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THE INDEPENDENT & FREE PRESS 50 cents (+GST) Friday, May 30, 2008 68 Pages www.independentfreepress.com Celebrating students excellence Pages 10, 11 Pilot project aims to get schoolkids walking Page 8 CtK students stage protest over prom ban Page 12 Carpet Palace fight continues Page 4 Editorial 6 Entertainment 25 Classifieds 29-32 Calendar 33, 34 Sports S/L 1-7 INSIDE A Brampton couple were stunned to find out how low someone would sink to thwart their purchase of a gaze- bo at a local store recently. WEDNESDAY... REFINANCING? PURCHASING? BOB WOODS Mortgage Specialist (905) 877-1490 *Rate subject to change 360 Guelph St., Georgetown 5.09% 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 Regional Councils decision Wednesday not to support a proposed private school on the Eighth Line was the third strike for applicants Jay Cordoba and Callie Scheichl. But they are not out, however, as they plan to appeal the decision. The Keswick Sutherland School application had previously received the thumbs down from both Halton Hills Council and just last week, Halton Regions Planning and Public Works Committee. At Wednesdays meeting Regional council voted 14 to 7 against an amendment put for- ward by Burlington councillor John Taylor to support the proposed use of the lands that are subject to a Niagara Escarpment Commission development permit application and approve an application to amend the Regional Official Plan (OPA) to allow for the school and eques- trian centre. That amendment was actually the original recommendation in the Region staff report that was amended last week by a motion put for- ward by Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette at the Planning and Public Works Committee meeting not to support the proposed use or OPA. Bonnettes motion was supported by the committee 7-2, and endorsed by Regional Council Wednesday. Council says no to private school plan LISA TALLYN Staff Writer Squeeze play A Notre Dame player (33) is separated from the ball by Dan Rovere (left) and an unidentified Christ the King teammate during the Halton high school field lacrosse championship game in Georgetown on Wednesday. The host Jaguars won 7-5 over the Fighting Irish and qualified for next weeks eight-team OFSAA Festival in Peterborough. For more see page S/L 2. Photo by Eamonn Maher See REGIONAL, pg. 7