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Year ini review 2005 rich in local news The Canadian Champion, Thursday, December 29, 2005 - ASI - hoth P200od and had The pasi 12 nionths have held 11o shortage ot'COn- trovcrsy, change and unusual circumstance for local residents. lu short. it was another news-rich year for Milton. Here, in no particular order. are the events that tmade the biggest headîjees. Silver anniversary for mayor Surriîutrded by frtends. taissily and svell ws'hers. Gord Krantz cclebrated fus 25th year as Mion's Mayor ai an evetsing cerensotîy at Raitlesnake Pit Colt Club. Hlighlighting the night were a video pres- eiatiîis troim Prime Mînistr Paul Martin anid aî tiîute tliim1 M ISSISSaUga Mayoir 1-lazel McCalliîî -s bul as ('aitadas Iiiigesi-serving miayir lias been in of ice lusi iws îîears lîîîîer iban Mr. Kraiii,. G;rass ires cause chaos A consbinariiiu iii hgh temipelarures. bouie-dry grass and a irainr barreliug do\vn the tracks sparked a string oft morrng Pures trotsr Missîssauga ro C'amnpbellville. Traftic on l-tsy. 401 came iii a standsttll fromn Trafalgar Road tii Guelph Line, whtle frretrghters were enlisied troiio se\ eral surroutHiding corsrsursities ru help the local depariment barrIe ihe series iof blazes ihat stretched tor moire ihan 310 kmn. Overwhelmning generosity M ilionians pros cd once again iii 200(5 that there's abled young hockey player Gregory Sanderson wbo had his hockey equipment stolen earlier this month. Not only did the teen gel bis gear back, he received several cash and sports-related donattons from, groups and individuals -jusi in ttme for Christmas. E. coli settiement reached issas ruled tisai the 85 E.C. Drury Htigh School sua (lets wbîî cîîtracied E. coli ar their 2()3 prîîm would be part ot a gioup to receive a collective $1 million trom a class acioni lasvsuit againsi Mîssîssauga's Trillns Banquet Hall. Utider the seutlents, former sîndeisîs -and anybiidy svhî aitendecl eversis at the hall betwe en .luîîc 25 and 29, 2003 - whî cîîntracted E . cîîlî woîuld receîve beissees $500) and $5.000,, depetsdîng un hosv lontg rlsey experrenced syrnptîîms. Tragic tale continues Botb the ex uvite and yîîung accomplice of usurder- er Douglas Moore receîved six-moti jail sentences t«or iheir part in the November 2(X03 slaying of two youtsg mers- iîscluding Milton's Gioseppe 'Joseph' Manchisi. 1-aiher Joe Manchîsi. who's siill determined iii fred his deccased son's remains. was particularly îîurragcd by the bsy's verdict and was îsffended when be appealed the decisiisn ils the hopes of an early release. The appeal uvas recenrly denied. DutTerin expansion approvedl iiig ierîs of' ilsiiîsaîds of' dollars, toî- hurricane irelf Arr X3-hcire expasions of Dirfferiîr Aggregares' etti ,ons ,iriîusd tIsc \s itIrd anrd coiig îlîîiiussb iii MiltIn quasry ss as apprcis cd. brrrsging iii an end a 72- iesiiick clied( fooid baiik sîselses ini Augisi liscaI da> public mseeting -jîsrrtly issersees hy the Ontartio icsideiiis slhouscd a bacc iiulpisuriisg ut sappo tiir dis see TRAFFIC on page Ai 2 The Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair (BASEF) presents Science Success! Workshops on: How to start and complete a science fair project Wednesday, January 18, 2006, 6:30 pmn - 8:30 pmn M.M. Robinson High School 2425 Upper Middle Road, Burlington, Ontario, L7P 3N9 or Wednesday, January 25, 2006, 6:30 pmn - 8:30 pm Burlington Central High School 1433 Baldwin Street, Burlington, Ontario, LUS 1K4 The workshops are suitable for students, parents, aduit mentors and teachers interested in Iearning how to use the free Science Success! resource materials to start and complete a science fair projeot. The financial and academie benefits of science fair participation wiIl be addressed. Get in touch with the scientist in you. Workshop registration is free but spaces may be limited. - ~ Visit www.basef.ca to register for a workshop. Ail students in grades 7-12 from Halton, Hamilton, Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk are eligible to participate in BASEF 2006, to be held at Mohawk College, March 29 - April 1, 2006. Cier$12. 0 in cah awae pes and e.oarhp ee - hre by 37 - e e in scec an teholg . t .E 2005. eSWE N Y *ECME