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50 cents (+GST) Vol. 131 No. 4 Wednesday, April 9, 2008 44 Pages Circulation 21,220 www.independentfreepress.com University Womens Club book sale goes Saturday Page 4 Young at Heart special section 8-Pages Would you like to be a C.O.P.P.? Page 10 CAShh campaign kicks off Page 3 INSIDE Halton Regional Police Service has three prime con- cerns in Halton Hills: traffic, traffic and traffic. That mantra was recited by both HRPS Chief Gary Crowell and District 1 (Halton Hills and Milton) Commander, Superintendent Signy Pittman when they were invited to make a presentation on the state of polic- ing in Halton Hills at a recent council meeting. I can tell you are our top three concerns in the region are traffic, traffic and traffic, said Crowell. What we did last year in the region although its the responsibility of each frontline patrol officer to be enforcing traffic, theyre also answering calls and doing criminal investigations we decentralized the traffic unit and assigned them to the Districts and we went from six officers to 18 officers dedicated solely to traffic because of the concerns we have. So accordingly with the emphasis on traffic, our Provincial Offences Act tickets statistic went up 15.6 per cent, said Crowell. But in the same time period, the number of motor vehicle collisions also rose by 10 per cent and number of deaths from vehicle collisions last year more than dou- bled. Were already seeing a trend in 2008 thats causing us concern, the Chief said. Weve had six fatalities so far in the first quarter of this year; two in Halton Hills, two in Milton and one each in Oakville and Burlington. Some of the actions being taken on traffic enforce- ment: Intercept Lidar Operations a team of officers iden- tifying speeders on the road in a radar operation. Editorial 6 Gary Carr 7 Calendar 14, 19 Sports 17, 18 Classifieds 20-22 The new (and im- proved) Halton Hills fire station projects took another step towards reality Monday at Town council. For details see Fridays Independent & Free Press. FRIDAY... REFINANCING? PURCHASING? BOB WOODS Mortgage Specialist (905) 877-1490 *Rate subject to change 360 Guelph St., Georgetown 5.35% 5YR FIXED RATE GEORGETOWN VOTED #1 FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE 2008 KIA SEDONA FINANCE0% CALL THE GEORGETOWN HEADQUARTERS 1-866-364-0697 or 905-877-7818 Up to 60 mos 33 MOUNTAINVIEW RD. N., GEORGETOWN 905-877-6944GEORGETOWN CHEVROLET 2.2L 140 hp Ecotec, Auto, Air, Power Windows, Locks, Mirrors, Keyless Entry, Cruise. 60 month lease, 0% security deposit 2008 COBALT LT NEW 2008 MALIBU NEW 2008 SILVERADO LT NEW Take advantage of our award-winning lineup, we offer very competitive lease and finance rates here at Georgetown Chevrolet. For further information contact our Sales Representatives ~ Norman John Jeff Rick $199 $0 0.9% DOWN FINANCING 2.4L VTT Ecotec, 4 Cyl., 169 hp, 4-Wheel Disc Brakes w/ABS and Full Traction Control, Airbags, On-Star One Year Plan Vortec 4.8L V8, 295 hp, Auto with Overdrive, Locking Differential, 4 Wheel ABS, Cruise, Special Equipment Pkg. $3000 down, , 0% security deposit, 0% financing 72 months $3995 down, 0% security, 7% financing 27 months $289 2.75% $289 $22,995 ORPURCHASE PRICE $33,998 PURCHASE PRICEOR SMART LEASE $1,000 IN ACCESSORIES ON US! LEASE For breaking news go to: www.independentfreepress.com Halton Hills award-winning newspaper Police declare war on local lead-footed drivers CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer See POLICE, pg. 3 Shortcake on skates Hannah Gao of the Georgetown Skating Club performed with her CanSkate mates in the Strawberry Shortcakes routine during Saturdays 50th-anniversary Ice Show at the Mold-Masters SportsPlex. More photos page 17. Photo by Donavon Gaudette