Halton Police Carry the Torch for Special Olympics

The Halton leg of the Ontario Chiefs of Police, Law Enforcement Torch Relay for Special Olympics will pass through many Halton communities on Thursday, June 17, 2010. This year’s campaign will again be unique in Halton. Three individual Relays are to occur simultaneously, covering Milton, Oakville and Burlington.

At approximately 8:30 a.m., the Torch will be passed from our Hamilton law enforcement partners at Plains Road and Spring Gardens Road, Burlington. The team of Halton officers, civilian staff and volunteers, will then carry the Torch into the Opening Ceremonies which will commence at 9:00 a.m., at Holy Rosary School, 261 Plains Road East, in Burlington.

This will then initiate the Milton and Oakville Relays, 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, at 9:00 a.m.

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

Chief Gary Crowell will attend the Burlington Opening Ceremonies. Participants will then lead the Relay, carrying the Torch 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 Relay for Special Olympics is to raise vital funds and create greater awareness about the Special Olympics movement. Many athletes reside and train in the Halton region. For more information please visit www.haltonpolice.ca (go to – About Us/Events/Torch Relay for Special Olympics)

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