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YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER THE INDEPENDENT & FREE PRESS 50 cents (+GST) Friday, June 30, 2006 44 Pages Voted Ontarios best newspaper www.independentfreepress.com Recipe of the week: Canada Day cupcakes Page 19 Lapointe in the hunt at Star Amateur Page 17 Chatten named senior of the year Page 9 Christ the King students tied up in project Page 4 Editorial 6 Ted Brown 7 Chris Borak 11 Calendar 12, 13 Sports 17, 18 Classifieds 22-24 INSIDE The Halton Jr. B Bulldogs will begin the Ontario Lacrosse Asso- ciation playoffs Monday in Oakville. See Wed- nesdays edition for full game details. WEDNESDAY... The stores may be closed tomorrow (Saturday) but there is still going to be plenty to do as both Acton and Glen Williams communities host Canada Day parties. The day gets under way in Glen Williams at 8 a.m. with a Pancake Breakfast, followed by Fun Runs and the annual baseball game between the Townies and Councillors. Childrens games start at 10 a.m. followed by the popular noon parade. Opening ceremonies start about 1 p.m. when the Glen Citizen of the Year and winner of the Best Decorated House are announced. Games, an eclectic music concert, pet show and the Duck Race round out the afternoon activities. Meanwhile the day kicks off in Actons Prospect Park at 6 p.m. with Concert in the Park. This includes the Second Annual Acton Idol Contest and songs from headliner Alysha Brooke per- forming county and western tunes along with Jamie Thorne. Yuk Yuks Jeff McEnery will also pro- vide stand-up comedy as well as be the Master of Ceremonies for the Acton Idol Contest. The Acton Fire Fighters Association provides the explo- sive finish to the day with a fireworks show, also in Prospect Park. The free event gets under way at dusk. The firefight- ers, who are promising their largest, loudest and brightest display ever, will be passing their helmets for donations to help pay for their annual birthday gift to the community. St. Albans Church in the Glen will also be holding a fire- works display at dusk. Its also a free will offering. The Independent & Free Press office will be closed Monday, July 3 for the holiday and will reopen Tuesday, July 4 at 8:30 a.m. REFINANCING? PURCHASING? BOB WOODS Mortgage Specialist (905) 877-5211 *Rate subject to change 360 Guelph St., Georgetown 5.25% 5 year fixed (905) 873-1655 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown APPLE Auto Glass Truck Accessories Upholstery Heavy Equipment Glass Window Tinting GEORGETOWN CHRYSLER We handle all insurance work. ACTON A l k O g j l ` l ` ] < j a n ] l g 9 [ l g f TORONTO , 1 = Y k l ] j f 9 n G h ] f = n ] j q \ Y q ) ( % . $ > j a \ Y q ) ( % 1 - * * C a f _ K l & O ] k l - ) 1 0 - + % ) ( + ) o o o & l ` ] g d \ ] ` a \ ] ` g m k ] & [ g e , ) . * ( + % / ( ( ) Visit the Olde Hide House in Acton this Canada Day for unbeatable savings in Leather Fashions, Accessories and Fine Leather Furniture. Plus, this is the FINAL WEEKEND to save on selected leather floor models, cabinetry, discontinued styles and warehouse overstock ACTON LOCATION OPEN SAT. JULY 1st Proud to be Canadian 70% Up to Off msr Canada Day parties set for Glen, Acton ALYSHA BROOKE Pitching against the team he grew up cheering for, Washington Nationals hurler Shawn Hill of Georgetown, dueled with Toronto Blue Jays starter Ted Lilly Wednesday for four innings before Toronto broke out for four runs and eventually won 6-1. Hill was pulled after the fifth inning, but made the dozens of hometown supporters, who came to watch him pitch in person in the big leagues, proud. See story page 17. Photo by Eamonn Maher Hill on the hill YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER ... EXCLUSIVELY SERVING THE READERS OF HALTON HILLS The Independent & Free Press is your source for local news, regional news, upcoming events & sports. Delivered to every home every Wednesday and Friday. 905.873.0301 12 Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, January 9, 2008 SPORTS & LEISURE Bramptons Chris Muise (26) tries to shake a check by Georgetown Raider blueliner Scott Levitt on Thursday night at Memorial Arena. The visiting Raiders received a big goal from the 20-year-old Levitt in the third period and hung on for a crucial 4-3 win to surpass Brampton for second place in the OHA Provincial Jr. A Hockey Leagues West Division standings. Photo by George Beshiri Heading into tomorrows (Thursdays) OHA Provincial Jr. A Hockey League roster cutdown deadline, the Georgetown Raiders will have some interesting deci- sions to make with the post-season just one month away. The 23-10-4 Raiders, who have won seven of their past eight starts, recorded a pair of weekend