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Beaver THE OAKVILLE Voted Ontario's Top Newspaper Four Years in a Row - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 www.carstaroakville.com www.dentistoakville.com 905-8457579 905-847 -2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. 547 Trafalgar Rd. Mason hopes to rebound Sports 905-842-6030 www.brantflorist.com/ob 905.639.7001 32 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 48 No. 12 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010 Halton bomb experts going to Olympics By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Deadline looms for school site purchase By Tina Depko OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF s the eyes of the world are on the Vancouver Olympics, the eyes of two Halton police constables will be searching for anything that could obliterate the serenity of Canada's winter games. Constables Trent Chalecky and "I've rebuilt houses, Andy Olesen of the rebuilt cars, so it's just Halton Regional kind of a natural Police Service progression for me." Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU) will be Constable Trent Chalecky, leaving their duties in Oakville in early Halton Regional Police Service February and travExplosive Disposal Unit (EDU) elling to Vancouver where the pair will join an army of law enforcement officers all intent on making sure these Olympics are remembered for their athletic performances and nothing else. As explosive experts, Chalecky and Olesen's job in Vancouver will be to look for bombs and deactivate any they find. "We will be on call and stationed at different areas throughout the Olympics," said Chalecky. "Prior to events and games, we'll probably be sweeping the venues and making sure they are clear and secure." The duo will also be called upon to investigate suspicious packages or objects that are discovered at the Olympic venues. If such a package is found at a venue, what happens next will depend greatly on the situation. "You have to take into consideration if the stadium is filled or if it's empty, if any tangible threats have been called in, that gives you more information," said Chalecky. "If it's just a suspicious package we'd X-ray it A ERIC RIEHL / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER See Olympic page 3 OLYMPIC CHALLENGE: Constable Trent Chalecky, a member of the Halton Regional Police Service Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU), is looking forward to his assignment at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Chalecky and another Halton EDU member, Constable Andy Olesen, will join other bomb experts from police services across Canada to provide security at the games. Will an empty lot in southwest Oakville eventually become home to an elementary school or serve as the location for a new subdivision? The answer to that question lies with the Halton District School Board (HDSB). Trustees will make a decision at their next meeting on Feb. 3 whether to buy a plot of land in the Lakeshore Woods subdivision. Many parents in the community have been anxiously awaiting the decision, as the land, located at on the north side of Shell Park in southwest Oakville, was once slated for an elementary school. However, enrolment numbers in the area aren't where they should be for that to happen at the moment and the landowner appears to be getting restless. Trustees have delayed making a decision on the land purchase in the past year, but time has now run out. The owner of the land, New Province Homes Ltd., has taken legal action, requiring the board to make a decision by March 2010. "If we make a decision not to purchase the site, these will be homes starting probably in March See Purchase page 9 FINAL WEEK! HOME RENOVATION TAX CREDIT Oakville's Finest LIGHTING STORE in the Oakville Home Improvement District MISSISS A 2ND LO UGA CATION OPENS SOON J RETAIL & WHOLESALE LIGHTING AN. 201 0 243 Speers Road · Between Kerr & Dorval · Oakville, ON · 905.849.LITE (5483) · www.conceptlighting.ca OPEN SUNDAYS