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> i/ Speaker Tells How to Deal with Stress Police Offer Tips to Stop Store Robberies The Cimadiiin Slalusman. Bowmanville. November 4. 1987 9 Out in the Field Stress is their business. Nancy Mutch of the Durham Distress Centre and Fred Wyatt, a volunteer at the Distress Centre, gave some useful advice to the Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting last week on how to cope in today's stressful world. Do you eat too fast? Bring home work from the office? Get inpatient in lines? If you do, you could be a victim victim of stress and threatening threatening your life, says Nancy Mutch of the Distress Centre of Durham Region. During a presentation to the Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting, Tuesday, Tuesday, October 27, Ms. Mutch outlined the signs of stress and discussed how to cope with the pressures of today's fast paced world. . "We are facing the disease disease of the 20th- century, stress," said Ms. Mutch. "Changes are occurring in our lives, and our world, at a tremendous rate, and how we view these changes dictates dictates how well we function," she continued. According to Ms. Mutch, stress evolves from an individual's individual's approach to a particular particular situation. A positive view enables people to deal comfortably with a challenge. challenge. An attitude of failure or fear hinders their ability to cope, causing stress. "We go through 1000 stresses stresses every day, and if it is negative stress, we face a number of potential hazards like migraines, ulcers, ulcers, and high blood pressure," pressure," Ms. Mutch explained. "All too often, people under stress try to escape through drugs, alcohol or caffeine," she said. Once individuals recognize recognize stress is a part of daily life, the question becomes how to deal with it. Ms. Mutch believes it entails a change in attitude. "You have to picture yourself as a winner, winner, and change the threats in life to challenges. You also need to accept supports supports in your life, emotional, emotional, physical, spiritual and mental, to take you above the day to day routine," she told the Commerce Commerce group. "And, above all, you need to set goals that are achieve- able. Only do what you can, and take the time to learn to say no," she added. Ms. Mutch indicated that if the stress ever becomes too intense, the Distress Centre of Durham is open 24 hours a day. People finding finding it difficult to cope may call in and share their problems. problems. The number is 433- 1121. Bowmanville's Downtown Business Improvement Association's (DBIA) meeting on Tuesday, October 27, featured a look at crimes committed against store owners. The large audience listened to presentations presentations from four members of the Durham Regional Police Force as well as watching two films. Pictured in back from left, Detective Bob Schumacher (fraud Christmas Cotise of (Sifts Welcomes You Saturday, Nov. 7 and Sunday, Nov. 8 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Quality Jewellery (10K - 14K gold) Christmas Baked Goods Ceramics- Quilts - Sweaters Wall Hangings and Many More Handcrafted Items Oak Recipe Boxes - Pine Sconces Complimentary Tea Served From Hwy. 115 take Clarke Concession 4 west at Twin Oaks Motel. Turn north at Ochonski Rd. Fifth house on east side. WATCH FOR SIGNS by Carolyn Hepburn Potential shoplifters and the authors of bad cheques in the Town of Bowmanville had better beware. Thanks to a very informative informative seminar on crimes committed committed against merchants, members of the Downtown Business Improvement Association Association (DBIA) heard first hand about how to protect themselves and their merchandise merchandise and services against theft and fraud. The one evening program, which was sponsored by the DBIA, on Tuesday, October 27, featured three police officers officers from different units of the Durham Regional Police Force, along with Staff Sergeant John Mairs from Bowmanville's 16 Division. Division. They have a total of 91 years of law enforcement experience between them. The officers pulled no punches as they laid the facts about retail crimes on the table. "Shoplifting is stealing and starts at a young age," said Constable John Logan, a officer with the community community services branch of the force. "Over 75% of shoplifting that occurs is done by young teenagers," he added. He warned merchants to greet the public as they entered entered their stores. "People planning to shoplift shoplift don't like attention," he explained. Constable Logan told store owners to be aware of bulky clothing, bags from other stores and people carrying carrying large bags of any kind. He advised that mirrors were a good idea, and advertisements advertisements that the store Fresh, in-bulk ingredients for your favorite holiday RECIPES CLIP and SAVE , 20% OFF ANY FOOD ORDER OF $10.00 or MORE Valid until Monday, November 30th We now have in stock: Mincemeat Ground almonds Whole blanched almonds Glazed cherries Mixed fruit Mixed peel and .. . New for 1987 GLAZED CITRON YE OLDE HEALTH SHOPPE 116 King St. W. (Vanstone Mill) 623-6222 Bowmanville would prosecute shoplifters shoplifters might cause some deterrence. deterrence. The worst mistake that can be made, according to Constable Logan, is to let a suspected shoplifter go. "Let the police handle it," he advised the audience. From a police point of view there are several things that can happen to someone who is caught shoplifting, according to Detective Doug Park, an investigator investigator from the Youth Bureau out of 16 Division in Bowmanville. Detective Park explained to the storeowners about some of the details that the Young Offenders Act (YOA) offered for handling shoplifters. shoplifters. "Everyone has the opportunity opportunity to be a young offender, offender, " said Detective Park. "A lot of times