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Real Estate SPORTS See what's Tae IKwon Jnson the market students inside Page 24 A METROLANO COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL. 145 NO. 79 -C!'ESAYDECEMBER 14, 2004 $1 GO (GST ncluded)C%\ 52 PAGES "Uszig Conmmunicationt10BuildBetter Communities" -Santas storytime Faur-year Kylie Lapez and her aider siater Justine, 7, helpa Santa read a Christmas tale Saturday marning during Famiiy Storytime hoated by the Milton Public Library at Milton Mail. More than a dozen yaungatera enjayed the event, especiaiiy the iaat twa atarlea read by Santa himef. Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Decision on Fourth Line road closure &_Inside is d ferrd ater esientscom laiDcoment..........3,34 is efrrd ftr esde tsDaoment ..........63,3 By MELANIE HENNESSEY Derry Road and Fourth Ltne. Counctl heard froru many concemned citizens Chamiond..ny..... 7-22 The Champion A .bylaw ta temporariiy close the road only opposed ta the closure. such as Walsb Avenue res- Ca iid.... 62 T1hose dreading the closure of Fourth rectved tts first and second reading by councti ident Broan Murphy. ME[i fl f Line rom erryRoadto suth f M~ Monday, witb the third readmng put off to, early next "My wife and I travel ibis road multiple times ~ ~ * 4 Liefo er odt ot fM m yeae. pet day. This is our most important dtec TUES.imAY, . DE .lCaIERm Street East for construction and safety The section of Fourth Line is scbeduled ta even- north/south ltnk," he said. "For myself and my .ucrLkvIVau reasons breathed a sigh of relief last tually close permnanently, but Town Engineering neighbours, thus is a criticaI road we rely on each* week hen cunci decied t defe the Services Director Paul Cripps explatned tt'sý being day." u.d . wee whn curiil ecied o dferthe deemed temporacy for n0w as a matter of process, He went on ta crtticize the proposed detour ta issue to the new year. since there's a separate procedure ins'olving tbings Thorupson Road, calling it "jîllconceived at best." The road ssas scbeduled tar closure Tuesday. like land disposai for the permanent closure. "Thtis detour route is not viable. nor is it remote-* * which Town and Region staff feli was necessaty ta "Even though we're callbng tt a temporar clo- ly conventent' he said. adding that council do belore construction stacts tn the area t0 mitigate suce. it is in fact permanent <ta traffir)."* Mr. Crtpps sbouîdn't close the road, but des'elop an alternattve n wm tnoy acm tac .tg numne _i saiusd""'"'"~' -~~ see ISSUE an page 4 w wmlo ty t.o WITTNAU w 1 the high mutiner oi accidents at e ntersec