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www.independentfreepress.com Dufflebag Theatre to present Peter Pan at John Elliott Theatre 50 cents (+GST) Vol. 130 No. 18 THE INDEPENDENT DEPEN Business Link section inside Page 13 12 Pages Wednesday, July 18, 2007 52 Pages Circulation 21,220 Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper INSIDE Home, Lawn & Garden special section 8 Pages Bulldogs, Mountaineers all even Page 14 Editorial 6 Rick Bonnette 8 Entertainment 10 Calendar 12 Sports 14, 15 Classifieds 16-18 Putting on a happy face Petunia the Clown (alias Bev Parrish of Brampton) paints the face of Shirley Blain of Halton Hills during the annual Charity Day held at Debbie's Famous Fries on Trafalgar Road, near 10 Sideroad. Blain is the mother of Debbie's owner Debbie Hilliard. All proceeds from the fundraiser goes towards the Children's Wish Foundation. Photo by Yves Desjardins Town okays fire stations for $7.4M LISA TALLYN Staff Writer Town Council gave the go-ahead recently for two new fire stations in Georgetown with a price tag of about $7.4 million. One of the stations is to be built on Maple Avenue, replacing the current station on that property, and the other, in south Georgetown on the northeast corner of 10 Sideroad and Eighth Line, on land already owned by the Town. Halton Hills Fire Protection and Prevention Services Fire Chief and Director Brent Marshall said they hope to get tender documents out soon, and to begin construction on the stations before the end of the year to be completed by next fall. "We're building stations that will match our future needs," said Marshall. He added they are being built "from the bottom up" with input from Halton Hills firefighters on what they feel is required in the stations. The 12,033 sq. ft. Maple Ave. station will be a joint facility with Halton Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and will provide coverage for the Georgetown area. The new facility will replace the current station at that site which was originally the Town of Halton Hills Public Works Yard and in 1977 was only supposed to be a short-term location for the fire department. It no longer meets space requirements and is in a state of disrepair. "Everything is really jammed in here now bumper to bumper," said Marshall. The new Maple Ave. station will have six vehicle bays, a meeting space, male and female staff facilities and an area for equipment storage. See FIRE, pg. 3 REFINANCING? PURCHASING? FRIDAY... Look for results from this past weekend's 7 versus 7 tournament hosted by the Georgetown Soccer Club. For breaking news go to: www.independentfreepress.com GEORGETOWN VOTED #1 FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO SEDAN 2007 KIA SPECTRA CALL THE GEORGETOWN 1-866-364-0697 or HEADQUARTERS 905-877-7818 0 % FINANCE 1.6 Litre DOHC, 5 Speed Transmission, AM/FM/CD/MPS, P185 14", Front & Rear Floor Mats. Stk #065260 *Frt., admin., taxes & license fee extra ** Lease based upon 48 mo., 80,000 free km, frt., 1st, admin., taxes, lic. fee due on signing $ 12995* yes $19700** yes 46 MPG excludes frt per month No Money Down per gallon --2.6% Variable Rate Prime BOB WOODS Mortgage Specialist *Rate subject to change GEORGETOWN CHEVROLET 33 MOUNTAINVIEW, GEORGETOWN (JUST NORTH OF HWY. #7 ON MOUNTAINVIEW) 905-877-6944 (905) 360 Guelph St., Georgetown 877-1490