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the HERALD Community News Wednesday December 18 1991 Numbers To Note EMERGENCY Police Fire or Ambulance Dial 91 Fire Information 1 33 Police NonEmergency 878551 1 Hospital 8730111 Distress Centre 8771 21 1 Toppling trees Regional Police were called Saturday to investigate the damage at a Church St home in Ac ton where two large tree limbs fell on the house Police say the limbs caused severe structural damage to both the inside and outside of the house and have estimated damage at Halton Hills Public Works Department was called to remove the limbs and cut down the tree Fuel stolen Police report 14000 litres of clear diesel fuel was stolen overnight Dec 11 from a storage facility on Guelph St owned by the Coop Police believe the unknown culprits were driving either a tractor trailer or large dual wheel truck to steal the fuel valued at Pinned leg Police have asked the Ministry of Labor to look into an industrial ac cident that broke a mans leg Dec The accident occurred on 10th Line south of 5 Sideroad when a Halton Hills Hydro employee at tempted to walk between a stationary truck and a truck being reversed He was pinned in the process and suffered a broken leg Mischief maker A 29yearold Acton man has been charged with mischief under in connection with a window that was smashed Saturday in a cam ping trailer parked on Guelph St The man will appear in Milton court Jan Stolen Siberians A dog breeder from Stewarttown reported to police that three of his purebred Siberian Husky dogs were released and possibly stolen from their kennels overnight Dec 12 One of the dogs was found wandering by their home the next morning and another found a short time later on Trafalgar One dog valued at 200 is still missing The missing dog is a seven to eightyearold female named Tammy She is blon de in color has a blue collar and an ear tag starting with the code E3R Second time For the second time this month unknown culprits have broken into the Cango Gas Station gas bar in Acton Police say the culprits used a cement block to break a window in the gas bar booth and stole a small amount of float money The last breakin occurred the same way and police believe the same culprits are responsible Public and police differ on priorities By LISA BOONSTOPPELPOT The Herald In their firstever Stategic Plan the Halton Regional Police Service has made a goal to be more respon sive to communitys needs The Strategic Plan was released last Thursday and lists five key issues in order to respond to changing community needs changes in community demographics and cultural make- up accountability and community involvement employment equity career enrichment and personnel development and changes in technology Sergeant Carey Smith the media relations officer for the service said the service is trying to be more customeroriented in the next couple of years and is studying how other agencids deal with their customers The service is trying to deter mine how to better serve the public as if the public were our customers be said Thats a novel and innovative thing for a police service This idea of responding to con sumer needs is clearly stated in the Strategic Plan as a goal under the Accountability and Community In volvement Section Under the heading Goals the document states increase our un derstanding of the communitys needs and issues as they relate to the service In this section under the heading Objectives the plan states reduce the number of community complaints about the Regional Police Service by 25 per cent by Dec 31 establish community consultation committees in each policing com munity by Jan and ensure that each committee meets a minimum of four times per year survey the general public to obtain information of perceptions of policing service commencing Oct establish a policy on volunteer ser vice within the service by June 1991 establish a policy on relationships with education institutions and ser vice clubs in Dec 1992 Sgt Smith hopes these objectives will reduce what he believes is a vastly different perception of police priorities between the police and the community What the community believes should be priorities of the police and what police believe are their priorities are often two very dif ferent things he said For example police tend to list their priorities according to criminal severity putting such things as murder and robbery on the top of their lists he said But if you ask the community what their priorities are they often talk about litter loitering and van dalism He believes the Strategic Plan will attempt to address this problem Other objectives the Strategic Plan lists include to ensure that the proportionate representation of women racial minorities people with disabilities and Aboriginal people are em ployed in all uniform and civilian occupation groups with the ser vices first Employment Equity Plan to be completed by May 1 1992 develop and implement a new radio communication system by Oct 1993 The Halton Regional Police Ser vice and its Police Services