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4NEWS Fîrefiqhters SPORTS Day of Champs INSIDE TODAY'S page 2 Page 21 ~APPLEWeekend* Auto Accessonîes I( I Upholstery Repairs m ii Windshield Repairs ý781 MAIN ST. #1 & 2,a rp MILTON 876-4785j 8L. ý82 A METROLAND COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL. 145 NO. 6 -Cý FRIOAY, APRIL 2, 2004 $1.00 (GST included 44 PAGES "Using Communication to BuidBetter Communities" For a god cause Canadian Cancer Society volun- teers Sun. Reay, Ieft, and Marlene "l. - Kawalez are just two of the vln X teers who wii be out today, tomor- p row and Sunday selling bunches of fresh daffodils at varlous loca- tions around town (including Milton Mail, A&P and Loblaws) as part of fundralalng for Cancer Awareness Month In April. Here, À y: the pair gets ready ta distribute the Store on Miliside Drive. Ses the 1 7 'ofiieel kane fres MoThBr flag-raising ceremony on page 10. ofiiiCacrA4ens ot Photo by GRAHAM PAINE .,NE development hearing underway By JASON MISNER The Champion A joint board hearing into the contro- versial development proposai from Central Mfilton Holdings Ltd. (CMHL) on Niagara Escarpmnent lands resumned yesterday, with the likelihood a decision will corne this year. Developer CMHiL bas proposed to build 500 units of various bousmng types, ranging from $1 million executive-style bornes to townbouses, buit on a 63-hectare (150-acre) site northwest of Bronte and Main streets. The Town of Milton, Halton Region, the Niagara Escarpmnent Commission (NEC) and CMIHL pro- vided opersmg statements yesterday. The hearing, held at Town Hall's Council Chambers, is sched- ,/Train cars corne off tracks By STEPHANIE THIESSEN The Champion Drivers beading along Trafalgar Road near Hwy. 401 Tuesday aflemnoon were met wîtb flashing cruisers and instructions to take another route after a couple of train cars derailed. Just after 11:30 a.m., two train cars canrying transport truck trailers aiong the Canadian Paciftc Railway (CPR) track came off tise rails at a switch -ses DERAILMENT on page 5 uled to continue today, next week and the week starting Easter Monday. The board at any tune could decide to hold additional bearing dates. Also, members of the public and enviroomental groupa registered witb tbe joint board earlier will get tbeir chance to speak starting at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Council Chambers. The board meet- ings are open for the public to attend. CMH-LUs proposai is currently before the board of tbe Ontario Municipal Board and Environmental Review Tribunal because it requires a change to the Niagara Escarpment Plan and the Region's Official Plan. 'Me proposai bas drawn fire from local politi- cians and enviroomental groups wbo insist il resembles a regular subdivision. The developer maintainefi ils intent is t0 build a -ses FINAL on page 2 JO'LEIEN S 24 MCU S.OE GUZ6CASUAL - CLtASeIC Halton C> 1 1% 1- Wisde Comment............ 6-7 Classitied......... 27-28 A&E ...............B 13-B32 Real Estate.......... B2 Dateline.......... B3-65