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Wlffl'BWE YFRPMPRESg, WENEm AYJZEUARYI 5, 3é 0iUo)r mied U)sZ~oJlve pr)~oJ.lJis in U Ceiùu ai: I Concernedresfidents met, lasit Thursday night at' West Lynde public school1 to discu'ss. solutions to the problems in Central' Park.' t eyoer#aicS24Hxn3saday Pé ee hose homes back onto theprk complain aboutvandal- iBm and 1y oung people, throwing beer bolesrining doliÈ .drugs and 'miaking'îoud ýnoises, late into the night. Portables at' West Lynde school have also, been vandalized. The, meeting was chaired b -West Lynde principal, Phil Long, who. told the meeting it's. impor- tant ntot te, over-react. > «We don't have a plague, we don't have an eidemic - have a lot of ftine* kids that perhaps need a littl.e more mo ni- toring." Long suggested part' of. the solution lies in 'more parental supervision.ý «Tough love today makes for healthy, responsible and'mature, citizens tomorrow." Durham Regional Police staff sergeant, Bey Graham told -the meeting he hopes te have officers walking :through ,-the 'park ,in non-peak hours thîs summer. But he srse police can't do it all. «We as a police depàrtm ent are only as good as the community we serve. We havelto have the co-operation of thé parents.» *Gr-aham are with Long that a, small percentage of »kids. are causing t he problems. "We deal with 10 per cent of the people ' and we see them again and .aga»n." Durham Rgional Police super- intendent Alec McMurray says police are limited'in what te can do. ~AMADEUSr SEAFOOD and STEAKHOUSE 1180 Simcoe St. N. Oshawa 436-9333 e 436-9065, Roast Prime Beef (Canada Grade A) *New York.Steak and Shrimps Broikd Seafood Plate- $99 9 9en 7 days a week * Banquet Facilities Available' «You get 12-year-olds. today - the first ,thing they -,say, is ¶1 wanta see my lawyebr...P «Kids today k-now their rights - if wemiike one mistake, they get Off." .Whitby parks .andlrecreation directer -LarryMorW says the> Toewn spenrit '180,000 ýin the last two years on imýrovements ýte the park, but hasn t yet installed improveci lighting9. Morrow promises te look into temporary'lighting for the park. Many at the meeting- felt' the current poor lighitng 'is at leaat gartlY responsible for ý the pro- Morrow says permanent-light- ing will have te, wait until the park is, regraded -because if they're installed'before, -they' have te be removed. te do the grading. Several peop le suggested sports programe started, since kids are crying'out for something to do. «I did stuif like that when I was a kid because I was bored. We need activities for. kids that wiIl give them, ownership'of the park -- make them care.» Morrow says'the Town offers lots of- help in organizing sports. progrýams, «but parents do the work -- they run it as volun- teers... we've got'to have their help.». As one resident put it, «no matrwhat-we do, ,if, the parents at- homte 'don't help out, we're lost." Allan Gunn Whitby trusteeon the DuÛrham ard of Epducation, promised te nieet-rwith- area. youth te get their ideas on pos- sible solutions. After, asking a' number, of people, Long found a vlçolunteer to serve -as chaiman of ýa group that will work 'on some of the ideas generated at the meeëting. Whibyresdent Gerald, Hel'Mer, of Whitby was one of four emplyëes of "PR Engineering in Oshaâwa, 'who shared a $50,000 prize in, Pay Day, an 'Ontario Lotteîr Corp. Instant game. Helmer, Jim Brand of ÉSea- grave Jack Martel of,Hampton an ary Robinson of 'Oshawa havebeenplaying lotteries together for thrèeeyears. R(YFARY CLUB MSEI The Rotary CIlub of Whitb y meets every Tuesday,' 7:15 a.m., at, the -Golden Griiddlo' Plaza, -Whitby. Forfurther information, oecntact. Peers Davidson at 668-6759 or c T72 A.-& non> 00- d *~~~~Ml %iiU 0I"~*htinsthird a * ~o n i i.îililI*m emütion CoIdWeater'shereandA Whitby Free Press photo- Co'ld eathes her andph took third place' in -the I Cracked Win<lshields mün easily * ntaro Cornmunity Newspat'iexë * whenIWyour ca'ýr hIeater is on.I spot news photo ,ca tegory. O ur technicians use an'.Thej h tograh, ,taken by fo'r- incrdibe nw poces t reairmer Free Press photographeî incr'dile ew-roces t reaïrChris Bovie last'Auist during I indshieIH stonn rhins ......... . -th rottinoe afrikeshv l Post that disruptedrmail service, showed a letter carrier, confronît- ing a worker at. a temporary mail ick-uip.location.' eettn t Earl pr me A HIGRER RSP RATES*' GARA NTEEI,. Hongkong Bank of anada We guarantee ratrs higher (han those posiedby Royail Batik, C!BC, Bank of Montreal, Scodaâbank, TD.,Bank, Nýational Batik of- Canadla, (anadla Tis Royal Trust and Montreal Trust on fi'xed-ýernî redemahle RRSPs. Piease contact yournearestbranchfor fuel <jeta.i/S. -i ~ Y4~i~ ~ 4.~: i~QO~PV ~ S~S~ *...........~ WHITBI 668M-2003 . nom a me