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- 9 PIlA x Weekend* Millones Independent Pharmoy r: Fr" Oellery *10 %SrsDrssant *M Ovu DMP ano Aeptad *lDing las nlse ampar A METROLANO COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL. 144 NO. 104 4É05 FRIDAY, MARCH 12,2004 $11.00 (GST included) 32 PAE Uing Communication to Build Better Conmunities_ Town nveils plans for facelift in core By JASON MISNER The Champion A drab, grey-looking portion of Main Street East i the downtown is proposed to get a $1.7 million facelift later this year. It's part of the Town of Milton's on-going plan to beautify the core area and make it people-friendly. During a two-hour open house last week ai Hughi Foster Hall, Town staff unveiled its proposaI to reconst-uct Main Street between Commercial and Ontario streets. The current four-lane configuration - spanning Fulton Street/Milîside Drive, Court, Prince and Bruce streets, and cross- ing Sixteen Mile Creek - would be reduced to two lanes; one for eastbound traffic and tIhe other for westbound traffic. --Cocaine is seized Two men were chargeel this week after an undercover narcotics officer was sold crack cocaine in an arranged purchase at a local plaza. An undercover officer purcbased $220 worth of cocaine Wednesday just after 6 p.m. at thse corner of Steeles Avenue and Ontario Street. The seller was followed as hie drove away from thse scene, and police muade an arrest on Mary Street. A search revealed six individually wrappcd packages of crack cocaine hidden within thse seller's seven layers of clothing. The cocame had a street value of $800. A 41 -year-old Mississauga man was charged with one count of trafficking and two counts of possession of a controlîrd substance. A 32-year-old Main Street man, allegcd- ly a middleman in thse deal. was cbarged with breach of probation. Tbhere would also be a continuous turning lane for motorists, whicb staff said should make traffic flow benter and less mnterrupt- ed. Sidewalks will be widened fromn 1.5 metres to 2.3 metres, with some interlock- ing brick laid down, and decorative street lightmng will replace the traditional con- crete ligbt standards. Halton Region will pay for and replace sewer and water pipes. At least one lane will be open to traffic during construction. T'he road projcct is expected to go before town counicil for approval near the end of April. If approved. construction would start in mid-May and conclude by mid-October. Town counicil adopted a plan about four years ago to upgrade thse streetscape along a part of Main Street to re-define the core area. The downtown bas long been touted by thse Town as a fundamental element to a prosperous Miton economy. Thsis latest road work proposa builds upon tbe first phase of Main Street recon- struction, completed in 2002 at a cost of $2 million. The roadway between James and ses PART on page 20 Comment ...... 6-7 Dateline ........ 18 Real Estate ....20 Classified..26-29 M~IU a Frlday, March 12 e 0 Uaopem Dmt Mort * 0Zuut? *Welmit. 0MuM Muae 0 caealae Wi? 0 U sur *Ceunir, epa* 9Huas HaeUars e Halle Wbssl?* *Sebey'&? * Acten Solaye - Ciede Pute;'* -Old Hido Homue - Hume Deoe?* A A il M Future ihop* Radio DSe? k* -Seat? * - oais Wlrelst? *Setoetsd arsis ofly' OU~cay. Change Your Life FOM FMun FttflfS Fer 0k Inch by Inch %, -4By Calling À NEWS ~~ Woman wins Page 3 1 Page 21 Photo by GRAHAM PAINE 'Happy remtirement! Students at Robert Baldwin Sohool bld a fond farewell to long-time secretary Marlon McMeeken who's retiring afler 24 years at the school. Presentlng her with a card and flowers on behaîf of thelr clas are grade 2 students (from lefi) Gerry Rosenboom, Vanessa Coleman, Olîvia Wilkens and Jessica Keiapman. During Ms McMeeken's career she has enrolled chil- dren who are now enrolling their children. lt's safe to say she'll be missed by everyone at the achool.