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N EW S Pristine Power has its say S POR T S Haydar lighting it up for AHL Wolves wwwmfltoncanadanchampion.corn A &E 4th book in series out on shelves . .A etr.andMedi Grop pblictiona Vl. 17 N. 66F'BOtbr2,20 2 ae 10 îc.GST GRAHAM PAINE / CANADIAN CHAMPION OFF TO WAR: Matt Osborne, 20, left this week to serve in Afghanistan. Hs mom, Cindy Oborne, is proud but understandably worried. Mi"lton soldier off to fight Tali"ban By Stephanie Thiessen CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Matt Osborne las bcec prepaning for his week for Ehe tnajorîoy' of bis 20 \cars. Since lie 'vas a child play ing wlth arrnv men, hes been waîttug for the day bicd brave- ly' take lis spot on the battlefield, ready To serve bis couutrx. rîsat day hias c orne, to lis tervous excite- ment anod lts lamtilv's ners ous apprehenstono COn \Vdnesday, the NuIton resideut o hos 20th hbit ihdao îi,,oda\ -loadod offI o wsai ,R iL hotcl bis 1w, wn ca!s anioti F ltkely any remutiants of y outhfuî tinnocence. Soinetîmo ibis weekend - bie wasn't sure exacîls sMien, silice tbe miitary v nis on a need 10 o w o\ýbasîs -COsborne is scbeduîed to arrive lu Afghanistan to tako bius place on tbc froutîttoos, a battlolîeld no loniger madle up of plastic figures on tabletoîos 1)but leslo and ovas ioo much bloocl. Osborne, clesc rtbed by lits inoino as a clulet, laid back type o1 gos'.lbas tovor bhetooset seas belote.in lac iis onîs foras OuofCol(anada ovas to 17Ioricli Buit sois sotus. Oshortt isl osor)1.1,s ilt lic ilaia,îoI olo's (01001) 'top t ho I libliil Il oB advanciug by preveuting thcm from building weapon supplîco and seîîîug up camps. Takîng a break [rom packiîîg and vtsîtiug lrîcuds last Fruclas; Osborue opeued up and sharecl some of the ihoughts going tbrougb bîs mnoc. "l'ni boih nervocîs anîd excîted,- be satd, addîîîg, -1 dou't kuoxwhwat to expeot... I've been1 hero (Milton) alliyl lfo.- 1 lis deoiston to go overseas is far [rom sport taIieoEs. I osis sortiorg I waîotec to do sîtîce 1 \\ais a li(icl. Iso said.l-1-his is pictotyocch îloc -see PUBLIC on page A9 CouncilIlors don't want power plant By Melanie Hennessey CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Town council is sending a message to the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) - its opposed to Pristine Power's bld to build a power plant in east Milton. At its meeting Monday night, coun- cil unanimously passed a motion put forward by Ward 1 Councillor Rick Day that caîls [or the OPA to be advised it doesn't support the natural gas-fired plant proposed for the tenminus of Main Street, just east o[ Fifth Line. "I feel that my duty as an incumbent councillor is to protect my residents [rom what certainly could be a serious environmental threat to their health and lifestyles," Day said. "I believe that auy doubt must be resolved iu favour of the familles whom see PRISTINE on page A4 insd Today's Chamupion OPINION A6 DATELINE A14 CLASSIFIED A25 REAL ESTATE B9 ww rnotoncanacianchampion com Inserts: FULL DI STRIBUTION - A& P LOBUWS - ZELLERS - FOOT BASICS LEONS FURNITURE - SOBEYS PARTIAL DISTRIBUTION *M&M S.- SEARS CANATIAN TIRE - NO FRILLS - FORTINOS - LUZY BOY - JOHN CHALLNOR . PRICE CHOPPER *PARFIS FURNITURE - BONUS POC - PETCETERU*- SOPERSTORE -ROYALTON FURNITURE - FUTURE SHOF*- BEST BOY SOTYS R US* LONGOS - SHOFPERS ORUO MART - WALMABT *SEARO*- CREEFERS - MICHEALS www.miltontoyota.com * naWVKÉrm* Animai Hospitai ASK DOLLY - Pat Dlaly, l'O à a.atréd, ttt6ehaada.ma, Mala. "C et C. I love fa kt r ès h. ara fl.a.t MI "d. Inlo o t 10 ,la a.,IUBl, aua.a. ra.agiuad Mas idafu ine . Wa«0a.MI feïhoi et. VW*Muiâ" .p ses "I ~IRO UV' D àPàr F risai : If pv 1 a U8t lBa 0ili, 1. RIbom f a i nlur BP si. *hlief« aaiwlidif neB14 a sp«zrIFONYPETSMC#DSM4. Dr. Debhl. Rawkdn.m goinrm Bt imta) 905-8756889 Bergsmas Home Decor ,n.nen .e,.ôee ov moees H É cn% j e s9 we www. bc rgsmoshome de cor. com W >JLL2LL LLLC&lo.O 11- L.TL"L .cU\ls.SL.tts.,Lt.. Lighiting, wallpaper & fabric, window treatments & colour consultations BOOK i/flUR CONSULITATION TfinAYI I canabtan (£bampton Milton's Community Newspaper Since 1860 Weekend Edition Io% sud= Discmnt -»*W P" IMM zAkle Wb Cm» 'AbiMYow" ill M &Wn St E. 8=4