victories, including a 4-3 decision over Brampton that bumped Georgetown past the Capitals into second place in the West Division standings. Usually a buyer when OPJHL teams must trim their rosters to 23 players at the Jan. 10 deadline, the Raiders are already under that limit and will likely add some depth prior to their rematch with Brampton at the Alcott Arena on Saturday evening. With key forwards Andrew Ella (broken hand) and Anthony Luciani (broken ankle) probably a month away from returning to the lineup, director of hockey opera- tions Lonnie Freeman was working on a number of deals this week to try to bolster the forward units. As well, 17-year-old defender Spencer Metcalfe signed with the Ontario Hockey Leagues Owen Sound Attack last week, possibly making way for the return of OHLers Peter Mrksic or John Quarrie to the Georgetown lineup. Head coach James Richmond said Tuesday that what- ever transpires, he is leery of bringing in players who may upset the dressing rooms pecking order on a team that wasnt expected to be a contender after returning just a couple of players from last season. Weve got a mostly young team complemented with some veterans and I think were okay, but were not as healthy as wed like to be, said the second-year Raider coach. People talk about us like were a fifth- or sixth-place team in our division, but the last time I checked, only Oakville is ahead of us and theyre so good I dont think anybodys going to catch them. At the same time, if you start looking at the standings too much right now its foolish because you want to be ready and healthy and playing your best when the playoffs start, not a month before then. Weve got a whole bunch of games coming up with not many days in between for practice and theres a lot of the regular season left, so it will be inter- esting to see how it all turns out. How the Raiders finish up will probably be deter- mined within the next couple of weeks as they face Oakville and fourth-place Hamilton twice each during that span. While the defending West champion Red Wings have sputtered recently, falling 10-7 at home Monday to Mississauga, the front-running Blades contin- ue to get stronger as they steam along on their 17-game win streak. Georgetown improved to 3-2 this season against Brampton thanks to Thursdays closely-contested win, although the Capitals nearly rallied back to tie on a late power-play advantage. Trevor Branning, former Cap Chris Borges, Scott Levitt and Mark McGowan tallied for the visitors while Marc Stuart made 34 stops for the win in goal. The Raiders are now two points ahead of Brampton with a game in hand and are up by three on Hamilton. In Saturdays 5-2 home triumph over the Buffalo Jr. Sabres, Raider centre Andy Bathgate was named first star for his one-goal, three-assist effort. Marcus Pryde, Mark McGowan, Borges and Jeremy Wick rounded out the scoring. NOTES: Former Hamilton Red Wings head coach John McDonald has now taken over the bench duties for the Burlington Cougars...Metcalfe, a 6-foot-1 195-pound Oakville resident, registered his first OHL point Saturday with an assist on a goal by his former Raider teammate, Matt Carter. As an overage rookie with Owen Sound, Carter has been a revelation with 23 goals in 41 games. Richmond said neither player will likely return to Georgetown this season as part of the affiliation agree- ment between the clubs. (Eamonn Maher can be reached at emaher@independentfreepress.com) Red-hot Raiders looking for depth EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer Goalie Joshua Stechly helped improve the Shoppers Drug Mart Georgetown South Raiders record to 11-1-1 in minor peewee select action. Georgetown 2, Kitchener 0: Carlos Preza, Blair Davies (G); Travis Hatcher, Joshua Bugden (A); Stechly (SO). Bantam AA Raiders Georgetowns Wild Wing bantam AA Raiders have completed the regu- lar season and will play a round- robin series in the Tri-County league. Georgetown 7, Milton 0: Nic Pierog (2G, 2A); Tyler Nieuwendyk (G, 2A); Andrew Moffatt, Brendan Krivec, Derek Kessel, Dylan Auty (G, A); Andrew Smith (3A); Dalton Pearce, Chris Guerette, Tyler Shippel (A); Cameron Jenkins (SO). Georgetown 6, Dundas 2: Moffatt, Kessel (G, 2A); Smith, Nieuwendyk (G, A); Pierog, Shippel (G); Pearce, Jake Tousignant, Troy Noakes, Krivec (A); Joey Ragone (W). Georgetown 3, Oakville 1: Krivec (G); Kessel, Pierog (A). Georgetown 4, Burlington 1: Smith (2G); Auty, Hayden Mancini (G); Tousignant (3A); Shippel, (2A); Pierog (A); Ragone (W). Georgetown 6, St. Catharines 4: Tousignant, Pierog (2G); Kyle Kutlesa, Noakes (G); Mancini, Smith, Shippel, Nieuwendyk (2A); Kessel, Smith (A); Jenkins (W). Rep hockey roundup Stechlys shutout powers minor peewee selects to 2-0 victory