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Page SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday YOU ASKED FOR IT YOU GOT IT HOD CUNNINGHAM ART Acton meets its new police force Feb 6 The Ha Hon Regional Police force has announced Ihe 12 off cere who are now permanently Hilton Chief James Harding a number of senior members of the force represents Uvea from the Youth tl Crime Prevention Bureau and traffic safely along with many of the 12 officers as possible will be on hand in Acton Feb at ihe Legion to meet with members of the public The meeting which will run from 10 a to noon and from to will feature slide presentations well as a for to meet with the officers who are now or king only in Acton The appointment of 12 officers from District 1 be pernio stationed in Acton is one of the moves Chief Hirti hopes will resolve complaints by about the quality of policing In the community Several Acton residents said they felt isolated from the police force Jim they know the officers working in the area Each of the 13 officers has been on patrol in Acton at onetime or another The difference la that now rather than patrolling throughout Hills these officers will be on patrol only In Acton Nine of the II officers now live in Halton Hills Three are past residents of the area now living In and Grand Valley All 12 hold the rank of constable Rod Beaumont has been a police officer for four years He has lived in Halton Hills most or his life but now Jives In Don Cousens has three and a half years experience He has been a Hills resident most of his life and now lives In Georgetown Bill Cunningham 33 Is a 14year veteran having joined old Georgetown force as a cadet He has been a Hills resident all his life and still lives in Georgetown Alex 29 has ten years experience and has been living in George I own for past tour years Garry George has been a police officer half years and recently moved from Halton Hills Art has five and a half years experience thepast two years Nick has six years experience and has been a Georgetown resident for more thon six years Bill Parry is a 25year veteran and has lived in Hilts for the past half years Jock Pool has been a police officer for years ami a Hills resident most of his life He Is now living in the former Township has eight years experience and has been a Hills resident for the past eight years Keith Woudstra experience and has been a Hills resident for the past four years He is now living in Bob has seven years experience and recently moved to Grand Valley after living in Hills in oat of his life THOMAS BOB KEITH Police chief readies battle against racism Regional Police have been authorized take an active role in combatting rac discrimination The Regional Police Commission approved a resol drawn up by Chief James Harding authorizing members lake such steps might bo necessary to prevent racial discrimination and to prosecute tnvolv In its commission The resolution also era commanders In he three districts to form liaison with the Ontario Human Rights Commission and members of minority groups suffering pro blems brought about by racial discrimination Thlstsathlngl think we all need to pay attention to the chief said at the commission meeting Thursday lnOakvllIe We re living in an area which will experience tremendous growth over the next few years With this growth will come this kind of problems The chief said the resolution which also requires hat dents which are suspected of being racially motivated be drawn to the attention of the District Commander have been an unwritten policy of the force for some time This resolution puts the policy on paper Racism has caused and will continue to cause grief to a number of who because of no better reason than they might look different speak or sound differently eat different foods wear dlf ferent clothes or pray to a different god are singled out as targets for the maliciousness of those who practice racial tlon the chief said In a letter prefacing the resolution BUSINESS DIRECTORS II CHARTERED I ACCOUNTANTS RR Hamilton AND DC Patterson OPTOMETRISTS Provisional Building 11 RoadS Ontario TELEPHONE ITT GW Corbett DC CHIROPRACTOR Mill Strut For Appointment PHONE Goebelle Wagner Mac Ad am Main South Kills Georgetown Ontario Everyone the HERALD R Chpsham Limited Sirwv iFl It Mountain view Road Suite Hllli Georgetown Ontario 411 ITT Mil Police Chief wary about publicizing use Decision on bulletproof vests awaits survey Hilton Regional Police Commission has post po id it dec on issuing bullet vests to lis irs Hi I an invest gat on by ll Police Commlss lun ii survey of officers has been completed Halton Chief James Harding old The Herald day that out of 193 officers surveyed so far per cent said they wear the vests if hey re available Wearing ihe vests would probably be mandatory If they were issued at the commissions expense the chief said The Ontario Police Commission Is conducting an Acton Chamber boosting Leathertown lifts Id Special The Acton Chamber of Commerce looking for anyone interested In help boost Acton Image as Let I her town Chamber secretary Janet Fleming said week the original Idea of Acton Image as Leather town stemmed from a few Ideas she had while talking with another Chamber member Tl were discussing how the Olde Hide House has taken the bull by the Horns and started to capitalize on the leather image and felt It could be turned Into a project for the Chamber The chamber board of directors and executive have picked up on their enthusiasm and are prepared to carry it through No date has been set for a meeting on tie formation of a committee Chamber vicepresident John is among the members who bus expressed an interest in Join I anticipate this as something positive for the town Mrs Fleming said It would be nice for our kids if they could say they knew about leather because of the com muni hey grew up in I don anticipate It becoming some sort of tourist thing with souvenir shops all over or any thing like that but why t we be known as Ontario We should be proud of our leather not just complain about the smell betting leather museum is one of the things Mrs Fleming feels might be part of the Chamber promotion scheme Finding a location with space for exhibits and also sufficient space for parking might pose a problem but it at least worth thinking about she said The Chamber is in the midst of its annual membership drive this month but she hopes to see the Chamber begin working on its Leathertown campaign In February Investigation to determine If bullet proof vests would be an asset and the chief said he expects the study to be completed in two or weeks He said he expected that if the investigation favors the vests and a majority of the officers indicate their support the commission will include the vests in its budget Officers wearing bulletproof vests now have either paid for them out of their own pocket or been given them privately The chief informed the board of ihe results of his survey during a confidential portion of the commission meeting Thursday before releasing the Friday He he would have preferred to have the issue discussed In cloistered halls because he Is concerned that publicity about policemen wearing he would encourage armed criminals to a hoot since they would run less risk of committing murder He Is also concerned that criminals who believe the policemen are wearing bullet proof vests would aim Tor the head or some other unprotected part of he body All bulletproof vest syndrome is doing is forcing us into posture of a bullet proof and gun to enforce the law the chief told members of the press following Thursday meeting I don t like to sec the law that way- it s too magnificent for that A policeman symbol of authority be a badge and not a bullet proof vest and a 33 Detective Constable Bruce I tic hards head of the Ha I Ion Association says he thinks wearing the vests should be optional not mandatory An woman Jean nine has opened a bank account to receive public donations from people who want to help buy vests for the members 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