Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 28, 1990, p. 10

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I Community Youngster tours police station After a tour of the Hills Police Departments llth Divi sion station in Georgetown David Ashley confirmed I want to be a policeman when I grow up The St Francis of Separate School of Georgetown kindergarten student was granted a tour of the station after his mother Lauren brought him to the information booth set up by police in the Halton Hills Library during National Drug Awareness Week only to find it unattended Mrs Ashley wrote a letter to The Herald about the incident and Constable Laurel phoned to arrange the tour Nor mally I wouldnt go to this ex tent said the boys mother but he was so upset when he found the information booth unattend ed she explained David had the opportunity to see offices where police worked the jail cells and the storage area where lost and stolen bikes are kept He even had his finger prints taken and took home some information on streetproofing children He also decided that when he does become a police officer he wants to wear a uniform He will arrest people he said bad people and he knows he will have to go to school to learn how VON clinics The Victorian Order of Nurses Halton Branch will hold a Foot Care Clinic at the following loca tions The cost is For further information or an appointment please call Milton Community Information Centre Commercial Street Milton Dec 13th am to pm Bruce Street Ontario Street Milton Ontario Dec pm to430pm Harmony Court til Ontario Street Milton Ontario Dec 130pm to430pm to be a policeman Constable Bamett explained the reason the booth at the library was not attended when the Georgetown boy visited was that Division just didnt have the staff to keep it occupied all day Nonetheless David really en joyed the tour said his mother and couldnt wait to tell his teacher about It that day Fiveyearold David Ashley got a taste of the inside of a jail cell on Monday when he took a tour of the Division police station in Georgetown The tour gave the youngster inspiration to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a policeman Herald photo

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