Board began work on the Strategic Plan in Jan 1991 The Police Services Board hired a consultant from the Institute of Environmental Resear ch to act as the facilitator throughout the process Police Services Chairperson Karen Thompson stated in the report that it is important to recognize that strategic planning is evolutionary in nature and is an ongoing process which requires daily implementation and con tinuous evaluation The plan will serve as mai to guide the service into the next decade Aids education hits the street But not everybody was so en thused with the concept I dont think a lot of people who come to a bar want to talk about sexually transmitted diseases said Georgetown resident Jim ODonnell I feel Ive heard enough about it Another Georgetown resident John Wilson thought it was tacky Chris of Brampton thought having the nurses in a bar would be intimidating for people I wouldnt go taik to them if anybody was within ear shot she said Nurse Todd said she realizes many people feel embarrassed about talking to them and thats why they keep their presence low- key The nurses dressed casually in jeans and tshirts dont lecture the crowd They just set up a table com plete with condoms pamphlets and information and wait for the patrons to come to them The condoms especially the colored ones add an element of fun to the night At the table people can take an AIDS quiz called How Safe Are You and pick up a pamphlet called Aids in the 90sThe New Facts of Life The pamphlet published this past February by Health and Welfare Canada states Canada has one of the highest rates of HIV infection in the developed world The epidemic has spread rapidly and it is estimated that 50000 Canadians are now infected with HIV states the pamphlet The pamphlet also informs readers how they can become in fected how to reduce the risks the symptoms of HIV infection the treatment for HIV infection and how people can protect themselves The Health Department is also taking the message to work places The nurses say people in the workplace and bars have been very receptive to this approach Nurse Todd said if anyone to talk about the AIDS program or HIV they should call the Halton Health Department Aids Project at 8254222 Halton Public Health Nurses Anne Todd left discuss the facts about the HIV virus and AIDS as and Julia Arnold laugh It up with a patron at the Regions new AIDS Programdlrectedat restaurant and bar In Georgetown reaching the 2545 yearold crowd Herald Photo by sday night The two were there to Informally LIsaBoonstoppelPot Jewellery stolen from mall Released By SERGEANT FARR The Regional Police in Burlington and Crime Stoppers of are asking for the publics assistance in identifying the culprits responsible for a break and entry and subsequent theft of jewellery from Sears at Mall Sometime between 900 pm on Saturday the of November and on Monday the of November the suspects broke into Sears Department Store at the Mall by breaking through 2 sets of doors on the west side of the mall Once inside the store the CRIME STOPPERS OF HALTON criminals went directly to the jewellery section and smashed 4 display cabinets Only the most expensive jewellery was taken Among the jewellery taken was 71 10 carat gold chains and bracelets 10 carat hoop earr ings 29 carat gold wedding bands also stolen were several custom wedding bands and custom family ring with holes in the bands totalling If you have any information that leads to arrest in this or any other offence you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to You need not give your name and your information will be treated with complete anonymity Please or Thats Holiday fire prevention tips By DAVE FORD Hills Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose What could be more cosy than a glowing fire in the fireplace on a frosty winter even ing The fireplace has become a popular tradition over the holiday season but your local fire depart ment reminds you to be safety conscious when enjoying the fire Always use a proper fitting fireplace screen to stop flying sparks from igniting nearby com bustibles Only burn materials which were designed for the fireplace Never burn gift wrapping of any type or the Christmas tree These materials generate too much heat for the ordinary fireplace and often release sparks from the chimney If ar tificial logs are used follow in structions on the packaging When cleaning your fireplace ashes should be placed in metal containers stored outside your home Have your chimney profes sionally inspected and cleaned if necessary at least once a year to remove soot and creosote that can ignite and bum Keep a fire extinguisher in an accessible location Know how to use it Make sure that you have a smoke alarm on each level of your home and test it regularly For further information call your local fire department Enjoy a fire safe holiday season Submitted CORRECTION NOTICE My Generations advertisement on 5 1991 A line that read everything in the store V2 price or more was incorrect Sorry for any inconvenience The Herald might have caused