MlosCmmunhiy Newspaper Sînce 1860 CNA Named Canada's Top Cornmuffit, Newspaper www.miltorncanadiîanchampion.comn R E AL E ST AT E See what's on the market inside S POR T S Gerrits shines in world debut C O M M U N I T Y Prosperous partnership Seniors fali victim to telephone scam Police warning wesidents to beware Police arc xx ari ng '\liltoii seniors t0 he on the aleri alici isx o elderlv liaion resideist, xvere bilkedà out ol S11,200 ni a telephonc scamn. Police say over the pasixxce [i audstei s goi the inonex oui oIl iVc Aciuiî seniors. and iiied iu gel miones I roi a third victii using the "granddIcaughier scam.- T he ihree seniors wvere con- tacted by a leinate ideijit' lig herseif as a 'granddaugh ter.' The victims untori)runaicly responded by asking, "Is ihai you... (their granddaughters name)- unwitingly providing the calter with an ideniix in each case the cailler ndi- cated she was calling [romi Quebec and had been involved mn a collision while driving a rentai car and the car rentai company was demanding $3,500 in cash. The calter then asked grand- ma if she would wire the muney through Western Union tu a named individual in Montreal. After an hour or su, the vicîim received a second ral] tu deter- mine if the money transfer had been made. At that point a money trans- fer control number was given to ihe 'granddaughter' su she could authenticate the pick-up. One viciim wired $3,900 and a furîher S 3,500. A scîii ic ui iii 5 3 800 hy wirc luit coinricldciillKx ic flsIiic da\ xi I1i Il Ilic gi;1 clauglituci ails c lia(I ti a-I. li a h uili s4 00, [ici noi ici hli~pcliid Io lic xvisi iig gr and- mia andi i lic ruse xx as \)i-t Th licilirsl xiciiiii as oiclcd hciiig \ci ucd xxFcîî slic hec ainc 0u1i lotis iii Ial ands iook sîtc[s ii s cris\ ici grandldaughici 'sxxicchuis hcfiirc rnaIkiiîg aux\ pi îuiiics, ii Seniors' apartinit buildings targeîed Actimng l)cî Sgi. ( i ilKclls said Mulîtonu seiis-ý iiccd iii bcvwarc. -Thcsc calîci-s arc iargcinig apariici buildlings kiiowni Ioi has c sciîiors I lîîxrcxcr i hey havc als> bii aclclîssed homeiîs where senioîrs rcsiclc, slhe said. _This is nt jusi happening in Acton. Ilis Aidesp)read, and hecause iî is heing done by phomne, everyone is vutlineralel. Police say there are a s'aiiciy of scams where the con artisi poses as a relative, ranging from collisions and tieudîng hait money îo heing siranded i anoîher counitry. For crime preveniion and safcty îîps goî ii haltonpot ice ca/cîm in un iiy- policing/seniors/pages/default.a spx or haltonpitic.ca/cor-nrnu- nitypolicing/safetysec urity/page s/default.aspx. GRAHAM PAINt / CANADIAN CHAMPION LOFTrY WORK: Contractors were oui Saiurday clearing snow and ice from the rooftops of townhouses in a Chîlds Drive complex. The lofiy work involved shovel- ling wîth the aid of a Iaddler, safety harness and ropes. New fire station plans unveiled By Christina Commisso CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF l)ccp rcd bricks, ciihblestone anid ixxv îîsiiiiagc lirc tr ucks xx ut grace Miliiîiîs centiral lice liill. xx ii- holizing the deparîmienîs 150-s car histor. lfans for the fturc home tif Miton fmrcs lîcacîruai îers. set tu uopenî ii 2012, xx i ns eîted dur- îng a public meceting lasi Tucesdax, iiiglit sxhei e a cItizen tir sti rcsî- (-ents gatheredl tu gîve ihe depart- inin ilieîî iniput otiihe statiton. Mst cif the conc erns Irtîni necig[îburs stirrîsncld thme noise ilmai \\ mil cîîîîî [rom thie Derrv Road and Savuliî Bcoulexvard facmiiy. The station xxîlIl hciuse Mitions cmly 24/7 [ire crexx, \vhich Fire c bief Brian Etlsvlorîh estimated w til respcînc 15) 90 per cent of eiergenc alIs in icmwn. Haîf a dozen bouses resi directx, in front tif the stationî on Savtmtine, sxhere the stations six trucks witt exil. But neighbocirs îîeed not be 100 wîîrned ahoumt losing sleep [rom llashing lightx ancd sîrens. Eltsworth said 60 îu (Î5 per cent of catIs are made during daytime huurs, wl),Iile tinty 15 per cent are miade between midnmght and 8 a.m. Depending on the severlty of the catI, firefighters can use iheir dis- esee STATION on page A2 SMR RUSI HB-ML. MLO UT 14E MARM OFERSTRI MO WIH HflDA. Hunci 201LN R c , ý DKÎ -1 7-I "Y!I Ferury PAN D R -5pm of charms or more and receive a free Pandora waiet A Metroland Media G!ouppublication Vol. 151 No..9-6. . . . . . .