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11 | The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,A ugust 13,2020 theifp.ca Leathertown Lumber COVID-19 Store Policy August, 2020 WE ARE NOW OPEN! Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm Leathertown Lumber would like to thank all of our customers for their patience during this Covid-19 pandemic. An increase in demand and new hurdles in the processing of orders has resulted in increased lead times which we know have been frustrating. Thanks again for your patience. At this point we have reopened the store following the guidelines put forth by the government of Ontario. Strict physical distancing will be in effect, along with reduced store capacity. Please be patient and kind to our staff who continue to work very hard to provide you with the best experience possible at this time. WELCOME BACK! www.leathertownlumber.ca 519-853-1970 Fax: (519) 853-2542 | Toronto Line: (416) 601-1259 www.leathertownlumber.ca 264 MAIN ST. N., ACTON Suites starting from the mid $800s Occupancy Summer 2021 LIVERoyally ON THESHOrES OfpOrT dalHOuSiE 1-833-rOYal-51 info@royalport.ca the initiative critically important. Halton Police Board Chair Rob Burton said directing Halton police to develop the data initiative is an important step forward and shows the board's desire to be leaders in community policing. "The thing about a good reputation is you have to work on it every day in order to keep it," he said. The prospect of a demographics collec- tion program was also well received by An- drew Tyrrell, president of the Canadian Ca- ribbean Association of Halton. "Data is always a good thing and we would support the collection of data. It is something that all parties to the conversa- tion can go back to and it is something that is measurable," said Tyrrell. "It is something that can be tracked. So, we can collect data in 2020 and see the inter- actions with the various groups and then in 2021 we can look back at the data and see if there have been increases or decreases and we can draw conclusions from that." Kim Jenkinson, the executive director of the Halton Multicultural Council Connec- tions said they are 100 per cent in favour of agencies like Halton police collecting disag- gregated data. She said that data is needed so society can quantify and measure the inequities in its systems and start to address those ineq- uities. One possible issue pointed out by Jen- kinson is that some communities will be afraid this data could be used to support in- creased inequities in the treatment of vari- ous racialized groups. She said one possible solution is for po- lice not to have access to the data, which is instead controlled by a community group or watchdog organization. It is also worth not- ing that a petition calling on Halton police to collect race-based data was posted on chan- ge.org in mid-June and in two weeks was signed by 1,500 supporters. Burton emphasized that when a demo- graphics data collection program is created for Halton police the results of that data col- lection will be made public. The plan police develop will be subject to the police board's approval. STORY BEHIND THE STORY: With police conduct towards minority groups under heavy criticism, local residents should be aware that Halton police are developing a program that will show if certain segments of the population are being disproportionately targeted by police. NEWS Continued from page 10 RESEARCH NEEDED TO SUPPORT CLAIMS: JUSTICE TULLOCH