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Prior "LCENTRE Scott B. Prior R EA L E ST AT E See what's on the market inside S P 0 R T S King quaùifies for Open once agaiùn C 0 M M U N I T'.Y Nativity pageant unique event wwwmwlwoIcanidtaowhampion-com I . , . -A. BARRIE IRSKINI / SPECIAL TO THt CHAMPION WAITING FOR SANTA: isabelle Mangeri, 9, along with her four-year-old t'vn brothers Matteo and Vctor watch the Milton Santa Claus Parade Sunday and waît for the star of the show, Santa of course, to arrive. See more photos on page 131. 'Town purchases property for parking 1 he -lown nas bougrit up a Main Street property to, ultimately expand the available parking downtown. The municipality purchased the existing parking lot at the corner of Main and Brown sîreets and plans to reconfigure it to add more spaces. The CIBC kiosk currently located on the corner of the property will remian for at least another three years under a lease agreement witb the Town. "The expanded parking area will be a wel- corne contribution to downtown parking and wîll make more efficient use of the existing space," said Mayor Gord Krantz. "Maximizing the amount of parking down- town will also support visitors to Town Hall, located just south of the block. " Land cost $225000 The land was purchased from CIBC for $225,000 - money that mainly came from the Town's cash-in-lieuof-parking fund. The dollars in tbe fund are from local busi- nesses thai are unable to provide the required number of parking spaces under the commer- cial zoning bylaws. Those busînesses instead pay a certain amount per space to facilitate public parking. I commend tbe Town for making ibis wise decîsion to enbance tbe downtown," said Glenn Englisb, cbair of tbe Downtown Business Improvement Area. "This will add a gateway to the expanded Town Hall and allow Victoria Park to be better utilized. 1 MitnsCommunity Newspaper Snce 1860 Gunman holds up drive-th ru By Stephanie Thiessen CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF A i 7-year-old Tîm Hortons employ- ee found himself staring down the bar- rel of a gun tbrough an open drive- tbrougb window Saturday nigbt. Just after 8:30 p.m., a vebicle with two occupants entered the drive- through of the Tim Hortons on Trafalgar Road, just soutb of Steeles Avenue. The driver placed an order at the speaker and then proceeded to the pick-up window, Det. Sgt. Peter Hodgson said. At that point, the driver pointed a black automatic handgun at the employee - a Mississauga resident - and demanded money The employee gave hum an undisclosed amount, and see MOST on page M3 Inside Todays Champion OPINON A6 HIGH SCHOOL REPORT A9 CLASSIFIED A20 CHAMPION coummIy B3 DATEIMR B6 ww.mfltoncanadianchampion.com Inserts: FULL DISTRIBUTION *MARKS WORR WAREOSSI. FINE LIVING - UGUCLAIR -MINDSHARE PARTIAL DISTRIBUTION -RONA. SPORT CHECK -SPORT MART -HALTON HILLS FINE JEWtLLERY -SIANT TIGER- NAPA *ANN LEt. MEURT MAIDS.- STAPLIS SIPOT UENTLT.- PIRSONAL 1551 wvww.miltontoyota.cnm 4ý7 Lawici î 1