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For advertising information call Ph: 905 873.0301 Fax: 905 873.0398 THIS IS YOUR 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. 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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 ... EXCLUSIVELY SERVING THE READERS OF HALTON HILLS 311 Armstrong Ave., Georgetown 905-877-8685 Paul Foreman Georgetowns most progressive body shop Serving Georgetown since 1979 We accept all insurance claims Lifetime warranty on all workmanship GEORGETOWNS ONLY I-CAR GOLD CLASS PROFESSIONALS All employees I-CAR trained Big city attitude - small town values WHEELS October 26, 2007 3 Mazda said there are currently about 20 hydrogen filling stations in Japan but this is expected to grow dramatically because they believe the demand is there. Mazda has also perfected the Smart Idle Stop System (SISS). Instead of just turning off at a stop and having the starter motor crank the engine into life when the gas pedal is pushed, SISS uses a different method. It turns off at a stop, but when the gas pedal is depressed, it reverses the piston by two strokes and then utilizes the compression created to start the engine dispensing with the starter altogether. In places like downtown Tokyo where congestion means cars idle up to 30 per cent of the time, the fuel saving is significant. I also tried SISS at the Mazda track. Like a hybrid, the engine stops running with no sound or jerk. At startup, there is a slight delay between hitting the gas and the engine coming to life. There is no lurch forward, which I was expecting, but there is a hint of engine noise. Besides using plant products for plastics and fabrics, Mazda also took a look at the painting process and found that solvents in paint like Xylene and Toluene and CO2 emissions from the baking process had to be addressed. Using water-based paints and eliminating the primer paint booth and baking oven process they can get a better paint job using less paint by applying the primer, base coat and clear coat in one go before sending it the baking stage. Combining this with a new robotic spraying system, Mazda has cut CO2 by 15 per cent, solvent emissions by 45 per cent and paint costs by 15 per cent while getting as good or better a coating quality than a conventional paint system. Besides investigated pre-crash safety, Mazda is trying create what it calls the Universal Design Cockpit, a sort of one-size- fits-all driver position that is equally useable by any size operator. Mazda says it will bring in these and other technologies but will also keep Mazda vehicles responsive and fun to drive while remaining stylish. Mazda has perfected the Smart Idle Stop System Continued from pg. 3 Motor Trend magazine has named the Mazda CX-9 crossover SUV its 2007 Sport/Utility of the Year. Beating one of the toughest fields in recent memory, the CX-9 was, according to Motor Trend editor in chief, Angus MacKenzie, the judges' unanimous decision. It topped 11 other contenders. To judge contenders for the award, Motor Trend's editorial staff conducted exhaustive off-road, street and track testing, and carefully considered essentials such as driving performance, safety and features. Sport/Utility of the Year is not a compari- son test. Each contender was evaluated against three simple criteria: superiority (engineering, design, utilization of resources); significance (its impact on the market), and value (what buyers get for their money versus the competition). CX-9 named top SUV