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Zbt.Daîabtaîî QZbampioîî Mlos omunity Newspaper Since 1860 gEc}iA Named Canada sTop Community Newspaper w .miltoncanadianchampion.com RBE AL E ST A TE Sp P '0 T S c 0 See what's on Rookie Red Sox S the market inside dominate tourney for M M U N I T Y earching a treasure A -e .,an Mei r ulcto ,10N. 36 Wens.y Ju 15 , 2094 Pae $100 icGS CouncilIlorW -, , could lose Ward i seat Rick Dayý position n'ay becoine vacant if he doesn't attend next councîl session By Tim Foran CANADiAN CHAMPION STAFF Long-time Ward 1 Councillor Rick Day could lose bis seat if bie misses tbis Mondays counicil session, according to provincial law govemning attendance. Rick Day The Municipal Act states a council seat becomes vacant wben a councillor is absent from meetings for tbree successive months without being autborized to do so by a resolution of coulicil. Day missed counicil sessions in May and june witbout sucb a resolution. Its the fourtb time in the past 18 months that Day bas been potentially on the verge of losing bis part- time position. Tbree times in 2008 bie missed counicil for two consecutive montbs witbout a resolution but always made it to counicil in the third month. Day, wbo bas been a councillor since 1970, said bie "1absolutely" would be in attendance Monday nigbt. Asked to explain bis attendance record - counicil minutes show bie was only present for baîf of tbe 24 regular and special counLcil sessions since the begin- ning of last year - Day said hie bas been grappling with a number of personal problems. "You know, in this world, everytbing bappens at once. And this terni (of council), Fve just had a series of challenges in my personal life coming close togetb- er that resulted in my attendance not being wbat it e see DAY on page A10 UjKAHAIM IPAINL / CANADIAN CHAMPION JUMPING FOR JOY: Jakob Robinson, 7, has fun leaping across the straw bales at Stonehaven Farms on Guelph Line over the weekend. The pick-your-w farm features a Kids Zone and market. Death of I 5-year-old mourned By Stephanie Hounl CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Fifteen-year-old Anthony Marziliano spent bis last day dBoing wbat bie loved most: fishing. lit was a near perfect day, in fact. For five bours Saturday afîernoon, bie and best friend Patrick Swica, 16, manoeu- vred tbeir rods in bopes of catcbing "the big one" - the main purpose of their stay at a cabin in Kawartba Lakes belonging to Patrick's oncle. But it tomned tragic in circomstances that stili aren't clear. p.m., Patrick dis- covered Anthonys lifeless body float- ing in the lake - the Trent Severn Waterway. One of his shoes was in tbe water and one was on a rock. Anthony Marziliano 1I started freaking out," hie said. For tbe past several days, Patrick bas been grappling witb what led to tbe death of bis friend, a fellow Bishop Reding Secondary Scbool student. "1 just want to know bis last moments," bie said. "He wasn't like a friend, bie was a brother." An autopsy was conducted yesterday, but tbe cause of death basn't yet been released. Foui play isn't suspected, said Const. Victoria Fisher of the OPPs Kawartba Lakes detacbment. "The cir- cumstances around how Anthony got into the water is wbat the OPP is contin- uing to investigate," she said. Possibilities range from drowning to bitting bis bead to suffering from an underlying medical condition. "We migbt neyer know exactly wbat bappened," she said. asee SCHOOL on page A2 ____________________________________________________________ Campais interior side by sido with the. chiot =compétition, Ford Escape, Jeep Liberly, Honda CR-V, Hyundai Santa Fs, and ~ ~ .~BUCK ~ SMC Toyota RAV4, and ths Chevy sais 'erm up and spils 'emn oui." MOTORTREND