Maclean's Magazine recently reported that Halton Region is one of the safest places to live in Canada. Halton was the third safest community; out of one hundred of the largest Canadian communities on the list.
While it is true that crime rates are often a result of social and economic factors beyond the control of the authorities; I believe that the Halton Regional Police Service should be celebrated for doing a great job!
Just look at how the crime figures have dramatically decreased over the past 5-7 years; a clear sign that programs put in place to deter crime are working...
This also maybe a sign that the parents in Halton Region are doing a great job! Most parents in Halton are raising good children, that are becoming great adults, and honourable law-abiding citizens.
The crime statistics for Halton Region can be found at:
Halton Regional Police Crime Statistics
Just one more reason to make Georgetown (in Halton Region) your home!
Here is an interesting map of the crime stats, by province, for 2009... You might be surprised!
Georgetown and Acton residents will now have easier access to both the Kitchener-Waterloo market, as well as the Toronto market. With improved transit service to the Halton Hills community; there is now one more reason to make Acton and Georgetown your home!
The following press release was issued from the GO Transit Authority:
GO Transit is expanding train service to Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph and Acton
TORONTO, Nov. 12, 2010 /CNW/ - GO Transit will be expanding rail service on the Georgetown line to Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph and Acton, with service scheduled to begin by the end of 2011.
"We are pleased to be offering GO train service to Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph and Acton," said GO Transit President Gary McNeil. "In partnership with the Province of Ontario and these regional municipalities, we can encourage existing commuters to leave their cars behind and use transit. This is also good news for existing Georgetown and Brampton customers who will have improved service as a result of this expansion."
To begin offering train service by the end of next year, GO will be constructing new infrastructure - a storage facility in Kitchener and ticketing service at new stations in Acton, Guelph and Kitchener, as well as bringing an additional 54 new route-kilometres into to the system. This infrastructure will support two morning and two evening trains.
"This $18 million investment in expanded transit will ensure that the residents of Guelph, Acton, Kitchener-Waterloo and surrounding areas have more transit options when they travel between these communities or into the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA)," said Metrolinx President and CEO Bruce McCuaig. "We appreciate the continued support from the Province of Ontario to deliver Metrolinx's important mandate to provide transit solutions."
An Environmental Assessment (EA) for the expansion of train service from Georgetown to Kitchener-Waterloo was completed in 2009 and approved by the Minister of the Environment in January 2010.
GO Transit is the Province of Ontario's regional public transit service linking Toronto with the surrounding regions of the GTHA. GO carries over 55 million passengers a year in an extensive network of train and bus services that spans over 10,000 square kilometres. GO Transit is a division of Metrolinx, the regional transportation authority for the GTHA.
