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50 cents (+GST) Vol. 130 No. 27 Wednesday, September 19, 2007 40 Pages Circulation 21,220 www.independentfreepress.com Raiders win shoot-out in weekend action Page 22 School trustee to fight for busing tonight Page 4, 14 Its a boy! Turn to Page 7 Acton neighbours aid nature Turn to Page 5 INSIDE THE INDEPENDENT Editorial 6 Police blotter 10 Entertainment 12-13 Sports 22-23 Calendar 20, 24 Classifieds 25-27 Norval residents voice opposition to a proposed 13-home sub- division in their village. See story in Fridays edi- tion. FRIDAY... REFINANCING? PURCHASING? BOB WOODS Mortgage Specialist (905) 877-1490 *Rate subject to change 360 Guelph St., Georgetown Prime 2.6%ri Variable Rate (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 Division of Dixie Auto GroupOPEN SUNDAY NOON - 6 PM at SUPERSTORE LOCATION 1-866-367-4081 Georgetown Superstore Trunk Sale Sept. 21st, 22nd, 9 am - 9 pm, Sept 23rd, noon - 6 pm 199 Guelph St., (corner of Mountainview Rd. and Guelph St.) (In conjunction with Oakville Kia) For breaking news go to: www.independentfreepress.com Halton Hills award-winning newspaper Growth: Town is in the spotlight CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer By 2031, more than 10,000 acres of land in Halton Hills, primarily farm- land, could be paved under for 6,800 acres of homes and 1,500 acres of commercial/industrial buildings. And everyone living and working in those areas will be drinking Lake Ontario water flowing miles through a Big Pipe. Thats a possible scenario thats being painted in the Halton Sustainable Plan background reports, released earlier this year. Were in the spotlight and people should realize that is what is going on, said Wards 3&4 Regional Councillor Jane Fogal at last weeks council meeting. Town planning staff recently reviewed these 22 background reports and reported to council on how their conclusions could affect this commu- nity. Fogal described Planning Departments review as a compact report that hits on the various dilem- mas facing this community. She pointed to intensification in the existing serviced areas that would require costly upsizing of existing in-ground infrastructure and expansion of existing water and wastewater treatment plants. The servicing reports also stated the groundwater and stream-based sys- tems have finite capacity and will not be able to support any residential intensification within the current urban boundary, nor any expansion of that boundary. It will be necessary to extend lake-based servicing to these areas and options include an expan- sion of the Big Pipe system currently being built in the 401 Corridor, or a connection with Peels Big Pipe. See FOGAL, pg. 3 In Terrys footsteps Jonathan Frazer, 12, of Georgetown with his 11-year-old friend Michael Hinz of Georgetown jump for joy as they head over the finsh line at the annual Terry Fox Run held at the Gellert Community Park on Sunday. More photos on page 3. Photo by Yves Desjardins A Georgetown woman is $100,000 richer after winning second prize in Fridays ENCORE draw. Margaret Fleet learned she was a winner when she scanned her ticket at the store. I thought I saw zeroes on the scanner but I wasnt sure, said Fleet. When the sales clerk confirmed it as the $100,000 winner, I started to cry! She bought the ticket at Shoppers Drug Mart on Queen St. in Acton. This is the second lottery win for Fleet, 53, who owns and operates Allostra Catering. In December 1982 , she shared a $100,000 WINTARIO prize with 14 of her co-workers at the time. Fleet has two daughters and three grandchildren. With her windfall she plans to pay down her mortgage and invest the rest. Local woman wins $100 grand DEPENDEN