The Dan Cooper Group is excited to support our Halton community at this year's
Inaugural Halton Police Foundation Gala! We’re eager to join our neighbours for a memorable evening as we celebrate 50 years of service on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Our team takes pride in supporting community initiatives and appreciates the privilege of living and working in a community so well-served by the dedicated men and women of the Halton police force. Their hard work ensures that Halton remains one of the safest places to raise our families.
Halton Regional Police Service’s Golden Jubilee, is in support of the newly-launched Halton Police Foundation and is sure to be exquisite evening emceed by a celebrity guest, and will feature appetizers, a three-course meal catered by Catch, and live entertainment.
Funds raised through the Golden Jubilee Gala will support the establishment of the Halton Police Foundation, the first of its kind in Ontario. The Foundation will focus on raising and granting funds to local community programs and services, particularly those aimed at supporting at-risk youth and other vulnerable populations in the communities HRPS proudly serves.
Together, we’ll not only celebrate our Service’s half-century milestone but also unite to raise critical funds for the Halton Police Foundation, sharing the vision of building a safer and stronger community for the next 50 years and beyond.
Ron MacLean brings extensive experience, knowledge and passion for the game of hockey. The nine-time Gemini Award Winner is also a two-time recipient of the George Gross Award, honouring excellence in sports broadcasting, and is also nominated for a 2008 Gemini Award for his role as host of the 2008 edition of CBC'S HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA. In 2008, MacLean hosted Beijing 2008: The Olympic Games, which marked his ninth Olympic Games on CBC.
MacLean began his broadcasting career in 1978 when he took a part-time position at CKRD Radio in Red Deer, Alberta. In 1984, a producer saw MacLean doing an ad-lib weather forecast and hired him to host the Calgary Flames telecasts on CFAC, an independent TV station in Calgary. MacLean then became the sports anchor on the local evening news before joining CBC in 1986.
After joining CBC in 1986, MacLean hosted the Toronto Maple Leaf’s telecasts on CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA, before becoming the full-time national host in 1987.
Throughout his 20 plus-year career with CBC, MacLean's role has expanded to include hosting CBC's coverage of the Olympic and Commonwealth Games, World Cup Hockey, the Calgary Stampede and Queen's Plate. MacLean has also traveled the globe on several occasions to host CBC SPORTS' coverage of the IAAF World Championships.
MacLean has been recognized with nine Gemini Awards for his work with CBC, including Best Host / Broadcaster in a Sports Program for CBC'S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA (1992, 1994, 1998, 2001 and 2007) and CBC'S HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA in 2004 and 2006.
He has also hosted CBC's BATTLE OF THE BLADES.
MacLean is a former Level 5 referee for the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and lives with his wife, Cari, in Oakville, Ontario.
See what Dan and Ron had to say about Oakville circa 2009.
