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The.Oakville LAW N M OW ER TU N EU P S rftyard-TV/mMf Ctxtttmmty O N T A R IO CUP SOCCER REPORT Sports 56 Pages Mercedes-Benz r c p n f) ? ,M m ^5===^=**^ BttotriMMA . ----- . S44*pjrfs CURRENT POWER MACUMESY MC. ZXZTJSZZrnZS.5 8 2 2 4 2 1 1 A Metroland Publication V o l.3 8 N o . 77 C E LE B R A TE C A N A D A DAY! Special pull-out section WEDNESDAY, JU N E 2 8 ,2 0 0 0 7 5 C e n ts (plus GST) Creek claims 4-year-old Etobicoke boy swept away by fast-moving rain-swollen current By Scott MacArthur SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Photo by Christine Smyth W a te rfro n t F e s tiv a l a w a s h w ith fu n The Burlington Detachment of the OPP continues its inves tigation into the drowning of an Etobicoke boy, Sunday, at Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Adam Ennis, 4, drowned in Bronte Creek, near the park's Parking Lot A, after being swept away by a swift current as he played with family near the water. The incident occurred at about 6:30 p.m. Barry Stacey, 36, also of Etobicoke, pulled Ennis from the water at about 7:30 p.m., approximately 1.5-km from where the boy was playing. Stacey, followed by OPP Constable Janet Scholes, began administering CPR on Ennis, who was then air-lifted to The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, where he was later pro nounced dead. Stacey received rib injuries during the rescue attempt, and was in fair condition at OTMH. Both the OPP and Bronte Creek Provincial Park have administered warnings of high water levels, dfie to the heavy rainfall experienced this spring. Assistant Park Superintendent Dave Boddington said that the area of the creek near Parking Lot A tends not to be deep, but water levels rise in early spring after the snow melts, and in the case of heavy rains. "In my 21 years at the park, this is the first creek-related tragedy that I'm aware of," he said. Octogenarian faces charges An 86-year old driver is facing charges in connection with Friday's collision with a police cruiser. According to Halton Regional Police, the accident hap pened around 7 p.m. when a marked K9 Unit car was trav eling eastbound on Cornwall Road and collided with a vehi cle that entered Cornwall from Allan Street. The vehicles sustained extensive damage and both dri vers were treated for minor injuries at Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. Police dog Gauge was not injured. Janis Garanes of Oakville is charged with failing to yield to traffic on a through highway. Photo by Peter J. Thompson Everyone had a good time on the weekend during the Oakville Waterfront Festival, including Leah Drimmie (above) who loved her balloon hat. O fficers com bine to save w om an from suicide Photo by Riziero Vertolli A pair of Halton Regional Police Officers are being credited with saving the life of a suicidal woman who was poised to jump from a fourth floor window on Saturday. Constables John Ophoven and Tracey Flanigan were summoned to an apartment building on Dorval Drive north where they found a distraught, 45year old woman sitting on the ledge outside the win dow holding a pair of scis sors. Flanigan initiated a con versation with the woman while Ophoven entered the apartment. While Flanigan kept the woman distracted, Ophoven pulled her back inside. No one was injured and the woman was admit ted to Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital for treat ment. % le n C a n W in ] --l ) * jjjV Attacks police with knife, woman hospitalized An Oakville woman was arrested Saturday after she allegedly assaulted her mother then ran at a pair of police officers with a knife. According to Halton Regional Police, the incident start ed around 4 p.m. when Constables Susan Stewart and John Peppier responded to a domestic complaint at a Third Line address. When the officers arrived they spoke to the suspect who produced a knife and ran after them. The officers left the residence and called in the Tactical Rescue Unit. The sus pect remained in the house for some time then eventually came out and surrendered herself without further incident. The woman was taken into custody then brought to hos pital for the treatment of minor self-inflicted wounds. She was then admitted for observation. The investigation continues regarding charges. r.Ct ' x, *c taionats........... ...........- ....... ....ad Focus Fntertahnwint Canada Bay R1 Rfl n m ns Sports _______ D8 Thousand Photo by Riziero Vertolli Abigail Pozorski and her best friend Kristin Picciano (both 6) waited patiently Saturday evening before the Chantal Kreviazuk concert (top right), while Fresh Water Trade (centre) performed at Lakeside Park. But the happiest person of the weekend was Frank Boone (above) who literally walked away with the grand prize of $10,000. For more on the Festival, see Focus and Entertainment. Good news: q u ality o f life im proving Bad news: h ealth , environm ent n ee d help While Halton Region's quality of life con tinues to improve, health and environmental concerns are undermining progress. That assertion was among the findings of the latest Quality of Life Index (QLI) pub lished by the Halton Social Planning Council and Volunteer Centre. Economic and social indicators reveal good news but health indicators lag behind led by the continuation of long waiting lists for long-term care beds. M eanwhile, environmental indicators which have been a fairly positive component of Halton's QLI during the Nineties have seen a troubling decline in air quality. "We have seen strong economic growth in Halton, as well as some recovery in our social deficit," said Ted Hildebrandt, the Council's senior social planner and author of the Halton report. "However, health and environmental issues will continue to be at the forefront of public debate. Our quality of life in Halton will not advance in the 21st century unless we solve these problems." Progress includes lower rates of bankrupt cies, fewer toxic spills, fewer low birth weight babies and reduced unemployment. Setbacks include poor air quality and continuing high - yet declining - social assistance caseloads. The report is the third in a series of The Quality of Life In Halton, which is published by the Council as part of a province-wide ini tiative. The Council uses the QLI to monitor changes in social, economic, health and environmental conditions. The latest figures reveal that the 1999 QLI has risen to 94.3, up from 85.2 in 1998. The QLI remains below the benchmark of 100 established in 1990. The full report is available by contacting the Council at 632-1975 or accessing www.worldchat.com/public/hspc. 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