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Halton Regional Police issued the following letter to residents of Hawthorne Village last week, which included the offices of MiltonSearch.com. The MiltonSearch.com team reminds all residents of Hawthorne Village to make sure to follow the guidelines outlined below and to keep an eye on any suspicious activity in your neighbourhood.

The Halton Regional Police Services are committed to community safety through crime prevention and education.

Halton Police are urging residents of Hawthorne Village in Milton to be alert to strangers, unknown vehicles or any suspicious activity after a rash of break-ins in the area of new development in Milton.

Your area has recently been victimized by a significant number of thefts from vehicles. Unlocked vehicles have been targeted; however locked vehicles have had windows broken to access valuable electronic equipment and property that has been left openly visible to the criminals. In addition, private property and schools are being vandalized. Despite that this criminal activity has been the subject of recent press releases in Milton, area residents are still not taking the appropriate precautions to avoid being further victimized.

I would like to take this opportunity to ask that you remain vigilant and report suspicious activity as it is occuring. Please also keep in mind the following:

* Locking your vehicle may deter thefts
* Items being left in vehicles and of great interest to criminals include - laptops, GPS systems, satellite radios, briefcases, wallets, handbags, personal identification, credit cards, iPods, electronic games, cell phones and blackberries.
* If you must leave items in your unattended vehicle, place them in an area where they are not visible but wherever possible, remove the temptation completely. 
* If you have a garage door opener in your car - remember this allows perpetrators access to your home. Keep interior doors to the residence locked and garage openers hidden or on your person when you leave your vehicle.
* Secure garages, sheds, barns and outlying buildings.
* Where possible, park your vehicle in the locked garage.

Be alert to strangers, unknown vehicles or suspicious activity and call police immediately. Should you require any further assistance or advice, please do not hesitate to call.

Police Constable Maureen Andrew
Halton Regional Police Service
Community Support Officer
Milton and Halton Hills
(905) 878-5511 ext. 2109
maureen.andrew@hrps.on.ca

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From the Canadian Press

The approval is subject to conditions, including ministerial approval of the environmental assessment.

The Ontario Energy Board has approved what it calls the largest expansion of the province’s energy-transmission system in two decades.

The project will see a 180-kilometre transmission line built on an existing corridor between the Bruce power facility in Kincardine, on the shores of Lake Huron, and Hydro One’s switching station in Milton, just west of Toronto.

The utility says the project is needed to meet increased demand for transmission capacity created by an increase of wind and nuclear power at the Bruce facility.

The energy board says in its decision that the project is in the public interest due to its potential to improve price, reliability and quality of electricity service.

It also says the economic benefits of the line, expected to be operational in 2011, will exceed its estimated cost of $635 million.

The approval is subject to conditions, including ministerial approval of the environmental assessment.

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