The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

THURSDAY THE INDEPENDENT & FREE PRESS ce $2.00 | CONNECTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY | THEIFP.CA The IMPACTING YOUR 2Q¢ COMMUNITY Rob Kelly BROKER CP geyy ELITE Concierge Service © State of the art MARKETING e NO Ineffective Open Houses © EXPERIENCE Matters For the best JOB, cai! ROB. (rectum PAGE a NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN THE INDEPENDENT TREE READERS’ CHOICE Graham Paine/Metroland photo illustration CRIME’ presentation, conducted by Hal- ton police Det. Ron Wright. When it came to vehicle choice, Vehicle theft is not just a crime of opportunity, as certain makes and models are targeted by thieves for export. THIS TRULY IS ORGANIZED HALTON SEEING SPIKE IN VEHICLE THEFTS vit Halton Hills and Milton had 286 vehicles stolen last year, while "AWARDS 2022 DAVID LEA ing special technology inthe ma- Oakville was thehardesthitcom- he noted Lexu: dlea@metroland.com jority of these incidents, police munity with 352 thefts and Bur- RX350)werethemostpopulartar- | Metroland Media Group Ltd., say. lington had 229. get, making up 60 per cent of those 1 Yonge Street, 4th floor, Vehicle thefts are on the rise in Halton saw a total of 867 vehi- Vehicle theft was closely exam- Halton, with thieves now deploy- 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown 905-873-1655 Speedy Glass ee cles stolen in 2021, compared to 518 ined at a recent crime prevention Hearing Testing, Hearing Aid Sales and Service Are you struggling to understand what you hear? Hearing loss is a subtle loss of your hearing ability over time. It negatively affects your daily life. __ The first step is a hearing assessment. Call us to book one now. NORTH HALTON ETTER HEARING CENTRE 2ndg\Pe See VARIETY, page 11 Ph: 289-891-8833 120 Mill Street, Georgetown Toronto, ON, MSE 1E6 Visit our showroom * your window & door professionals + 11 Mountainview Rd., N. Georgetown, ON L7G 413 LIEDER ELS www.buy-wise.ca info@buy-wise.ca + awarded readers choice 35 times *