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THE INDEPENDENT 50 cents (+GST) Vol. 130 No. 34 Wednesday, November 7, 2007 52 Pages Circulation 21,220 www.independentfreepress.com Raiders earn weekend split in Jr. A hockey action Page 17 Remembrance Day special section 12-Pages United Way urges to Give where you live Page 8 Pipe Band enjoys banner year Page 3 INSIDE Several Hornby residents voiced their frustration, and in some cases anger, at Halton Region staff over the well water situation in that community at a meeting Thursday evening. About 50 area residents whose wells went dry or experi- enced declining water levels after Halton Region accidental- ly tapped into the aquifer this summer while building a pumping station on Steeles Ave., showed up for the meeting at Hornby Glen Golf Course. Several of them complained about silt in their wells and one resident went so far as to say, everybodys well is destroyed. Despite the news the Region is reconnecting some wells, and according to Leon Bryck, a hydrogeologist hired by Halton Region, the water levels in the groundwater system have recovered quite substantially, and that water levels in most wells is up by 70 to 80 per cent, residents still had many concerns. Steeles Ave. resident Bob McKee, who lives across from the pumping station construction site, said the Region had tried to reconnect him to his well but it was a write-off because of all the silt in it, which he says has also destroyed his filtration system. Sixth Line resident Sharon Waters said, while she never had to be put on an alternate water supply, her water is not the same as it was. Everythings (dishwasher, water softener, washing machine) coated in iron. Is anybody going to fix that for us? she asked. You cant do laundry with it. Your toilets are never clean, you cant drink it, said Waters. Tim Dennis, Halton Regions Director of Engineering Services, said if any resident feels their well is not perform- ing as it was let us know and we will come and talk to you and evaluate your well. Editorial 6 Calendar 12 Entertainment 19 Sports 17, 18 Classifieds 24-26 A local Grade 4 class has been writing letters to a Georgetown soldier in Afghanistan and is sending him their best wishes as Remembrance Day approaches. See details Friday. FRIDAY... REFINANCING? PURCHASING? BOB WOODS Mortgage Specialist (905) 877-1490 *Rate subject to change 360 Guelph St., Georgetown 5.75% 5 Year Fixed GEORGETOWN VOTED #1 FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE 2007 KIA SPECTRA FINANCE0% CALL THE GEORGETOWN HEADQUARTERS 1-866-364-0697 or 905-877-7818 33 MOUNTAINVIEW RD. N., GEORGETOWN 905-877-6944 - $0 Down - $0 Security Deposit - $0 First Payment* FIRST PAYMENT ON US PROGRAM GEORGETOWN CHEVROLET Finance or Smart Lease *Up to $500 tax inclusive2007 Optra 2007Cobalt For breaking news go to: www.independentfreepress.com Halton Hills award-winning newspaper Its in the bag Ben Eccleston, 10, (left) and Bradley Bruder, 9, from 4th Georgetown Scouts get loaded up for another trip to the sorting bin at Georgetown Alliance Church Saturday. Lots of food was collected for the Georgetown Bread Basket during the 17th Annual Scout Guide Food Drive, but at press time organizers didnt have a final tally of how much was collected. Anyone who was missed during the drive is asked to drop their food donation at the donation box at the Real Canadian Superstore, Food Basics, both A&P locations, Price Chopper or the Bread Basket at 55 Sinclair Ave. Unit 12 Wednesday or Saturday between 9 a.m. to noon. Photo by Jon Borgstrom Santa Claus is coming to town this week- end. The jolly old elf will be ushered into Georgetown in a parade in his honour that gets underway from Sinclair Ave. and Guelph St. at 5 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 10). There are 69 entries in the 77th Annual Santa Claus Parade presented by the Georgetown Lions Club. All the floats will be decorated in keeping with this years theme, Its Beginning To Look A Lot Light Christmas. This marks the third year the parade is being held in the evening. The route will be the same as last year along Guelph St. to Mill St. to Charles St. to Park Ave. ending at the Georgetown Fairgrounds. Along with the floats, bands scheduled to partic- ipate include the Georgetown Pipe Band, York Lions Steel Band, Royal Canadian Air Cadet Band, Toronto Signals Band and the Acton Citizens Band. Georgetown Santa Claus Parade boasts 69 entries Hornby residents to Halton Region: Repair our wells See PARADE-GOERS, pg. 4 LISA TALLYN Staff Writer See HORNBY, pg. 3