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The Halton Regional Police Services Board has asked the province o s T; T Hearing W1ll examine request to cut police budget Aanide whether £295 N) should hbe â€" get. about 520 rankâ€"andâ€"file Halton Quinn said the board has no ct Seniors in Southern Ontario are beginning to talk about an exciting new retirement resiâ€" dence in Oakville! The new Kensington, currently under construction at 25 Lakeshore Road West, is owned by International Care Corporation â€"a subsidiary of London Life Insurance Company. In 1991 International Care purchased the older residence, previously known as Bestview, with plans to build a new complex withâ€" out interrupting service to any of its current residents. Plans were carefully developed to build the new Kensington on the existing parking lot and then once the residents were settled into their new home, tear down the old building and replace it with the parking garage, garden terrace and sidewalk shops. "The quality of accommodation and service that an International Care resiâ€" dence provides has created tremendous anticipation for its project to open", says Marketing Coâ€"ordinator Diane Sepa. "Our current residents are anxiously awaiting the 1st Anmversary Sale Days Only _ Saturday, April 30 10â€"5, Sunday, May 2 Noonâ€" C Emchanted G e Door Prizes * Refreshmenits e Free Gift with Purchase 125 Lakeshore Road West (Aacross from McDonalds) 845â€"2187 Seniors: _ _ Excitement in Oakville ZCnchanted TGJooOoSE Handcrafted Country Gifts to decide whether $295,000 should be trimmed from the police force‘s budâ€" completion of their beautiful new home which they have watched grow from the ground up. Response from the comâ€" munity has been pouring in and quite a few reservations have already been taken!" "The quality of accommodaâ€" tion and service has created tremendous anticipation for this project to open." Why is there so much excitement about this new fullâ€" service retirement residence? There are many reasons, one of the most important is that International Care has develâ€" oped a quality of service and staffing second to none in Canada. The company‘s assoâ€" ciation with London Life Insurance Company provides security to the seniors who will choose to make The Kensington their home. London Life has been a pillar in Ontario business since it first opened its doors in 1874 and for many families London Life‘s support of International Care is a deciding factor in choosing The Kensington. get Board chair Barry Quinn said the force can‘t afford to trim any more money from its 1994 budget. The cutâ€" back was requested last December during budget deliberations by Halton regional council. _ "We‘ve got our budget already cut to the quick," Quinn said. "Like, we took out things that we didn‘t believe we could do without, but we had to bring our (1994) budget down. Then we take it to the region, they say, ‘Not good enough. We‘re 359 going to take some more‘. A public hearing into the requested cut will likely be held in Halton late next month by the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services. A second hearing into a separate request by the board to reduce the size of the police force by seven civilian positions will likely be held on the same day. The provincial commission will be asked to decide whether the positions â€" involving front desk perâ€" sonnel at police stations â€"can be axed. set. A spokesman for the Halton Regional Police Association representâ€" When International Care opened their first residence in British Columbia they set as their goal to be the leader in the provision of quality care services and accommodation in the retirement and health care field and to provide a carâ€" ing, independent and secure environment for seniors. They now own and operate several retirement residences and care centres across Canada but conâ€" sider The Kensington to be their flagship. There is no doubt that the residents of The Kensington will be living in the finest retirement residence in the area. "Response from the community has been pouring in and quite a few reservations have already been taken!" The new Kensington will be open for occupancy July 15th and reservations are now being taken. For more information please call Diane at 844â€"4000 she would be happy to provide you with a brochure. No dates for the hearings have been ing about 520 rankâ€"andâ€"file Halton police officers and civilians said his organization is opposed to the cuts. Administrator Paul La Course said his association will have legal standing at both hearings and be able to present arguments. . "We‘re obviously fighting against these requests and we‘ll be doing so at the public hearings." A reduction in civilian staff goes hand in hand with closures of police stations overnight, La Course said. The board agreed last year to the extreme measure of closing stations to the public overnight and cutting front desk personnel in a bid to save about $240,000. The cut was the result of the province‘s Expenditure Control Program. So far, only the Oakville and Milton stations are locking their doors overnight. The Burlington and Georgetown stations are expected to eventually follow suit. La Course said his association believes the closures will reduce the level of service provided to the comâ€" munity. "It also puts the job security of some of our members in jeopardy." Bring in this 2 coupon and i we‘ll add an . extra us$200to _Â¥ Carnival‘s Super I Saver discount for total savings of _ 1 up tous.$1,200 _ 1 per cabin on \ \ f a 7 day cruise. 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