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THE A Metroland Community Newspaper‘ Vol. 32 No. 4 S By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff 66 Wha.t Vf’e acred cows were reduced to have 'Sr_] ta hamburger Monday night transit after the 1994 Budget system, but Committee voted to eliminate i Sunday buses and several other a, giorlfl?e services.. C ; Carâ€"pool. Despite the cutbacks, riders will be expected to pay more after the Willie Lambert _ Committee also decided in favor Nothing subtle about stereo store thefts Bold thieves with a taste for electronic equipment were busy this past week, robbing the same Multitech Warehouse twice in four days. According to Halton Regional Police, at around 5:30 a.m. Jan. 7th, a 1992 Jeep was used to attach a chain and pull off the front door of | Me Oakville Town Centre II store. Stereo and video equipment valued t $6,300 was then removed. schedule, thereby saving $103,200. No layoffs will result, but Wagland OAKVILLE BEAVER E ‘Canadas Best mwflify /Vm/@m "CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1993 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1994 of increasing cash fares from $1.50 to $1.75. Prior to the vote, the Committee heard impassioned pleas from taxâ€" payers, bus drivers and other residents to spend the money necessary to expand the transit service and therefore make it a more productive part of the community. Deputy Town Manager and acting Transit director Peter Wagland agreed, preferring no cuts at all. Given the current economic slump, however, he said financial restraint was impossible to avoid. In the end, after more than three hours of debate, the Committee cut Sunday service, thereby saving the Town approximately $54,300. The Committee also dropped offâ€"peak service on weekdays to an hourly FRY umno § Mark Slipp 416) 359â€"4633 8.24% 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2004 52 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) Town wants to kill Sunday bus service to cut costs said some drivers will have fewer hours. The jump in cash fares will net the municipality about $60,000. A request for a new "Beltâ€"Line" route across Upper Middle Road to connect Glen Abbey and River Oaks, as well as new service along Lakeshore Road (GO Transit and Grey Coach suspended that line in 1992) were rejected, saving $176,800. On a bright note, the Committee voted in favor of expanding Oakville Transit‘s Careâ€"Aâ€"Van service for the handicapped by an addiâ€" tional four hours per day from Monday to Friday, plus eight hours of service on Saturday starting April 1. The total cost of both would be only $11,900. (See ‘Transit‘ page 2) Z2E trace of the missing equipment. § At around 3 a.m. Monday, an unknown fourâ€"wheel drive vehicle | was used in another robbery of the Multitech store. This time a sledge hammer was used to gain access and more equipment was taken. As of press time the value of this latest haul had yet to be tallied. ' Multitech Warehouses in Brampton and elsewhere have been the a d get of several recent robberies, say police. Today‘s Paper Mending fences tomers. someone steal store. Earlier in Group helps people settle conflicts ly belonged to the store instead The recent Best Blades shine in allâ€"star game Pg. 17 store. 7820 dogs and even parrots. EDITORIAL "It really is frustrating. You fiOCUS............. 113 just can‘t trust anyone," said | in 18g.19 | McLeod. "I don‘t really want SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Little Caesar‘s, Sears, Pharmaâ€"Plus, i »» Woolca business. description * |Teaching the Skills of Tomorrow. Today! 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Now,she supplants the incessant craving for crack ith cigarettes and fruit. CHARLES AUSTIN Officers on the scene thought they had a break when they found a licence plate but quickly discovered that the Jeep had been stolen in | Anyone seen a leaping lizard? It‘s getting to the point where you can‘t trust anyone these days â€" even potential cusâ€" | . For the second time in the | past five weeks, owner of Pedigree Pets, has had woman walked out of the | Trafalgar Village Shopping | Centre store with a $400 female Toy Fox Terrier. This time, someone stole a $100 Senegal Chameleon Lizard. _R The eightâ€"inch long lizard | was lifted from a display case with a lid on it on Monday at | around 2 p.m. The lizard actualâ€" employee who was keeping it at McLeod to consider installing a | camera security system for his In his five years as the owner of Pedigree Pets, McLeod has had his share of stolen cats, not to trust anyone, but at the same time I have to stay in Police are seeking a suspect | for questioning based on a provided McLeod. The suspect was seen frequently at the store inquiring about the Chameleon Lizard in The suspect is described as an 18â€"yearâ€"old East Indian standing about fiveâ€"feet seven inches tall. He has a very thin build and weighs about 140â€"150 tardâ€"colored threeâ€"quarter length cloth coat, blue jeans and red 'Toronto. The vehicle was later found back in the city but there was no j f 3 j Vince McLeod, | a pet from his | | December, a | a Pedigree Pet | _ of at home. theft has led by wearing a musâ€" It‘s hard to beat the habit alone. So next month, Johnson will be assessed for drug counselling with Halton‘s Alcohol and Drug Assessment Prevention and Treatment program (ADAPT). Meanwhile, it‘s Johnson‘s will power which is keeping the urge to reuse at bay. Self discipline is a crucial step in the journey to reclaim selfâ€"respect. "I‘m branded a loser. People find out I‘m a drug user they‘re frightened of me," says Johnson. She knows the fear goes with the territory. Many crack users can be paranoid or violent or both. Many like to carry weapons. Their demise is either from effects of the drug or through a dope deal gone wrong. The drug‘s lure is that it‘s a highly addictive form of cocaine when smoked and produces incredâ€" ible highs for a short burst of time. Usersâ€"risk conâ€" vulsions, vomiting, nausea and death. . y ' $: '_,,‘ 46 ::::“W (Photos by Riziero Vertolli) + * . \ \ \ cleaning up sidewalks. The name comes from the fizzing and popping sound made as the coke is boiled to a concentrate and cooled to a rockâ€"like substance. It is the rock that is craved and smoked, via pipe . After about 15 minutes of euphoria, the user has to fire up another hit. Because it goes for $10 to $20 a "rock", crack is initially a cheap way to get high. Of course, to stay stoned for a day, the user has buy a lot of crack. It means more money in the dealers‘ pockets. But there is a fatal catch for addicts. The user risks convulsions, nausea, vomiting and death. And the drug world is a vicious environment. It operates outside the law but enforces a code of conduct and metes out its own brand of justice, which extends even to users . Short weeks ago, when Johnson stopped smoking crack, she had been doing it continually for six months. Now determined to shed the addiction, The town is continuing to dig itself out of the most recent bit of winter courtesy of Mother Nature and that includes But while some, like Vern Hassett (left) worked to clear their driveways, others, like the boys at Coronation Park (above) enjoyed the cold and snow. As for the record snows and cold? We get a respite to the end of the week and then....deep freeze again. Maximize Your Financial Planning With A Free MAX Computer /â€" Call 338â€"3030 For Details. Johnson knows the odds are against her unless she gets help. "I just want out, " says Johnson. "When I‘m out I want to help others to get out. I don‘t need a fourâ€" year university degree in social work. You do crack for four weeks and you‘ve got all the education you need," she says. "The dealers don‘t care what hapâ€" pens to us users. They just want your money." Johnson ‘s personal problems brought her to the dope. Her inability to resolve the conflicts kept her idling in the drug culture. It wasn‘t through a lack of smarts. She‘s received a postâ€"secondary educaâ€" tion. She had the intelligence to succeed. But she wanted to party. And the drug use ended up heavy. "I just didn‘t like myself. I had no selfâ€"worth. I felt I hadn‘t accomplished anything. I did not feel good about me," she says. (See ‘Police‘ page 10)