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At around 6 p.m., a couple were grocery shop- ping together at the Food Basics store on Guelph Street. When the couple turned their backs on their shopping cart for just a few moments, a female suspect removed the lady's purse from the cart and depart- ed the store. The theft was caught on cctv cameras. Shortly thereafter, the same suspect and another female committed a simi- lar theft at the Freshco store down the street. This duo may be part of an organized group that victimizes shop- pers. Suspect No. 1 is described as female, olive complex- ion, 25 to 30 years old, 5'8, average weight and build, black hair pulled back into a bun or ponytail, round face, dark jacket, jeans. Suspect No. 2 is female, olive complexion, older-- maybe 60 years--5'8, heavy weight and build, dark hair, thinner face, dark knee length jacket, blue heavy scarf wrapped around head and neck, dark pants, carrying a reusable shop- ping bag. Video surveillance has been obtained to aid in the investigation, identification and possible arrest of the two thieves. When shopping, do not leave purses, wallets, cell phones or any other valu- able items unattended with your shopping cart. If such thefts are observed, please call 9-1-1 to report the crime as "in-progress". Happy New Year and welcome to 2018! I would like to express on behalf of Council my sincerest congratulations to The Tanner as it cele- brates its 20th anniversary of covering every day news and events that mean a lot to Acton and area residents. The Tanner is another rea- son why Halton Hills is small town living at its best! **** Join me on Saturday Feb- ruary 24 for a free family skate from 2:30 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. at the Acton Arena, Townsley Rink. See you there! **** On Sunday, February 25, please join me at our new venue Champs Family Entertainment Centre in Milton for my annual Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids' Sake Challenge! The action starts at 1p.m. to 3 p.m.--registration at 12:30 p.m. Together, let's STRIKE IT BIG for our kids in Halton Hills! Visit the website: halton. bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/ event/bowl-kids-sake/ for further information. **** Congratulations to Jor- dan Stott who was named to the Canadian Lifesav- ing Team Canada after an outstanding performance at the Canadian Pool Lifesav- ing Championships in June 2017. Halton Hills is proud of your accomplishment! **** Congratulations to Hal- ton Crime Stoppers on their 30th anniversary. The valu- able work performed by this organization supports all of our efforts to keep the Town of Halton Hills a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family. This year Crime Stoppers message of "SEE Some- thing? HEAR Something? KNOW Something? CON- TACT Crime Stoppers." is particularly relevant to our community which prides it- self on a high quality of life supported by engaged and aware residents. Throughout the years, callers to Halton Crime Stoppers have provided tips anonymously that have led to the solving of homicides, break-ins, assaults, sexual attacks, animal abuse and robberies in Halton Region. There are three ways to submit anonymous tips: • 1-800-288-TIPS (8477) - calls are not displayed, traced or tracked • text CRIMES (274637) your text is encrypted to protect your identity • visit the website: haltoncrimestoppers.ca/ submit_tip.php You could be rewarded up to $2,000 if your tip leads to an arrest. **** Congratulations to Halton Women's Place on 40 years of providing the necessary programs and services in- cluding the crisis line and outreach programs along with shelter for women and families in our community. We are so proud to work together in ending violence against women. **** Keeping it real! I can be reached by telephone at 905-873-2601, ext. 2342 or by email at mayor@hal- tonhills.ca or read my blog at www.rickbonnette.blog- spot.com. You can also follow me on twitter at: @ RickBonnette1 Mayor's Corner By: Rick Bonnette Purse thefts at Georgetown grocery stores By: Vivien Fleisher Describing the town's new website as "sig- nificantly improved", Communications Manager Alexandra Fuller an- nounced that the site went live at 8 a.m. February 5, and was the culmina- tion of an extensive, collaborative effort amongst s taff and council. But the start point for the overhaul and redesign was the question "what does the resident want?" and part of that answer was: less. Content was cut down to less than 300 pages from 800, edited and updated, while other features like "smarter search" and "better navigation" made for a cleaner, clear- er site, the importance of which was underlined by Fuller's characterization of the town website as their primary communi- cation vehicle between residents and the Town of Halton Hills. Councillors Lewis and Albano both praised the clean, less crowded look. Next, Economic De- v e l o p m e n t o f f i c e r Cassandra Baccardax gave council a preview of the town's new 'eco- nomic deve lopment ' website, set to go live on February 12. This site is now a stand-alone from the main town site and exists to "encourage for- eign direct investment flow into Halton Hills." It aligns with several regional plans: Council's Strategic Plan; the Com- munity Sustainability Strategy; the Mayor's Community Energy Plan; the Economic Develop- ment Strategy; HHCEC's business interests; and provincial and federal priorities. The $20,000 budget is offset by half via funding from the fed- eral government, with the town portion coming from last year's budget. Priority was given de- sign-wise to a modern look, including a new logo that's a sleeker variation of the town logo. The partner- ship between Halton Hills and sister-city Wenjiang, China fig- ures strongly in this initiative, while pro- viding a go-to site for businesses in both countries and elsewhere to foster communication and attract business to the town. There's even a map on the website show- ing where Halton Hills is situated in the world, illustrating a much bigger emphasis on all forms of investment that "originate outside of Halton Hills-- regionally, provincially, nationally or internation- ally", supporting one of the town's key sustain- ability pillars: economic prosperity. Halton Hills launches two new websites Specific improvements include: • Smarter search capabilities • Modern imagery and embedded video • A new, easy-to-use calendar format • Updated and reorganized content