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THURSDAY MARCH 14, 2019 $2.00 WEEKLY IN PRINT. MUCH MORE ONLINE ANYTIME. TheIFP.ca MORE ONLINE AT THEIFP.CA The Town of Halton Hills is taking major steps to address the significant ice buildup in the Credit River, with more than 50 sticks of dynamite detonated along the waterway on the morn- ing of Friday, March 8. For the first time in decades, the municipality had to enlist a company that specializes in ex- plosives to blast the ice jam that's resulted in significantly higher water levels in Glen Williams. Along Confederation Street, backyards and driveways were flooded by water from the nearby river, with some vehicles frozen to the ground by the flow. "The river was running through my backyard. If it wasn't for my two pumps running, my basement would be soaked," said Colin McQuattie, whose yard backs onto the river and was cov- ered in frozen water. DYNAMITE BLASTS ICE ON CREDIT RIVER TO MITIGATE FLOODING MELANIE HENNESSEY mhennessey@metroland.com An ice jam along the Credit River in Glen Williams is blasted by dynamite on Friday morning to address rising water and flooding in the hamlet. Melanie Hennessey/Metroland See ALMOST, page 3 Furnace Air Conditioning Gaslines Boilers Water Heaters Radiant Heating 905-877-3100 proud local dealer of Canadian made products .ca 647-333-9628 vasko@royallepage.ca www.nedanrealestate.ca Vasko Nedanovski Broker Darlene Karolidis Sales Representative Free Home Evaluation Thinking of buying or selling? Call Effie or Helen for all your real estate needs. 905-873-6111 EFFIE DIMOU HELEN PAVLOPOULOS www.haltonpropertysisters.com sisters@iprorealty.com Visit TheIFP.ca for breaking news and more events! S O LD krausemorris.ca 905.877.5211 23 MOUNTAINVIEW ROAD S., GEORGETOWN Re/Max Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage. Independently Owned and Operated