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Whety Fme Proua, Wednosday, Ocbober 13. 1993. Page 25 CLOCA hosts watershed plaunning conference Crime Stoppers is a co-oprative effort between the public, media and police in the fight against crime. Ofton, when difficuit investigations grind te a halt, investigaters turn te Crime Sto ppers. Its great success lies in lceeping the identif of the caller unknown and the extra incentive ef a 3h reward. Obvioualy, the public can provide a wealth of information te assist police in doing thoîr job more efficiently. When a persen cals Crime Ste ppers with information regarding any criminal offenco, a code number is assigned te the tipster. This is the enly means of identification the caller will have for further contact with the program. The co-ordinater's office then screens the information, matches it te outstanding files and forwards it te the criminal investigater for his action. When a case is slved through information received and an arrest is made, the caller becomes eligible for a cash reward, which is decided upen by the civilian board, on the recommendation of the co-ordinater. The civilian board consista of citizens from throughout the Region of..Durham. They generally oversee the prograin, including raising the reward money. Rewards are paid in cash, and not by the police. The news media is a vital part of Crime Stoppers. Without it, the programn simply would not work. Each week, a crime is profiled by the local media and includes coverage by three cable TV stations, ie radio stations and 16 newspapors. Every third week, a crime is profiled by CITY-TV, C]HEX-TV in Peterborough and OKYR in Barrie. Many times, casual witnesses, who were net aware that what they saw was pertinent te a crime will cail after seeing, reading or hearing about a cri me. 1Pading memnories are jogged by the me dia coverage, and this provides valuable information that might otherwise be forgetten. To date, tips have lead te the arrest of persons for crimes that include murder, attempted murder, robbery, assaults, burglary, theft and dug trafilcking. The Crime Steppera phone nuxnber is 436-8477 (thates 436-TLPS). Due te the size of our area,'a few people will find this number te ho long distance. If se, call collect, or through the local Durhami Regional Police number and asI for Crime Steoppers. Calls are nover recorded or traced. No one will ever know who yeu are. Sorgeant Grant .Arnold is tho co-ordinator with the Durham Regional Crime Steppers, pregram and writes this article te holp combat crime. On Thursday, Oct. 14, the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA) ivill hoot a conferenco and workshop at Le Gala cenference centre in Whitby on the provincets recently announced 'Watershod Planning Guidelines.' This ia one of six conferences being held across the province as a means of bringing the guidelines te the attention of municipal politicians, - and te provide an opportunity for technical peeople from the province, municipalities1 and conservation authorities te, gain further insight mnte the use of the guidelines. CLOCA has used and promoted such watershed plannmng principles for 15 years. Whitby Kinsmen have elected their 1993-94 executive. President is David Glover, vice-president Bob Koziol, treasurer Bryan Childerhouse, secretary Marc Renaud, registrar Ray Chapman, director Charlie Rolland, bulletin editor Rob Forrester and pat-president Gary IHird. Newly-elected membership chair Grog Luke says the club is actively seeking new members te, join in serving the local comznunity while having a lot of fun at the same time. Anyone between ages 21 and 45 who is interested in becoming a member is asked te caîl Grog at 430-0396. Co-oop )penÎng MARIGOLD Co-op president Cattin Reu and former president Marne Kerr were among those at the Oct. 2 'officiai' opening of the Ash Street building that has been occupied for about nine months. Photo by Jeremiy Dresar, Whltby Free Pross Oshawa sohool staff rceives Mather aard BOB PICHUT and lona Coleby prepare burgers and hot dogs for the many students, prents and teachers who tumed out to a oelebration rarking the lOth anniversary of Col. J.E. Farewell Public Sooo. bby Ink Reesoe. W bVFm e S The staff of Lakeweods Public School, Oshawa is this year's winner of the Brt'ce Mather Award, named in honour ef the fermer director of éducation. The award is presented annually te an individual or group within the Durham Board of Education whr has made an eutstanding contribution te the \7ONTARIO ~¶JUNIOR CITIZEN OL/ F THE YEAR Y AWARDS "One in every crowd" In every crowd there is a young person aged 6 to 18 years, who is involved in worthwhile community service or a special individual who is contributing while living with physical or psychological limita- tion or perhaps a brave youth who has performed an act of heroism. You could honour this young per- son, with the help of Bell Canada and the Ontario Cornmunity Newspapers Association by nominating them for an Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Award. To nominale a young person in our cominunity please contact this newspaper today. growth and development of others. "The staff members from Lakewoods P.S., through modelling and teaching, have foetered academic excellence in their students," says parent Holly Priestly who nominated the group te, receive the award. In her nomination, she outlines many of the poitive contributions the Lakewoeds staff members have made te the benefit of each other and the students they teach. She cites examples of learning practices that include mutual support and encouragement for implementation of new ideas and prograins, and opportunities for students te develop responsibility and leadership sIcilîs by volunteering in areas throughout the achool. Priestly mentions the pink shcet awaral assemblies where students are recognized for persenal effort and development, and the warmn welcome extended te ail parents and community members who visit the schcol. Lakewoods le involved in the VIP (Values, Influences and Peers) prograin, is a plot school for the tri-ministry project, offers a breakfast prograra for its primary studenta and hosts students frem varieus co-operative oducation prograras throughout the board. Promotion of the arts and programs that reach eut te the community are aIse a focus for staff at the echool. Mather officiated at the presentation of the award te staff at Lakewoods principal Bill Pakosta accepted the award on their behaîf and commended them on the tremendeus effort they put forth on making the school a place where learning and grewing are foremost for both staff and students. Sylvan -Centre. *Boo'st vour child s grade(s. *Build sedk.stein. * Progranis in rcading, math, algebra, writng, study skills, homwork sup 1port and tinwe anagement.1