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THE HERALOUTLOGKSatunlay December Paget Traditional approach to police work must change AYLMER Just spending more money on police services may not help control crime a British ex pert told an international sym posium on policing held in mid- November Thats why we have to change our traditional approach to police work Michael J Hirst the Chief Constable Chief of Police of Leicestershire England told a gathering of police officials and leaders of community groups at the Ontario Police College The traditional methods simp ly arent working In the last ten years weve in creased spending on police ser vices by about per cent in the United Kingdom the Chief Con stable said and crime has in creased by almost exactly the same amount Just investing more resources doesnt work Instead police should be look ing at new community policing methods that emphasize crime prevention rather than crime detection and which involve members of the community working in partnership with the police The twoday symposium entitl ed At the Leading Edge Polic ing in the 1990s and Beyond was sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General in cooperation with the Municipal Policing Association which represents municipal police commissions the Police Association of Ontario which is the union representing police of ficers and the Ontario Associa tion of Chief of Police We organized this meeting so that everyone involved in polic ing could discuss together the course should follow over the next decade said Ontario Solicitor General Mike the keynote speaker This sym posium will help determine the directions policing should take The 150 police officials and community leaders attending the symposium made more than recommendations for policing methods and organiza tion to the needs of the 90s rang ing from innovative training and the use of high technology to ways of changing the criminal justice system Legislation prevents GST stacking Toronto The Honourable Shelley Minister of Revenue recently introduced legislation at the opening of th Legislature to ensure that the On tario Retail Sales Tax RST is not stacked on top of the oncom ing federal Goods and Service Tax GST Our first piece of legislation fulfills our commitment to reverse the previous govern ments decision when it increased provincial revenues by stacking on GST said Wark- Mar- tyn The Minister repeated her assurance that consumers can obtain refunds from vendors or the Ministrys Retail Sales Tax Branch If they have been charged on Top of GST for goods and services to be delivered after December 31 1990 She also the government would take action to clear up any confusion about the GST and My Ministry has mailed notices to over 300000 ven dors said A se cond stage in our public informa tion program will begin right after the legislation is approved GIFT IDEAS SHOPPING IN HALTON HILLS I