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2014 Mazda6 Canadian Car of the year award 2014 Cx-5 CoMpaCt utility of the year 2015 mazda6 gx For 48 months. $2,595 down. Excludes HST. Bi-weekly lease offer at % aPr0.99 $119 For 60 months. $750 down. Excludes HST. Bi-weekly lease offer at % aPr2.99 $129 2015 cx-5 gx GT models shown DRIVING SEASON I S F I N A L L Y H E R E Achilles Mazda of Milton 1195 Steeles Ave East, Milton ON L9T2X8 • 289-627-1800 or 1-866-620-3248www.achillesmazda.ca • info@achillesmazda.ca REFINANCING? PURCHASING? BOBWOODS, Broker (905) 877-1490 360 Guelph St., Georgetown Five Year Fixed FSCO #10259 Division of 1490845 Ont. Ltd. 2.89% Thursday, July 31, 2014 Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper serving Acton & Georgetown 56 Pages 50 Cents (+HST) Visit us at www.theifp.ca INSIDE Canoeist drowns Pg. 5 Toyota celebration Pg. 3 Honours for officer Kase Pg. 31 Derry Road construction Online at www.theifp.ca Local resident Jordan Brown (centre) has rounded up 17 bands, including headliner Ill Scarlett, to play in the inaugural Joy Fest on Saturday, Aug. 8 at Nashville North in Norval. Brown was friends with three Georgetown natives, Jordan Boyer, Alysia Graham and Katie Charron, who died in a fire in their Toronto apartment in March. Nashville North owner Kit Andrew (left) and marketing director Dominic Caputi have donated the building rental and staffing for the day. Photo by Eamonn Maher Concert celebrates lives lost in fire A benefit concert has been organized in memory of three Georgetown natives who per- ished in a fire at their Toronto apartment unit in March. Joy Fest will feature 17 bands in a day-long festival held at Nashville North in Norval on Saturday, Aug. 8 and organizers expect that several hundred people will attend. Local residents Alysia Graham, Jordan Boy- er and Katie Charron, longtime friends who had reunited to live together in Toronto, died in a fire in the top floor of their Dovercourt Rd. residence on March 7. Another roommate, Ethan Leal, was able to escape with minor in- juries. "After their funerals, we all went to a friend's house and we all agreed that we wanted to do something to commemorate their lives," said Jordan Brown, a friend of the group who is a part-time concert promoter. "The families are going to decide where the money raised will go to, but I know that they're Continued on pg. 8 Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus A batch of mosquitoes trapped last week in Milton has tested positive for West Nile vi- rus (WNV). This is the first batch of WNV positive mosquitoes for Halton this year. "This is the time of year we start to see positive lab results for West Nile virus," stated Dr. Hamidah Meghani, Halton Re- gion Medical Officer of Health in a release. "Halton residents should protect themselves against mosquito bites and get rid of mosquito breeding sites now and until the West Nile vi- rus season winds down in the fall." Urban areas are more likely to have mosquitoes that carry WNV. The types of mosquitoes that transmit WNV to humans most commonly breed in ur- ban areas in items that hold water such as bird baths, plant pots, old toys, and tires. To avoid mosquitoes: • Cover up. Wear light-co- loured, long-sleeved shirts and pants with tightly-woven fabric. • Avoid being outdoors from early evening to morning when mosquitoes are most active and likely to bite, as well as at any Continued on pg. 4 By EAMONN MAHER Metroland Media See inside for President's Cup action!