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Sp Vn@afEWD a I~APEl 905-901-2322 wdshield Repairs 17 Wilson Drive, Miltons Comunity Newspaper Since 1860 P eknd Edto Unt1,MitnNA Ncamed Canada's Top Community Newspaper w .miltoncanadianchampion.com imui 8648 S POR T S Royals in tough in field hockey N E W S Halton namned one of safest places A & E Players change things up Robbie McLaughlin successfully took his first solo flight Saturday afternoon in a single-engine Cessna 1 52 at the Burlington airpark. ýj Fourteen-year-old pilot takes first solo flight By Christina Commisso CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Robbte McLaugblin found it funny bis dad bad to drive bim to, tbe Burlington airpark, sec- ng as tbe 14-year old was en route to his first solo llugbt. on Saturday afternoon, under tbe brigbt [al suni McLaugblin took off in tbe single-engine ( Ussia 1 52. For the first time since tbe Milton resident began flying lessons at age 10, tbe two- scater plane bad one sole occupant. "l'm pretty confident 1 know everytbing I necd to. l'n ready to go," said Mcl-Lgblin a day before tbe flight. The Milton District Higb Scbool student wast- ed no time getting behind the stecring wheel, or yoke, of the plane. Less than a wcek after bis l4tb birthday, the minimum age rcquired to fly un his own, McLaughlin took off [romn Burlington Executive Air-port's runway and [or about [jvc minutes be circled the lacility. His parents watched nervously on ibec grottnd as the teen completed a circuit, which tan consist CaptRemnants IUnder Pad included with purchase. WW.forsistco/ieeanineio,878-3435 of dleep turns, sptns or a stale, slow fligbt. Once McLaugblin surccesstlly made it back to tbe grortnd, wberc a group of family and friends anx- iously waited, tbe feelings of wonry turned into joy as bis parents gave Iltm a big congratulatory hug. "Tbe teacbers at Hawtborne Village Public Scbool ail thougbt it was pretty neat 1 could Il>'," said McLaughlin. "l'm pretty sure some of tbemn didn't believe me at first, so 1 bad to bring a pic- turc of me in tbe plane to sebool as proof. 9see FLVING on page A20 ýj Advantage Physéothneropyv 905-693-8043 www.odvontogephysiotheropy.ca info@advontagephysiotherapyca 550 Ontario St, S., Milton, ON, L9T 5E4 Tradiional ChirE Ail by RgW$ 1 A Metroland Media Group publication - VoL1151 No.65 Thursday, October 21, 2010 56 Pages - $1,00 (ind. G.S.T.) 1 Ground broken for new high school By Christina Commisso CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Following years of negotia- tions and planning, construc- tion has started on Miltons newest bigb sebool. Last week, local and regional representatives gatb- ered witb Miltons scbool board trustee and bigb scbool students to o[ficially celebrate tbe groundbreaking of tbe public higb sebool, wbich will be located at the corner of Fourtb Line and Louis St. Laurent Avenue. "It ,S always a great occa- sion when y'ou eaui break ground at a new sehool,- said Halton District Sebool Board (HDSB) Trustee Donna Danielli. -Wben I looked around the crowd and just tbe array of people there... wbat really came together for me was the partnership that goes into building a sebool in the community." It took some time for a shovel to hit the ground at tbe asee SCHOOL on page A4