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Graham Paine/ Metroland An Acton man is dead following last week's crash in Halton Hills. ACTON DRIVER KILLED IN CRASH LOUIE ROSELLA lrosella@metroland.com A multi-vehicle crash in Hi: ton Hills last Thursday (Apr. ob claimed — Hie ofan Acton man. Halton police Const. Steve Elms said police received a call just after 11:30 a.m. for reports ofa vehicle off the roadway in the ar- ea of Trafalgar Road and High- way 7. Elms confirmed the incident was a fatality investigation and the OPP had taken charge of the investigati OPP Set Kerry Schmidt said a delivery truck was eastbound on Hwy. 7 and collided with an east- bound car that entered the west- bound lanes. The 43-year-old driver of the car was “pronounced deceased” at the scene after colliding "head- on" with the truck, Schmidt said. The truck went into the ditch and was leaking fuel, but the truck driver wasn't seriously hurt. ther details were avail- able at press time. TOWN INVESTIGATING HOW TO TACKLE FLAGS WITH HATE MESSAGING MELANIE HENNESSEY mhennessey@metroland.com Halton Hills councillors have being displayed by local resi- dents. During their April 11 meeting, the politicians passed a motion from Coun. Moya Johnson that directs staff to research amend- ing the current sign bylaw to in- clude flags. e resol olution says that cent protests about COVID 9 pandemic precautions have re- sulted in flags being flown by some people that contain hate messages, foul language or sym- bols associated with white su- premacy, or wording that encour- ages harm being done to certain political figures. "I brought this forward as I've had a number of complaints, and I know others have as well,” said Graham Paine/Metroland Halton Hills councillors say they've received complaints about offensive flags. Johnson, noting there's concern about children being exposed to such messaging in the communi- ty. "Symbols of hate or intent to harm are certainly offensive to all, not just children. I felt we needed to do something.” the resolution garnered support from most around the council table, councillors Clark Somerville and Wendy Farrow- Reed questioned the need to Ca a Fy 3 a v i Zz bring it forward on short notice asan emergency ma $ Somerville said te ‘would rath- 3 er see the item posted a as a pannaer Fe of m motion for the n 1S meeting, giving Me dents ‘ime to 8 see it first. "There are offensive signs out there — I find them offensive — but we have to make sure we fol- low a manner that's transparent for the public,” he said. But several of his colleagues contended that since the motion. only asked staff to investigate the issue, with no decisions being made, a notice of motion process. wasn! tN warranted. " this is a critical is: that should be addressed as soon as possible," noted Coun. Jon Hurst. Somerville's motion to defer the matter was voted down. Staff will bring a report on the topic back to a future council meeting. LAMONTSS=~ y Roofing 8 Alominum © REPAIRS STRIPS ¢ RE-ROOFING . your 2022 nomination of BEST BUSINESS/SERVICE Favourite Roofing Company of Halton Hills We appreciate all of your votes and support! Find our nomination under the Home/Home Improvement Roofing category Votes accepted until May 17th, 2022 ‘ 4 www.th subcategories/roofing-company THT READERS’ CHOICE 2022 Call Now for your FREE ESTIMATES. BOOKING NOW FOR 2022, OWNER ON SITE. Proudly Serving Halton Hills and Surrounding Areas for 31yrs FULLY LICENSED & INSURED WSIB