Halton Police Carry the Torch for Special Olympics

The Halton leg of the Ontario Chiefs of Police, Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics will pass through many Halton communities on Wednesday, June 10, 2009. This year’s fundraising event will be unique. Three individual runs are to occur simultaneously, covering Milton, Oakville and Burlington.

At approximately 9:00 a.m., the torch will be passed from our Hamilton law enforcement partners at Plains Road and Highway #6, kicking-off the Burlington leg. The Halton runners will then carry the torch into an opening ceremony which will commence shortly after 9:00 a.m., at Holy Rosary School, 261 Plains Road East, in Burlington.

This will initiate the Milton and Oakville portions, which will be getting underway respectively from Robert Baldwin School, at 186 Wilson Drive, Milton and from W.H Morden Public School, at Morden Road and Rebecca Street, Oakville. An opening ceremony is also planned at the commencement of the Milton event.

The participating special Olympians, police service members and community participants; including staff and students from the Halton District School Board, the Halton Catholic School Board and other volunteers, will follow their routes and converge on Fothergill Woods Park, at Amanda Crescent and New Street, in Burlington, where the Oakville and Burlington post-run ceremony and picnic will be held. Milton’s post-run event will be held at Halton Regional Police, division #12, at 490 Childs Drive, Milton.

Chief Gary Crowell will attend the opening ceremony. Participants will then lead the run and walk, eastbound along Plains Road and into downtown Burlington. Spectators are encouraged to cheer on the participants along the route.

The mission of the Ontario Law Enforcement Run for Special Olympics is to raise funds for and awareness of the Special Olympics’ movement. Many athletes reside and train in the Halton region. The Torch Run, in partnership with the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, encompasses a variety of fundraising initiatives that benefit the athletes in Ontario with an intellectual disability who are involved in Special Olympics programs.

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