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k w h:t'son Milton's Commu E4SA Named Canada 's Top e er www msltoncanadîanchampson com M M U N I T Y ~en shares irtfelt story a. a a C I -a. -a SI .~a, I Big decline in police complaints Complaints almost cease following creation of investigation agency By T;m Foran METROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUP The Provinces creaflon of an independent, civilian agency to oversee the investigation of public complaints aga~nst police has coincided with an almost 100 per cent drop in such com- plaints in Halton. Halton Regional Police received only two public complaints in 2009 for incidents that took place after October 19, the date the Province's Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) assumed responsi- bility for managing such complaints from police chiefs. In comparison, Halton's police service received 68 public complaints last year for incidents that happened prior to the opening of the OIPRD, according to police staustics. The service received 55, 59 and 61 public com- plaints in the three preceding fulI years respec- tively. . Staff sergeants have reported the public ian t following through with the new complaints process, Insp. Carol Crowe of Halton Regioreal Polices professional standards bureau told members of Haltons police services board at its last meeting. "What's important to the public, it seems, is that the service is aware of their concerns," said Crowe during a presentation on the see COMPLAINANTS on page M i - No funding 'for Town this round. The federal guvernment recently announced us Iarest batch of funding for culTRsmlQ dcx'cloprncni projects, but the Town of Miltons proposaI dldn't make the cut this time around. The municapality applied last year for federal funds Eu pay for more than haîf the cost of buying four acres of land in west Milton and developing a business plan to begin a dean technology research park incubator in the Milton Education Village. The application was submitted to FedDev Ontario, a government agency that administers the Southern Ontario Develupment Program fund. While Milton wasn't selected to receive funds in the current round of allocations, ail hope isn't lust yet, accord- ang to Tdwn Senior Manager of Ecunomic Development Andrew Siltala. He said the Town could receive money in a later round of funding, or could resubmit its application. "We're waiting optimistically," he said. "We know they (FedDev Ontario) receive multiple applications and have to decide which ones will be funded first." The Town is seeking $400,000 Eu cuver the estimaîcd $800000 it will cust Eu boy four acres of land in the Milton Education Village, a strip of 450acres on the wesî side of Tremaine Road between Bdtannia and Derry roads. The Town's application also asks for 75 per cent of ibe estimated $ 127,000 it will cost tu hire a lead consultant to deliver a business plan for the incubator, a term used Eu describe a facility that helps emerging technology companies take the next step. Your Fuli Line [~ Store! ~ a~rn.oer ~'=*='w~-w,-raw ~ ~»3UICK V ~ tash prias inctades ail GM rebates & ioyaltv progranis ami dealer tees Sa toi GSI PST & Lic tee Tee dealea for detaîls E G SE tBr-weekly paymes incluSe ail GM sebates & tsyalty prorianis anS Seater tees Ternis as s5awn Add loi GSI & PST deater tsi detaîls E & SE LIMe