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3 | The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,D ecem ber 24,2020 theifp.ca On behalf of Mayor Rick Bonnette & the Halton Hills Town Council Stay Safe & Happy Holidays Our 20th An nual 45 Mountainview Road North, Georgetown, Ontario 905.877.7958 e-mail: hassellsauto@bellnet.ca • www.hassellautomotive.comSALES & SERVICE HASSELL AUT - Oil & Filter (Includes up to 6 litres regular oil.) - Complete top to bottom check over. - Installation of winter tires (already on rims) included. - $5.00 Tim's Card - Windshield Washer Fluid - 12 Pack of Pop EXTRAS $9495*Call for an Appointment Prices are +HST $7495*7495* Only Synthetic oil (up to 6 litres)*Most Vehicles. hassell automotive sales & service 45Mountainview RoadNorth, Georgetown, Ontario 905.877.7958 e-mail: hassellsauto@bellnet.ca • www.hassellautomotive.com Silver 2018 Halton Hills Our 21st Annua l FINAL WEEK!HASSELL AUTOMOTIVE Super WINTER Specia l The Halton Coalition for the Prevention of Hate Crime has issued a state- ment condemning "yet an- other hate crime" taking place in Halton Hills after graffiti that included a swastika symbol was found at George Kennedy Public School in Georgetown. "We are understandably outraged by these repeated demonstrations of vio- lence and hate towards marginalized and minority residents of Halton. The Coalition stands with the Halton Hills Alliance for Social Change and all who condemn such acts of hate in Halton communities," the group said in a state- ment. Graffiti is often per- ceived as a youthful mis- chief or prank, the group said. "However, the use of the swastika is an intentional message to the Jewish and minority communities that spreads fear and per- petuates oppression. It is an act of violence that re- verberates past the geo- graphical boundaries of Halton and sends a clear and distinct message to those who perpetuate hate while simultaneously ar- ticulating that minorities are neither welcome nor safe," the statement reads. The anti-hate coalition group said it is presenting a counter message to those who perpetuate hate and the minorities they target that hate is not tolerated and all are welcome in Hal- ton. Halton Regional Police are making a public "ap- peal for information" after they received a report on Dec. 7 regarding the hate graffiti. Halton police Chief Ste- phen Tanner said the ser- vice always investigates hate crimes to the fullest extent possible. "There is no place for hate anywhere in the Re- gion of Halton or in our so- ciety," he said. - With files from Louie Rosella and Bryan Myers NEWS GROUP CONDEMNS RACIST GRAFFITI AT SCHOOL BAMBANG SADEWO bsadewo@metroland.com Police are investigating graffiti with a hate symbol found at George Kennedy Public School. Danielle Phaphol photo