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THE INDEPENDENT & FREE PRESS 50 cents (+GST) Friday, May 23, 2008 68 Pages www.independentfreepress.com Woman honoured for bravery Page 8 Wheels & Car Care special section 12-Pages Recipe of the week: Cheese/tomato flan Page 34 Jaguars draw with Pearson Page 21 Editorial 6 Ted Brown 7 Sports 21-23 Calendar 24, 25 Classifieds 28-31 INSIDE Two local schools are part of a pilot initiative designed to encourage more children to walk to school. See details Wednesday. WEDNESDAY... The Georgetown Hospital Foundation has received the largest personal donation in the Foundations history $100,000 from Georgetown resident Harold Badham. The donation will be used to purchase med- ical equipment for the hospital, Badham donated the money in memory of his late wife who received comforting and excellent care at Georgetown Hospital espe- cially during her battle with cancer. I wanted to give back in some meaningful way to the hospital that has always been there for us, said Badham in a press release issued by the hospital. Georgetown Hospital is fortunate to have a very talented and progressive team of dedicat- ed healthcare professionals, but they couldnt do their jobs to the highest standard without the support of donors like Mr. Badham, said K.C. Carruthers, Executive Director of the Georgetown Hospital Foundation. It always surprises people to learn that gov- ernment funding alone does not cover the nec- essary medical equipment purchases for our hospital. We need everything from basic equipment like beds, to leading edge surgical equipment and lifesaving emergency equipment like defib- rillators and ventilators, added Carruthers. We are hoping to raise $600,000 for new hos- pital equipment this year and, thanks to Mr. Badhams generous donation, we are well on our way to achieving that goal. Georgetown Hospital has a wonderful rep- utation and personal donations such as this are a testament to the great care our hospital pro- vides to our community. I hope that Mr. Badhams commitment to his hospital and community will inspire others to consider the ongoing equipment needs not funded by the Ministry of Health, said Paul Armstrong, Chair of the Georgetown Hospital Foundation. We thank Mr. Badham for remembering our hospital. His gift will make a phenomenal difference to our patients and their families. (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. 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 You always find the best deals at Garage Sales. City Golf now starting at $15,300 APR finance for 36 months0.9%* security deposit first monthly payment $0* *See Georgetown Volkswagen for full details and a decent cup of coffee. Georgetown Volkswagen 203 Guelph Street 9 0 5 . 8 7 7 . 5 2 8 5 georgetownvw.com Lease from $179/mo. For breaking news go to: www.independentfreepress.com Halton Hills award-winning newspaper Wellington OPP are still investigating an accident on County Rd. 24 (Trafalgar Rd.) north of Ballinafad that occurred about 4:30 a.m. Thursday. Police say a tractor-trailer carrying a load of live chickens left the roadway, struck a hydro pole, and ended up on its side in the ditch. The driver, a 50-year- old Dashwood, Ontario, man wasnt injured, however, several chickens were killed. Photo by Ted Brown Truck overturns Grateful resident donates $100K to hospital