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5 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,F ebruary 25,2021 insidehalton.com 220 Randall Street, Downtown Oakville | 905-842-2100 ext. 109 www.watsoninvestments.com | To register please contact Adam at adam@watsoninvestments.com Register today for our More Money in Your Pocket Webinar Hosted by Presenters Wednesday, March 3rd at 12pm Presentation is 1 hour. We will be discussing the accounting and wealth management perspectives on strategic decision-making, tax tips and considerations that will help put more money in your pocket. The presentation is for people in varying stages of life, working and retired. Individuals and business owners. Jennifer Watson MBA, CFP®, CIM® Joti Vallabh CPA, CPB and ATAP Halton Region readying COVID-19 vaccination clinics in preparation for more vaccine supply • Gellert Community Centre, 10241 Eighth Line, Georgetown • St.VolodymyrCultural Centre, 1280Dundas StreetWest, Oakville • Compass Point Bible Church, 1500 Kerns Road, Burlington • FirstOntarioArts CentreMilton, 1010Main Street East, Milton Halton Region is ready to open our vaccination clinics for prioritized populations once vaccine supplies are secured by the Federal Government. Clinics are located in eachmunicipality and have been selected based on the ability tomaintain health and safetymeasures, accessibility and amenities. These are initial locations and other clinicsmay be identified as required. The clinics are not yet open to the general public andwill first serve priority populations identified by the Province,beginningwith adults 80 years of age andolder. Informationonopening andhow tobookanappointmentwill be availablewhen the amount of vaccines is confirmed. To stay up-to-date on our vaccine programplease visithalton.ca/COVIDvaccines. If you know someone 80 years of age or older who may require assistance, please reach out and let them know about the COVID-19 vaccination program. A Halton Regional Po- lice officer is facing crimi- nal charges after a video surfaced of a police officer getting physical with a male in an Oakville park- ing lot. The video was shared widely on social media last spring after the incident was captured on video in the Little Caesars Pizza and Bank of Montreal plaza at Third Line and Dundas Street West. Halton police now say Halton officers responded to that area April 20 for re- ports of a male loitering in the area. The video appears to show an officer pushing and shoving a male, at one point using what appears to be the male's bag to do so. "An interaction ensued between the officers and the male," police said The officer who made di- rect physical contact with the male was suspended from duty with pay, which is the only option available to a police service as pre- scribed by the Police Ser- vices Act (PSA), according to a police news release is- sued Feb. 16. To ensure transparency, police said, Halton Police Chief Stephen Tanner asked the Waterloo Region- al Police Service to investi- gate the incident. Const. Jason Mathers has been charged with as- sault with a weapon and mischief under $5,000. He has been released and is scheduled to appear (virtually) in court on March 9. He remains sus- pended with pay. The other three officers who were at the scene were reassigned to administra- tive positions pending the outcome of the investiga- tion by Waterloo police An internal disciplinary investigation into the ac- tions of all four officers un- der Part V of the PSA is on- going. "We recognize that the actions of our officers at this incident have the po- tential to undermine public trust in our Service, and in policing as a whole. We re- main committed to foster- ing and maintaining a very positive relationship with the community we serve," Tanner said in a statement. "It is of paramount impor- tance that any investiga- tion into the actions of a po- lice officer is not only thor- ough, but also unbiased, transparent and fair. We are grateful for the assis- tance of the Waterloo Re- gional Police Service in this matter and for their inves- tigation into this incident." Other community lead- ers spoke out about the in- cident after the video was made public. Oakville Mayor Rob Burton said the treatment of the youth by the officer "does not fit the standards" of the Halton Police. "I deplore the unprofes- sional and undisciplined behaviour displayed in the video," he said in a tweet. POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH ASSAULT WITH WEAPON A video in an Oakville parking lot is the subject of an internal affairs investigation. One officer has been charged. Twitter photo LOUIE ROSELLA lrosella@metroland.com CRIME