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www.independentfreepress.com Literacy Matters .. 7 Calendar .................. 8 Sports ........... 10, 11 Directory ............... 12 Classified........13,14 50 Cents (+ GST) Circulation: 22,800 FEELING GOOD Local men who received MS treatment report on health PAGE 5 FALL SIDEROADS Organic farming, pole dancing, alternative fuel and more in the Autumn 2010 edition YOUR COPY INSIDE 24 Pages Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper THE INDEPENDENT & FREE PRESS By STEPHANIE HOUNSELL Metroland Media Group About $1.5 million worth of marijuana plants have been discovered and seized by Halton Police in an isolated area behind Hornby Park. Three patches of about 1,500 plants ready to be harvested were discovered in an area south of Steeles Avenue and Sixth Line near the Milton/Halton Hills border, said police at an on-site news conference Friday afternoon. This discovery-- and subsequent eradication-- came on the heels of a number of growop discoveries made by Halton police over the past few weeks in response to a police request for tips from the public. "This particular operation is quite sophisticated," Halton Dep. Chief Bob Percy told reporters, standing in front of one of the patches of tall plants. "This wasn't just a matter of planting the seeds and TUESDAY, September 28 , 2010 Hidden behind Hornby Park Halton cops shut down marijuana op Shoreline cleanup struggles Ten-year-old Timothy Peel (left) and nine-year-old Michael Hamilton of 4th Georgetown Cubs struggle with an old bicycle Timothy discovered buried in muck, weeds, and underwater in Silver Creek. The 4th Georgetown Scouting Group does a Shoreline Cleanup every fall. Photo by Jon Borgstrom Halton Regional Police Services Staff Sergeant Nishan Duraiappah, of the Drugs, Guns and Gangs division, displays some of the marijuana plants in a grow-op in the Hornby area, right alongside Hwy 401. The tops of the plants had already been harvested earlier, before police raided the plot. Photo by Ted Brown letting nature take its course." See WELL-EQUIPPED, pg. 3 Vi s i t o u r s h o w r o o m For the best automotive selection, visit www.georgetownchev.com 2011 Buick Regal We now carry Buick, GMC brands! 2010 Buick LaCrosse · your window & door professionals · 341 Guelph St., Unit 3 Georgetown 905.873.0236 www.buy-wise.ca info@buy-wise.ca · awarded readers choice 14 times · 33 MOUNTAINVIEW RD. N., GEORGETOWN 905-877-6944 7e HANDLE ALL INSURANCE work. sTruck Accessories s5PHOLSTEry s(Eavy %QUIPMENT 'LASS s7INDow 4INTING 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown (905) 873-1655