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i.. * ..-- k. r Police warn 4.itiLtits (Ji suspicious c»avmrs Caigfor J Merchants Protect Your Inveimtient specdllg in residenllsll I mairral pieffertivi ; Autoi ~ & ~9205 Main St E. 'eMetroland Communitv NewsDalJer Vol. 142 No. 2 Tuesday, March 20, 2001 40 Pages $ 1.00 (GST included) Photo by GRAHAM PAINE vSpring flowers Bannie Moran of Terns Greenhouses looks over a spring daffodil plant as she's surround- ad by other colourful spring plants lîke gerbera daisies and cyclamens In the greenhouse, whlch la currently an oasis of spring colour. PRGTECT YOUR PET FRGM HEARTWGRM & FLEAS 1 kurt..-111i. il. ....4 r " ý .11~i th,- puisâte "loY c. .11-1 any dog an or " o i. Loli "or d1r.. 1ik...o. ih..iri ..Vd roi. %vith d.o.h or por.o.1r1 dès.- aht..hI k. ioorori .oordiy ,kr o m .. Mry or.hod ig.o o.gii il. dW=o, là ..dvMcrod. lwy a'un #n 1 ko1h 4! anM11 .d ht uM. d i no.. un»c .wl.oiing mnuuim.i irh.d thwy MI. MeVg tei hk.OrMou~ PET Aufll Tu U.r~ilm h1.p ,y,. Halton a magnet for car thieves:, bureau report Halton is a magnet for profes- sional car thieves looking for lux- ury vehicles, fast escape routes and a relatively Iow chance of get- ting caught. In 1999, four out of every 10 vehicles ,Resuits, of water tests almost in Water lest resulîs f rom the Kelso well- fiefld are stil I being analyzed and should be completed by the end of fis week, accord- ing 10 a spokesperson from the Region's planning and public works department. Judy MacDonald of the department said results will fie available afier thal. ilton Region conducted an aquifer lest t0 address lte ongoing discoloured waler problem caused by manganese. According to a press release issued by Halton Region fast month, results of waîer qualîîy compleled bo date indicale the oni- gin of lte manganese is primarily. f'rom water flowing lhrough the deepest part of the aquifer. -Under certain conditions, thîs waîer appears 10 move up and inbc the Milton well water supply." Ms. MacDonald said. The purpose of the test was t0 delermine how the waler gels mbt the Milton well waler supply, how il affects water quality and what additional trealment and/or reme- dy wiIl be required, she said. stofen in Halton were neyer scn again. which gives the region lthe worst recover rate in Ontario and f ourth worst in Canada nexl to three citles in Quehec. Meanwhile, neighboring Hamillon did- n't cul car thieves much slack aller recov- ering about 85 pKr cent of stoleit vehicles. Across Canada, threc of 10 stofen cars are neyer recovcitd. Twcnty years ago, when joyriders were the main culpnlts. almost ever stofen car was retumed to the owner within a few days. Halton deteclives say organized crime groups - from outlaw bikers 10 lthe Russian mob - have replaced the joyrid- ers and are sîealing cars for profil. [fhe veh-icles could fie disassemblcd and sofd f'or parts, re-regislered wilh a new velticle identification number and sold .icross see AUTO on page 7 Comment ........ 6 Business........ 12 Dateline ....19-20 Classified ...25-26 1 la12 I1 I for children'S chdr ee page -.Md