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= NEWS g a $= DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com matten police are in ‘the for a new boat Fs Hoag a aude of $500, 000 t to 2 get or “1 | Thursday, Febru During a meeting on é Thursday, Jan. 26, the Hal- ton Police Board approved a request by the service to move ahead with finding a replacement for its Marine 2 vessel. The 29-foot Boston Whaler vessel was pur- chased by Halton police in 2010 and retrofitted for po- lice use. Ina report to the board, police Chief Stephen Tan- ner noted Marine 2 is the service's fast response and patrol ve: He ead dite to its design tions and responds to about 50 per cent of the ma- rine unit's service calls. Marine 2's engines and the vessel iat are sched- uled for replacement in 2023. Tanner noted that to en- necessary, Marine Suen & Consul- tancy, a local independent company that provides ma- rine survey and inspection services, was contracted to conduct a condition and valuation survey of the ves- The survey revealed high to moderate moisture readings of the hull and the surveyor estimated a fair market value of the vessel, engines, of Tanner said that based on the findings of the sur- vey, the unit decid- ed the replacement of Ma- rine 2 is required. He said the alternative Halton police Marine 2. isto continue using Marine 2 until the end ofits service life; however, he does not recommend this because by that point: the vessel will have no resale value; and the increased mainte- nance costs to keep the ves- Graham Paine/Metroland will -HALTON POLICE IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW BOAT approved this request to begin looking for a replace- ment. “This is a very exciting report and an amazing in- vestment we are making in our marine emergency re- sponse approach, especial. ly as we do know that oper- ations continue to change," said Burlington councillor and police | poard member ‘sane ‘board approved a Marine 2 replacement bud- get of $500,000 on Dec. 22, 2022. The life cycle plan for Marine 2 is to have a future engine replacement in sel at ser increase over time. Tanner also noted that based on current market conditions, vessel replace- ment costs are anticipated toincrease, year-over-year. board ultimately ed Bi (around 950,000. e board approval giv- en during the Jan. 26 meet- ing will allow Halton police to initiate a request for pro- posal that is expected to be released to the market in February with a successful vendor selected in April and contract negotiations for manufac and falivery ottheneclacensat vessel to be commenced shortly after. ‘Tanner said operational needs have changed since the original Marine 2 pro- curement and appropriate required to e1 vessel incorporates exist. ing and developing tech- nology and design to keep pace with the unit's growth and the service's deploy- ment strate; “A lot of their technolo- and rescue on the water," said Tanner. “They do a lot of work out there in the middle of the night. We had some long searches over the past year or two for a couple of missing boaters, both of whom perished as a result of their boating accident." DINE YOUR HEART OUT Entire month of February! Monday to Thursdays from 7am - 10am $6 Breakfast Meals Choose from: * 2 Egg Breakfast * Western Sandwich * Pancakes * French Toast * Oatmeal and Toast « Fruit Salad and English Muffin A PLACE,TO Glen Abbey Inspired Retirement Living™ 1459 NOTTINGHILL GATE OAKVILLE JOIN US FORA WINTER STAY insidehalton.com