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www.independentfreepress.com Ted Brown............... 7 Sports .............28-30 Calendar .......32, 33 Directory .......34, 35 Classifieds ....36, 37 50 Cents (+ GST) Circulation: 22,800 LOCAL RINK PUT ON ICE Daniel Mikulic's rink won one of three games in OCA bantam playdowns PAGE 28 EARTH HOUR The Town is ready to participate again March 27 4-PAGE SECTION 64 Pages Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper Local teen critically hurt in crash on QEW THE INDEPENDENT & FREE PRESS THURSDAY, March 18, 2010 A 15-year-old Georgetown boy is in critical condition after two cars collided in the Niagarabound lanes of the QEW at Fruitland Rd. yesterday morning (Wednesday). Burlington OPP said a 45-year-old woman in a Chrysler Cirrus made a sudden lane change, striking a Ford Expedition with three occupants from Georgetown, about 8 a.m. The 45-year-old driver and his 15-year-old son were taken to hospital. Another male (aged 15 or 16 according to OPP) was not injured. The Hamilton woman was also uninjured. The 15-year-old is in Hamilton General Hospital with life-threatening injuries. It is reported he suffered a head injury in the crash. Police did not release the names of the victims. At press time no charges had been laid. The eastbound lanes at Fruitland Rd. were blocked until about 2 p.m. Police allowed traffic through on the shoulder of the road. At about noon traffic was backed up to North Shore Blvd. in Burlington. A second collision a few minutes later in the same area in the Toronto-bound lanes also blocked several lanes. In that incident a car clipped a tractor-trailer and rolled into the ditch. The injuries in that accident weren't serious. --With files from Torstar News Service REFINANCING? PURCHASING? A 15-year-old Georgetown boy is in critical condition after the SUV he was in was struck by a Chrysler Cirrus driven by a Hamilton woman in the Niagara-bound lanes of the QEW yesterday morning. The boy's father, 45, also of Georgetown, received non-life threatening injuries in the crash. Photos by David Ritchie Residents get lowdown on corridor plan By LISA TALLYN Staff Writer Area residents got the chance to learn more about the draft Georgetown GO Station Area/Mill St. Corridor Area Secondary plan at a recent council meeting. The study that led to the plan grew out of the Sustainable Halton plan recently completed by Halton Region that addresses growth in the region through 2031. Sustainable Halton, which is to see Georgetown's population grow by 20,000, calls for major transit station areas as a focus for intensification. The goals of the secondary plan is to provide for intensification on key sites, while maintaining and enhancing existing residential areas, improving accessibility for pedestrians, cyclists and cars and ensuring high quality urban design for new development. The plan is divided into the Railway Station precinct, GO South precinct, See DETAILS, pg. 4 3 YEAR VARIABLE. CALL FOR DETAILS. 1.85% Broker FSCO #10259 Division of 1490845 Ont. Ltd. BOB WOODS, INSTALLATION!* ON WINDOW COVERINGS PA I N T · W I N D O W C O V E R I N G S · L I G H T I N G · H O M E D E C O R GEORGETOWN MARKETPLACE MALL 905-877-4193 FREE (905) 877-1490 360 Guelph St., Georgetown *See store for details