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THE INDEPENDENT & FREE PRESS 50 cents (+GST) Friday, July 25, 2008 56 Pages www.independentfreepress.com Recipe of the week: Curry fruit and nut dip Page 16 Health Care special section 8-Pages Mary Ann Lapointe adds to trophy case Page S/L 1 Blaze guts trailer in Acton Page 4 Editorial 6 Ted Brown 7 Calendar 13 Classifieds 19-21 Sports S/L 1, 2, 4, 6 INSIDE The Halton Hills Bull- dogs will tangle twice this weekend with Mimico in OLA Jr. B lacrosse East final playoff action. See details Wednesday. WEDNESDAY... The majority of Halton residents are on board with the Regions new waste diversion program. According to the Region, about 80 per cent of all Halton residents are now using their GreenCart and Blue Box on a weekly basis. I thank all Halton residents for their enthusiastic participation in the GreenCart program and their increased use of the Blue Box for recycling, said Regional Chair Gary Carr. While the final waste diversion rate needs to be averaged over the full calendar year, early reports indicate Halton Region is on our way to achieving the goal of diverting 60 per cent of waste away from the landfill. Since the launch of the weekly Blue Box and GreenCart collection on April 7, the Region reports it has received many comments from residents indicating their support for weekly collection and in par- ticular the GreenCart program. Our family is just amazed at how much waste is going to recycling now, said Georgetown resident Christine Upton. Its hard to believe how little real garbage there is even after two weeks. REFINANCING? PURCHASING? BOB WOODS Mortgage Specialist (905) 877-1490 *Rate subject to change 360 Guelph St., Georgetown 5.24%. 5 YR FIXED GEORGETOWN CALL THE GEORGETOWN HEADQUARTERS 905-877-7818 or 905-877-8375 0% financing on all 2008 models. See us for details. i i ll . f t il . For breaking news go to: www.independentfreepress.com Halton Hills award-winning newspaper Now, thats horsepower! Dale Drake of Woodville was one of many horsemen who brought their Percheron heavy horses out to Nurseland Farm on Trafalgar Road Wednesday, to take part in the World Percheron Congress plowing match. Drake competed in the sulkey plow (riding plow) class, which is not as common as the walking plow. In spite of the inclement weather, an eight-horse hitch was employed to pull a three furrow riding plow from Alberta, as a demonstration event. The World Percheron Congress horse show has been ongoing all week in Toronto. Photo by Ted Brown Cheers from a champ PGA golf star Jim Furyk, left, applauds Sierra Duplantis, daughter of the late Steve Duplantis Jr. who caddied for Furyk on the PGA tour. Furyk and other celebrities played in a golf tournament at North Halton Golf and Country Club Monday to raise funds for Duplantis daughter. See page 1 of Sports & Leisure for details. Photo by Doug Ball Recycling plan working See REGION, pg. 3