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'44 andiatesto run in election The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, September 30, 2003-5 !f.J "à v 0"e faIl civic eicitton. The deadline to register for the November 10 municipal election was 5 p.m. Friday, but candidates had until 5 p.m. yesterday to with- draw. As of press timne yesterday, a total of 44 candidates -vying for mayor, local and regional council- lors, regional chair and school board trustee positions -regis- tered for the election. By comparison, in the 2000 local election, a total of 24 candidates registered. Broken down, there are six can- didates runnmng for mayor; seven candidates for Ward 1; seven can- and 4 regional councillor; two can- didates for trustee with the Halton Catbolic District School Board; two candidates for trustee with the Halton District School BoarSI, those being Paul Tate of Sunnyvale Crescent and John McTavish of Fourth Line, R.R. 1.- Incumbent Barry Lec bas been acclaimed. Wards 1 and 3 regional councillor. Micheline Wylde, from, Hanilton, bas registered for trustee for the Le Conseil Scolaire Publique de District du Centre- Sud-Ouest (French public school board), wbich mncludes Halton. ,,Weapons charges A camnival worker wbo was mn town for tbe falI fair faces a number of weapons charges after he allegedly pointed a rifle at a co-worker Wednesday evening. The 26-year-old male victim told police he managed to mun away when the rifle was lowered during the Catholic school board), Halton trustee. Those interested in ibis position must register with the City of Burlington tomorrow from, 9 ar. and 5 p.m. The registration fee is $100. If there are no nominations for the position, there's a process to fll it by appomntment or a by-election. As for regional chair, there are five candidates. The most recent to enter the race mnclude Brian Burton of Oakville, Rob Heaton of Glen Williams and Ric Morrow of Georgetown. incident, which occurred at the Milton Fair Grounds at about 10 p.m. A 43-year-old man of no fixed address was cbarged witb uttering threats, postessing a weapon, pomnting a firearm and unlawful possession of a ftrearm. winter tires NOWI it's, lime to Wînterî»ze.-,-" TUNE-UP NOV. U r I ALL NEW 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MuRi St.E'IaUl U5UNu ------FeryR CHEVRGLET-OLDSMOBIL6E8 59 Rd -4m HWY. 25 S. AT DERRY RD., MILTON "F9 1, 1111-A Il A;A , l"', W-As ) (1 k 1; d C tUFelIC" 9