THURSDAY JUNE 22, 2017 $ 1 .0 0 CONNECTED TO YOUR C O M M U N IT Y INSIDEHALTON.COM 64 pages Car seat fail rate of 75% too high: police by Nathan Howes O akville Beaver S ta ff Sch o o l p acks t im e c a p s u le fo r 1 5 0 by Nathan Howes O akville Beaver S ta ff OAKVILLE dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 Oakville 2017 Halton police hold car seat inspections to promote children' s safety so officers were `alarmed' by the high failure rate in Oakville recently. A clinic held Saturday, June 10, saw police inspect 179 seats, of which, 66 were boosters, 106 were car seats and seven were seatbelts. Thirty of the 66 booster seat checks -- 45 per cent -- failed, while 80 of the 106 car seats failed -- 75 per cent. According to Traffic Services Unit Sgt. Ryan Snow significant issues were identified in 73 vehicles, resulting in "necessitating" 73 full inspections of seats. "You don't want to be seeing close to 80 per cent of car seats failing. At the see Car on p.12 Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation Elder Garry S ault performs during the ceremony a t Bronte Veterans Garden celebrating Canada's 150th, St. Dominic School's 60th anniversary and acknowledging veterans on Friday (June 16) morning. Artifacts were placed in a time capsule to be opened in 10 years. | Nikki Wesley/Metroland Friday, June 16 was a day of reflection on the past 150 years and those who've helped make Canada the way it is today. Oakville' s St. Dominic Catholic Elementary School hosted a ceremony at Bronte Veterans Garden to celebrate numerous things -- Canadas 150th birthday, July 1; the soldiers, past and present who've fought for Canada, Aboriginals whose history here pre-dates European settlement and the Rebecca Street Catholic elementary schools 60th anniversary. Numerous guests attended and were invited to bring a small memento of personal significance to be placed in a ( Flm fesdnal returns Friday Artscene TwoBladesto NHL? Sports see St. Dominic on p.20 SA U N D ERS, SAXTO N & W IN T E R -- ^Legacy o f Excellence -- W endy Saunders Sales Representative JO H N S T O N & D A N IE L A DIVISION OF ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.. BROKERAGE Kim Saxto n Sales Representative Ruth Anne W inter Broker I 36 C h u rch Street, Suite 4A - Oakville, O N | 905.845.1 223 s sw te a m .ca | s sw te a m @ jo h n sto n a n d d a n ie l.co m 4 Steeplehill C o u rt, Carlisle: · $ 1 ,5 4 9 ,0 0 0