in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, A pr il 25 ,2 01 9 | 22 Meetings at Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville, L6M 3L1 Visit halton.ca for full schedule.for full schedule.f May 22 9:30 a.m. Regional Council Help shape Halton's future. 04 25 19 Provide your input on our draft Strategic Business Plan. Halton Regional Council has developed a draft Strategic Business Plan to guide our work over the next four years. We are asking residents to provide input on this important plan and help shape Halton's future. One way to provide input is at one of our open houses. Come out and learn more about the plan, ask questions, engage with others in your community and participate in a facilitated workshop. Thursday, May 9, 2019 Open house: 6:30 - 7 p.m. Workshop: 7 - 9 p.m. Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, 2302 Bridge Road, Oakville Strategic themes Planning and Growth Management Transportation and Infrastructure CommunityWell Being Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Effective Government Can't attend an open house? You can also provide input online. To learn more and get involved, visit halton.ca. Meetings at Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville, L6M 3L1 Visit halton.ca for full schedule.for full schedule.f May 22 9:30 a.m. Regional Council 04 25 19 2019Halton Rain Barrel Sales lerraB esalS $48 Tax included Milton: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4 Milton GO Train Station parking lot 780 Main St. East Burlington: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday, June 1 Mapleview Mall 900 Maple Ave. (lower parking lot by The Bay) Georgetown: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday, May 11 Robert C. Austin Operations Centre 11620 Trafalgar Road Oakville: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8 Halton Regional Centre 1151 Bronte Road (parking lots A-B) Halton residents only.Walk-up purchasesmay be limited to one per customer. To purchasemore than one rain barrel, please pre-pay online. Order online! Take advantage of online ordering and optional homedelivery service. Formore information, visithalton.ca. Halton police are once again warning students about the dangers of partici- pating in what's been dubbed 'the assassins game' following some recent inci-following some recent inci-f dents in Oakville. The so-called game, ap- parently popular among lo- cal high school students, sees players try to eliminate each other using mock weapons in an effort to be- come the last surviving player. Game play occurs at all hours and in all places un- less otherwise specified in the rules. Halton police media offi- cer Const. Ryan Anderson said the danger of the game comes when people who are unaware a game is being played contact police. Anderson said there have already been a number of occasions where mem- bers of the public contacted police out of fear that what they are seeing is real. He said police were called to Oakville Place mall on April 10 at 4:45 p.m., when members of the public and mall security observed a group of teens acting sus- piciously outside the mall. When police arrived, the youths told them they were playing the assassins game. Anderson said police are trying to avoid a situation where someone sees a youth pursuing someone with a water pistol, assumes it is a real gun, and contacts po- lice. He noted some of the fake guns used have looked like real firearms. "If we get a call about a gun, we can't assume it is just this game ... We have to take precautions to protect the public and protect our officers and protect every- body," said Anderson. "Depending on the de- tails of the call, this could be a case where the tactical team is called out and there could be a situation where kids are going to be sur- rounded by a significant po- lice presence. We're just try- ing to avoid that." This is not the first time the assassins game has caused problems in Oak- ville. On April 5, 2016, Halton police received reports from residents on Calloway Drive and Gooseberry Way that three people wearing ski masks in an SUV were pointing what turned out to be water guns at students as they walked home from school. Anderson said Halton police have approached lo- cal schools about the game and said some schools have sent letters home to par- ents. NEWS POLICE AGAIN WARNING TEENS NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN 'ASSASSINS GAME' FOLLOWING OAKVILLE INCIDENTS DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com