By Staff
September 19, 2106
BURLINGTON, ON
It was put together in 2102 to provide support for police officers who were killed or injured during the line of duty and whose families needed bridging support until pension and other benefits kicked in.
When a police service member is injured or killed in the line of duty, his or her family often requires immediate financial assistance, and cannot wait for insurance and other benefits to kick in.
Keith Strong; the driving force behind the creation of the Halton Heroes Fund.
It was discovering this gap between the timing of a serious incident and receipt of funds that inspired Keith Strong to lead a group of like-minded philanthropists, including Jim Frizzle, Cheryl Goldring, Dorothy Borovich, Les Vass and a community-based board of directors to act.
They provided their own resources and encouraged others to donate money, products and services to create The Halton Heroes Gala.
From the left: Deputy Nishan Duraiappah, Tiger Ali Singh Jr., Tiger Jeet Singh Sr. and Chief Stephen Tanner (Photo by Halton Regional Police Service).
The purpose of the event was two-fold: to raise awareness of the selfless work done every day by members our Halton Regional Police Service, and to generate money for an endowed fund, called the Halton Heroes Fund, that is held in trust by the Burlington Foundation.
The annual Gala was held last Friday
Many Halton police officers hurt on the job are collecting Workers Compensation while also collecting money from the Victims of Crime fund that everyone pays into when paying a fine or court charge. This is actually termed ‘Double-Dipping’. Now they want to Tripple-Dip? Meanwhile most of us citizens that are victims of crime are denied any amount of money to help cope with life. https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2009/09/29/police_dip_into_victims_cash.html