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The Canadian Champion, Tueaday, JuIy 05, 2005 - A7 Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Roxul recognition Roxul was recently honoured with an award from the Canadian Councl of Ministers of the Environment at the nlnth annual Canadian Pollution Prevention Conference in Victoria, B.C. Here (from Ieft) operations manager Bent Soegaard, tactory manager Jack Silva and president Trent Ogilvie show the award while surrounded by a few bags of their Flexibatt retail insulation and tons of recycled slag. Padgett scholarship winner announced ýL Deurner will use bursary to studx' Actuarial Science ai Waterloo Doug and Glori a Franic is of' Padgett Business Services are pleased Io announce ibai Kristin S Deumner ol' Carrpbeillille is the recipient o>' the 2004-05 Padgeti Business Services Scholarsbipi. -Kristin bas the attributes vSe were looking for i awarding ibis Kristin Deumer $500 scholarship,- said Mr. F-rancis. "She bas an outsiandiîig biic'h scbool record and bier fture scholastic and career plans are admirable.~ Krisiin xviii siudy Actuarial Science at Waterlooî Univ ersity. Sbe's tbe daugbier of Mr. and Mrs. Clîfford Deumner. xvbo share own- ersbip of Solex in Milton. The Padgeiî Scbolarship is ()pcn iii sons and daiugbters oi iiidepend- ciii businîess uîxnei s, and ss as axs arded iii Krisiin. a gi aduatiîg studeit ol' Milton District HiLfb Scbisul. For l'urtber information about tbe Paîdgeit Scbolarsbip Prograrn. eal Gloria Francis at (905) 693-8777. ,,Home Depot on the way 80,000-square-foot store set to open early next year By MELANIE HENNESSEY The Champion B~ y early next year Milton will be home to the I>world's largest home improvement retailer. 'Me Home Depot bias announced ils plans to open an 80,010- square-lfoot store at tbe corner of Steeles Avenue and Hwy. 4(1 witbin tbe 3 1-acre RioCan Centre. This is also wbere tbe Galaxy Cinemas tbeatre xviii be but. Home Depol Public Relations Manager Nick Cowling said con- structioin is exected t0 gel underway ni tbe next rnontb or so. witb the grand opening îaking place mîd-January stexi year. -We're preîty excited about opening n Mion,- be said. 'We love gettîng mbt a new market." He said the location xvili also feature a 15.000-square-foot gar- den centre in addition to the store's usual line-up of everytbing from tools and building materials to windoxv coverings and ligbî- ing. Mr. Cowling noted tbat the new store will carry about 40,000 different products. including tbe largest paint selection in Canada, and provide services sucb as a bool rentaI centre. "It's really sort of a one-stop sbop," be said. For local residents, tbis will alto, mean anotber employmnent opportunity. Mr. Cowling said they'Il need about 110 employees to, staff thse new location andi the company will hoiti a job fair about three montbs before thse store opens. He noteti Home Depot wiIl also mun a community affairs pro- gram in Milton, meaning thse store belps witb tbings like con- strucîing playgrounds and Habitat for Humanity homes. "Anytbing we (Home Depot) can do around tbe bomne. we can do around tisese organizations,- Mr. Cowling said. RioCan bas yet 10 officially announce wbat otber businesses will be setting up sbop on ils property framed by Steeles Avenue. Hwy. 40 1, Maple Avenue and Tbompsos Road. Plans subrnitted to fice Townî for the land showx fioir buildings designated f'or restaurats atnd nine set aside f'or retati tenants. Tiîxx n Direcit oi'Piattning atnd Develuîpmest Me]i bs o said the îiily tbîîîgs guarattteed foîr ilie propeti sic lai are Homne Depci and l.al.i\y Cinernas. The plans alsis slîccs 1,742 parking spaces antd a six-nmette \v'ide landscaped sîrîp arounid tihe peritueter csf'ibe site. Mr. bovic said site plans lot- tbe RioCan Centre xtill be aîîprox'ed by staff', soi ccîuîcîl. /14cknie I-eniîescai' cUti Ici re'cced aot/i'iî'îc'@ninn F ro m PDo wn to wn A~H1LLE5 18.3 Kilomete 19.7 Minutes 3 57 Q u een S t. AC TO0N 90.9 Furlongs 519-853-0200 11.4 Miles info@achillesnwaaca 20013.1Yards 1 ito,n ... To A c h ille s M azd a...It 's 0OnI1y rs No matter bow you measure it, let Ach.illes Mýazda sbow you why it*s "Worth the Drive".