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Local blood donors remain loyal to Red Cross Armed pair rob fast food restaurant on weekend Con man trying to dupe seniors by posing as Halton police officer "A police officer would never ask for that type of personal informaâ€" tion over the telephone," said Sgt. Martin, who encourages anyone who is contacted to call police. Town votes to staff fire station one month earlier than planned Halton Regional Police have registered two reports of elderly people in Oakville who have received phone calls from a male identifying himself as a police officer and indicating he was investigating a crime. The man asks the person about their bank account and credit cards then tries to enlist their aid in the investigation. Residents are being cautioned about releasing such information over the phone unless they are absolutely certain of the identity of the person they are speaking to. In reality, the suspect is likely an individual who preys on the unwary by running a scam to defraud his victims out of their money â€" possibly their life savings. "Although police have only received the two complaints, it proves this very old and lucrative scam continues," says Sgt. Joe Martin. By HOWARD MOZEL Oakyville Beaver Staff A warning has gone out to the public, particularly the elderly, to be wary of a man posing as an police officer. Police insist this is not a method a legitimate police officer would use in the course of any investigation. Fortunately the pair of intended victims did not divulge their banking information to the suspect. Fire Station #6 will finally be fully staffed this fall, three weeks sooner than expected. On Monday, Town Council authorized Fire Chief Wayne Gould to hire the remaining eight firefighters necessary to bring the A 22â€"yearâ€"old male Kentucky Fried Chicken manager was robbed by two armed men as he was closing the South Service Road restaurant shortly after midnight Saturday. Halton Regional Police report two men wearing black balaclavas over their heads confronted the manager as he was A Metroland Community Newspaper Chanotte Duguid (left) chair of the Oakville Library Board of Trustees, along with Ted Pordage, chair of the 100th anniverâ€" sary committee, Edie Hopkins, library deputy director and director, Eleanor James, put on special hats to promote the library‘s 100th anniversary. For complete story, see Focus. (Photo by Riziero Vertolli) Glen Abbey facility up to its full complement of personnel. The hiring date was also advanced from Nov. 1st to Oct. 11th. According to Ward 5 councilâ€" lor Liz Behrens, who made the motion to advance the hiring, the money to do so will be taken from savings achieved through the (See ‘Fire‘ page 8) closing the restaurant on 330 South Service Road at 12:10 a.m. One man was armed with a blackâ€"hanâ€" dled knife and the other with a Taser stun gun, said the police. The two men forced the manager back into the restaurant and stole an undisâ€" closed amount of cash. They fled on foot "Canada‘s Best Community Newspaper" CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1993 AKVILLE BEAVER The only word to describe this year‘s Terry Fox Run held Sunday, is tremendous. Organizers anticipated about 500 participants but 978 people of all ages took part, includâ€" ing Ben Morris here and little Carson Shold, 5. People ran, Rolierbladed, walked and cycled their way around the course and in so doing, raised $39,215 for cancer research. Last year 572 participants raised $29,440. (Photo by Riziero Vertolli) after tying up the manager, who was still able to call 911 for help. Police respondâ€" ed to the call and brought in the Canine Unit from the Peel Regional Police Service to search the area without sucâ€" cess. The armed robbers are described as: â€" white male, fiveâ€"feet 11â€"inches tall ement Planning RETIREMENT PLANNING on _ RRSP‘S > INVESTMENT PLANNING _ PETERC. WATSON MBA, CFP, REP PETER WaAISON INVESEMENTS LIMITED with a â€"slim build and dressed in a black sweatshirt, pants and gloves; â€" white male, fiveâ€"feet 10â€"inches tall with a medium build and dressed in a black sweatshirt, blue track pants, black gloves and white running shoes. Police are continuing an investigaâ€" tioninto the incident. By WILMA BLOKHUIS Oakville Beaver Staff Cross Society is not keeping local donors away from blood clinics. Oakville, it seems, is bucking the trend of not giving in light of on going controversies over HIV tainted blood and the more recently imposed licensing requirements for plasma processâ€" ing in the United States. Controversy over the handling of blood by the Canadian Red A comparison of statistics of local blood clinics from April to the end of August for this year and 1993 shows an increase of 177 units collected over last year; and 233 more people, including 113 new donors, attended clinics â€" 16 this year and 13 in 1993. From April to August, 2,184 units of blood were collected compared to 2,007 during that same time period last year. Attendance was 2,356 compared to 2,123 in 1993; and the number of new donors this year is 242 over 129 last year. Whether this latest round of controversy involving the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report on deficiencies in the handling and labeling of blood to meet its licensing criteria will have an impact on giving blood in We are an independent Oalwille firm specialzing in 68 Pages se | INSIDE 100% Government Guaranteed _ *Rates subject Strip Coupons Maturing in 2004 _ to change Oakville may become evident at tomorrow‘s regular 1:30 to 8 p.m. monthly clinic at Towne Chevâ€" Olds Geo on Trafalgar Road. The inquiry heard last March from the late Randy Connors, 38, of Halifax, a hemophiliac who died last week from AIDS conâ€" tracted as a result of having received a transfusion of HIV tainted blood in 1986. Connors had lead a national fight to gain financial compensation for vicâ€" tims of HIV tainted blood transfuâ€" sions and products such as Factor 8 needed by hemophiliacs. It is believed as many as 1,000 Canadians received HIV tainted blood during the early to mid 1980s. 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