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Tory leader says he supports local opposition to planned highway PAGE 4 HUDAK SAYS NO BULLDOGS WIN AWAY Defending champs are one win from a return to Canadian Jr. B final PAGE 8 www.theIFP.ca Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper serving Acton & Georgetown 24 Pages 50 Cents (+HST) Local teen on the mend after horrific crash A 17-year-old male Georgetown driver was airlifted to Hamilton General Hospital Friday after the VW Jetta he was driving collided with a cement truck Friday afternoon at the intersection of Steeles Avenue and Thompson Road in Milton. According to Halton Police, the westbound Jetta was turning south onto Thompson Road when it collided with the eastbound truck. Steeles Avenue was closed in both directions for more than five hours for the police investigation. The youth was originally reported to have suffered life-threatening injuries however, he is recovering well and is expected to be released from hospital soon. The 61-year-old Milton driver of the cement truck was not injured. Police investigators are appealing for witnesses to contact them at 905878-5511 ext. 5142 or 5056. Photo by Graham Paine Metroland West Media Group Longtime councillor to run for provincial Liberals By CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer The Wellington-Halton Hills Provincial Liberal Association is set to nominate longtime Halton Hills Councillor Moya Johnson as the Liberal candidate for the upcoming provincial election. The nomination meeting will take place on Thursday, August 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rockwood Library, 85 Christie St., Rockwood. "Moya has a strong and proven record of community service and is a powerful advocate for Wellington-Halton Hills," said Murray Gold, President of the WellingtonHalton Hills PLA. "We're very pleased to have such a strong candidate." Johnson said she did a lot of thinking about whether she would accept the candidacy when approached but decided, "I would do it for my community. I believe, just as when I ran for council, complaining doesn't do any good, you must act." Incumbent Wellington-Halton Hills Ted Arnott was acclaimed as the Progressive Conservative candidate last November while the New Democratic Party nominated See JOHNSON, pg. 3 MOYA JOHNSON $&+,//(6 0$='$ 2I 0LOWRQ 6WHHOHV $YH 0LOWRQ 21 /7 ; Vi s i t o u r s h o w r o o m Quality & Service You Can Count On! 332 Guelph Street, Georgetown (Across from Canadian Tire) ZZZDFKLOOHVPD]GDFD LQIR#DFKLOOHVPD]GDFD 3KRQH 3KRQH 7 R O O I U H H )D[ 905-702-0885 www.bathstudio .ca · your window & door professionals · 341 Guelph St., Unit 3 Georgetown 905.873.0236 www.buy-wise.ca info@buy-wise.ca · awarded readers choice 16 times ·