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Your Hometown Newspaper Volume 9 No. 4 Thursday, January 25, 2007 THE NEW Newstand Price 40 + GST Whats Inside TO ITS WORTH THE DRIVE ACTON MOTORS 8531280 2001 DAYTONA SPORT...SHARP Kitchener man charged with Scotiabank heist A 34-year-old Kitchener man charged with the December 27 robbery of the Bank of Nova Scotia on Mill Street, Acton, is now before the courts. The accused, an electrician and laborer dubbed the Under Armour Bandit for the logo on his baseball hat, was arrested on Friday at his home following a six-month robbery serial spree that hit 17 banks, all but one Scotiabank branches from Windsor to Barrie. Police said the accused would give the teller a note saying he was armed, but no weapon was seen. No weapons or money were found in his home. Nine police agencies tracked the robber and two days before the arrest, police traced a vehicle seen at a Barrie heist to the Kitchener address. Halton police were poised to an- nounce a $100,000 reward from the Canadian Bankers Association for his capture when the arrest was made. The robberies began on August 29 in Milton and continued in Mississauga, Oakville, Hamilton Guelph, Brampton and Burlington. Police said the man committed some of the robberies on his days off, and on four occasions, hit two branches on one day. Committee hears pleas for cash But slo-pitch league offers $100,000 gift By Frances Niblock On a night reserved for groups and individuals to ask the Towns bud- get committee for money, the Georgetown Slo Pitch League threw councillors a curve ball and offered up $100,000 to help build a new diamond. The gift raised through a $100 per team levy for the past seven seasons kick starts at $515,000 worth of work on the Tr- afalgar Sports Park a $10-million, multi-phase project that was stalled last year when the Georgetown Soccer Club withdrew a promise of $100,000, and instead gave the money to the Town for lighted soccer fields in Acton East. Slo Pitch League presi- dent Tim Abbott said his league, which has more than 1,000 members, wont be able to use the new unlit ball diamond because they play at night and need a lighted field. Both the Acton and the Georgetown Seniors Centres appealed for cash for staff. Currently, the administrative assistant works three days a week in Georgetown and two in Continued on page 4Continued on page 2 New medical centre opposed The owner of the Acton Medical Centre on Mill Street said plans for a new medical centre is not a do or die scenario, and Sylvain Carle cautioned Town Council that its deci- sion on his competitors proposal will affect the affordability of health care services. Details of the Official Plan and zon- ing changes required for Actons Dr. Nather Alshakarji, us- ing the name Acton Medical Centre, to build a new medical centre on a vacant property bounded by Mill Street, Church Street, Eastern Avenue and Fellows Street, were presented at a public meeting on Monday. OCEAN OF GLASS: Glass blower Derek Zander, of Prometheus Gallery on Main St. S. in Rockwood, holds one of his Landscape themed ornaments called Oceanscape. His art is available for viewing and purchase. See story on Page 10. - Rebecca Ring Photo Blowing glass in Rockwood Rockwood 856-2222 2003 Arctic Cat 570 Panther ESR...........$4,444 $144/WEEK3 YEARS The 14th annual Service of Christian Unity Sunday draws hundreds to three locations. Page 4. The Fair Boards new fa- cility in Prospect Park was on everyones mind at the annual general meeting Saturday. Page 3. Achievers at Acton High School were honoured wth awards before classes last Friday. Page 2. A number of letters to the editor received this week were squeezed out by space requirements. Look for them in the next issue of The New Tanner.