___ nje Qomuni abtau QCbamipirn Milton Cm nty Newspaper Since 1860 C*4i11 (NA Named Canada's Top Communiiy Newspaper www.miltoncanadianchampion.o R E AL E ST AT E See what's on the market inside S POR T S Milltown F0 back on top C o0 M M UN IT Y Keeping Terry's Sdream alive A~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Me ln Mei Grou pulcto aVl15No56Resa Spmbr2,003Pas*$,00inc..ST, GRAHAM PAINE CANADIAN CHAMPION RIDE TO REMEMBER: Cydlists leave Kelso Conservation Area Sunday for the annual Greg's Ride memorial event for OPP Sgt. Greg Stobbart, who was killed n 2006 while cycling on Tremaine Road, just north of Derry Road. The ride drew hundreds of cyclists, who chose from three route Iengths, 30, 60 and 120 km. Here, Eleanor McMahon (fair right), Stobbart's wvidow, leads cyclists out of the park with friend Tamara Wellbourn. The ride raises awvareness about the importance of road safety for both motorists and cyclists. $2M pot haul; five charged By Lisa Taltyn METROLAND MEDIA GROUP Five people arc [acing charges after Halton police seized about 1,500 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of $2 mil- lion in grow operations, most of thcm outdoors, throughout Halton over the past [ew weeks. Police unveiled a cube van full of the large plants to the media Fridlay at the 20 Division poltce station in Oakvýille, and said tbcy had seized another tractor-trailer full of plants. Det. Sgt. Nishan Duraiappab of Halton Police Drugs and Morality Unit said most of the grow opera- tions were found in rural areas in Halton Hilîs and Milton, but police also seized plants in Burlington and Oakville. In July police asked the com- munity to bc on the lookout for outdoor marijuana grow opera- tions and received numerous tips about suspicious activity and pos- sible illegal grow operations. The tips and information from other police investigations result- ed in police finding about 20 grow operations. Police undertook an extensive outdoor eradication ini- tiative tbroughout the rural areas Tuesday "Many of these locations are rural locations. Tbey are quite e see LARGE on page AlO i ,,, 'I1245 STEELES AVENUE EAST, MILTON -905.875.1700 1 Milton Mali 876-4367 WWW.BRANCIER.COM