in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, Ju ne 25 ,2 02 0 | 12 Suite 300, South Oakville Centre • 1515 Rebecca Street, Oakville 905.827.1100 travel@mctavish.comwww.mctavishtravel.com CORPORATE • GROUP • LEISURE O nt Re g N o 14 37 98 5 Best Travel Agency 471972-41972-41972- 201920192019 Re-Opening June 29th! We are excited to be able to welcome you into our office once again! McTavish Travel has taken measures beyond Provincial guidelines to keep both our clients and staff as safe as possible and are now offering contact free ticket delivery! We will be accepting visitors by appointment on Mondays and Thursday, between 11am and 2pm. Please contact Judy to schedule your appointment at 905-465-4302 or Leisure@McTavish.com A Halton police officer who was seen in a video making direct physical con- tact with a youth has been suspended from duty with pay. Video of the altercation surfaced on social media Saturday, showing the offi- cer pushing and shoving a young male in the Little Caesars Pizza and Bank of Montreal plaza at Third Line and Dundas Street West in Oakville. In officially announcing the suspension, Halton Po- lice Chief Steve Tanner said in a media release on Sun- day that the decision was taken immediately after he learned about the incident, which happened back in April of this year. He added that there's currently no option for suspension from duty without pay within the Po- lice Services Act of Onta- rio. In the statement, Tan- ner said that he is "ex- tremely concerned" with what he has seen over the action of all four officers who were present at the time of the incident. In response to the de- mand for an immediate fir- ing of the individual in- volved, Tanner said there's a process that they have to follow. "The reality is that we must ensure that we con- duct a full and fair investi- gation, as always, and pur- sue charges as appropri- ate," he said in the release. The statement further reads: "First, there is the poten- tial for a criminal investiga- tion and criminal charges which would proceed through the normal court process. Built into the crim- inal process is the pre- sumption of innocence un- til there is a finding of guilt. This fact is the same for all citizens including mem- bers of a police service. Secondly, there is the matter of police discipline which is a separate charge- like process which would proceed under the Police Services Act of Ontario. In this process, a separate in- vestigation is conducted and an officer would be served with a notice of hearing, and their employ- ment cannot be terminated until there is a finding of guilt and ruling of termina- tion and/or the individual resigns from the service." Tanner said that while the actions in the video might have eroded the trust that people have, he assures residents that as the chief of police, "the matter will be dealt with appropriately and as swiftly as possible, and in- dividual(s) disciplined ac- cordingly." HALTON'S POLICE CHIEF SUSPENDS OFFICER SEEN PUSHING, SHOVING YOUTH IN OAKVILLE A video in an Oakville parking lot is the subject of an internal affairs investigation. Twitter photo BAMBANG SADEWO bsadewo@metroland.com NEWS