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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1976, PAGE 15 Grand Jury reports not acted upon -Reconimenidations of pre- vious Grand Jury reports on the Durham Rogional building do riot appear 10 be carried out, accordinig 10 the April report of the Grand Jury. t The Grand Jury reported that Court roomn number four shoutd be coinpleted inmned- iatly, as on occasion, tb~e faily court roomn has 10 be used for overflow of cases. "If it is not 10, be used as a court roorn, offices should be installed as space is aI quite a premniunV, the report stated. The Grand Jury also reported that nothing had been done about providing ventilation and washroorn facilities in the holding celîs, and recommended an aller- nate location for these celîs. "Judge Kelly's office in previous reports to need new curtains. They stili have not been replaced", the report stated. The grand Jury also recom- mneided,' that additional shelves be installed in the vault in the crown attorney's office and that ernpty boxes be removed from the floor. The [ire exil on the east side of the building does flot open wide enough and is a potential hazard, the Grand Jury reported, and on the outside east watt the brick- work is in bad repair. .The Grand Jury suggested that an identifying number for the regional building be placed near the road for people who are not farniliar Overcrowding ait jail concerns Grand Jury Overcrowding is becomning a serious problem aI the Whitby jail because of the fast growth of the' Durham Region, says the Aprl report of the Grand Jury. The grand Jury reported that il considered the build- ing is far 100 smali tor the job it is required 10 do, as il originaîly built to house 58 inmates and now aI limes there are 110 in the jail. The report states that the office area is overcrowded being a key area in the jail system. 'Despite the report of overcrowding in the jail, the Grand Jury found the build- ing dlean and well equipped and reported no complaints from the prisoners. and workiiig conditions are inadequate, and the locker area for staff is also inade- 7§ quate as it is located at the bottom of a stairwell which is the thoroughfare 10 the kitchen and other parts of the basement. As in previous reports, the Grand Jury is recom- mending that a proper locker room be set up with a shower unit for the staff to provide privacy while changing. The Grand Jury reporled is crowded with filing cabi- COLLINS SHOES nets and boxes which present 1BO CK ST. 5, polntil sfet haard. ~ Open Every Day Until 6p. m was recommended that two Friday Until 9 men should be on duty in the control roomn because of ils FSORSAE 5000ARSTLEý WAKINCARS ICOI NACORS PRIC, OFFERRFUSED!10. FE SON. ARY:COTRACT DEPTAIR NORTHARKTLIQUIDATOR 3368TIN:YogelSot. Toronsttons88-791s, with the area, and that plaques for the cannons in front of the building which were recomrnended in previous reports be erected. A lurther recommendalion was made 10 instali a first aid station in the building for staff, visitors and school trips. A -versatile medley of tunes from the 1 940s to modem times wilI be featured at the County Town Singers' annual spring concert May 17. For the first tirne, the Singers will be performing their spring concert, "The County Town Singers Sing For People", at the Iroquois Park Arena, and are hoping to attract a crowd of at le:1st 2,200. Starting time is W15 p.m. The program includes a medley of songs front the popular 1940s musical Okla- horna; The Hands of Time, from Brian's Song; They Cali the Wind Maria, Fly Dove, Elijah Rock, Where Do 1 Begin, Thoroughly Modemn Millie, The Way We Were, and a medley called "Hits and Misses Through the Years". The Whitby Brass Band will entertain prior to the concert, and the Singers will be backed by Margaret Webber ai the piano, and a combo trio. The area will be decorated for the occasion, and the 85 singers will be pcrfortming fromn a 50-foot stage. This will he the second show held by the Couinty Town Singers ai the Iroquois Park Arena. A capacity crowd of 2,500 attended their far( well concert in July 1 974 prior 10 their tour of Austria. Tickets for this year's spring concert are available at Rousseau Heritage House, Schatzmann Real Estate, Whitby Recreation Depart- mefit, Russell Travel, Eliza- betli Beauty Salon, or by calling Nan Bagnell aI 683-7870 or Sylvia Wilson at 683-4353 after 5 p.rn. Scouts con feren *ce Saturday About 400 unitormed and non-uniformned Scout leaders from 14 districts will be in WhiLby Saturday for a special conférence hosled by the Whitby District Boy Scouts. The leaders, fromn an area bounded by Lake Ontario, Oshawa, Georgian Bay and Guelph, will hold policy sessions and discussions on issues of importance to Scouting, ai Anderson Col- legiate frorn 1:30 p.m. 10 4:30 p.m. In' the evening there wvill bc a dinner and dance for the Scout leaders a thie General Sikorski Hall in Oshawa. The guest speaker at this dinner will be "Red" Carlson, Provincial Scouter in charge of Scouting for the handicapped, who will îalk about how Scouting can help handicapped bo,:'s. The meeting will be the f-irst regional Scout confer. ence every held in Whitby. READY FOR SPRING Bob Nichols and Dwight Searle, of an Ajax contracting company are busy driving stakes to mark out the sites of lighting standards for the Peel Park soccer field. The Iighting is one of several examples of park development being undertaken by the Whitby Recreation Department in 1976. Free Press Photo * Oç* gk RESTAURANT M 0 BRC ST. M. 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