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www.independentfreepress.com Go Girls! program a go at two local schools Page 16 Home, Lawn & Garden special section 8-Pages Habitats newest homeowners Page 3 Celebrating Our Youth special section 4-Pages INSIDE When Tom Schenk took a stroll early Saturday morning just around the corner from his Charles St. home in Georgetown, he was stunned to see what had happened to the cenotaph at Remembrance Park. Instead of 1,100 candles burning brightly, as a tribute to Canadians killed during wartime, the cenotaph was charred by fire, caused when van- dals piled up the candles on one side of the monument. The Halton Hills Fire Department responded just after 4 a.m. Saturday and extinguished the fire, but the heat was intense enough to crumble a por- tion of concrete at the bottom of the cenotaph. Cost to repair the damage has yet to be determined. Remembrance Park wasnt the only target of vandals over the weekend. Fairview Cemetery in Acton had several graves defaced, with flower beds damaged and some solar lights smashed, while two benches were broken in Rotary Park. The incidents were among several acts of vandalism that have occurred around Halton Hills in recent weeks. Its very sad to see this. The dam- age well be able to fix, but how peo- ple can do this is beyond my compre- hension. This is sick, said Schenk, a member of the Candlelight Tribute Committee. (The cenotaph) is a very sensitive place. For the people who sacrificed their lives for us and for people like me because I was able to come to this country thanks to what Canadian sol- diers did in Holland, and thats why theres such a great relationship with Canadians over there. Editorial 6 Ted Arnott 13 Calendar 14, 23 Sports 18, 19 Entertainment 20 Classifieds 24-26 Queen Street resi- dents in Georgetown will see an improvement in the condition of their road in coming weeks after lodging several complaints. FRIDAY... REFINANCING? PURCHASING? BOB WOODS Mortgage Specialist (905) 877-1490 *Rate subject to change 360 Guelph St., Georgetown 5.15% 5 YR 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. 2 LocationsGeorgetown Kia 905-877-7818 314 Guelph St. (Hwy. 7) Superstore Open Sundays 199 Guelph St. 905-877-8375 The Power to SurpriseTM 0 Financing on all 2008 models 3 FREE LEASE PAYMENTS 0% Financing on all 2008 models OR 3 FREE LEASE PAYMENTS OR EQUIVALENT DOWN PAYMENT OFFER ENDS JUNE 2ND! 50 cents (+GST) Vol. 131 No. 9 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 52 Pages Circulation 22,500 For breaking news go to: www.independentfreepress.com Halton Hills award-winning newspaper Owen MacArthur, 5, and sister Riley, 7, of Acton, were among the hundreds of gardening fans who turned out for the annual Acton Horticultural Societys plant sale held in the parking lot of the olde Hide House Saturday. More than 400 people were expected at the fundraising event in which pro- ceeds go towards maintaining flower beds in and around Acton. Photo by Calvin Dyke Plant pals Vandals torch memorial EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer See MAYOR, pg. 3