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THE INDEPENDENT 50 cents (+GST) Vol. 130 No. 29 Wednesday, October 3, 2007 44 Pages Circulation 21,220 www.independentfreepress.com Home, Lawn & Energy special section 8-Pages Fundraiser planned for ailing childs family Page 7 Agricultural Society hosts all-candidates Page 3 Raiders manage weekend split Page 16 INSIDE Editorial 6 Calendar 12, 14 Sports 16-18 Entertainment 19 Classifieds 21-23 Actons Emily Boycott is currently in China to compete in the rhythmic gymnastics event at the World Special Olympics Summer Games. See details Friday. FRIDAY... MARY MAAN EMMA MAAN TONY MAAN www.TheMaan.ca www.haltonhomesearch.com (905) 877-5165 Buying or selling . . . Im your MAAN! (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. OPEN SUNDAY NOON - 6 PM at SUPERSTORE LOCATION 1-866-367-4081 Georgetown Division of Dixie Auto Group Untouchable Pr ices . . . Untouchable Deals Untouchable Serv ice David Mike Mark Jennifer For breaking news go to: www.independentfreepress.com Halton Hills award-winning newspaper The Lions Foundation of Canada presented the Purina Walk for Guide Dogs Sunday at the Georgetown Lions Hall where dogs, and their owners, were invited to take part in a fundrais- ing walk. Among those eager to take part were Stella, the goldendoodle above. (Left) Joanne Kilworth of Georgetown, with her labrador retrievers Sunny and Storm, shares a laugh with Holly Lutes and her labradoodle Peggy. Photos by Jon Borgstrom With one Halton Hills busing issue just resolved, another group of parents is set to appear before Halton District School Board later this month to ask a bus be reinstated for their children. The north Georgetown parents, whose children attend Centennial Middle School, have been collecting signatures on a petition and plan to be at the board committee meeting on Oct. 17 requesting the bus service. Up until the end of school last year the 95 students who attend the school and live north of Guelph St. were bused even though they werent officially eligible for trans- portation because they lived within 3.2 km of school which the Board has deemed walking distance. The Board voted to eliminate that service last spring following a staff review of exceptions to its transportation poli- cy with the aim to apply the policy consistently board-wide. Pine Valley Trail resident Lori Carpenter whose two sons are now expected to walk to school a 40- minute trip is most concerned about safety. They have to cross the busiest intersection in Georgetown (Guelph St. and Mountainview Rd.), said Carpenter. She doesnt drive and is so wor- ried about her boys safety she sends them in a cab when her husband cant drive them. She added as well, the kids have to walk past several busy business entrances including Tim Hortons, all the while lugging a 25-lb knapsack on their backs. Her son has walked the route and Carpenter said it took him 40 min- utes. Dog day afternoon Parents to fight for busing LISA TALLYN Staff Writer See PARENTS, pg. 7