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- 1~ ___Aht@lass repa 03%* Z ck7181 MAIN ST. #1 & 2, . MILTON 876-4785 A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 142 No. 32 Friday, July 6, 2001 32 Pages Visitus aI $ 1.00 (GST încluded) COOL Summer DressesM In HO? Fashion Colours available at 224 MIN $T. E. MILTON (MS) 878OM Miltonians of ail agea came out by the thou- sanda to celebrate Canada'a i 34th blrthday over the weekend at Rotary Park. Among thos tak- ing in the feativities - which (above) lncîuded an impresalve fireworka diaplay - were (top) Cais Vandenheuvel and (rlght) Mîke Mangotlch and son Shane. Photos by GRAHAM PAINE YýCold, wet weather slows down Canada Day events But good crowds stili recorded' "Over the two days we proba- bly matched what we normnally By RICHARD VIVIAN out for the annual event, which do in one day. The weather put a The Champion stretched over two days for the bit of a damper1on things." Cold and rainy weather may tirst trne tbis year. A crowd gathered at the park have slowed down the Canada "We were expecting, of Saturday to take part in the chul- Day celebrations at Rotary Park, course, a bigger crowd. If we dren's rides, casino night, and but it couldn't extinguish the had really great weather we catch a performance by Elvis birthday siniles. would have had it," explained impersonator Steve Kabokas. More than 5,000 people tumed event co-chair Paul Seherer. ses CANADA on page 10 1 1 ,Tornado hits village damaging barn roof and toppling trees By RICHARD VIVIAN The Champion Severai trees were toppied and a barn roof destroyed when a tomna- do touched. down in Campbellville Wednesday night. A funnel cloud appeared virtually with- out wamning, prompting familles to seek cover. 1I heard this roar coming. It sounded like Photo courtesy ot MOHAWK RACEWAY a dozen freight trains coming. 1 looked out A Mohawk Raceway aecurity cam- the window and 1 saw nothing but stuf fly- era captured Wednesday night's tor- ing around," said Sylvia Maeder of Guelph nado In action. Line, who bast haif ber barn roof to the wind. "Nobody was prepared for that." Ms Maeder's mother, Anne, was in the barn when the wind tore off the thick sheet metal roof. "It was just unbelievable. It did- n't really register. By the turne it registered it was over," she said. "Men 1 came out of the barn and saw ail this debris. It was awful. I hope we don't bave that again." Debris froin the bain roof was found hundreds of metres away. Luckily, no one Photo by RICHARD VIVIAN was injured by the tomnado. Sheet matai from a nearby barn roof Police report% indicate tbe funnel cloud wrapped around a tree when a torna- was irat spotted behind Mohawk Raceway do touched down in Campbeîîville. at about 7:45 pin. and continued in a southeasterly direction. l Beverley Mezzone, who lives behind the racetrack, was sitting in her kitchen with ber daughter when the wind strtck. She said she was aware of the severe weather Comment ..... ...6 warnings issued throughout the day and had even been watching the clouds with A&E ...........................................................................22 binoculars minutes earlierD tn o2 "The leaves and debris just lifted straight a e n . .....2 up - a hundred feet or so straight into the S o t air. It juat seemed to come from nowhere. S o t ...... 24-26 There wasn't rain or anything. AIl of a sud- Classitiled .... .28-31 denI heard this roar, this noise coming." Afiter witnessing the strength of the wind, Ms Mezzone said she grabbed her dog and guided her daughter to the basement. 1I thought my house was going. It was prettyWok g Gef ousno Environrnent Canada Harder to stà said the storin was classified as F0, the S qcIlrl@ .lumumaC,40 C lowest tomnado ranking, with wind speeda reaching 120 km/h. A damage estimate wasn't available at press time.J