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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, January 20, 2 0 1 7 | 8 Eagles tribute concert in Oakville to benefit Halton Crime Stoppers continued from p.1 Crime Stoppers has more than 1,000 programs worldwide, 90 in Canada, 38 in Ontario. "I am very proud we live and work in the safest regional municipality in Canada with a population greater than 100,000. But this is no time to rest on our laurels. Our challenge is to keep it that way," said Maybee. To ensure Halton crime levels remain low, the organization reaches out to youths to educate them on how they can help make their schools safer places, Maybee said. "All too often, youths are hesitant to report crime. We meet and talk with Grade 7, 8 and 9 students and show them how they can call, text or email a tip with guaranteed anonymity and maybe earn a cash reward," said Maybee. "We want them to know when information is provided anonymously to Crime Stoppers, criminals are apprehended, stolen property is recovered, drugs are seized and illegal weapons, such as knives and guns, are taken off the streets." Crime Stoppers of Halton also helps citizen groups understand how they can help "make their communities safer places. "We also speak with businesses and their employees to let them know how they can report what they know about internal crime, which helps reduce losses from theft. In 2016, the Halton group received 1,217 tips -- another record. It has had more than 17,000 tips, resulting in 1,155 arrests since it was founded in 1988. Nearly $2.7 million of stolen property has been recovered, more than $18 million in illegal drugs have been seized and 92 weapons have been taken off the streets. "We can't do this alone. We work in partnerships," he said. Some of its fundraising staples include the JailA-Thon at RioCan Oakville Place and Feeding the Beast, which safely destroys personal documents to protect people' s identities. The Crime Stoppers of Halton' s relationship with Halton police is "deeply rooted in mutual respect and admiration," Maybee said. "We are taking the relationship to a new strategic level, where we meet frequently and regularly to address issues of mutual concern." Halton Police Chief Stephen Tanner said January has been designated as Crime Stoppers Month to publicly highlight its ongoing success, as well as an opportunity to "acknowledge the tremendous support of the Halton community." "Halton Region is, and continues to be, the safest large municipality in all of Canada. That is in no small part to the work and dedication of our citizens," said Tanner. "We cannot police, we cannot investigate successfully, we cannot arrest as many people, Halton Crime Stoppers Board Chair Doug Maybee holds a poster with the Crime Stoppers Month theme. | Jayson Mills photo Buying? Selling? Re-financing? Call us fo r a q u o te at Jameson Glas D. Kevin Haxell 9 0 5 -8 4 5 -0 7 6 7 e x t. 2 2 2 /2 2 3 ss* a p 3 S5 P e / iS o n a !P ro fe ssio n a lS e rv iceat Competitive ROteS 1276 C o rn w a ll Road, U n it C, O a kville O n ta rio , L6J 7W 5 T: 9 0 5-8 45-0 76 7· F:905-845-5552 · w w w . h a x e ll la w . c o m · la w y e r s @ h a x e llla w . c o m we will not seize the amount of drugs we seize or recover the amount of stolen property that we do each year, without the help of Crime Stoppers." A benefit concert featuring The Eagles tribute band, Hotel California, to support Crime Stoppers of Halton, will be Thursday, March 30 at St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. W Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $33.90 and can be purchased at goo.gl/8JDFpq or 1-888 777-9793. For more information on Halton Crime Stoppers, visit www.haltoncrimestoppers.org. Thank you Oakville for coming out and supporting May Court's Festival of Trees and Wrap it Up-Gift wrapping services at Rio Can Oakville Place The May Court Club of Oakville wishes to congratulate Vanessa Caceres, Laura Woodger, AnnaTsiroki, Yola Rager, Elaine Fung, Genvieve Rotdar, Suzanne Vandramin, Andrea Betelho, Halle Safatnia, David Perry and Adina Sipos, who won Rio Can Oakville Place gift certificates, Pandora, Swarvorski, Yankee Candle, Mariana, Pusateri's, Body Shop, David's Tea andTim Hortons gifts in its popular Festival ofTrees fundraiser held Nov.26 through Dec. 9, 2016. mome T E E T H W H I T E N IN G IN O F F IC E Doctor^Teeth Evening & Weekend A ppointm ents Available Female D entist Available Same Day A ppointm ents iame Day Emergency am ily & Cosmetic D entistry The May Court Club wishes to thank Rio Can Oakville Place and its merchants for its partnership and tremendous support in the donation of prizes. Proceeds of over $4,000 were raised for May Court supported charities and programs. In addition to the draw, the holiday gift wrapping service, supplied by Rio Can Oakville Place and staffed by May Court volunteers Dec. 10 through 24, raised an additional $9,000 for May Court supported charities and programs. For more information about May Court and May Court events please visit us at w w w .m aycourt.ca 8 insurance Billed D irectly Jigital X-Rays <**y*»V ' -1 Sedation fo r Children & Adults C a ll today to b o o k yo u r appointm ent Dr. Manchanda 9 0 5 -3 3 9 -1 6 6 6 w w w .d o cto r4 te e th .co m n /jn *c c c Lyons Lane, Oakville, ON suite 100