imlît4iamptoîî Milton s Communîty Newspaper Since 1860 PWeekend Edition N EW S Event to help kids after tragedy S POR T S A &E IceHawks su.ffer Artist's song bits gamne 7 heartbreak national tellevision -~4 Pae - $10 (ici G.ST. J '. S .- GRAHAM PAINtE CANADIAN CHAMPION GE1TING ORGANIZED: Grade 9 students Bradley Nicnoias and Eîîzabetn Kiy help sort through thousands of books for an upcoming used book sale organized bv the Milton brancn of the Caniad!an Federation cf Universtv Women, The 33rd affluai sale, wnich runs Mvarch 24 and 25 at Milton MaIl, raises funds for universIty and college scnolarships. Donations of books, CDs, DVDs, videos and computer games are still needed and can be dropped off until March 22 in bins mosde the mall near Bu'c Bamn and In the Zellers store at tre Loblaws entrance. Scholarship applications are also being accepted from femnale stu- dents in one of Mîlton's n on schoois wflo plan 10 attend college or un versity in the faîl and mature students. For more information, caîl (905> 876-4524, Region decides against installing towers By Melanie Hennessey CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF The Region bas decîded lits not goîng to fol- lov tbrougb on its contentious proposai to instaîl tbree 73-foot-taîl radio communication tovers on the Niagara Escarpmnenî - a moxec ibai bas local resîdenLs clieenng. Iliaiton infonoed the Niagara Escarpmneni Conmmission (NEC) Ilat Frîday ihatit xî'on't bc proceedîng witb lits applications to aflov the tovers ai the Regions current water produc- lion sites on Walkers Lîne. No. 14 Sîderoad and No. 12 Sideroad. The structures. wbicb many ares citizens were opposed to, wvould'x-e been part of an updated communication netixork used 10 inonitor aîîd control xxater plants. wells, reser- voirs. pumpîng stations and îowers [rom a remote location. Halton Dîrector of Engineening Services Tîm Dennis told The Champîon the Region consîdered altemratives to tbe toxxers and bas - ee RESIDENTS on page Al15 Town den les restaurant, store proposai A commercial development pro- posed for lands at tbe southwest corner of Britannia Road and Nintb Line bias heen tumed dlown by Milton council. The plans, wbîcb included a con- venlence store, car wash and drive- ihrough restaurant, were denied by councîl ai lits meeting last week. Staff rec<)mmended tbat the devel- opment proposition put forward by Jean Louis Major not proceed because if's not consistent wvitb wbat the recent- Iv-compleîed Ninîh Lîne Corridor Protection and Land Use Study propos- es [or the approxim-ate four-acre prop- ert. The documents purpose is to sale- guard tbe land base needed to create a future transit fine - which coufd be a road designaîed for buses and emer- gency vehicles - running parallel to - see PROPOSAL on page Al15 Inside Today's Champion OPINION AIS CLASSwIFI A24 DATELINE B4 REAL ESTATE B8 vzvi ,7haltorisedrch om Iungts: FULL DiIS TRBUTION ZELLEPE * 55L1.iART - CANADIAN TP - LEONi SOBRYS - DOVEt. THE BRICK PARTIAL DISTRIBUTION * M&M S- .FOO2 BASICS NO NPILS - SLEEP FACTORF H OFMI HARDWARE - PRIC1 CHOPPEP . SOBEYS - M55 *THE BRICK -APEX MORTOAGE . GOEIVANS APPLANCtS *PETCETERA . SUPRRSTORI*- HOME DRPOT . WORLO OF SOUND AND VSION- FUTURi tSAR. Bi BS. SERA *SHOPPERS IRSA MARI. tiR.P ROGtRS WIRtLtAS - MICHEBLS www.miltontoyota.com E T M MRCH BREAKSPICULS OLNSYTMER B I U fl PURCHASE A GOLO CARO PLUS PRM VOJEMII à MEOUCALAIWOWN BUll TrAN STIDO1S AND RECEIVE A FREE MP3 PLAYER. * lndjdes piresue teut cooilng system NORTH AMERICAS LARGEST &durits for Ieks. TANNING COMPANY PURCHASE ANY PACKAGE & LOTION e Flush comple system Ib . www.fabutan.com AND RECEIVE 50 FREE MIN. a Replam with qualftyGM coolfft w w II^ r I 5WmU W@u - J I