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Select the Right Plants A garden that offers a range of flower colours and shapes, and which blooms at different times of the season, provides a good habitat for wildlife visitors. Butterflies feast on milkweed and clover in their larval stage and switch to nectar-producing perennials such as bee balm and sedum when they mature into butterflies. Hummingbirds are attracted to tubularshaped flowers in shades of red and pink. --News Canada Try as you might... it just doesn't look right! Creating the designer look you want within your home is possible without an interior decorator. Staging for Living...is the answer. Staging for Living...is using what you already have to get the interior look you want. To find out more about Staging For Living or for a Free In Home Consultation* Call Diana at 905-873-0899 www.reflectionhomestaging.com diana@reflectionhomestaging.com *Georgetown only - 1 hour - by appointment only THIS IS YOUR NEWSPAPER ... 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REAL ESTATE DIGEST Wednesday, June 28, 2006 Serving Halton Hills · 12 Pages www.independentfreepress.com I D E R O OLD S A D $689,900 OPEN HOUSE of Halton S 5 DAY Hills S JULY 1st & 2nd 2-4 pm 17 Terry Ct., 50 Georgetown Local high schools $359,000 honour top athletes Page 19 cents (+GST) ACTON FREE INDEPENDENT THE & FREE THE INDEPENDENT PRESSPRESS Associate Broker Bill McKeown 877-5211 www.independentfreepress.com www.independentfreepress.com Local high schools honour top athletes Page 19 Recipe of the week: How to celebrate Canada Canada Day locally Day cupcakes Page 19 4-page section How to celebrate Canada Day locally 4-page section Lapointe in the hunt at Star Amateur Page 17 Vol. 129 No. 15 50 June 28, Vol. No. 15 Wednesday, cents (+GST) 2006 12952 Pages Wednesday, cents 28, best 52 Circulation 21,220 50June(+GST)2006 newspaper Pages Voted Ontario's Friday, June 30, best newspaper 44 Circulation 21,220 Voted Ontario's 2006 Pages Voted Ontario's best newspaper IN INSIDE MOTIVATED VENDOR JILL JOHNSON *Salesperson INSIDE LET ME HELP YOU REALIZE YOUR DREAMS Proudly serving Halton Hills, Erin, Hillsburgh and surrounding areas. 16 years Real Estate Service www.jjohnhson.ca (905) LYNN* & JOHN** DREWRY *Sales Rep., **Broker COUNTRY RESORT ESCAPE 5 MIN FROM GEORGETOWN · Amazing Exec on private scenic Acre · Cul-de-sac backing on protected lands · 4 +2 Bdrms, 3,200sf, Prof fin Bsment · 3 bay 5-CAR Garage + Inground Pool · Hardwood floors, Amazing Kitchen · French drs, Fireplaces, Marble Bthrm www.lynnandjohn.ca (905) 1-800-263-3434 INC., BROKERAGE 873-0440 Flexible closing available on this 3 br, 1 1/2 JANICE RUMLEY car garage, sidesplit w/bright eat-in kitchen & walking distance to park, schools & *Salesperson downtown core! 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Hardwood + ceramic floors, oak kitchen, family room, sunroom o/l pool. 25 acres, suitable for horses. $599,900. www.marthasummers.ca Performance Award Last 12 Years INSIDE Developers slapped with huge hike in charges from school boards Christ the King students tied up in project Page 4 TIM WHITNELL Special to The IFP Developers slapped with huge hike in charges from school boards TIM WHITNELL Special to The IFP Canada Day parties set for Glen, Acton 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. Children's 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 Acton's 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 perALYSHA forming county and western tunes along BROOKE with Jamie Thorne. Yuk Yuks' Jeff McEnery will also provide stand-up comedy as well as be the Master of Ceremonies for the Acton Idol Contest. The Acton Fire Fighters Association provides the explosive finish to the day with a fireworks show, also in Prospect Park. The free event gets under way at dusk. The firefighters, 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. Alban's Church in the Glen will also be holding a fireworks display at dusk. It's 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. INSIDE... Soaring land values have prompted both of Halton's school boards to raise their educational development charges (EDC) paid by developers. Both boards passed amendments to their EDC bylaws at public meetings last week. EDCs are what land developers pay to boards who, in turn, use the money to purchase land for future school construction. They are on top 8-page $369,900 of the local and regional municipal land 8-page Cycling in Halton Hills Chatten charges developers are required to pay. Parenting Parenting The Halton public board is now charging named senior section section developers $1,260 per residential dwelling-- a of the year Chicken fanciers 34 per cent increase over the $941 in the 2005 bylaw. The non-residential EDC, which covers Inside Inside new commercial-industrial-institutional faciliPage 9 Felton does it by the book ties, is now 35 cents per square foot, a 42 per cent boost over the previous rate of 26 cents. Editorial 6 Editorial 6 The public board based its latest EDC Entertainment 15 Entertainment 15 Summertime critters, update on the cost estimates of purchasing land SPECTACULAR BUNGALOW Editorial 6 