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îý 88,Jý" ýj &j 1'j J; 7fi ïe j ýÂ e 9 'Wý he t -,.Oshawa,ý bus sys.tem ld:-,ý in e ByMikeKQwalsld Whitby Transit 1isrsmay soon be able to ride aTown bus into Oshawa. Depending on discussions bet- ween Whitb, Tr it officiais antheir, aw counterparts, the servimcecould bin place later this year.-1 ,Accarding to the transit -sys- tem's annual, repo tTantaff are crrenïtyho'0 g taîks'with Oshawa Tait regarding an "interface betwee i te wosys- tems. Benefits from a connecting link between the, municipalities will resuit ini increased ridership for bath systemse, states the ireport.' It *will 'also relievýe the necessity- for a 'Durham -wide' transit serMvce in the future,.1 the report adds. (Jounilaor Joe Drumm termed the proposai an <'ýxcellent idea» during discussion.of the report at last wveek's meeting of Town council's operain committee. ,eDrumm, a miember of the.com- miteivestigatipg a Durhain- Attrsey re-elected chairman of police se rvices board. By Mike K4walski Whitby Mayor .3ob Attersley has been re-electeta is ninth term as chairman pfthe )urham Rg on Police Servncè Boardi À .memiber of the board(for- "e~ythe police po'ëmmissionà) smcè198, Atersey as -serveéd as chairmýan sý'oiiëe *'Januair, e'1983. *ill be'an xitng,» y et udejianding»,year for bath- the 'boâ ai nd police. Àhouhe iw*"ôild notdsls is facing .a seiu 1tu . on with respect ta this year's po lice budget- Last* year Dur~ham Rego council approved- $*41.7 millon- policé budket.and added 51*rnew- officers and, civilian staff, bring- ingz-.the number 6f department personnel ta 741. Attersley' would not comment on whether the board will seek ta, raise that number,l nor would he reveal the percenitage increasein funding it will recÈuire from the Reoeon. 1 ' guess everXbo4y is looking for more money, saïidAttersley. In addition té, the fiancial frb im associatey with a grow- mg population, Attersley said the board must also negotiate a new contract with its employees. The jprevious .ti7o-year agree- ment between the board and Durham Region Police ÀAssocia- tion has expired. "This taxes Upla lot of time because we do ail aur own nego- tiating, we dont, brin g in an outside negotiatr' said Atters- ley. One of- the - .first measures approved by. -the1 board at its recent meeting, was the forma- tioîaL of a special police unit ta deal with the growing problem of teenage gangs-. The youth squad, compased of seven constables anid a sergeant, swing inta action April 1. Drawn from existing ranks, the officers will underjo «lass- room training at police head- quarters. They will also gped time in the field absrvnutheMetropoli- tiar Toronto police youth gang squd in action. eua'm_ the unites formation an "excellent move,» Attersley said its aim is ta prevent crime, rather than merely enforcing the law. «The name of the game is prevention, not enforcement, that'sýwhat we're trying ta do,. prevent crime.» wide system, supported the report's reference ta a regional bus service. "You're not ail wrang in what you say about, regional transit,» said Drunn. According ta Drumm ervice from Oshawa ta Scarborough is being studied, and even, though Durham would take over Whitby's buses,, the Town will not be compensated for them. «It's just like Saddaxn Hus- seini,» said 'Drumm,* adding that regional transit cauld be imipie- mented in 1992. In addition ta the possible link with ,Oshawa .buses,' other changes are, planned for: Whitby. * Tansit this .year. The'changes includ e: * Reducingoëff-peak bus service on, four of the six routes between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday ta Frday. The frequency of buses on the four routes will be cut from'30 minutes ta 60 minutes but will be timed so that riders can stili transfer ta the main Brock St. and Dundas St. routes. Those two routes will not be cut back. The change, proposed ta take effect March 4, will help reduce overal coste during hours when ridership is low. , * An electronic fare box system is scheduled for. delivery by mid- February. The system will provide a detailed audit of revenue and statistical data on ridership. Information on passe ngers is. now recorded and processed inanually. *Peak period service ta indus- trial areas south of Hwy. 401. will begin in the spring: Troutingwil operate from the Whitby. GO Tansit station, *rvdin connections with the G0 train schedule, as well as with Whitby Transit's regular routing. The report notes that GO train users and- students made up, slightly more than half af the overali ridership in 1990. The two groups combined, for 50.8, per' cent 'of the 543,086 people using Whitbybuses laut year. Although Drumm stressed that he'supports public' transit, hie criticized Whitby, Transit's shut- tle bus sevce - which meets GO trains at nigh't. The shuttle service meets ail evening trains and draps poas- pengers- off at the transit stap nearest their destination. The service has carried more passengers than che previaus regular bus evening service and at a reduced cost since taking effect last Febru.ary, states the report. B ut Drumm, said that in some cases only one or two people are met at the* station and then shuttled across tawn, often in Correction In last weeks edition, a photo captian incorrectly stated that the metrcde shown was owned Thle matorc yclýee in fact, belongs ta Ai Oliver of Oshawa. The Free Press regrets'the error. 0 - : opposite directions'. <'Woldn't it be cheaper "ta pay for a.taita take one guy over ta Garrard Rd. anid the other guy ta the west side?» asked Drunun-. ,TM not agEÈns3t transit, but whenwe're tyig ta save dollars because we h ave a deficit I wonder if we can afford aIl thil.» Councillor Joeý Bugelli, said that despite variaus cost-sàaving measurès undertaken l*ast year, revenue waes stildown. Pasngr.revenue was projec- ted ta'be $446,900 but -only $429,460' was:, collected from riders. Advertisoing., revenue was bugeedat $20004 but anly $15340 of ada were sold. ««CVe're still- down about $23,000 in' revenues,» said -Mfeits fair ta highliuh efforts k ing taken ta minmaize the rmancial impact, revenues wan't be as high as anticip*'ated." 1 Counîcillor, Tom. E dwards, nevertheless, said, 'This Town. is a lot better off thon ten ye are ago when we had no bus 'service.» Lottery profits help hospitals, On' the niglit of the car accidenit, Ilelping hospitals is .Bruce wats fot expected to ]ive. F'or- lottery Jrotits. are Lsed. tunately, a specially eqluij)ped andii( . Lotter),lproftits are ak staffed traunia unit was ready and provide grains in other juist One wIIy.This,.is-how Lottery funds are [Iso uisec to* rerIis SLIChI standing by at a leýarb i)yI(spital. ,Ls lelping peo)Ile with dciisahlilîties. This special facility lielped Bruce TIhey also hielp fund, sp orts heat the ocids and lie hais returnedd recreation, arts and culture, to work. anid proviflce-wi(le charities. working for you in your area. George Street Outdoor 'Pool, ;Aurora City af Chatham Memarial A"n'a. 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