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Travel 15 | Thursday, November 20, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" Take along a copy of the Oakville Beaver on your next vacation and send it in for publication to Beaver Trails, Oakville Beaver, 5040 Mainway, Burlington ON L7L 7G5 or email to ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com. Det.-Sgt. Brad Murray of the Halton Regional Police Integrated Drug Gun and Gang Unit holds up a First World War Webley revolver that a veteran's widow turned in during the first Halton Police regional firearms and weapons amnesty. In all, police accepted approximately 180 firearms (mostly long-guns), 40 knives and 200 pounds of ammunition, all turned in by citizens. | photo by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Amnesty draws hundreds of weapons by Michael Gregory Oakville Beaver Staff BEAVER TRAILS TO EUROPE : The Oakville Beaver travelled with the 38th Oakville Pathfinder & Ranger Unit in Oakville (Girl Guides of Canada). The group was able to do fundraising over 18 months to go on a trip to London, England and Paris, France last summer. The girls learned about different cultures and used their French language skills. At Pax Lodge in England, they also learned more about the history of Girl Guides and met up with other Girl Guide and Boy Scout troops from Holland, Germany, and also the U.S. while travelling. The group took the Canada Day edition of the Oakville Beaver, which was well-travelled, walking an average of 25,000-35,000 steps per day on the 10-day journey abroad. According to group leader Alison Bishop, "The Oakville Beaver did not complain about being tired, or having sore feet, or a sore back, it also hardly ever got homesick, nor did the girls, they were a great team and everybody was just happy to be there." Above, the Oakville Beaver with the Girl Guides at Stonehenge, England. Below at Versailles Palace in France. Halton police successfully retrieved hundreds of firearms, as well as weapons and ammunition, as part of a month-long amnesty that also brought in two relic handguns used during war time. The approximately 200 firearms, 40 knives and 200 pounds of ammunition from the police service's first-ever amnesty were on display at headquarters in Oakville Monday. Det.-Sgt. Brad Murray of the Integrated Drug and Gang Unit (IGGU) thanked members of the public for taking up the call to action and returning the weapons and ammunition. see Amnesty on p.21 HOME · GIFTS · FASHION Thomas Sabo | Pandora | Fine Diamonds | Kameleon | Brighton Ancaster 1090 Wilson St. W. 905-304-3044 20 Join Us... November 21st-27th Burlington 2435 Appleby Line 905-331-4477 % Christmas OFF DECOR Oakville 275 Hays Blvd. 905-257-0067 Shop Shop Online Online www.apassionforliving.com