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' é st Real Es See w! tusîde tate hat's SPORTS Haydar's Admirais Page 21 COMMUISITY FIrst residents moÀ ~ ~ - I(iardens Page 8 ~20%O0FF ~M Enba 1(1HOE111O YfI A¶mI A METROLAND COMMUN ITY NEWSPAPER VOL.145,NO. i -"TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2004 $1.00 (GST included) 40 PAGES "Using Communiction f0 Build Better Communities" Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Gripping tale Two-year-old Nathan Park, with nanny Phyllis Nosaworthy, listons intently ta a gripping tale during Saturday Morning Family Storytîme at Milton Mail. The avent was part of March Break activities taking place at the mail th18 week. Scherer is named Citizen of the Year Te Milton Chamber of Thmec has announced the recipients of its Citizen of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, President's and Volunteer Member of the Year awards. It bas also announced the nominees for the other 2003 Community Awards. The Citizen of the Year award goes to Paul Scherer, while the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient is Joyce Scott. New this year are the two President s Awards, whsch go t0 Chnisty Babcock and ITrustees 1boycott. meeting By KIM ARNOTT Special ta The Champion Four Halton District Sehool Board trustees are taking a public stand againot a recent contmoversial decision made by Use board. T'Me trustees, representing wards in bolh Oakville and Burlington, bave written a let- ter 10 thse provincial minister of education decrying Use ochool board's position in the case of a gifted Burlington student. The parents of 14-year-old Jamie Hlusko, a student at Nelson High Scisool,' have asked Ontario's Special Education Tribunal t0 force Use board t0 create a spe- cial bigi sochool class for gifted students. W'hile Use board operates a programn for gifted students Usrough until grade 8, il doesn't offer a secondary scisool level pro- gram. Jamie's moUser, Jennifer Kerf-Hlusko, who's making Use case 10 Use tribunal, also serves as a trustee on Use Ballon public *see BOARD on page 3 Hedi Nowak, and a Chamber V oVou unt e r Member of the Year Award, which goes 10 McDonald of McMarketing Inc. Paul Scherer award recipients will be announced April 17 at the Community Awards Gala as Granite Ridge Golf Club. The followmng are lte nominees: Business of the Year (25 employees and less) - Brookville Veterinary Clinie. Clarkeos Golf and Wheels Driver Training Business of thse Year (26 employees and over) -Fiftb Wheel Corp., Granite Ridge Golf Club and Milton Home Hardware Building Centre Business Person of the Year - Bill Mercer, Mercer and Mercer; Peggy Grali, Peggy Grali and Associales Inc.; and Peter Scisicht, Micro-Techs Machine. The Chamber recognizes individuals whose dedication 10 thse community makes Milton a botter place in which 10 live. * -idie Comment ................ Business .................9 Dateline ................12 Champion Country ....15-18 Classified ...........22-24 BILLUS~ *3h MA LAE POTA IUcd 11qA Cash Purc D'1257