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Dufferin hearing udra iiy njAaui4ii:-'È The Champion A joint board hearing of the Ointario Municipal Board and Environmental Review Tribunal into Dufferin Aggregate's massive gravel pit expansion proposai was aimoas over as soon as il started yesterday. Lt was faced with a request front a lawyer representing two environ- a year along a huge swath of land around the Golden Horseshoe. The board ruled the majority of Dufferin's proposai is contained in the Niagara Escarpment Plan, which doesn't fait under the provincial ban. mcanmng the hear- ing cao continue. The joint board, which met the for the first time 10 deal with the mental groups that the proposal be gravel company's plan, will decide put on hold due 10 st month's the fate of Dufferin's proposal. provincial zoning order thas stipu- If approved by thse joint board, lrom the Ministry of Natural Resources to, legaiiy extract miner- ais. The hearing is set to conclude around the middle of next month. Dufferin wanss to expand by 83 hectares its 486-hectare quarry that straddles the Milton and Halton His border. It will provide for the total extraction of 52 million tonnes of atone, startmng in 2 007. Jason Misner con be rearhed at jmisner@miltoncanadianchampi- on.com. 'Blaze at A&P loading area believed to be deliberately set By STEPHANIE THIESSEN The Champion Halton Regional Police say a Saturday night fire at the A&P store was deliberately set. At il p.m., two stations of the Milton Fire Departmnent were called 10 thse Laurier Avenue grocery store. "At the back of thse A&P there was a lot of amoke visible andi a smnall amnount of flamtes," salid Acting Caps. Paul Hollingshead, adding fiee personnel soon realizeti il was the bumper guard at the vehicle loading zone that waa on fiee. He described i e humper guard as a long, foot-wide piece of foam shaped like an upside dlown horseshoe. It goes arounti the aides andi top of dhe garage door- type entrances as the loading dock. "11 looketi like il was deliberasely ses. There's no other way sometbing like tisat could be on fiee," Acting Capt. Hollingaheati salid, adding the osiser aide of the foamn bumper was scorched but nos ablaze, indicatmng dhe unknown suspect had also attemptedti 5 set tie otiser side of the bumnper on fiee. After about 15 minutes of dousmng tise bumtper with water, tie fiee was exsinguiahed. Halton Regional Police is asking anyone with infor- mation to cail Crime Stoppera of Halton at 1-800-222- TEiPS (1-800-222-8477) or Halton Regional Police as (905) 825-4777, ext. 2415. Stephanie Thiessen con be reached at sthiessen@miltoncanadianchampion.com. We believe... in h4elping. Anyone. Anywhere. The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, January 13, 2004-5 A LL THE BESTI Start the year off right... with a complote Lube, 11Y & Filter VOUR CAR REQUIRES 9Safety Ch«.ck [9 Hidden Hitch Drakes 9~ Earhaust 214 Wheel Afignn,.nt 9 Sus.ension service Cooing System Service 9~ Tire Rotation & Daioncing angines [9 General rires Ç;NTAS I Quaker Statu 0,1, Lube & 1'Transmissions & ServiceIV Fram OU1 Fihtr H Eloctricel Computer Analysis ç Air Conditioning Accrd ted Test runtali Smoko Alarms ~ It's Trhe Law. The Ontario Fire Code requires that every home. have working smoke alarms. hustitdm hi vow mibos wu cottage tomyl - J . - i a Serving Milton For Over 3 Generations The sensible way to buy a car or truck Sahieci te pile saeis tes fmand tain. Othe "aos aad modela avallable. RIcaRDSGN CHEVROLET-GLDSMOBILE HWY. 25 S. AT DERRY RD.. MILTON 'L TAE a. .19