Day: January 6, 2011

Molson To Move Beer Vats This Weekend

Mike Cluett

There has been some talk recently about Molson transporting 6 very large vats through the area towards their Toronto location.  This will be happening on the weekend.

The transportation will start on January 7th in Hamilton and end up at Carlingview Drive by Tuesday January 12th.  There will be some disruption to traffic in Milton over the course of the trip (Hwy 25 from Oakville to Derry Road to Trafalgar Road to Steeles Ave towards Winston Churchill Blvd)

I have scanned in the schedule for you to look at.  They project “minimal” disruption to traffic in our area between 9PM on Friday January 7th and 6AM on Saturday January 8th or 9PM Saturday January 8th to 6AM Sunday January 9th.

Its quite the large container that will be transported and it wont be moving fast.  Be careful when driving around theses areas and be safe.  Here is a link to Halton Police’s news release as well.

Here is the article from InsideHalton.com

Beer vat move is on again

They’re going to give it one more try.

Challenger Motor Freight Co. is planning once again to transport six massive beer vats from Hamilton Port Authority to Molson Coors Brewery near Toronto airport this weekend. So drivers could face major traffic delays on area roads as the six oversized tanks are moved along area roads.

Tomorrow (Friday) the company plans to begin moving the beer vats that each hold a million bottles of beer from Hamilton to Burlington, then beginning Saturday night about 9 p.m. the vats are to travel along Dundas to Regional Rd. 25 north to Derry Rd. to Trafalgar Rd. then north to Steeles Ave. in Halton Hills.

The convoy will park on Steeles Ave. near Mississauga Rd. for the day Sunday, then carry on over the following two nights into Toronto and the brewery.

Last month the company planned the move and put it off four times due to weather or mechanical difficulties.
 

Milton Police Blotter – January 6 2011

Mike Cluett

Milton Police Blotter

A home on Commercial Street saw its Christmas decorations, including an inflatable Santa Claus two snowmen and a string of lit candy canes, dragged across the lawn and damaged  overnight last Thursday.

The estimated damage was $300.

The following night, inflatable Christmas decorations — including a Santa Claus, penguins and a glowing candy cane display — were among the items stolen from a Pettigrew Trail home.

Also stolen were a set of power cords and electrical boxes. The items’ estimated value was $300.

House broken into

A home on Sixth Line was broken into between 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

During the incident, the front door was forced open and a laptop, an Olympus camera, Blackberry charger and $86 worth of coins were taken.  The total estimated value was $1,000.

Impaired charge laid

A 19-year-old Milton woman was charged with blowing over 80 after she allegedly tried to avoid a R.I.D.E. program on Main Street and Martin Street at 11:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve.

Car stolen and recovered

A grey Honda Pilot worth an estimated $35,000 was stolen from a residence on Lancaster Boulevard overnight December 23.  The 2010 vehicle with plates AMYM 442 was later found in good condition near Pearson International Airport.

Thief targets unlocked vehicle

An iPod Nano, Christmas gift certificates and loose change were stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight December 23.  The incident occurred on Norris Circle.

GPS taken from car

Overnight December 23, a TomTom GPS was stolen from a car in Ramshaw Court.  The device is valued at $450.

Belongings stolen

Items including Oakley sunglasses, a Garmin GPS and an iPod were taken from an unlocked vehicle on Stevenson Street overnight December 23.  The items have a combined value of roughly $500.

Briefcase and wallet stolen

Overnight December 23, a TomTom GPS was taken from an unlocked vehicle on First Line.  Also stolen was a black denim briefcase, which included a wallet, identification and credit cards.

Three thefts from vehicles

On Monday, an iPod Touch, worth $350, a $20 note and five CDs, and a wallet were stolen from cars on Trudeau Drive, Menefy Place and Dolby Crescent.

Wallet stolen from car

A woman’s Guess wallet was stolen from a car overnight December 23.  The wallet contained identification and debit cards.

Coins taken from vehicle

Between December 23 and 24 two vehicles parked in a driveway on Allan Crescent were entered.  Loose change was taken from both vehicles.