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5 | Thursday, M arch 1 6, 2 0 1 7 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Police comb former golf course in training exercise by Graham Paine Oakville Beaver Staff Halton police Search Incident Response Team (S.I.R.T.) members were out honing their search techniques recently in Oakville, including at the former Saw-Whet Golf Club. The officers were being trained in Project Lifesaver Halton, a radio frequency tracking program launched earlier this year. Above, Halton police S.I.R.T. member Cst. Brandon Keeping uses the frequency receiver to locate a radio signal. Alongside him is fellow S.I.R.T. member Cst. Evan McLeod as the two search from atop a high ground vantage point. | Graham Paine/Metroland Halton police Search Incident Response Team (S.I.R.T.) members were out honing their search techniques in late February in Oakville. Three teams -- each comprised of four S.I.R.T. officers and a training instructor -- took to the green spaces and wooded areas of the former Saw-Whet Golf Club and Bronte Creek Provincial Park for handson practical training of the new Project Lifesaver Halton, a radio frequency-tracking program launched in Halton earlier this year. With the addition of the 12 officers trained in February, Halton police will now have 45 officers trained in the use of the radio frequency mobile tracking system that they can employ across the region to aid in the search for missing persons. Project Lifesaver Halton was launched Jan. 26. The program, while new to Halton, is already in use in several other Canadian and U.S. cities. The program offers a rapid-response and rescue program to help police locate wandering or missing individuals, living with cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's or autism, by way of a tracking device. N e i g h b o u r i n g municipalities such as Peel, Niagara, Guelph and York have been participating in Project Lifesaver for three to 10 years, with a range of 50 to 100 program participants in each jurisdiction, who have registered and purchased the see Transmitters on p. 10 The Genuine.T he Original. Courtyard Collection® The beauty of wood with the durability of steel. O verhead D oor Co. o f H am ilton-B u rling ton 5 4 5 0 H arvester Road, Burlington Overhead Door (H am ilton-B urlington) Ltd. 905-333-1772 info@ overheaddoorburlington.ca overheaddoorburlington.ca IN J U R E D ? I C a n H e lp ! Y O U D O N 'T HAVE TO PAY UNLESS I G E T Y O U M O N E Y My team of experienced lawyers can help you with: · Car accidents · Slip and Falls · Disability Claims (Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, CPP) · Wrongful Dismissal INSUREDI Save up to 3 0 % * on auto with a State Farm® agent OAKViLLE FOR 30 GREAT YEARS Voted Best Insurance Agency In Oakville Since 2003 1226 White Oaks Blvd., Oakville, ON L6H 2B9 (905) 842-1020 We'll find the best policies to fit your life and advise you of opportunities fo r potential savings. Like a good neighbour, S tate F a rm is there.® CALL OR STOP BY TODAY TO GET A QUOTE. statefarm.ca® ` Conditions apply. OFFICES IN OAKVILLE AND TORONTO For a free consultation call: Oakville: 905.842.2022 or Toronto: 416.351.9222 email: sspadafora@slspc.ca S a m S p a d a fo ra In ju r y and E m p lo y m e n t L a w A State Farm 1710903C N State Farm branded policies are underwritten by Certas Home and Auto Insurance Company. ® State Farm and related trademarks and logos are registered trademarks owned by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, used under licence by Certas Home and Auto Insurance Company.