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HOME, LAWN & GARDEN Canadian Tire in Georgetown debuts a new look for spring 8 PAGES Get all the latest on the doings at the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce BUSINESS LINKS 12 PAGES www.theIFP.ca Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper serving Acton & Georgetown 40 Pages 50 Cents (+HST) Acton girl hit by truck remains in stable condition By LISA TALLYN Staff Writer An eight-year-old Acton girl remains in hospital in stable condition after being struck by a vehicle in Acton early Thursday evening. A Halton Police spokesperson said the girl, whose name was not released, is doing well and expected to make a full recovery. Shortly after 5 p.m. the girl was hit by a pickup truck on Kingham Rd., west of Main St. S. (Regional Rd 25). This is a busy road with two condominium complexes on either side. Preliminary indications are that the child ran out from between two parked cars on the south side of the roadway and into the path of a westbound pickup truck. The driver, whose name also wasn't released, attempted to stop but was unable to avoid the collision. The child was knocked to the ground and sustained serious internal injuries. The male driver and his passenger gave immediate assistance to the girl. Halton EMS rushed the girl to Georgetown Hospital where she was stabilized and assessed. See POLICE, pg. 5 Halton Regional Police set up a command post in the Georgetown Alliance Church parking lot. Police and auxiliary police used all modes including bicycles to search for Adam Thompson (inset) who went missing Sunday night from his Belmont Blvd. home. The 14-year-old has Asperger's Syndrome and a heart condition. Photo by Jon Borgstrom Missing boy found safe after town-wide search By LISA TALLYN Staff Writer The 14-year-old autistic Georgetown boy, who had been missing since Sunday night, was found safe and sound Monday afternoon walking on the CN Rail tracks in Brampton. Adam Thompson, who disappeared from his Belmont Blvd. home about 10:30 p.m. Sunday after a "minor family disagreement" was found by a CN rail worker on the tracks near Heritage Rd. and Bovaird Dr. in Brampton about 3:50 p.m. Halton Police Sgt. Dave Cross said given Adam's condition he may have taken the disagreement to heart more than the average 14-year-old. Cross said Adam is in good condition and at press time was enroute to his home to be reunited with his family. He said the boy would be checked by a doctor given "the amount of exposure he's had in the last few hours." Police had been searching in the Eighth Line/15 Sideroad area since Adam went missing Sunday. "It was quite a coordinated effort, we had numerous uniform officers, along with citizen volunteers, our own auxiliary officers, our emergency services unit and Peel Regional Police along the way once we had the indication he may have been at a Petro Canada in their area," said Cross. Cross said police did receive some calls from people who believed they had spotted Adam, but no sightings had been confirmed. Police had set up a command centre in the Georgetown Alliance Church parking lot and widened their search from the See POLICE, pg. 3 Vi s i t o u r s h o w r o o m <RXU $ZDUG :LQQLQJ 'HDOHU $&+,//(6 0$='$ 2I 0LOWRQ 6WHHOHV $YH (DVW 0LOWRQ 21 /7 ; · your window & door professionals · *UHDW 6HOHFWLRQ ZZZDFKLOOHVPD]GDFD LQIR#DFKLOOHVPD]GDFD 3KRQH 3KRQH 7ROO IUHH )D[ Quality & Service You Can Count On! 332 Guelph Street, Georgetown (Across from Canadian Tire) 341 Guelph St., Unit 3 Georgetown 905.873.0236 www.buy-wise.ca info@buy-wise.ca · awarded readers choice 18 times · 6HUYLQJ +DOWRQ +LOOV 6LQFH 905-702-0885 www.bathstudio .ca