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’1 Youth Bureau Aims For Rehabilitation 0f Juvenile Offenders In Metro Area tNtC8--tttt.gt "it will be sort of like MtttF m home," aid Inspector Ralph Boot, head af the Yquth Bureau. The Bureau in a Metropolitan Toronto police "eney (in! is moving into the Weston Town Hall on December 31 when the present police Division " moves out. in the Weston area. The town is I thriving community and has much to offer." Inspector Boot, who was born and raised dose to Weston, his been head of the Youth Bureau since March 1969 when it began. He said, "l know many people He added, "although my bur. eau is not directly related to the town, I and my staff will be glad to help any people in Wes. ton with problems that are re- lated to my operation." The Bureau was started by the Metropolitan Toronto Police in 1959 in order to promote un- iformity and consistency in the handling of juvenile offenders in Toronto. Before the Bureau was open- ed. Inspector Boot travelled to many police departments in dit. ferent cities of the United States to see how they handled the problem of juvenile offen- Mrs. The Toronto Bureau acts as a contact point for the men on the force and for agencies to obtain information about Juvere ile offenders. Inspector Boot denies that the Bureau is a social agency but admits that there is an element of social work involved in the Bureau's operations. He said, "the main purpose of the Bureau is the prevention of delinquency. The officers of the, Bureau try to prevent youngsters from getting into trouble." However, he added that the Bureau in limited in what it can do because its staff of 21 is so small. There are 17 police of- flcers, two clerical workers and two, police .cadeu on the staff. WINTER MOVES IN across Ontario. provide ample "idem. of the recent Frozen creeks and snow-ladened bank: cold spell. A These min Ire selected on the . WESTON "rilllllMtttSbullunnlllllllllRrrlliSllllllltilln- "iril Y CHRI TMAS , f.taan RI C l, T ‘l, but at their aptitude for the work and they must have the year's experientien the force. They receive further training " ter they join the Bureau. Boot said that older teenagers are the matinee refund there. They no an! by police officers, individuals, nhooll or agencies. However, only IT per cent of the juveniles who get in- to trouble in the Metro nee ere referred to the Bureau. The young-ten sent to the Bureau m mostly up to the use of 16, although 1napeetor The younmn as salt there because during the initial inven- tigation the officer or agency may feel that the use requires further investigation or that the child has I problem that may require treatment Thus the main work of the Bureau is investigation. Bureau officers investigate not only the crime committed but why the child committed the crime. tion is rehabilitation. If the otti. cers of the Bureau find out that the child has a problem or that there is a problem in the home, they may refer the youngster to another social agenq for treat- ment. Inspector Boot Mid, "we hope that our efforts lead to the ultimate rehabilitation of the child." However, of the number of children who are referred to the Bureau, only five per cent are sent to other agencies. About 60 per cent are released to their parents with, perhaps, I warn- iag. While 35 per cent of the children appear in court. Lust year the Bureau handled 1,200 cases. This year Inspector Boot estimates that 1,400 young- slers will be referred to his office. He points out that there has been an increase of 12.6 per cent over this time last year in the number ot juvenile offend- ers sent to the Bureau. He said that this indicates that there he been a her-n in Jug!- ile delinquency during the pm pinion and more etrieieat kw albumen! an also tending to more»: the number of juvenile mowers. waor. he points out that new" like the mulltion u- He said am the Parkdale. Queen Street strip account: tor a large number of otienden but points out that there is a high population in this we: and that there are more opportunities in that Ire. for younzlten to get STUDENTS OF WESTON COLLEG- IATE and Vocational school spent the first part of the week packing Christ- mas hampers for less fortunate famil- WIND“. MARIO. WW1, "CH-II I9. t968 Into mm. “In my “palace," In sum. "dplinquener in no boundaries. Then is not too much difference between the suburbs and tho central mu of tho city." tandem Practices of some ta Dealers Impedor Boot was born and rained close to Weston. Ho " tended Weston Collegian. Dur- ing the war, he spent rwe and I ttaif years in the navy. In addition to being head of the Youth Bureau. Inspector Boot is the Executive Vim Prev lbeyond our mm: d nitrate. and Ibo-III be them-w! by no AttomerANareral" Dawn- ies of the district, Above is shown San- ta's h 'per, Patricia. Graham receiving me he gifts from Joan Charboneau as YT ne Macor waits with hers.