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The Canadien Champion, Fniday, Marce 30, 2001-11 Porlice chief alwarded Gold Medal for effort in race relations work By WILMA BLOKUIS Special to The Champion H alton Regional Police Chief E an Algar has g . 1ý dedicated his career toi flghting crime, but Iast week he received a prestigious honour for fighting racism. Chiel Algar was presented the Gold Medal award lrom the Human Rights and Race Relations Centre in Toronto for his efforts in fighting discrimination and hridging thc gap bewecn the police and ethnic communities He's the fourth member of the Halton Regional Police Service to receive the award in the past live years. Previous winners included his predeces- sor, Peter Campbell (1997), lnspector (nohe a superintendent) Keith Gregory (1998), and Constable Dianie Hendry and her hus- band, Sergeant Ray Hendry (1999). The Hendrys were recognized for their work wîth Hands Across the World, an annual multicultural celebration tirsi held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Halton Regional Police Service. Constable Hendry was recently namied the service's new diversity officer. As police chief. Mr. Algar initiated PEACE - Police Ethnic And Cultural Education - aimed at attracting people from vartous cultural backgrounds and religions into policing. KJ Haiton Ronai Police Chiot Ean Algar has received a prestîglous hon- our for flghtlng racismn. 1I personally attend a number of func- tions on weekends ai temples and mosques. Right now 1 have six invitations toi attend various religious functions in the ethnic community. "And, as a service, we continue to becomne active in diversity issues. We're working with both boards of education, and send officers to speak in schools. We have committees in place to deal with racial issues in schools." He's also trying t0 improve the diversity mix in his own service by actively encour- aging police officer applications from .se CHIEF on page 13 ]Kni'ght Ca~ 270 MAIN ST. E. 905 876-3780 Sorry no reservations. u 126-HP 1. lirte engnre *4-speake:r AM/PISI .rth C D audio systete C0l10W keyed body $ide mroulde-rgs *60/40 SPI it feldirg Centre conor5le artetest Vanty rrtrers - Andtmore. For moe pt the new MNCUDS -d"bc CW autoclianger, - - un2 2o g u 1 4 lo h es rear spolier and Sentra Touring Edition sin es steel xas asbr 2001 ALTIMA 1ýH . ir CCegn AMFM e th CD audio systemP Spedal cab hm pe of 4.speed autonnatic Reoe keyIPss entrysSysteet w5hpanic alarni $21,498 ____________ g Pee te tors and toot lokS I5eyless reeote entry syster 222-HP 3.G4ite VIS engine20 1 M X A *6-speaker 12Oeratt AM/FM/ casstte ith D auio :368in, *Autoee.ticclimate-cotroi . 460hm air conditieeteg * oti-tttett systete O Remnote eetts systete5)ntf Andor mote... m.Of3Oy7U lu XEu 2 45-P 3.5-55re DOHC enge z1$ 265515 l torque 'w 398..' 4speed automteal w,15 fw 48 BUIoetdrre -16* ailloy eheelS $5,450 dm.e Pawiier windms andS leUrs AHIttef sstert -&Speaker spuw " c ash - 1&att AM/PM/cassette IldtiS'34,310 ihCDai ste -;C ffaue And 00 reuoe 11 Un" £.. asuOt 31.32.44 $20,874.94 NORTH END NISSAN' 610 MARTIN RT, MILTON 878,4137 (-CefeLrating our . .n v rs r 1tOt AM00 2W] W.-,. 650 p.a Cc.ee 1 tslt oS. 2000 pw*me XE .aa 15 a loI Atm .~r P.eta. .. CS. UN o.e...oSe30 82oOteM Ha 73 .5a08R.0Ruta.S.aUSlOOtr SCo.Stl9J6,ft 015 8a..oa, c..,~ wcri,30, iS.aHetHS.OdAt a-v..m-i ale Toc. t.E~ .4ba waeaW 0. oefl W .ec M.- b - tAwst* bW -0e tý N W N N NN NN N N NÀ qïalmzzm m DRnML