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The Clarington/Courticc Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, May 25, 1996 3 *76e ^J*tdefre*tcCe*tt Produced weekly by James Publishing Company Limited P.O. Box 190,62 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 P.O. Box 2000,1712 Baseline West, Courtice, Ontario L1C 2S8 905-623-3303 Fax: 905-623-6161 Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. For 142 Years, Our First Concern Has Been Our Community Publisher - John M. James Assoc. Publisher - Richard A. James Plant Manager - Donald J. Bishop Ad. Manager - Brian G. Purdy Editor - Peter Parrott Production Rick Patterson, Laurens Kaldeway, Doug Lugtenburg, Sharon McMullen, Barb Patterson, Ralph Rozema, Jim Snoek, Vance Sutherland, Jim Tuuramo. Advertising Editorial Laverne Morrison, Frank Kelly Brad Kelly, Lorraine Manfredo, Laura J. Richards Office Angela Luscher, Debbie Chamberlain, Jurua Hodge,Grace McGregor, Nancy Pleasance-Sturman, Marilyn Rutherford Fiscal Reality Hampers John Howard Society On Thursday, May 9th, the featured guest at the Bowmanville Rotary Club was William J. Fry (left), Executive Director of the John Howard Society in Durham Region. Mr. Fry provided a timely update on services offered by John Howard Society. These services are aimed at keeping youth and the disadvantaged from resorting to criminal careers. Thanking Mr. Fry is Rotary President Chris Mendes. BODY ft SOLE HAIR SALON & SPA 234 King Street East Bowmanville, Ont. (905) 623-SOLE (7653) Come Tour and meet . your Aveda Team of Professional Hair Stylists. Enjoy Refreshments and Munchies Tool First 50 People receive Body & Sole V.I.P. Cards c&UkU a PnicdciJpiiua cnilimifid !uii\ and -icalp conditioning tient mmt r Add a iootJwuf manage head, icalp, tKc a*tdihonldcti utith finie plant avunai &\ o yeui ienleL finie \cLc[ fiant cvcufday iheii Sort INTRODUCTORY Hair Cut & Style jttcluaei avitoinijcd Jtai/i atul icalfi cottdiùoHÙUf Oieaùneiit, ttien'i- hat tùwelituj- iltitt- ùieaùticulaM)taJ& up. touch ufi 623-SOLE (7653) 58rr The executive director of the John Howard Society in Durham sees trouble ahead if the Bowmanville office closes. C : Close to five hundred clients are served at the local office on Church Street, and of these about 125 are youths. Programs geared to teens have helped keep a lid on problems problems experienced by businesses along the main street, W. J. Fry told a group of Rotary Club members on Thursday. "If that office is closed, I think you're going to have a bigger problem. And in the event of a closure, closure, clients without transportation transportation will have trouble getting to the Oshawa office, he added. Tight fiscal realities have led to 14 layoffs to date. The Durham branch currently employs 23. Fry told the group of about 50 Rotarians and guests that the John Howard Society still works within the prison system but now focuses more on crime prevention. "We do work with people serving sentences at the Whitby Jail and when they are released, but it's a very small part of what we do. Our program pro- Workfare From page one that should remain is daycare, Mayor Parrish said. Oshawa Councillor Brian Nicholson noted that, at this point in time, no one -- especially especially the government -- knows exactly what workfare will include. "This motion says we want to be a partner, but we don't know about the cost or what the benefits would be to our residents. residents. There is no report on cost, or impacts," the councillor stated. Ajax Councillor Jim McMaster told his peers "this motion is only showing an interest in workfare. This is not giving a commitment. But we should continue the process to see what happens." Regional councillors voted to send a letter to the Ontario government noting that Durham is interested in finding out more, and is interested in the idea of workfare. m FOR LAWN AND GARDEN We're rolling out a deal on Fresh Grown SOD Screened TOP SOIL available Top Quality 15 $ roll 00 cubic yard VISSER'S NURSERY & SOD FARM HOURS: Mon. - Fri. Jauntoo Rd. E 263-2126 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. N$X Sat. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. vides much more benefit to the broader community," Fry said. He wants to stop potential offenders before they get caught in the revolving door of the prison system. That's why John Howard Society extends its reach to help school drop-outs, troubled youth, the functionally illiterate, illiterate, substance abusers and others others who are susceptible to getting getting into trouble with the law. Programs receive financial support from the United Way, government grants and individual individual donations. - John Howard programs help youth diffuse their anger and frustration, they help to move them ahead in their school careers and employment prospects. One in nine adult Canadians off to Kingston or Guelph. But we have to deal with it where it starts. It's the responsibility of the whole community." Bill Fry has worked with John Howard Society for 28 years. He has been the executive executive director for John Howard in Durham since 1975. has a criminal record. 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