they don't feel it is hurting anyone," he explained. Up to the age bf 11, a child can't be charged, according to Detective Park. That doesn't mean a child can't be apprehended he explained. There can be counselling, or the help of the Children's Aid Society can be needed. From 12 to 16 years of age, children can.be-charged. A meëfing wiUvÿarents will likely take place and there could be probation o^a sentence sentence to reform school, according according to Detective Park. "We deal with ten percent of the kids more than once, 90 percent go on to lead normal, normal, active lives," he said. Detective Bob Schumacher, a member of the fraud squad, was on hand to tell the audience how they can prevent fraud from hurting their businesses. businesses. He explained that counterfeit counterfeit money wasn't a real problem in the Town of Bowmanville. The new style bank notes are so expensive to reproduce, that it isn't worth the trouble. What does seem to be worth the trouble is credit card and cheque fraud. Of 857 reported cases in 1987, 80 percent relate to cheque .fraud, Detective Schumacher explained. He said that in the United States, 100 million credit card frauds and three billion billion cheque frauds were reported reported last year. "Make sure you know who the customer is," said Detective Detective Schumacher. When asking for identification, identification, don't take the person's person's word about their place of employment,'ask to see the company card, according according to Detective Schumacher. Now .that the Ministry of Transportation is requiring all drivers to have a photograph photograph with their licences, it will be harder to use them as false identification. Detective Schumacher explained that the fraud domcor ASK HALY " Is it true that Domcor offers a carpet especially designed for allergy sufferers?" The answer is at 2O/CKSO/Y ~fLOOR COVERING LTD. HIGHWAY 2 1 mile west of Cobourg (416) 372-3331 squad), Detective Doug Park (youth bureau), and Constable John Logan (community services). Front from left, George Webster (chairman of the DBIA), Staff Sergeant John Mairs (16 Division Bowmanville), Bowmanville), and Pal Lange (communications officer for the DBIA). bureau has nothing to do with the recovery of money, they simply determine if their is enough evidence to lay criminal charges. "There must be intent to defraud," he said. In the case of a cheque, the money must be there (in the account) within a reasonable time, according to Detective Schumacher. He advised the merchants that if they had a cheque that didn't clear the bank to call the person and identify themselves and why they are calling. Eventually the store owner will have to make a decision. "If you go to the police there could be criminal charges," said Detective Schumacher. Sometimes a phone call is all that is needed. "Many times when people do find out, they rush in and pay," he said. The sale of credit cards is another way that merchants can get hurt. "You can buy a credit card for $100," said Detective Detective Schumacher. "This area is really, expanding, expanding, you're dealing with people who/you don't, know yet they could live nearby," he added. A driver's licence is the best from of identification for a credit card, he said. The three police officers entertained questions from the audience, which ranged from the inquiries into the amount of police manpower in the area, to a question concerning whether or not a store owner can detain a shoplifter. While some in the merchants merchants in attendance have experienced first hand the results of crime, none went away without plenty of food for thought. After weeks of going out to interview Co-op students in the workplace, I decided to interview a student who was out on the Co-op program. last year. Laurie Twadell now in grade 12, at Courtice Secondary Secondary worked at M.J.Hobbs Senior Public School as a Library Library Assistant to Mr. Armstrong. Armstrong. One part that she enjoyed about her placement, she says, "Is constantly working with the students. I like working with kids." I asked her about her least favorite thing. After a little thought she said: "I can't think of anything I didn't like." Laurie's day was made up of, ' carding and shelving books, looking up project books for teachers, making bulletin boards, and inventory. inventory. She told me, "The thing I enjoyed the most was teaching teaching the grade sevens to use the microfiche computer, and helping out with the Graduation program. Laurie said she would do her Co-op year over again, but she says, "I would work with younger children rather rather than with older kids. I liked working with the kids, but I wouldn't make a career of working in a library. library. I was just the experience of being with older children. Laurie is at her placement every day; two days for two periods in the morning, and two days for two periods in the afternoon. I asked Laurie why she chose the placement she was at. She said, "There wasn't much of anything elso that was where I wanted to work. I wanted to work in a nursery nursery school, but I couldn't so I came to work in the library." library." Laurie said she got along with everyone and she liked the people she worked with. "There were a few kids who were kind of irritating, but most of the kids were really great to work with. All the teachers were really great, and they helped me a lot." October 15, was an In- School session, all morning, for all Co-op students. Mr. McAllister, Mr. McClurg, and Mrs. Nor they lead the session about job impressions. impressions. The November 25, workshop workshop for all Co-op students, looks great. "Working Today For Tomorrow" Tomorrow" will give the students students an opportunity to choose any six speakers from any forty-five career topics. This looks like a very informative informative day in Port Hope. 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