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a Ty n Questions need answer on 911 dialing system (From page 1) However in a letter to council, Chief Jenkins noted that bringing in such a system is a com- plex matter, and "con siderably more detailed study is necessary before a proper costing can be obtained from Bell Canada, and an adequate and convincing report presented to Regional council." Similar feelings that more study of the issue is required are expressed by Whitby Fire Chief E.M. Crouch. He said and ambulance It would be toll free from pay phones Emergency numbers now are seven digit, and In most communities. in- cluding Scugog. there are three different numbers for the police, fire and ambulance services. The seconds saved with the easy to remember three digit number could mean the difference to life and _death in some situations as emergency crews could get to the scene that all Fire Chiefs in the more quickly. Region agree that more Durham council has set up a Task Force to study the issue and more work will be done It 1s expected that a report will be prepared from the management com- mittee of council some time in the spring of next year. If the study period pro- gresses normally, the System could be in place by 1989. In other jurisdic- tions with populations over 200,000 the yearly cost of the individual phone subscriber is bet- ween $1 and $3. information and study is needed before any recommendation can be made to the Regional council. Durham's Chief Ad- ministrative Officer Donald Evans told the council last week that while specific costs of such a system are not known at this time, he estimated it to be "well into six figures." There are numerous technical problems that would have to be solved before the system is im- plemented in Durham, OPP detachment. Nice weather, nice 'n easy It was a terrific weekend weatherwise, one of the best so far this summer, and it was also a quiet week for officers of the Whitby area No major accidents or incidents were reported and the biggest news to happen all week were road closures to allow the Queen Mother and construction to carry on. As one police woman pointed out, there were a few fender benders "but other than that, nothing to write home about." as well as the financial implications. However, Chief Jen- kins made it clear in his presentation to the coun- cil, that he believes the 911 system would be beneficial to the residents of Durham. Essentially, it is a toll free, three digit number that would connect the caller to emergency ser- vices such as police, fire A decision last week by the Durham Separate School Board to try and editorial comments (From page 4) never knows for sure), scenes from slaughter- houses, the killings of monkeys in a restaurant where fresh monkey brain is the specialty of the house. No kidding. People are actually lining up to rent this video and take a peek at real blood and guts. In fact, some 30,000 copies have been sold, and ren- tal outlets report a brisk business. We are almost tempted to say that maybe the people interested in The Faces of Death, should keep their money in their pocket and simply tune In the six o'clock TV news, but surely this is not a matter to be joked about. In reality, we are not sure what this story tells us about the human race. All of us, of course, have a curiosity about death, but renting a video that shows humans and animals dying? Really. What next? 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