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itan s Communîty Newspaper Since 1860 Miton/OaIlIe 905.847.8433 homelnutead.com R E AL E ST A TE See what's on the market inside S PO0RT S Brittain savours golden experience wrmlrtoncanadhanchampion.nom C 0 M M U N 1 T Y Meet April's Teacher of Month WALUN1 CLINICI NOW OPENI MON -SAT AVE [ DRYROA1J 1905-878-0086 A ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . Merln ei ru ubiain Vl,4 o 5 usaArl2,20 Snobelen granted absolute discharge Former cabinet minister ordered to pay $1,500 but won't have cniminal record infirearms case By Melanie Hennessey CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Fermer Ointario cabinet mînisier John Snoeeen has heen grantcd an ahseiute discharge toi the lirearîms charges hie pieaded guiiiv te, meaning he'u have ne cniminai recerd. [he ciecisien, îcndcred Fiday momning i an 0akiIIc ceurt hx justice SiitChi e si on, xsas wix c dc ,înîi hihe toenneruicicatiin aud naiitelireec ittiiiisiei 'x l eeied \ sý1ii rc'icx Ccia hie Ici Ille coetiîhusc etr tice last uie l'xîeiix n picascci ie haxve titis ex ci-" lie teid the ilai-oec çrei cife repoer \ii xiiig eutic for hiti lis hceit a ieotg pecssancd eb-viucîs\ix Ils nt picasait e aditt use kwiîd et mlisiaise i macle. Sitîtheicit ticacc gcit\ Lis ýcari e ci iess s iiiage et a icari ancd pîîsscs siei et al icsttac ci xx apeu itic wils euti ît gcîiix' ofi unatithoeî zd pos- sessien otf a tii carnts Aitheiîgh Justice Broxwni granteci ait ahscltiue ciischaîgc lie ai',u tîrdered Sohelen. t pay a x-îciini fine surcharge ef $1,500, wiîch xviii go iet a fcind created te assist vîciims of cnime, Hes aise heen ftchiciden frcim possessing weapons for 10 years. The 53-year-oid s iawyer, James Dixon, had pushed for an ahsoiuîc er condîneonai discharge. Meanwhiie, Crown attorney Anthony McKînnon CATCH 0F THE DAY: Above, Arthur DeSousa shows the 20-inch Aibino trout that his son Brayden, 3, reeied in an momn Christine looks on during Saturday's annual Haiton Sportsmans Association Kids Fîshing Derby ai the Mii! Fond. The event marked the youngster't first time f îsh- ing. At right, four-year old Brooke Noyes eageriy awaits a nibble while taking in the festivities with momn Chrissy. As n previous years, hundreds of young angiers descended on the downtown pond for the derby GRAHAM PAINE / CANAODIAN CHAMPION asked that Snoheien receive a $750 fine and a criminal conviction for each ot the two charges, noting that firearms offences "aren't minor matters." Before making his ruing, Justice Brown toid the court he received 10 character reference leiters for Snobelen that detaiied the former MPPs chanita- hie work and described him as a "coin- munity leader." But balanced against the giowing praîse îs the seniousness of the offence, justice Brown said. "Wývhat he dîd do is make a serieus error ini j udgment,'i lie said. Knowledge of this foolîsh mistake xviii continue to follow him. justice Broxvn said its apparent thai Sohelen is decplv. emharrassed hi' the proecedings. Hc aise said hie bhleves S'noein ns ai no rîsk et cerimîîttg a simîlar oeci o hc luiirc. see HAS on page A12 Toclay's Champion OPINION HIGH SCHOOL REPORT A6 'A9 CHAMPION COUNTRYA 13 DATELINE CLASSIFIED A19 A23 wwvw.miltontoyota.com GORRUD'S AUTO www.gorrudsautogroup.com