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Poil~d$ ~me~ See what's on the market inside Jiu-jitsu siblings rahing in the hardware Page 24 - ý 05,elr( mg oJral Community catenngL a win-win situation ;ef g;-,qqy Page 8 -,Contractor stopped ~ L ~ iclearing land: trial By STEPHANIE THIESSEN The Champion A contractor hired to clear trees from an environmentally-sensi- tive property on the Milton/Oakville border told the property owner to contact the local conservation authority before domng anything, court has heard. I met with M. Vastis (the owner) and we tatked about the woodlot area he want- ed cleared for farming purposes. 1 told Mr. Vastis we should talk to Conservation Halton," said Frank Anthony of Graystone Contracting Ltd. He told Crown Attomney John OIah that when the tijur cam.e to do the clearing in April of Iast year, he asked property owner George Vastis if he had a pernit, and he reptird everything was in order. And so the clearing of the property - located on Fourth Line, south of Britannia Road and north of Hwy. 407 hetween Regional Road 25 and Trafalgar Road began. M. Anthony was testifying Thursday at Milton provincial court hefore justice of the peace J. Woloschuk. "Gooey Saah Bradle, 7, rescle to a handful of gofl sMeds whIb ma m'k UNiffl cI ommamlly pUnîp- Photoby GRAHAM PAINE "We stoped and removed our equipment and that was the Iast work we did." In June 2003, Mr. Vastis and the num- bered company of which hels president were charged with 40 counts of destroying trees in an Environmentally Sensitive Aiea (ESA) and destroying trees in a woodlot, contrary to the Region's tree conservation bylaw. Two more tree-cutting charges were added in July of last year. It's alleged the Buraigton resident was responsible for destroying trers fromt April 4 to 11, 2003 and again July 14 and 15, 2003. He could he ftned up to $840,000. M. Vastis pleaded flot guilty to the charges in Jane. Robert Gray, owner of Graystone *see PROPERTY on page 4 Isidie Comment ...........6 Dateline .......... 14 Champion Country . .15-20 Business ..........21 Classified . ..26-29,31 URMUL~ WM e M1ESDAY, OCTOUER 26 . *UW WW* * .gq FW, aun qg fflx~ -.a .s"da * S~a.d .I.ma rumbr *T.sd Ml§"* -. *' MW 8 i.I vu MWs alne« s.. www.miltontoyota.com