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iri iee lTime, Wededy Jaay ,19 A Christmas Letter from Bosnia On November 21, two Durham Region Police Officers went to Bosnia - Herzegovina as part of the International Police Task Force performing United Nations Civiian Police Duties. The two Durham Officers are Tom Cameron, and Don Arscott. Tom at age 42 is an 18 year veteran with the Durham Regional Police Service. Tom is married and bas three daughters. Don is 54 years of age and bas been involved with policing in Durham Region for 32 years. Tom Cameron hopes to send weekly letters describing bis duties and tbe way of life wbile in Bosnia - Herzegovina. Here is tbe first letter received on January 7, 1998, and dated December 24, 1997. Merry Chrîstmnas and Happy New Year. Well, it's very bard to get any sense of Cbristmas here because there are none of the usual dlues in the Muslim area where 1 live. 1 received several Cbristmas parcels yesterday and ripped them open rigbt away in case there was any food or warm clothing (just kidding.) I was transferred in a big hurry from Sanski Most to Velika Kladusa last Friday because of some problems witb tbe locals. Egg tbrowing at local police and IPTF person- nel and vebicles and a couple of car bombs blowing up each otbers political rival's vebicles. The station, wbich is located less tban 1000 meters from the Croatian border now bias 32 Monitors from Canada, the USA, England, Gbana, Jordan, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Nepal, the Ukraine, Germany, Estonia and Bangladesb. On the way up here I was involved in an incident between locals, one of wbom was armed with a loaded 91nm CZ 99 auto-pistol that he was waving around. I inter- vened but the armed man would not give me the gun. He kept bis hand on it in his pock- et until Canadian SPOR troops witb a numiber of armnoured vebicles happened along and, at my request, surrounded biim. H1e bas been arrested and cbarged by the local police. It is quite an odd feeling to be approaching an'armed person witb your hands in the air and a UN bIne beret as your only "protection." I am living in a 700 year-old Turkish castle that overlooks the town. The only other occu- pants are a large group of Bosnian riot police wbo must be wondering who the heck I am and what l'ni doing here. They're friendly enougb and always respond to my cheery, good mornings. In fact, I'm waiting for an apartment that will be available on January 1 st wben an American womnan, wbo works for a non-govern- mental aid organization, mnoves 1ot Ihave not hiad hot water since yesterday which has made for two very fast show- ers. The only heat in my room comes fron a single electric beater whicb is very effective if you sit right in front of it, wbere I am sitting now. I ami working afternoon shift today until Boxing Day, althougb the non-Christian off i- cers may work two sifts on Christmas Day so that we can have it off. We'll return the favour in late January on one of their religious biolidays. My first day off will be January 2nd, 41 days afler entering the Mission Area. Tbeoretically we work 30 days at a stretcb and get 6 days off. On miy upcoming 6 days I plant to take a train from Zagreb, Croatia to Budapest, Hungary and see if I cani find Franz Liszt or a bot bath. Hopefully F'il be able to cadge a Christmas dinner oui R.R. 1, Orono a v m A - w GOING ON A TRIP??? GETTING MýýARRIED???? Planiniig a Special Eveing oni the Town for- Dinnier, 'lie Theatre or thie Big Gamer-??? HOURG3LA55 SLimousine Service will gel you there and back in safely, cornfort and style. of the Canadian soldiers at the nearby Camp l-3lack Bear tonight or tomorrdW. If flot, lVil eat the turkey paste and Triscuits my mother sent mie. (This must sond hilarjous but I am lot joking.) In ail, the mission hias proven to be a fascinating and worthwhile experience. Several local police officers have expressed their gratitude to me saying, "If you weren't here, we wouldn't be hiere." They are flot as impressed with somne of miy colleagues from thir-d-world countries with humnan rights records that rival the Former Yugoslavia's. Franklïy, neither am 1. WelI,lIl try to get this off tonigbt, 1 hope everyone is well and enjoying the holidays. Fondest Regards, Tomi *Complete Car & Truck Repairs.a eDiesel Engines a Cummins, Detroit & Cat -, Radio Dis patched Tow Trucks.# *Mobile Mechanical Service Truck. 4 Miles North- "Hiey - did you start on that high-fibre diet yet ?" 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