Herb Garbutt

Ontario

Reporter at HaltonHillsToday.ca

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Speed humps, raised crosswalk coming to streets near Acton school

6 days ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

Halton Hills Council has thrown its support behind a variety of traffic calming measures on the streets around Acton’s McKenzie-Smith Bennett Public School. The plan, endorsed at this week's council meeting, will see the installation of six speed humps, a raised crosswalk and a speed limit reduction on Peel Street.
Violent offences down in Halton; overall crime rate highest in Burlington

1 week ago | burlingtontoday.com | Herb Garbutt

While the crime rate in Halton has remained virtually unchanged year over year, the rate of violent crime in the region dropped by almost 10 per cent when taking population growth into account. According to the crime statistics presented at the most recent Halton Region Police Board meeting, there were 2,377 violent crimes reported in Halton in 2024 -- 141 fewer than the previous year.
Social media report sparks heated debate between Halton Hills councillors

1 week ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

A Town staff report regarding social media prompted a back-and-forth between councillors this week that resembled a live X exchange. The report presented at Monday's Halton Hills Council meeting suggested that the Town begin transitioning from X (formerly Twitter) to Bluesky as its main social media platform while keeping both accounts active. The Town currently has more than 7,700 followers on X. It launched its Bluesky account yesterday.
MP hopefuls discuss small business, housing and tariffs in Georgetown

1 week ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

While the four contenders at the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce’s candidates open house found common ground on issues like eliminating inter-provincial trade barriers and the need for affordable housing, they also presented a range of issues facing residents in the newly-formed Milton East-Halton Hills South riding.
'Very alarming number': Over 20 per cent of intimate partner violence charges in Halton are repeat offenders on bail

1 week ago | miltontoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

More than 20 per cent of those arrested for intimate partner violence in Halton are repeat offenders on bail, according to a report by Halton Regional Police. Chief Stephen Tanner reported the statistics to the Halton Police Board as part of a review of the 2024 crime stats in the region. Halton Police arrested 739 people for intimate partner violence in 2024. Of those, 159 were out on bail, accounting for 21.5 per cent of the arrests for that crime.
Fewer Halton police vehicles involved in crashes last year

1 week ago | miltontoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

The number of collisions involving Halton Regional Police vehicles dropped by 20 per cent last year. There were 111 reported collision incidents with local police vehicles in 2024, down from 139 the previous year. Chief Stephen Tanner said that’s pretty good considering those vehicles drove almost eight million kilometres in 2024. “Those kilometres are not normal kilometres,” Tanner told the Halton Police Board.
Violent offences down in Halton as overall crime rate sees little change

1 week ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

While the crime rate in Halton has remained virtually unchanged year over year, the rate of violent crime in the region dropped by almost 10 per cent when taking population growth into account. According to the crime statistics presented at the most recent Halton Region Police Board meeting, there were 2,377 violent crimes reported in Halton in 2024 -- 141 fewer than the previous year.
Fewer Halton police vehicles involved in crashes last year

1 week ago | oakvillenews.org | Herb Garbutt

The number of collisions involving Halton Regional Police vehicles dropped by 20 per cent last year. There were 111 reported collision incidents with local police vehicles in 2024, down from 139 the previous year. Chief Stephen Tanner said that’s pretty good considering those vehicles drove almost eight million kilometres in 2024. “Those kilometres are not normal kilometres,” Tanner told the Halton Police Board.
Fewer Halton police vehicles involved in crashes last year

2 weeks ago | burlingtontoday.com | Herb Garbutt

The number of collisions involving Halton Regional Police vehicles dropped by 20 per cent last year. There were 111 reported collision incidents with local police vehicles in 2024, down from 139 the previous year. Chief Stephen Tanner said that’s pretty good considering those vehicles drove almost eight million kilometres in 2024. “Those kilometres are not normal kilometres,” Tanner told the Halton Police Board.
New Halton Police station serving Halton Hills, Milton on schedule to open at end of this year

2 weeks ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

Halton Police’s new District 1 station remains on schedule, but American tariffs could impact the final cost. “It is progressing quite well,” Chief Stephen Tanner said in an update at the most recent Halton Police Board meeting. “It’s on budget and on time, so we are hoping for the end of this year.” Once completed, the 66,000-square foot building in Hornby will serve as a base for approximately 390 staff and officers for Halton Hills and Milton.