- EntdunOIurloloa-Uon aaroeatiart..artomaV wovtrse..mdttmtttuttesap"t- than but and widen it a About the We at the Youth Bureau into Walton. he said, “I’m quite plead shout it I an no problem: in connec- tion with the move." The put on! 1oeation of the Bureau D at SOI ninety Street near Duo. du and Keck. ment. I moved that the Commit. tee would request Hon. Fred Cass to authorize such an in. vestigation. My motion was se- conded by Allan Lawrence. the Conservative MPP for St. Geor- ge, and was adopted unanimous- ly by the Committee. eight of whose 11 members are Conser- vative. In spite of this request, Mr. Case has refused an investi- gation, arguing that Mr. David. son has not given mines and addresses of alleged culprits. According to D. M, Kemp and other officials of the National Employment Service in Weston new construction methods which allow work in the winter and the Federal govemment's Itt, centive Plan for housing are helping to cut down unemplqy- ment in this area. The usual winter anernp'or- ment in the Weston are: Is de. creasing this yen. Said C G. McKay, manager of the NES. Mfiee in Weston, "the situation is looking pretty good. There are less people in the construction industry com ing into the unite this you" The cause of this increase in employment during the winter is partly due to the now build. in: methods used by eontoeb "The picture looks quite en. counging at the moment " far as unemployment in the con. struction industry) concern- ed." said Mr. Kemp, Consolideted Building who are at preseni working on several subdivisions including Upper Canada Colony. Melody Village and York Tm Estates reports that winter building methods en- able the may te maintain Employment Situation “Good" In Weston Area he To New Winter Construction Methods "tContinued a page" 14) Weston has all along opposed such a cost split asking instead for an 80 _ 20 division with Weston paying the smaller per- teenage, Etobicoke disagreed with this prxqtosal but asked that Weston Shier said in his opinion Eto- bieoke residents will benefit much more from the new bridge than citizens of Weston. He said if Etobicoke stuck to the 50 - 50 cost split the plan would be on the shelf kiddin- itely. Council meeting that Whack and Weston officials mod to disc-1m the eonstr6etion at I new St. Phillip‘s Road Midge. He also wanted that Weak might re-aportiors the cost im stead of sticking to the present JOHN GRAHAM shows his present to Santa as Miss Toronto steals the show to hand St. Nick a candy cane at the full employment all year round The company which in seven years old has been working dur. ing the past five year! in the winters, Other companies have IIIO been using the new meth- ods inereasingiy with the result that companies are employing more people during the winter months. One method is to have the floor built up to the ground lew el before the frost sets in. Then a In k structure is built "OMS; floor and a plastic cove put over this. Heat is maintained within the house to a temperature of seventy deer": and this is done by a combination of hot air heating and steam heat with the use of portable “we; D. Redman, In engineer with Robert HcAlpine Ltd., reports that the steam heat is used to keep moisture in the air. After the plastic “bubble" ls put into place. in" is sucked around the can at the struct- ure to keep In the val-nth. Consolidated Building up!!! that often on I nanny any. I m temmtun can be main- tained within the bubble vim- Etobieoke Councillor LI o y d Etobicoke Suggests Meeting h St. Phillip's Road Bridge "ionudetailNamartdestim- IODE Chapter honours Regent At lunch Meet At the conclusion of the meet, ing Mrs. Milner (Past Regent) was presented with a lovely sil- ver tray in recognition at her services in the past. The regular monthly meeting of the Jacob Bull Chapter. I.O.D.E.. was held at the home of Mrs. Stephens and Miss Mask on Monday afternoon December 9, It 1 pm. Preceding the business part of the meeting a luncheon was served and enjoyed by all. out the use of inside heat at all. Robert McAlpine Ltd., who are working on portions of the subway, enclose underground areas to enable work to con- time. In recent years. other types of insulation beside: plastic she-ting have been manniactur» ed. Fibre glass, foam Mag, and rock wool are also used. In " dition. these types of insulation are now bein: manufnrmred " more economical prices. The plastic bubble method an be used on smaller buildings but on larger structures. the, method used is to sell off the openings with plastic sheeting and then heat the interior. One representative of We construction industry sax! that winter construction is increasing "in order to keep the best type of labor in the industry." Re said that work on a full-your but keeps the beat type of emptir. eel m the my”. Another - for the It minemploymtmuwur terUthe [mew-hm maintaining UMNIMIMW Weston - Mt. Dennis Rotary Christmas party held last Thursday in the Skyline Hotel. pmpu'ty evaluators. Wm de. clined this atrer re-Aatittg that the haw-duds simply could tolbe magnet] so " an a- hasdeeidedesatthe_ee meittridgewi1thmetttsea ftrtlartestrueture.itue- tedthatMetzom'tltakei- theentireeotstMeteroae pod from Mm. Toning; a. gineer Bill Swans: aid last 'ee? "faramheknmrmsooe"in 1retT.r9adyr1eteeusetttse ment of 3500. may be made eith- er to the oqrtter-tntilder or to the first purchaser of a home built during the winter. To receive plyment. the construction on the house must have been coll- December 1,3963 i, larch St, dedirtitetr built In - CI Wmtlr.Kc-pdlhe In: mid, “I h I may plientiom have “nan main] from the Metro with " " To receive this trertefit, In application mast he and: to ot. uwn either try the 'mrxharer or the builder. To date. L” up The Central Manna Ind Housinl Corporation reNred "I give out tht figures for the Weston an. “owner. on . final said that the number " applications from Weston prov- er I'll WI". However. officials at the " s. in Weston say that the lit, mun Plan must be can; some mrqtsntteett any the ditional 700 {midtown-twain g5.