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A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 48 No. 152 USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2010 32 Pages $1.00 (plus tax) SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ONTARIOS TOP NEWSPAPER - 2005-2008 PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Halton Regional Police officers, armed with plastic guns, check a deserted office area room by room at Ford of Canada looking for an armed gunman during a recent training exercise. This practice session was part of a biannual training program that saw 614 officers participate since it began in September. CHANTAL AYOTTE / OAKVILLE BEAVER By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Guns drawn, four Halton police officers rush down adarkened corridor after hearing gunshots from a dis-tant room. With numerous doorways between them and their desti- nation, the officers realize an attack could come from any- where, so they take the time to check each room before mov- ing on. Finally, the officers reach the targeted room where they find a man armed with a pistol. Before this gunman has a chance to raise his weapon, the officers storm into the room and overwhelm him, ordering him to lay the pistol down. The man complies and is taken into custody. Thus ends one more training scenario engineered to keep Halton police at the top of their game. The Halton Regional Police Service is nearing the end of a biannual training session that has stretched from September to the present and, when complete, will have seen 614 officers participate. The setting for this training is a deserted office complex within Oakvilles Ford plant, which the company is allowing Halton police to use at no charge. Senior instructor Constable Al Grose said the officers See Simulated page 4 TRAINING DAY: Halton police prepare for worst-case scenarios EXCLUSIVELY ATEXCLUSIVE Y $101Bi-Weekly Payments starting from +HST 2.9% | 72 Months 2011 GX 4 ( : 5 ' / , 1 ( : 5 ' / , 1 ( 5 9 , & ( 5 2 $ ' : ( 6 7 1 2 5 7 + 6 ( , & 2 6 2 $ & 5 $ : 1 6 ( 9 5 : 1 2 7 547 Trafalgar Rd. 905-845-7579 2212 Wyecroft Rd. 905-847-2595 www.carstaroakville.com HALTON TRANSMISSION 559 SPEERS ROAD, UNIT #3 (905) 842-0725 www.dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 www.brantfl orist.com/ob 905.639.7001 www. oakvillebeaver .com