Road Safety Committee and Halton tnjury Prevention Committee, tried to sbow stu- dents tbat non-alcobolic bever- - BEVERAGE on page 21 By LISA CARTWRIGHT Thse Champion In the summer of 1997, David Fiorino swore to his wife Kimberly that he didn't use a gun during a contraband liquor deal, court heard Tuesday. Jail guards 'hIztjackpot ini lottery- There's nothing like winning millions of dollars to put a spring in one's step. So there's a lot of folk at Maplehurst Correctional Centre feeling spry these days. A lottery pool involving tome 73 employeet of provincial correctional insti- tutions bit tbe jackpot over the weekend, nabbing a $1t1.4 million Lotto 6/49 win. Mot - but nos ail - of tbe workers are employed as Mapteburat. Tbe winners wasted no aime in picking up tbeir individual cbeques, wbicb amounted to $151,000 eacb. Mapleburst superintendent tain Leitbead said be couldn't be bappier for tbe win- ners. "It's been a bit of a boott since. It's tbe talk of tbe place, ta you can imagine." Thougb tbe unofficial spokesperson for tbe winners bad taken a few days off, Mr. Leitbead believed the tottery pool bad been on-going since at letat 1996. He said tbe weekend wîn bas injected tome joy in tbe correctional facility, even among tbose wbo didn't buy into tbe pool. "Tbe unfortunate tbing la tigbtning doesn't usually strike twice in tbe same place," jokdd Mr. Leitbead. Tbere's a lot of bappy people. It doesn't bappen in Milton evey day.' The winning ticket wtt purcbased as Daisy Nottingbill, located on Nottingbill Gale in Oakvitle. 'q1 swear où my life there was no gwi involved." DEM Ff0811 In Superior Court in Milton, the jury lis- tened to private conversations between Mr. Fiorino, 27, and his wil'e. The OPP had wiretapped the phones and bugged the coupte's Brampton home. Mr. Fiorino, a former Milton resident, la being tried for first-degree murder in the death of Stephen Andreopoulos, 36, of Barrie. Tbe tapes reveatled that on June 9, 1997, Mr. Fiorino and bis wife bad an argument about a contraband alcobol deal tbat allegedly took place on July 2, 1996. Ms Fiorino said sbe knew a gun was involved. but ber busband denied it. "I swear on my tife there was no gun învolved,' the jury beard Mr. Fiorino tell bis wife on tbe tape. Court beard Mr. Fiorino selling ber tbat ese. UNDERCOVER on page 5 Comment........ 6 Lit estyles . .....9 Dateline ....... 14 Healthy Living .' .18 Sports ...... 24-26 Classifled .... .28-31 Ho SATURDAYPl MAY20 ft Icte 0 ra onlyb"*'e m VM us at 487 Lm-;or Acý W878-28814 $ LW (GST included) 0 SERVICI 6NTARIOIS C î 'K T_ rU,ý_ - _-