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www.insidehalton.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, Septem ber 22, 2 0 1 7 | 1 2 Smoke detectors save residents Two arrested for pharmacy robberies by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff The Oakville Fire Department says smoke detec tors probably saved the lives of several residents after fire broke out at a home on Shoreline Drive Wednesday night (Sept. 20). Firefighters were called to the residence just be fore midnight. W hen they arrived they discovered heavy smoke coming from the dwelling. Oakville Deputy Fire Chief Andy Glynn said the homeowners approached the firefighters and con firmed everyone had been able to get out safely. Firefighters entered the house and discovered a fire in the basement near an electrical panel. The blaze was quickly extinguished and the home ventilated. No one was injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but is Two men have been charged with robbing two Halton pharmacies. Halton police said Wednesday (Sept. 20) they arrested two men alleged to have robbed the Shop pers Drug Mart on Third Line Sept. 18 and the Shoppers on Burlington' s New StreetJune 22. Police say detectives were able to identify a vehi cle believed to be involved in the Oakville robbery, which occurred at 3 a.m. Two men armed with guns left with a bag of narcotics. Investigators said when the pair was apprehend ed this week, they were in possession of a variety of prescription narcotics (opioids) and cocaine. S m oke de tecto rs alerted residents a t a S horeline Drive hom e afte r a fire broke o u t W ednesday, Sept. 2 1 night. No one w as injured. | Nikki Wesley/Metroland suspected to be electrical. Damage to the home is estimated at $150,000. Glynn credits the home' s working smoke detec tors with keeping this incident from turning tragic. "They were notified by the smoke alarm that there was a fire in their home," said Glynn. The next day (Thursday), the heavily-armed Halton police Tactical Rescue Unit searched a home on Mount Forest Drive in Burlington. Police say they seized two replica firearms, pre scription narcotics, and clothing alleged to be con nected to the two robberies. Abdollah Abdulmajid, 37, of Burlington and Dylan Loshaw, 19, of Hamilton face 4 9 criminal charges between them including robbery using a firearm, forcible confinement, pointing a firearm, uttering threats, disguise with intent and posses sion of controlled substance. Both men were held for a bail hearing. Labour force is growing slowly: Dodge continued from p.5 "If that is the case, maybe we have a lower natu ral rate of unemployment and that is what' s hold ing down the increase in labour costs." With no clear answers, Dodge noted central banks and ministers of finance find themselves in a position where they have to navigate between the extremes of keeping interest rates low and poten tially triggering another financial crisis like in 2008 due to the accumulation of debt or raising interest rates at the risk of hurting economic growth. The compromise appears to be raising rates slightly. Dodge noted it is reasonable to believe by the end of 2018 there will be a Bank of Canada pol icy rate in the area of1.75 per cent. He also predict ed oil prices would stay below $60 U.S. per barrel. "A Canadian dollar around .80 cents. It' s a rea sonable place to be. We rose a little bit above that in the short run. We might go a little bit below, but that is a reasonable planning basis for you to do your business over the next 18 months or so," said Dodge. "I think it is also reasonable to plan on doing business without having to anticipate a big trade disruption. This is one that is clearly front and centre. It worries people a lot. In the end, things move more slowly than politicians would like, or hope for, and there will also not be the de sire of the Americans to totally upset our trade ar rangements." This year Dodge predicts the Canadian econo my will grow by 3.1 to 3.25 per cent. Next year will see that growth drop two to 2.25 per cent. For 2019 that growth will be well under two per cent. "This is not terrible given that we are going to have a labour force that is only growing by a half a per cent per year," said Dodge. Armed robber hits Kerr convenience store Halton police say no one was injured following the armed robbery of an Oakville convenience store Wednesday (Sept. 20) evening. At around 9:30 p.m., a masked man armed with a plastic pellet gun walked into the M & M Variety store at 443 Kerr St., and demanded cash, police said. A struggle between the robber and the store em ployee ensued. The masked man ultimately fled on a bicycle with an undisclosed amount of cash. He was last seen travelling southbound on Kerr Street. The store employee was unharmed. The thief is described as white, approximately 25 30 years old, 6-foot and 200-pounds. He wore a black balaclava, a grey Reebok sweat shirt turned inside out over a red T-shirt, beige cargo pants and dark shoes with white laces. Anyone with information can contact the Oakville criminal investigations bureau at 905-825 4747, ext. 2218 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477), www.crimestoppers.ca or by texting `Tip201' with the message to 274637 (crimes). BOUNCES LIKE WEARS LIKE RUBBER ROCK 95*: P le a s e jo in u s f o r a s p e c t a c u la r e v e n in g s h o w c a s in g t h e t a le n t s o f p e o p le w h o h a v e a d e v e lo p m e n t a l d is a b ilit y . 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