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Police pursue stolen van into Milton Speeds reached 120- km/hr as Halton police pursued a stolen van south on Regional Road 25 (Hwy 25) to Milton early last. Thursday morning. An officer observed a suspect fleeing the scene of a theft from a vehicle on Highway 25 and 15 Side Road, at 4:26 a.m. ILLAGE Rent-A-Car From Per Hour 856-0000 387 Queen St. East, Acton 286 Alma Street, Rockwood Arrest two suspects from K-W with tools stolen in Acton Police pursued the vehicle to Main Street in Milton where it ended with the arrest of two suspects, one from Waterloo and one from Kitchener, on a number of charges including fleeing police, theft and possession of the stolen van, and possession of tools stolen from a vehicle on Elmore Drive. Arrives at 1:49 a.m. on Saturday! Ps i rineese paler) Jeep Guelph St. Georgetown OT rr MMe bd georgetownchrylser.com Seniors cut a rug at fitness classes led by Robert Little student Seepages rrr" Acton Rotarians and friends went to India re- cently to administer Polio vaccine to children. See Pages 8 and 9. St. Patrick's Day was yesterday (Wednesday) but Sobeys celebrated Friday with traditional Irish garb and a band. See Page 9. Emailing the New Tanner? The address is: thenewtanner(@on.aibn.com Phone 853-0051 Fax 853-0052 HE'S THE WINNER: Fergus area resident Michael Chong, seen with his wife Carrie, was chosen candidate in the riding of Wellington-Halton Hills on Tuesday evening. -- Maggie Petrushevsky photo as the Conservative LIBERAL CANDIDATE: Bruce Hood, seen with his wife Daphne, will be the Liberal candidate for the new riding of Wellington /Halton Hills. -- Maggie Petrushevsky photo Mill St. reconstruction starts in spring By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Downtown Acton will be greener, more people friendly with fewer on- street parking spaces, and underground, it will have a new water and sanitary sewer system when a joint Region/Town project is complete in July. Final approval for the $1.9-million project is expected in mid-April when Halton's contractor will begin a $1.5- million project to replace the spine of Acton's water and wastewater system under Mill Street, from Main Street to Bower Avenue at the CN tracks. Halton will also replace pipes on Frederick, John and Elgin Streets from Mill Street to Bower Avenue and on Wilbur Street from Bower' to Church Street. When the underground work is complete, the Town will spend $338,000 -- with a 90 per cent provincial subsidy because Mill Street is a so-called connecting link between sections of Highway 7 -- to reconstruct and resurface the roads, including storm sewer and curb work. On Monday, Halton design supervisor Brenda Kingsmill said the tender has closed, and they hope to announce the contractor within weeks. She said construction will be phased, block by block, to reduce traffic problems. Through traffic will be detoured to Wallace Street and .the former Highway 25. Ron Goddard, the Town's manager of capital works, said construction won't cause "total chaos" as one lane will always be open. He said the project also includes improvements on John Street, and $25,000 for cosmetic work requested by the Acton BIA, including construction of six. so-called bump outs which are one-metre sidewalk extensions into the street, at the corners of Willow and John Streets at Mill Street. continued on page 4 , } Our Deales | ACHILLES | / @mazpal 357 Queen St. (Hwy 7) no Ue Paggiah Our goal to be the Bal PT ST oy ST SOO LOo POL LOD LOOM Uke AU aanen aartn Sie wT 2OCN ToUM foo fou cuue eu GET INTO GEAR...AT ACH. 2004 MPV GX with Convenience Package Includes: Powertul 3.0L V6 Er Power Windows Power Locks Power Heated Mirrors Cruise Control Aloy Wheels Japanese Built Plus Much More KAAS SASK SAAB AS SSS ngine 5 Speed Automatic Transmissio Towing Package Air Condition / Dual Heating 7 Passenger Seatin; Acton, ON Jumble under 3 row seat S51S-853-0200 oer -853- cere aos info@achillesmazda.ca Tinted Windows BOCES Kab pubenlerive Rack age Very Well Equipped at only $28,070* ILLES MAZDA | ae $o Papo Comprehensive Warranty -- Offer is valid on all 2004 MPVs -*Plus Freigh/PDE and Taxes. ** Call for deails Bruce Hood gets Liberal nod Opponents say vote ¢ ' was 'cooked BY MAGGIE PETRUSHEVSKY The New Tanner Former NHL referee now living in Erin, Bruce Hood has won the nomination as the | Liberal candidate for the riding of Wellington- Halton Hills but many questions are being raised about anomalies in the process. Hood's opponent Campbellville area farmer Gary Zemlak believes the vote was "cooked." Zemlak was nominated by Julian Reed. Even before the nomination meeting was held on March 10, riding association executive members sent Prime Minister Paul Martin a letter questioning irregularities in the way the nomination process was being handled for the new riding. The letter has not been answered nor have The New Tanner calls to the Prime Minister's office been returned. The letter also included a copy of an affidavit from Peter Gregg, the president of the old Halton riding association, stating that he had told Liberal Party of Canada (Ontario) chair Carl continued on page 2 Xbox Bundle agiidooome sold through March 31st. Don't delay!