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THE INDEPENDENT & FREE PRESS 50 cents (+GST) Friday, May 16, 2008 64 Pages www.independentfreepress.com Recipe of the week: Zucchini/potato latkes Page 32 Victoria Day special section 8 -Pages MacDonald trades wheelchair for paddle Page 22 Queen Street residents to see road repairs Page 12 Editorial 6 Business 21 Sports 22, 23 Classifieds 28-31 Calendar 33, 34 INSIDE The 25th edition of the Georgetown Optim- ist Clubs Bang-O-Rama is set for this holiday weekend. For a photo wrap-up see Wednes- days edition. WEDNESDAY... The fight by some area residents to save Georgetown Cinemas ended in defeat Tuesday night when the Guelph St. theatre showed its last movie. In a last-ditch attempt to keep the theatre open about 20 people took to the sidewalk in front of the theatre and Dollarama, the store slated to take over the cinema location, toting signs emblazoned with Keep Hollywood in Georgetown, Save the Theatre. Dont Shop at Dollarama and Boycott Dollarama. Cinema owner Sorab Irani was notified 30 days ago, that his lease had been terminated, and he had to be out of the building by May 15. Philippe Leduc, plaza property manager, said Irani had been paying only half-price rent on a month-to-month basis until a full-paying tenant could be found. Dollarama, which currently has a smaller store in the plaza, is that tenant, and is set to reopen in the renovated theatre space in early September. Nobody wants to operate a cinema at the going rent, said Leduc. When asked about the protest targeting Dollarama, Jeff Renaud, district manager for the store, said they were told by the landlord the cinema owner couldnt make a go of the business at full rent, so the space was offered to Dollarama at full-rent. Contrary to what people think we did not force the cinema out, and we did not approach the landlord, said Renaud. REFINANCING? PURCHASING? BOB WOODS Mortgage Specialist (905) 877-1490 *Rate subject to change 360 Guelph St., Georgetown 5.15% 5 YR FIXED GEORGETOWN VOTED #1 FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE 2008 KIA SEDONA FINANCE0% CALL THE GEORGETOWN HEADQUARTERS 1-866-364-0697 or 905-877-7818 Up to 60 mos For breaking news go to: www.independentfreepress.com Halton Hills award-winning newspaper Outstanding in his field Six-year-old Hunter Brooks of Acton was among the dozens of people who turned out Saturday for Trees for Acton Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources (POWERs) huge community tree planting event. A total of 1,000 trees were planted in the area behind the Acton Arena and Community Centre. Roughly 250 trees were donat- ed by Credit Valley Conservation with POWER providing the rest. Photo by Calvin Dyke Protest marks final night Lights go out on Georgetown Cinemas See CINEMA, pg. 3 LISA TALLYN Staff Writer