OverlookingSports old growth forest. Custom detailed features 19, 20 Sports A DIFFERENCE THIS 19, 20 for building projects found in its 2003 Capital FABULOUS END UNIT creatures & plants WHAT MAKES! Ted Brown 7 throughout! Bullnose corners, 9 ft ceilings, under Strategic Plan. Just two years ago the board JESSIE JOHN DAYCalendar counter lighting, maple and iron staircase, pot lights, Calendar 21 21 JACOBS *Salesperson Back & sides out to school property, estimated itChris Borak needed $58 million over 15 years gracious master with ensuite Jacuzzi. This list 11 HELEN McLEAN *Salesperson · Personable · Persistent · Productive (905) Meticulous exterior! SALES REPRESENTATIVE continues. Classifieds Unique cedar deck 24-26 Classifieds 24-26 YOUR 874-3040 FIND providing easy access to fully fenced to buy land for 17 elementary and five secWHAT Calendar 12, 13 (905) (905) 450-2201 complete with custom storage facility! Sunshine, star (905) and much more SUMMER 2006Converted back to 3 bedrooms. NUMBER 2 OUTIS WORTH. HOME 877-5165 yard. · VOLUME 2 ondary school sites. That figure has jumped to 877-5165 gazing & nature are all yours. Details 27 & care are Bridal Bridal 27 abundant! Other bungalows in the area are well over 17, 18 $92.5M. Sports Air pool jet tub in master. Jessie Don't Delay, $400,000. Great Value at only $369,900. The Halton Catholic board also amended its Jacobs* & Kim Attwell*. 06-441-30 make that call to-DAY! Classifieds 22-24 Plus Ltd. Brokerage EDC bylaw last week. Its new figures are an RIDAY RIDAY EDC of $808 per new residential unit, well up EDNESDAY from the $592 of two years ago, while the new $274,900 A group of Christ the A group of Christ the rate for non-residential development is 23 cents The Halton Jr. B King students are hopKing students are hopper square foot, up from 17 just two years ago. Bulldogs has begin the ing to earn a spot in the ing to earn a spot in the The public board will been doing an annual Ontario Lacrosse AssoGuinness Book of World Guinness Book of World review of its EDC bylaw since 2004 and has ciation playoffs Monday Records. See Friday's Records. See Friday's bumped up the rates for both residential and Wendy Downing a judge from The Garden Clubs find out how critical eye at the flowin Oakville. See Wededition0%of Ontario, casts aKathy Balmer judges a four-month-old Abyssian in consecutive years. to of edition to find out how non-residential units exactly Good r 10 ers on display at the Georgetown they intend to do it. held in the edition for foHorticultural Society's flower show Club's ninth Canadian Catnesday's that wasn't full camera-shy at theat the they intend to do it. ice Mews Cat Association Championship Cat Show held REACH EVERY HOME IN HALTON HILLS Georgetown Market Place Saturday afternoon. game details. See SCHOOL, pg. 3 list pr $369,900 Acton Arena Sunday afternoon. Photo by Sabrina Byrnes Photo by Sabrina Byrnes JOHN HILL*, MATTHEW HILL* & GLENDA HUGHES* *Salesperson JUST MOVE IN! BUY A PIECE OF HISTORY! MAUREEN PLUCINSKY *Salesperson (905) 877-5165 No rear neighbours. Finished top to bottom and freshly painted. Located on a quiet cul-de-sac close to Glen Williams. Fully fenced yard with big deck. Large windows throughout. 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EDCs are what land developers pay to boards who, in turn, use the money to purchase land for future school construction. They are on top of the local and regional municipal land charges developers are required to pay. The Halton public board is now charging developers $1,260 per residential dwelling-- a 34 per cent increase over the $941 in the 2005 bylaw. The non-residential EDC, which covers new commercial-industrial-institutional facilities, is now 35 cents per square foot, a 42 per cent boost over the previous rate of 26 cents. The public board based its latest EDC update on the cost estimates of purchasing land for building projects found in its 2003 Capital Strategic Plan. Just two years ago the board estimated it needed $58 million over 15 years to buy land for 17 elementary and five secondary school sites. That figure has jumped to $92.5M. The Halton Catholic board also amended its EDC bylaw last week. Its new figures are an EDC of $808 per new residential unit, well up from the $592 of two years ago, while the new rate for non-residential development Pitching against the team he grew up cheering for, Washington Nationals is 23 cents hurler Shawn Hill of Georgetown, dueled with Toronto Blue Jays' starter Ted per square foot, up from 17 just two years ago. The public board has been doingLilly annual an Wednesday for four innings before Toronto broke out for four runs and eventually review of its EDC bylaw since 2004 and has won 6-1. Hill was pulled after the fifth inning, but made the dozens of bumped up the rates for both residential and hometown supporters, who came to watch him pitch in person in the big non-residential units in consecutive years. leagues, proud. See story page 17. Photo by Eamonn Maher See SCHOOL, pg. 3 Hill on the hill Hundreds of Dollars AMENITIES, 1.1 ACRE Wonderful 4 bedroom sidesplit. Custom build approx. 2500 sq. ft. 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