The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

PAGE 8THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, OCTOBER 29, 2003 www.durhamrcgion.com Inspector Bill Temple is now the new boss in the Clarington Community Police Office. Restaurant & Lounge Bruce Oorric Our First Lin VmueTrio! Join us Halloween Night for an evening of dinner and entertainment! Reserve your seats today! This is not a costume event! Ask your server for immediate Reservations or call us at Café Amaretto 905-665-4661 Seating is limited!!! Black and white and read - all over! METROLAND DURHAM REGION MEDIA GROUP OPEN HOUSE m k'.'ti 2/jLb+Z Ml . For Information or to Register: TOLL FREE 1-866 FLEMING (353-6464) www.flemingc.on.ca T L Fleming College Saturday November 8,2003 9 am to 3 pm Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg* and Haliburton Campuses f* tor Police Foundations) If you're wondering about your career opportunities come and check out our January and fall programs and expanded facilities. You'll have a chance to talk to our faculty and meet our sludents-this is your day. • Explore Emerging Career Trends • Tour the Campus and Residence • Discover the Many Services Available to Fleming,Students • Highlights of Programs Offered this January and Fall • Robotics Demonstrations • Culinary Creations • Solar Ecology Demonstrations • Check out our new Bachelor of Applied Technology, Environmental Assessment and Management Bill Temple takes charge of policing in Clarington BY DANIELLE MILLEY Staff Writer CLARINGTON-The veteran officer officer has been through a lot of changes in his career. So Inspector Bill Temple eagerly anticipates the latest twist in a policing life which has now landed him in Clarington. Insp. Temple took over Oct. 14 for Insp. Tom Cameron as the head of the Clarington Community Police Office. And this change was one he requested. requested. "I'm absolutely thrilled to be here. I'm looking forward to it," he said. "Being in a division is a more dynamic dynamic job. You're interacting with the public and interacting with the officers." officers." Working with people is something the 51 -year-old loves to do. "He is a people person... He really likes being a policeman," said Insp. Jim Douglass of his former boss. The two have known each other for , 24 years. They worked together a few years ago when Insp. Temple was head of the north Durham division, a job Insp. Douglass now holds. Insp. Temple started his career with the Durham Regional Police in Oshawa in 1975. He grew up in Os- hawa and still lives there with his family. In the years since he started he has held many different positions including including patrol officer, working in the criminal investigation branch in both Whitby and Oshawa, polygraph examiner, examiner, working in the police learning centre at Durham College. He also held the first position of administrative administrative staff sergeant in the region. "I really enjoy a lot of change," he said. Insp. Temple hasn't had much time to get acquainted with his new position position - a box of personal photos and awards he has won over the years sit in a box on the floor - but he is looking looking forward to his time here. "Clarington is going to be a great place to work. From what I've seen so far we have great staffing," he said, In his new role, Insp. Temple is responsible responsible for 67 officers and three civilians. One of the areas lie'll locus on while here is staffing. He said the number of officers in the division has recently been increased, but as the population grows staffing will remain an issue. Another issue he has thought about is the building. He said it is getting older and crowded so it needs to be updated sometime down die road. It's a problem that will he alleviated alleviated somewhat with the opening of the Courlice satellite office next summer, "We're excited about that because it will give us a little more room," he said. He looks forward to working with his officers, many of whom are new' to the service, and teaching them his customer service and ethics approach to policing, Sale prices in effect until Saturday, November 1, 2003, while quantities last Oshawa Centre 905-576-1711 QUALITY, VALUE, SERVICE, TRUST m NEIIIM503 it) 2003. Sears Canada Inc.