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PAGE 12, WIIIBY FREZ PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13,,-1992 Police- now have canne unit Durham Boegional Police are fiînally getting a police. dog. A canine unit has]:en high on the wish list for somte time, says Sgt. Sind% Ryrie, and a $22 500 dontin rom the Oshawa &~n- tral Lions Club la maling it a reality.- Ryie saïys the police dof Will1 ho useful ar sni ing out, drugs tracking 'missingpersons anaf suspects, security at crime scenes and afficer safety. A suitablé'handier and do'g will soon ho chosen and sent ta, Gravehurst for-'a 14-week train- ing course plut an, by Ontario Provincial Police. Ryrie expocta the canine unit early summer of next year. Breakwim at boat in marina There was a break-iri at a 32-foot boat at- the Whitby Marina sometime between Mon- day and friday oflastweek. police, say the, cuiprit(s) forcod a lock on a dor.leading ta the cabin area and removed tbree speakers using a screwdriver.' 1Nathing. else, was taken. The. speakers were valuod at $120. An investigation is continuing. CORPORATION 0F THE, ...... TOWN 0F WHITBY Animal Control Awarenes Week LOVE -LICENCE- LEASH TAKE NOTICE THAT May 17 - 23. 1992 la hoebyproctaimed as 'Animai Contrai Awaeness Woeke ln and for the Town ot Whitby. Dulng Animal Control Awaronoss Week citizons are invited to tour aur Animal Control Cenrefaciites t 4680 Thcksan Road North, one mile nortii of Taunton Road, ln Whltby. Inclvduais are welorne to drap Into the Centre'anytime betwoen 8:30 a.m. and> 4:30 p.m. duning the week. Group taurs cati be aranged by caiIIng the. Contre at 427-8737. Citlzens are aiso- reminded of tiie Importance of respansible pet car. whlch Inluds:, IDENTIFICATION: *a.dog licence identfie ou am etanid ensUres a frerIdé ometi tiettme yOur Pet Is found, provildd you're at haine and Urne pormits;' RABIES VACCINA11ON: - rabld animais are a danger; NEUTERING AND SPAYING: - don't h. gultyof adding to tie prob- loin af unwanted animais; and, DOGGY DO'S AND DON'TS: - ppisse onsure that you dlean up after your* dog should fl defecato on publice or Primae proporty. DATED et Whltby. Ontauio tliistii» day af May, 1992.- T.J. EDWARDS, MAYOR THER WAS a flun-y of fashion reetyin, Whitby. Trafalgar Castie (left) put -on a 'Spring Fling on May 59 parading a large array of designer fashions before an appreciative crowýd. On a less formai note, Marc Clemente (centre) struts his stuif ini a show .at St. ý Theresa sehool bast friday. -And Garbo's Boutique held thefr spring and summer fashion show (photo. at right), at Kreb's Res- taurant on May,3 School year -test program rejected FROM PAGEZ1 A rminimum of 75 p or cent in favour of the modified school year program was roquired ta proceed ta the next phase. "rr.i pleased with the nuinhor of people, especiallythe parents, who came' out and 'voted on this" matter,» says Whitby trustee Patricia Bowmian. An'81percet voting turnout showed thatceove hbodycared about the subject and wanted 1o ho part of the voting process, she Bowma sayéparents e popoedprograni and asked m!any questions on- its passible advantages and disadvantages. AlthouËh "this concept will be on the backburner for now,» Bowman says input«from parents from the very beginming when the program was suggested will ho vèry. useful ini the future and will help the board iii improving the qualitý of its education. «We have ta aolve the problems >of continungstudent population groWth tgter,' she saysa., Bowman says that, growth muet.ho addressed -soon, or "we <will:havre a real challenge." SMost of the 'public schools in Durham Region. are fulli and have maniy portables, and' the need for new, idea& ta deal with titis growing problemî is impor- tant, ohe says. Parents are. mare than wel- come ta iv any 'creative ideas, however different .theymay, ho, to the board to try and solve part of the population, growth in the scitools, sie says. 1 We're in a financial crunch right Iiowanîd we try.'ta com- municate this ,as best aspassible ta the parents," she says. Wliitby trustee Tanya Koch Bay~ she. was disappointed with the results because it would have been interesting -for at least one school ta try the now conicept'for even one year and see what it could offer as an educational experience for-the students. "We are turning 'down an opportunity without even tryig it, but I respect the consultation procesa and the decisions of the parents,» she says. Kocht says it ià important ta keop the communication, linos open with'parents and the com- munity, and continue ta find watys ta improve the quality of education. In a year-round schooL pro- grami, students would 'attend the sanie numhor'of days of echool. But instead of the- usual nine- week holiday during the suni- mer, thé achool calendar would ho spread out ý over the entiro year. There would still hob a few weeks of holidays for students during the summer, and each scitoor would follow their own schedule. CHRYSI 24 HOUR SERVICE