WIITBY FREE PRESS,.WEDNESDAY, JULY 24,1985, PA(JL 9 911 wil take three years to imlement 910a i vroe 'Iplmflbg n The implementation of a region-wide 911 emergency telephone system is at least three years away, Police Chef Jon Jenkins told Durhiam Regional Council Iast week. Jenkins appeared before regional council to present a slde show on the benefits and dif- ficulties involved in set- ting up a Durham-wide 911 system. The chef, and other elected and appointed officiaIs from across the The Town of Whitby lias had its own version of 911 in place for somne time now and it's working just fine, ac- cording to Mayor Bob Attersley. Any resident of the town who needs fire, ambulance or police services can simply cal 668-9311 in case of emergency and help will lie dispatched. Even people who discovered broken water mains or liacked- up sewer lines can cal that number and get help. Attersley said that the town installed the numn- ber a few years ago because people couldn't always remember the seperate telephone The Whitby Museum will lie holding a children's craft program every Tuesday afternoon during the month of August. This program will in- troduce children to pioneer crafts and will also give tliem a tour of the museum. On Aug. 6 from 1 to 3:30 p.m., participants will lie learning about the art of pioneer sten- cilling. The program is designed for chldren between the ages of 7 Bridge The following are the results of last week's play at the Whitby Curling Duplicate Bridge Club as reported by Mrs. Jim Wharrie. North and South: Mrs. Hugli Baker and Mrs. John Frost, 61, Bill Nelson and Frank Mac- Neill, 54; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wilson, 50m2; and, Mrs. P.A. Chubli and Mrs. CE. Stewart, 45/. East and West: Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Smyth, 541/; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wharrie, 52½; AI Leslie and Perry Laurence, 50; and, Mr. and' Mrs. Harold Smuck, 481/z. Tlie results of eacli week's play at the club will lie reported in tlie following issue of the Whtby Free Press. region, is part of a task force studying the 911 issue in conjunction witli Bell Canada. He told regional coun- cil that 911lihas "been the accepted standard in Europe for many years" and that it is also fast becoming the stan- dard across Northi America as well. The first Canadian 911 system was installed in Winnipeg in 1968 and over the past few years the system lias been in- numbers for the police, fire department or am- bulance service in case of emergency. "We're well covered," Attersley said in response to an in- terview witli the Free Press concerning the region's attempts to in- staîl a Durham-wide 911 emergency telephone system. Whitby also employs a tiered response system. Anyone wlio calîs for ambulance or fire ser- vice in the town will automatically have fire, ambulance and police units dispatched to them simultaneously. "In Whitby, we already have that (their version of 911) in place," Attersley said. and 13 and the session costs $2. The Museum is located at the corner of Dundas and D'Hillier Sts. For more infor- mation, or to register, caîl 668-4401. stalled in Metro Toron- to, Windsor, London and the regions of Halton and Hamilton- Wentwortli as well. Currently, 52 per cent of the people in Ontario are served by the 911 system including those in York and Peel regions as well. "The whole Golden Horseslioe will be covered by 911 within five years," Jenkins told council. However, tlie major problem confronting Durham Regional Council is twofold. Fir- stly, there's the cost considerations and who pays for it. And it will be costly. "The cost is going to be well into the six figures," chef ad- ministrative officer Don Evans told council. Thie otlier major problem is organizational. A system must lie devised to adequately receive aIl 911 calîs and then dispatcli tlie ap- propraite emergency services. According to Brock Mayor AI McPliail "tlie thing is so complex that there lias to lie more political input." However, realistically that input cant lie ex- pected before Novem- bers municipal elec- tions, lie said. While Mayor Bob At- tersley supports the principle of having a region-wide 911 emergency teleplione system lie believes that it would be impractical to instaîl one until a complete and fulîy fun- ctioning system is in place. Attersley, who also serves as chairman of the Durhiam Regional Police Commission, points out that the police communications centre receives a caîl on the average of every 30 seconds and not aIl of tliem are life and deatli emergencies. "We -éget one cal every 30 seconds for some kind of service or assistance," lie sa id. one problem the region lias is tlie num- ber of teleplione ex- changes the 911 wouîd have to serve. "Thie biggest problem tlie Region of Durliam lias is tliere are so many telephone exchanges - even different area codes," lie said. 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