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www.independentfreepress.com Editorial..................... 6 Sports ........... 16, 17 Directory ............... 20 Classifieds ... 21, 22 Calendar ............... 23 SIDEROADS OF HALTON HILLS Look inside for the spring 2010 edition 56 PAGES BUSINESS PROFILES Meet the people behind the local business 8-PAGE SECTION Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper 40 Pages TUESDAY, March 23, 2010 50 Cents (+ GST) Circulation: 22,800 Board seeks parents' input The Halton District School Board is reminding parents to participate in the on-line survey about programming offered in secondary schools. The survey will contribute to the Secondary Program Review report presently being prepared to address the building of future secondary schools within the Halton District School Board. The survey will remain posted on the board's website (www. hdsb.ca) until Friday, March 26. The survey is on the home page under the heading "And Also of Interest". Many parents were notified through the email address they provided for the Home Notification System. However, to ensure all parents are aware of this opportunity to provide input, the survey is also posted on the board website. In addition to receiving input from parents, secondary school students and staff were invited to participate in the survey through the board's e-mail system. Squad wins tourney after teammate hurt in crash Team triumphs despite tragic circumstances By EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer A bantam house league hockey team from Georgetown has dedicated its victory at a tournament in St. Catharines last week to a critically injured teammate. Fifteen-year-old Jeffrey Boorman suffered life-threatening injuries, including trauma to the head, after the Ford Expedition his 45-year-old father Doug was driving last Wednesday morning was struck by a Chrysler Cirrus making a sudden lane change, police say. Burlington OPP say a 45-year-old Hamilton woman was driving the Cirrus. The accident occurred on the Niagarabound lanes of the QEW at Stoney Creek at around 8:30 a.m. as the Georgetown residents were traveling to a March Break minor hockey tournament in St. Catharines. Boorman is in the intensive care unit of Hamilton General Hospital in critical condition. His teammate on the Georgetown Minor Hockey Association bantam white Scotiabank squad, Chris Roach, was not injured, while Doug Boorman was treated for minor injuries and released from hospital. See PLAYERS, pg. 4 Spring has sprung Last week's great weather had the BMX bikers out in droves as they flocked to the Acton Skateboard Park to test their skill. Troy Bishop, 11, put a little air between him and the concrete as he tried a few jumps. Photo by Ted Brown Vi s i t o u r s h o w r o o m Quality & Service You Can Count On! 332 Guelph Street, Georgetown (Across from Canadian Tire) · your window & door professionals · 4XHHQ 6W $FWRQ 905-702-0885 www.bathstudio .ca 7ROO IUHH ZZZDFKLOOHVPD]GDFD LQIR#DFKLOOHVPD]GDFD 341 Guelph St., Unit 3 Georgetown 905.873.0236 www.buy-wise.ca info@buy-wise.ca · awarded readers choice 10 times ·