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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, Ju ne 6, 20 19 | 28 The Halton Regional Police Services Board will welcome new board member Curt Allen at its meeting on June 5. Allen was appointed to the board by the Province of Ontario effective May 10, to succeed Barb Ferrone. Retired from Scotiabank in February 2015 where he was vice- president and chief security offi- cer, Allen brings with him a dis- tinguished background includ- ing work as director of security for the Government of Ontario where his mandate was the pro- tection of the government's elec- tronic networks. Prior to this role he served as Royal Canadian Mounted Police deputy commissioner for Onta- rio and Quebec, deputy commis- sioner national headquarters and deputy commissioner na- tional police services and techni- cal infrastructure, following his work as RCMP chief human re- sources officer. Among his many professional associations, Allen is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and the Confer- ence Board of Canada Security Executives Council. Allen lives in Oakville with his wife where he supports a number of community organizations in- cluding youth hockey and base- ball leagues and children's hospi- tals. The Halton regional police board is a seven-member civilian board that provides strategic oversight to the Halton police. Under the Police Services Act, the board has legislated responsi- bility for the police service's oper- ating and capital budgets, strate- gic planning, policies and priori- ties. The police board's funda- mental responsibility is to ensure adequate and effective police ser- vices are provided to Halton Re- gion citizens. Other members on the board include Mayor Rob Burton, Gary Burkett, Ingrid Hann, Coun. Jeff Knoll, Coun. Clark Somerville and Jason Wadden. THE HALTON REGIONAL POLICE BOARD HAS A NEW MEMBER NEWS