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Thn Canadian Chamoion. Fridav. December 19, 2003-23 Nothing like a good m'ystery to geL lu -ough Chlose stormïîiy nlights Tlhereas nothing quite like bundling up on Use sofa and settling in for a good winters read. Mystery novels are Use perfect guilty pleasures to get you through Usose dark and stormy nights. So plump up Use cushions, pour some- Uing wanin into a mug, and try somte of Usese suggestions from Milton Public Library. New mystery auUsor Kate White intro- duces us to Use plucky, single urbanite crime writer, Bailey Weggins. In A Body to Die For, Bailey accepta a free weekend at a toning spa in nural Massachusetts and seules in for soie scented reat and relax- ation. After hier first treaiment, she diacovers a corpse wrapped mummy-atyle on Use mas- sage table. Soon she's peraonally involved and on Use trail of a killer. P.D. James' mysteries hegin when she seea a certain place, imagines the charac- ters that might live there and devises Use plot to follow. ti The Murder Room, a quaint old building from an architecture book becomes Use famned Dupsyne Museum and Use setting for a family aquabble. The museumn la on Use brlnk of closing because one of its dtre sihling ownera won't sign Use contract to keep it going and, Cover to cover j~~ when he turnas up bnhtally murdered, our favourite sleuth Commander Adam DaIgleish la called in to investigate. I Chartes Todds historical mysteries, Inspector Rutledge has an unusual coin- panion. Oince a fellow soldier, shot for disobey- ing orders to send more young men ta be slaughtered, the ghost of Hamlsh MacLeod now only exista as the voice of reason and conscience in baspector Rutledge's head. As a aurvivor of the gri Firat World War trenches, Rutledge has seen his fair share of the honrora that have left hlm scarred physically and mentally. in tis sixth book, A Fearsome Doubit, Rutledge ia viaited by the widow of a man he helped aend so the gallows for murder. New evidence bas tuned up that may find the man wrongly convicted. The Funeral Boat la the fourth myatery by Kate Ellia to feature Detective Sergeant Wesley Peterson. With a degree in archaeology Peterson la well-placed to investigate the unearthing of old bonies and decide whetber to cai i the police forensica unit or the local univeral- ty's anthropology department. 'Mis absorblng blend of murder - ancient and new - makes an enjoyable winter's read. Tlhe mystery novels of Stephen Booth are set in Englandas remote Peak District. In Blood on the Tongue, Boothas third novel, DC Ben Cooper and is partner and supervisor DS Diane Fry are coplng with the discovery of three bodies. One la a young woman found frozen to death on wintay Irontongue HIII. The second is a body dlseovered in the wreckage of a downed Second World War plane and a third la uncovered hy a anow- plough. Cooper and Fry tic these atranda togeth- er in a satiafying conclusion. If you have mun out of mysteniea, or any other types of fiction to read, we can help. just ask the staff at Use information deak, or check out our Weh page resources. Happy reading! Cover to cover is prepared by staff at Milton Public Library. ur Office Closure: Halton Region's municipal offices wiII be closed from Deoember 24th 2003 through January lst 2004. Please cali 905-825-6000 / toil free 1- 866-442-5866 if you require information about Regional services over the holidays. SYour New Halton Regional Council (2003-2006) Back raw lefI ta night: Cr. Fred Oliver - Oakville; Cr. Mike Lansdown - Qakville; Cr. Ron Furik - Milton; Or. John Taylor - Burlington; Cr. Barry Lee - Milton Middle row lefi ta right: Or. Joan Lougheed - Burlington; Or. Jane Fagal - Halton Huis; Cr. Mike Wallace - Burlinglon; Cr. Clark Somnerville - Halton Hulis; Cr. Jeif Knoll - Oakville; Or. Keith Bird - Oakville; Cr. Allen Elgar _ Oakville; Cr. Jack Dennison - Burlington; Cr. Janioe Wright - Oakville Front row lefI ta right: Or. Carol D'Amelio - Burlington; Mayor Ann Mulvale - OakviIle; Mayor Rick Bannette - Halton Hilis; Ohairman Joyce Savoline - Halton Region; Mayor Gardon Krantz - Milton; Mayor Rab Maciaaac - Burlington; Or. Rick Oraven - Burlington Halton Regional Council and staff wish you a safe and hanni holidav seaso)n. REUS FO s. *-ee AL Bid documents for the services listed below, addressed to the Managerof Purchasing, 1151 BRONTE ROAD, OAKVILLE, ON L6M 3L1 will be received until 2:00 p.m. Oakville time on the specified closing date. Bld documents can be seen or obtained through the Purchasing Division of the Corporate Services Department, same address as above, telephone 905-825-6000, extension 7042 If long distance charges apply, dial toîl free 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442- 5866). Documents wilI be availabie for pick up on and after Thursday December 11 .2003, and there is a non-refundable deposit of $16.05 (includes GST). Bidders who request documents to be shipped from the Purchasing Department must include a handling fee of $10.70 (includes GST) for thîs service. Bid Documents are also available to download from Halton's web-site at www.region.haiton.on.calbids for a non-refundable deposit of $10.70 (includes GST). Under no circumstanoes will facsimile or late bids be acoepted or considered. Lowest or any bid not necessarily accepted. Halton Region relies on this advertisement to provide public notioe of this business opportunity and is not obligated to notify any potential bidders in any other manner. P-I 85-03 HALTON REGION SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MODEL AND SOURCE SEPARATED HOUSEHOLD ORGANICS FEASABILITY STUDY CLOSING: THURSDAY JANUARY 08, 2004 PATRICK MURPHY A. MINDENHALL, CPPO, Commissioner Planning Manager 0f Purchasing Services and Public Works www.region .halton.on.ca/bids