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35| O akville B eaver | T hursday,S eptem ber 20,2018 insidehalton.com WhenOnly The BesTWill DO... 461 Brant street, Burlington 2010 Maria street, Burlington Free parking at our John st. entrance 24 hours: 905-639-7001 ~ www.BrantFlorist.com Chosen #1 Florist! BF4259PM Lavender Charm Vase Bouquet The facility also has a separate and dedicated training room and class- room, state-of-the-art fo- rensic labs, special bays for the examination of ve-for the examination of ve-f hicles involved in fatal col- lisions, a gym and an evi- dence/seized property warehouse. Halton Region chair Gary Carr said making these investments in polic- ing not only allows exist- ing officers to better do their jobs, but also serves to attract the best police officers and future police officers to Halton. Oakville Mayor and Halton Police board chair Rob Burton said the new police headquarters is badly needed and noted it is a demonstration of the commitment of the com- munity to the police ser- vice. Halton police are grad- ually moving into the new building and some ele- ments, like its training bu- reau and 911 call centre, are there already. Tanner has previously said the new structure would house several head- quarters-related units, which have had to stay at the Oakville station on Oak Walk Drive due to lack of space in the exist- ing headquarters. The Halton police drug and morality unit and the training unit will be among the groups housed within the new facility. When police move out of their existing headquar- ters, the space will be used by Halton Region, which is itself dealing with the problem of outgrowing its facility to the point wherefacility to the point wheref space has to be rented off- site to accommodate all employees. NEWS The Halton Regional Police Service's ceremonial guard unit raises the Canadian flag during the commissioning of the new police service's headquarters as Chief of Police Stephen Tanner salutes. Graham Paine/Metroland Continued from page 29 "It has been a few years in the planning and a couple years in the making and while this facility does stand as a symbol of justice and of policing in Canada, what it is really here for is to serve the men and women who work here, sworn and civilian, and to serve every citizen of Halton." - Halton Police Chief Stephen Tanner NEW FACILITY WAS BADLY NEEDED: MAYOR