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Snowstorm didn't cause any major local problems Monday's major snowstorm, whlch everyone hopes will ha w winter's last blast before sprlng, didn't produce any major ,15, No. 10 problems. Accordlng te spokesman for botb the Durham Reglonal Police Force and the Whitby detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, traffic was severely congested but E E PR ES SI ÀÀ cidents. The Durham police responded to four motor vehicle accidents Mon- day afternoon and evening and ail were of a mteor nature. The O.P.P. reported that the Thlckson Rd. and Hwy. 401 inter- change was the scene of a whte-out for most of the day and trafflc had difflculty passing througb the area. However, there were no major accidents. The O.P.P. also repor- ted a severe white-out on Hwy. 12 at the Whit- by-Scugog border. While traffic bad dif- ficulty navigating the road, once again, there didn't seemn to be any major problems.» "IAil of our accidents were of a minor nature," the spokesman for the Durham police said. "lWe had one minor injury but other than that, people seemed to be very sen- sible." "We bad no special problems," the O.P.P. spokesman noted, "ex- To improveé securîtv.... 24-hr. bylaw to be changed by council The Whitby Hydro Electria Commission Joined forces withý the local Neighbourhood Watch program last week In an attempt to improve crime prevention in the town. Ail of the utilîties vehicles will bear a sign showing that they are part of the Whitby Hydro Radio Watchout, ready to report any suspiclous actlvIty or persons to the police. The sign was designed and produced by Don Rodgers of Signet Signe and soid the W.H.E.C. at cost. ln the photo above Mayor Bob Attersley (second from rlght> 18 seen holding up one of the signe that will adorn ail W.H.E.C. vehicles. With Attersley are: Don Rodgers (left), Whitby Hydro-Electric Commîssioner Albert Randal (second from left) and Const. Mike Bevan (right) of the community services bureau of the Durham Regional Police Force. The W.H.E.C. is the first utility ln Durham Region to undertake such a program. Hydro joins Ne ighbo urhood Watch Crime prevention in Witby gat a shot in tbe arm last week wben tbe Whitby Hydra-Electric Commission joined forces with local Neigbbourhood Watcb programs. The new prograin will ha known as the Witby Hydro Radio Watchout and according to W.H.E.C. cbairman Bob Cawker, it was developed in consultation with, and endorsed by tbe Durbam Regional Police Force and will provide the town with 1118 pairs of eyes and ears in the community able to quickly notify police of suspected criminal activity and to provide descriptions of suspects." W.H.E.C. general manager Tom May notes tbat tbe utility has 12 veicles equipped with two-way radios witb cantinuous access to the dispatcher at the Whitby Pire Department. In the event that bydro crews came across an accident or a break-in or see any other suspicious activity, police can ha calledin quickly. However, the bydro crews will not make arrests or get involved in a criminal activity. "Tbey are simply to observe and report," May said. May also expressed tbe commissiaf's tbanks to Don Rodgers of Witby's Signet Signs for designing and producing tbe sign tbat will appear on ahi W.H.E.C. vehicles, at cost. And Cawker expressed bis appreciation to tbe utility's em- ployees for their endorsement of tbe program. " The entbusiasm of tbe employees and their union (the In- ternational Brotberhood o! Electririal Workers) ta tbis program bas been pbenomenal and without reservation," be said. Ail utility employees will take part in a training program to ha conducted by members of the Durbam Regional Police Force's community services bureau. According to Const. Mike Bevan of the community services bureau, the utility employees will ha taugbt to use tbeir powers of observation and bow to identify suspiclous looking activities and persons. "Tbey will ha trained tai draw on tbeir power of obser- vation." Bevan says. Tbey wilI even ha taugbt bow to make a citizen's arrest, but not for the purpose of baving tbem arrest suspected criminals. "We don't want them arresting people unless absolutely necessary," Bevan says adding tbat tbe force wants tbem to knaw wbat's involved in making an arrest sa tbey will know bow complex it is and, bopefuily, will avaid doing it. Mayor Bob Attersley, wbo is not only a memhar of the W.H.E.C. but is also cbairman of the Durbam Regional Police Commission, said tbat the Witby Hydro Radio Wat- chout will ha anotber positive step towards crime prevention in Whitby. He said that the "tbe program can only enbance tbe ex- cellent Neighbourbaod Watcb program now in effect in variaus parts of the town." will ha asked to amend its licensing bylaw next week so the operators of 24-hour convenieflce stores and gas stations provide security in- formation to both the town and the Durbam Regional Police Force before receiving a business license. Reg. Coun. Tom Ed- wards has been a&- vocating that the town lead tbe way in asking the operators of such businesses to provide better - security measures for the emn- ployees for some timne Edwards1 He says tbat the new measure will heaa "lmeasure to imprave security" at tbese businesses and prevent robharies. -i think that in the view of a number of in- cidents tbat bave oc- cured in other municipalities this measure won't bave mucb opposition," Ed- wards said. He also noted tbat wben contacted by town staff, at least two major ail companies bave en- dorsed the proposaI. tbey i taîl such devices that will encourage those who came into our community te comnmitt tbese crimes to stay the bell away," Edwards said. Mayor Bob Attersley, chairman of the Durham Regional Police *Commission, said that the force has- given its endorsement proposai and notes that Whitby will ha the first municipality in tbe region to make such a requirement of 24-hour business operators. "if it works out in Whitby, we will ha suggesting it to the other municipalities in the Durham Region, especiaily in the urban areas of Oshawa, Ajax and Pickering," Atter- sley said. The new licensing bylaw, the mayor noted, will require the 24-hour convenience store and gas station operators ta consuit tbe force's community services bureau on security measures. "We will have a botter bandie on wbat tbeY bave got and make suggestions for ira provement," Attersley said. "We will try to make tbem safer places to work." Attersley noted tbat if tbe business operators failed to supply adequate security measures, tben council would tben ha in a position to refuse tbem a renewed business licen- se until tbey did comply. He also pointed out tbat tbere wasn't a single robbery at a 24- bour business operation in 1984, but tbat doesn't mean tbere won't ha tbree tomorrow. Wednesday, March 6, 1985 24 Pages 0.11 qw 1 traffic." "lit was extraor- dinary,"1 he added, "al our cars were out and we dldn't even bave any cruisers wiped out." The spokesman poin- ted out that offîcers on patrol wilIl use their cruisers for protection If it appears as though they wil become in- volved in an accident. However, he did report numerous minor injuries in accidenta on Hwiy. 401 and Hwy. 12. "lWe were very lucky,"I the O.P.P. spokesman added. Even the Whltby Fire Department reported a, quiet day Mondiy. Deputy Chief Tony Vandoleweerd said that although the depar- tment was cailed out on numerous nccassions to assist the ambulance service, they encoun- tered no major probleins. And wbat is even more unusual, the deputy said, is that there were no reported watermain breaks during the storm. a a a 1 :,:. è :: , Vol. fa) a.