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MlosCommunity Newspaper Since 1860 We ndEditioil N EW S S P 0 R T S- Roxul expansion Haydar and Wolves well underway feast on Calder Cup ww urtoncanadianchamplon.om A& E Street festival packs 'em in 96 Ssrsî,iî Man wanted in major pot bust A Milton businessman is wanted by police in connection witb the largest ever manijuana grow-op bust in Niagara Region's bistory.ý A warrant is out for the arrest cf Nicola Cortese, 44, by Niagara Regional Police Service on charges related to manijuana production and distnibution. On May 28, Niagara police conclud- ed a six-montb invcstigation into a large-scale marijuana growing opera- tion witb the raids of six locations in the region. Seized was at least $15 million worth cf mnarijuana - plants in various stages cf growth as teelI as "buds" - plus over $500.000 of growîng equîp- ment. Also discos'ered was a loaded bandgun. Consi.Jacquie Forgeron, public rela- tions ffcer wîtb Niagara Regional Todlay's Champion OPINION A6 CLASSIFIED A27 DATEINE B16 RAL ESTATE B20 www.rmtoncanadianchampion.com FULL DIlUIiiOI AiP 1 HOPPMS DRUG MAI -ZELLERS -FOD iSiS-Bi WORLD .151E FS bURVUR 51 STNEY 59 FURNIONSE .SUPFRSTORF - PRNGS - . uMu mmetRihUuiO SOR.GW 7R.Si No TîiFhO5R ,SJEFOAUY -FORINO O15-iFtFi HM eD055 SI KM oUFllqS FýC OPPER SFtYS -BIt.,a MINCE .5.55 S5sDE.F- IE POWE ASFiO. GWLIVISIfflGUDE ELTE GITE 555 U SUC WLAT-i7R f -5015 Kt id - 5 aOG S OIRFIM DJUR 0 - 1RE S OURE@ N CiN PER& WP il - MR 5A15 IR www.mmltoritoyota.COm Police, confirmed that this is the largest sucb seizure in Niagara, and added she believes its the third largest in Ontario. Locations raided by police include a greenhouse, tearebouse facilîries, a resi- dence and a former cburcb building. To date, eigbt men bave been arrest- ed' in connection witb tbe incident and cbarged witb vanous offences, Niagara police said. .Cortese is also facing a bandful cf unrelated fraud charges laid by Halton police in connection witb a series cf alleged fraudulent boans and mort- gages. Hes scbeduled to appear at Ontario Court cf justice in Milton next montb on that matter. Anycce witb information about Cortese's tebereabouts is asked to cati Niagara police at (905) 688-4111, ext. 5300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- TIPS (8477). Cause of death stili unknown Tbe cause cf deai.b cf a 42-year-old man tebose body teas found on a Bronte Street front lawn Monday morning remains undetermined. Tbe body cf Halton Hîlîs resident Jamie Allen Gîllies - formerly a long- tîme Miltonian - was discovered by passersby around 7 a.m. near Robert Street and pronounced dead sbortly after. An autopsy was performed Monday, but exactly wbat be died from is unknown at tbis point. FouI play bas been ruled oui, police bave saîd. Furtber testing will be conducted at Toronto's Centre for Forensie Sciences. GRASHAM PAINE / CANADIAN CHAMPION COOL TREAT hree-year-old Ben Baynton digs loto his cool Sno-Kone in an effort to beat last weekends heat as he takes in the Milton Community Resource Centres 1 5th annual Family Fun Fair For more photos of the event and the Dotentoten Milton Street Festisal, tee page Bt. myotapiace, cern