www.independentfreepress.com Editorial..................... 6 Calendar...9, 13, 16 Sports ........... 11, 12 Classifieds ... 17, 18 BusinessLinks...inside 50 Cents (+ GST) Circulation: 22,800 A BOY AND HIS BIKE A local youth intends to start a bike donation program after his was stolen PAGE 5 ALL IN A NAME Halton Police hope they have a solution for local man's identity crisis PAGE 8 40 Pages Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper THE INDEPENDENT & FREE PRESS Friday night lights Georgetown Rebel linebackers Dylan Keith (58) and Devon Bullizo-Pellart (56) stop Bishop Reding's Johnny Yacoubi cold during their Halton high school senior football matchup Friday at the new Kiwanis Field at Georgetown District High School. In the first-ever GDHS gridiron game played under the lights, and with about 700 spectators on hand, the Rebels won 20-0. Mackenzie Morrison had two touchdowns and Spencer Kardash had the other. For more see page 11. Photo by Jon Borgstrom TUESDAY, October 19, 2010 MPPs to debate resolution on local hospital projects On Thursday (Oct. 21), (Fergus area). "These projects mean a lot MPPs are scheduled to debate in the Ontario Legislature, Wel- to the health of our communilington-Halton Hills MPP Ted ties," Arnott said in a press reArnott's private member's bill lease. "But there are dozens of similar needs, with simon the future of hospital ilar project proposals projects here. to address them, in "We need to know hospitals across Onif the government is tario." prepared to support Arnott is hoping our local hospital for support from projects and, if so, other MPPs whose when we can expect communities may to see progress," statbe waiting for their ed Arnott. health care priorities That's why Arnott TED to be acknowledged. brought forward a ARNOTT "My intention at private member's resolution, which calls the outset is more to seek a solution than on the Minister of Health to immediately approve to point fingers," he said. "At a small project capital grant the same time, I want to continfor the Georgetown Hospital ue using every available legislaallowing it to proceed with its tive mechanism to push for a needed emergency room ad- fair and transparent process for dition and diagnostic imaging new hospital infrastructure." For several years, Arnott renovation project, as well as the Groves Memorial Hospi- has been advocating for more tal's planning request for a new health dollars to come to Welhospital in Centre Wellington lington-Halton Hills. Vi s i t o u r s h o w r o o m $&+,//(6 0$='$ 2I 0LOWRQ 6WHHOHV $YH 0LOWRQ 21 /7 ; · 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 · 3KRQH 3KRQH 7ROO IU )D[ ZZZDFKLOOHVPD]GDFD LQIR#DFKLOOHVPD]GDFD Quality & Service You Can Count On! 332 Guelph Street, Georgetown (Across from Canadian Tire) 905-702-0885 www.bathstudio .ca