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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday September 29, 2006 - 7 Toy's flashing red light leads to early morning scare at Post Office A gift mailed from a Toronto grandmother to her grandchild in Oakville inadvertently led to the cordoning off of the Oakville Post Office early Tuesday morning -- where the bomb squad almost blew up the package after a flashing red light was seen inside. It was in the very early morning Tuesday that Halton police were called by staff at Canada Post's Oakville sorting centre at 193 Church St. after an employee observed the parcel with a flashing red light within. Officers responded, evacuated the building and closed off nearby streets. The Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU) was called in to deal with the suspicious package, along with Halton EMS Tactical Paramedics, the Oakville Fire Department and Canada Post Corporate Security. As EDU was preparing to render the package safe -- usually done by detonating it -- police and Canada Post identified the parcel's sender. The Toronto woman was contacted and it was confirmed that the contents of the parcel were not hazardous and posed no safety concern. That's when the Post Office building and area streets were reopened at 7 a.m. The flashing red light was from a gift a grandmother was sending to her grandchild. In the wake of the incident, a police officer personally delivered the gift -- intact and undamaged -- to the child. Canada Post delivers 37 million pieces of mail to over 13 million addresses in Canada each working day. Its employees are watchful for dangerous or hazardous goods in the mail and have been trained in the identification and handling of suspicious items. FALL PROGRAMS We Provide MTO Approved Courses COUPON $ 50 OFF 407 Speers Rd., Suite 205 Oakville Gift Certificates Available 905-825-1172 · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · DANIEL HECHTER PARIS · BIRKENSTOCK · RIEKER · ARA · SALAMANDER · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · DANIEL HECHTER PARIS · BIRKENSTOCK · RIEKER · ARA · SALAMANDER · ROHDE · MEPHISTO NEW COLLECTION HAS ARRIVED Mephisto & Birkenstock SAL HI Full ES/AS RING /Par SOC t Ti IATE me · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · DANIEL HECHTER PARIS · BIRKENSTOCK · RIEKER · ARA · SALAMANDER · ROHDE · MEPHISTO Choose an insurance company that doesn't play games. As a customer, you should come first. That may sound obvious but some insurance companies care more about their shareholders than their customers. We're different in that we concentrate on the things that matter to you: competitive rates and 24 hour claims assistance. You know you can trust CAA for safer roads and driver programs, why not trust us for your auto & property insurance too? It's your move. Get a no-obligation quote today. Call Dan Gabriel, your local CAA agent at (905) 845-0877 or come by the office at 230 North Service Rd. W., Oakville. INGEBORG'S WAREHOUSE 1681 FINFAR COURT, MISSISSAUGA Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9 to 5 Sun. 11 to 4 905-823-7415