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Shelve team policing The Acton Free Press Wednesday Jan 25 1978 3 PAINTERS WERE PUTTING the finishing touches on the upstairs of the during the past week and work is expected to be finished on schedule Police to escort funerals despite report costs In will continue to have police escorts free of charge However truckers with wide loads may have to dip into their pockets for the same service as a result of a police staff report The report by deputy chief Oliver recommends funeral and truck escorts be paid for by those people receiving the service The report also suggests offduty officers be used as escorts because the only cost to the force would be the use of a vehicle which in my opinion Is minimal compared to what is presently costing us duty also trims the police patrols the report stales Police commissioner Glenn moved the force leave the system as it Is with regards to funerals The escort service is part of the police function he said lie also wants more information the wide loads before a decision is made Olivers report notes the practice of using offduty constables Works very satis fnctorily in other forces Out staff is tied up for several hours on some escorts Oliver stated No injuries Six people escaped injury in wo car crash on Church Street near Elgin Street noon last Wednesday The most damage from the mishap is on the driven by of Storey Police estimate in damage to his car left front side and wheel The car was west bound on Church Street The car driven by Herbert Draper of Islington was north hound on Elgin Street Police set the damage to his auto at There were four passen from Quebec In the Draper car Choice SIRLOIN TIP TOP ROUND ROASTS 189 PRIME RIB ROAST Choice WING ROASTS Tender BLADE a SHORT RIB ROASTS b 110 SHOULDER ROAST 99 WING TBONE SIRLOIN STEAKS Lean STEWING BEEF GROUND BEEF Fresh SMALL LINK SAUSAGE 95 Maple Leaf Sliced lb SIDE BACON 159 LOVELL BROS MODERN MEAT MARKET Police societys last line Chief A controversial pilot project which may draw people and police closer together was shelved by the Halton Police Commission Thursday at OakviUe I believe in team policing but one area scares me Halton Chief Ken said In a discussion of his four page report The police department is the last line of defence for a way of life that s eroding he declared The police force Is the last bastion to prevent our society from falling apart con Skerrett Skerrett written report found some good and bad points about team policing Oakville Mayor Harry Barrett defined team policing as an attempt to relate more on a onetoone basis and to keep officers in one place for no less than two years You set up little police departments all around Barrett described It Team policing was given about a twoyear trial at Burlington If the Idea had worked said he thought the police torn mission would have wanted to expand it through Region Burlington will revert to a platform system like the rest of Halton according to the report Skerrett told Com mission Chairman William the police will capitalize on their experience with team policing Some of the good points of team policing will be used said Main concern with the operation is the manpower situation said Due to our attempts to run this force with the minimum number of men considerable difficulty was encountered In freeing men to become in volved in special prevent programs states the chiefs report It also com pares the ratio of officers to population at Burlington and elsewhere team policing was tried In Burlington the ratio is 11000 Calgary and Vancouver 1650 Inexperienced officers were also among the reasons for the programs failure The experience on the force Is a little light to run as an operation like team policing said Skerrett also Indicated there was resistance to the team policing Idea from senior members of the force To get team policing working said he would need about a dozen more men and six cruisers For the Burlington trial the police commission had to get a letter from the Police Association because the experiment fractured some of the contract conditions Skerret also pointed out Team policing was also tried in Com missioner Glen said but its benefits seemed to drop off after months After three years there was little appreciable difference between team policing and the team police set up he said Some of the advantages of the Burlington experiment included the knowledge gained by officers of the area This resulted In improved relations with the public as result of increased com m unity contact states Skerrett report Some crime prevention projects by teams were well received by the police the report continued All other forces which are using team policing Indicate it takes about five years for the full idea to become the report Judge William said he was disappointed In the decision to scrap team policing It worked well elsewhere under manage ment If to make it work Can police officer rldo with people and still repre sent authority asked There is a small minority which accepts you Recreation dept plans summer program Hills Recreation applications for leader Hills New to the area Department Is busy planning from students looking this year will be a preschool the changes which will take summer employment playground for children 3 to 4 place for their summer New programs and changes years in Acton only The pro- recreation programs The In the old ones have been gram will run for eight weeks department has received planned for this summer in during the morning A Mayor to submit receipts to collect expense account Mayor Tom Hill will have submit vouchers to collect his expense account from now on if council goes along with a recommendation made by Hills administration commit lee Monday night Since January the mayor has received a flat amount of a month or Si annually for expenses This is in addition to his salary as mayor of the town One third of that amount is tax exempt as are councillors salaries since hat portion is to cover ex The si annual allow has not been considered part of the mayor so Is not one third tax exempt as Is his salary Treasurer Ray King pointed out If the is added to his salary bringing it to there would be a saving to the mayor in In come tax of Councillor Peter Morris to befreeoftax itwouldhaveto set up with receipts being turned In to the treasurer We all have part of our salary tax exempt now sup posedly for expenses Morris said allowance should have nothing to do with mileage but should be for entertaining or public relations The committee voted to eliminate the flat rate of a month and receipts be sub mitted for expenses Incurred while carrying out the mayor duties to a limit of a year rotating Playmoblle a van equipped with playground supplies will serve Pine view Llmehouse Glen Williams Speyside and Nerval for eight weeks spending one full day a week at each site The very successful day camp from last year will be continued In this sum mcr The camp runs In two week sessions with four slons being run over the sum mer The emphasis is on out door activities and skills and is geared to children eight and over Gymnastics will also be continued in George town this summer The pro gram will run for four weeks during afternoons The traditional playground that has been run in past years has been changed with the day divided into age groups Children to will attend playground In the mornings and an adventure camp for those 8 to will be run in the afternoon Two playgrounds will be run In Acton one in Balllnafad and three in Georgetown One WERE EXPANDING Our CustomMade Drapery Department WE NOW HAVE A FULL TIME SEAMSTRESS ON STAFF ENABLING US TO MAKE YOUR DRAPERIES IN THE STOREI To Make Room For Our Drapery Department We Are Having A SPECIAL ONE DAY SALE SATURDAY JANUARY 28 9 am til pm Our Entire Stock of Carpeting and Sheet Vinyl Will Be DRASTICALLY REDUCED DONT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE ON QUALITY CARPETING AND SHEET VINYLS CARPET CORNER 11 MAIN ST NORTH ACTON 8533620 adventure 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