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www.independentfreepress.com Ted Arnott ............... 8 Sports .................... 10 Calendar ............... 12 Classifieds ... 14, 15 Directory ........ RE 10 HEALTH CARE Look inside today's special section for health care tips 4-PAGE SECTION RAIDERS OUSTED Georgetown's Jr. A squad was eliminated from the playoffs Friday PAGE 10 Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper 36 Pages TUESDAY, March 16, 2010 50 Cents (+ GST) Circulation: 22,800 Excelling in the skateboard bobsleigh In spite of Friday's wet weather, St. Francis Grade 6 student Julia Zebarth enjoyed competing in the `bobsleigh' competition in the school's own winter Olympics. The games were moved inside the gym because of the inclement weather. Photo by Ted Brown Halton Hills facing loss of trustee position By TIM FORAN Metroland Media Group Trustees at both Halton District and Halton Catholic District School Boards must decide at their next board meetings whether to reduce their own numbers by one and which geographic areas trustees will represent starting this December and for the next four years. The Province's Ministry of Education has set a deadline of April 3 for boards to submit the information, so local municipalities can prepare for the upcoming municipal election October 25. Halton District School Board (HDSB), which currently has 11 trustees, will likely have to decide whether it's fair for Halton Hills, with an estimated population of 59,000, to continue to have two trustees while fast-growing Milton, which reports a 2009 population of 81,000, has only one. "I believe the (population) numbers we have generated will warrant a second trustee," said Milton's current public school trustee Donna Danielli. While the population of Georgetown and Acton is expected to remain stagnant for at least the next four years due to a lack of water capacity, Milton's population will grow by an average 5-6,000 per year over the next four years, according to Halton planning statistics. "The workload is just going to get heavier," said Danielli, who is planning on running again. See LOSING, pg. 3 INCREASE YOUR HOME VALUE Vi s i t o u r s h o w r o o m For the best automotive selection, visit www.georgetownchev.com 2010 Chevrolet Equinox We now carry Buick, GMC brands! 2010 Buick LaCrosse · your window & door professionals · 341 Guelph St., Unit 3 Georgetown 905.873.0236 www.buy-wise.ca info@buy-wise.ca · awarded readers choice 10 times · 33 MOUNTAINVIEW RD. N., GEORGETOWN 905-877-6944 Renovations and Installations · Basements ·Kitchens · Bathrooms · Additions Great Rates and Quality Service Steve Collins 905-877-3493