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ZAK s PHARMACY Mtons Independent Pharmacy - Fr.ee Felve.y . 10% SenorsDscount ADru Pan Aceped WWne Drug Inormaton Avaiate "lAt Zaka We Caro About Yur Heaih" 70 Main St E. 875-2424 A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 142 No. 16 Friday, May 11, 2001 36 Pages $1.00 (GST inciuded) ,,Water woes continue and no remedy i*kely on way anytime soon By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Milton's water woes continue. Discoloured water - caused by naturai- ly occurring iron and manganese deposits originating from the Kelso weiWsield - bas been tlowing from local laps on and off for more tban two years. And iast week the probiem was on again as numerous residents. mostly in the down- town core, reported the murky water. ~Ctizens round up suspect A car theft suspect was apprebended at a local gas station by a group of ciizens - one of tbem ibe car owner - Wednesday aftemnoon. According 10 Haiton police, a man was found pumping gas mbt a stolen 1988 Oldsmobile aItbe Sbeli Station on Steeles Avenue. The car bad gone missing from a local business cariier in the day. The vebicle was spotted at about 12:30 p.m. by one of tbe car owner's employées, wbo immediately callcd im 10 report tbe incident. Tbe owner - wbo wished 10 remain anonymous - said be and an employéee drove to tbe gas station and found tbe man filling up. Following a brief confrontation, tbe co- workers and another citizen managed te bold the man until police anived. "We arrive and bere's buddy pumping gas mbt it. It seemed like be was on some- ting," said tbe owner, wbo initiali3 tbougbt bis brotber-in-iaw bad borrowed the car. "A good citizen came 10 our belp. There really wasn't 10 mucb to it (apprebension)." A 31 -year-old man of no tixed addres5 was cbarged witb tbeft under $5,000 ars breacb of probation. He was beid for a bai bearing yesterday. caused by increased spring-time water use by residents, said Tony Smith, a supervisor with Halton Region's public works depart- ment. Mr. Smith explained the extra demand forced the public works depariment tomr on another pump at the Kelso reservoir, furiher fueling the manganese onset. He said bis department is currentiy weigbing options on how 10 battie the flow of manganese, wbich according to Region officiais poses no health threat. The solu- tion may require a special green fan filer installed at the reservoir - wbicb would cost anywbere from $5 to $6 million. But thal hasn't been budgeted for this year, SO they'll be no imnmediale solution for people like Ruth Baldwin of Martin Street. Over the past two-and-a-half years, she has had to deal with foui smelis, regu- lar visits from plumbers and most recently a skyrocketing water and hydro bill due to clogged appliances and toiles. She said the Region has been Iully sup- portive - both tinancially and with regu- lar visita 10, her home - but added, "I'm nol satisfied. I want dlean waler." Comment .......6 HS Report.......8 A&E ........ 14-20 Sports...... 24-26 Classif ied .... .27-30 Datolns ....32-34 0 FrWey1 Mail' FO * Somrday. May Sb** I* -Sur$0 e Na ls * 0r. ean LauCare 0 ThseBtoom *SOectsi arias onty MILTON AUTO COLLISI9N *Lifetimne Warraflty on Paint *5 Year Warraflty e Insurance Preferred Shop d le "We 'il make your body beautîful" NU 55main et. E. Unit 11-12 aI for the long wookond 6 uejl.N (905) 878-4131 SIIIII1 drivsway not'th of Main St. cARANDT*UCK RENAU$ t Photo by GRAHAM PAINE vSteady, now The Truck Safety Fair was held Tuesday at Blshop Redlng Secondary School as part of Road Safety Week. lncluded in the fair was an event In which students wore goggles that distarted vision and thon tried ta walk a straight line. The purpose was to simulais impaired vision. Here, Melody Quinian, 16, tries ta walk the lins while Halton police Const. Brenda Fraser reachês oui ta sieady her. 1