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kmwwpmjpmdm st residents want to see more police on streets survey by kathleen griffin staff reporter break and enter theft and traffic violations are the three crimes citizens in stouffville and across brk region worry about the most a police survey on community needs revealed things like assaults weapons and drug offences and vandal ism are deemed not serious in most stouffville neighborhoods the survey found yet 294 per cent believe the level of crime in stouffville and the region has greatly increased in recent years the first word that came to mind when people hear the word police was pro tection then safety then help more than 941 per cent described their attitude towards police as positive in stouffville alone 647 per cent of respon dents rated break and enters in their neigh borhoods as some what serious while 176 per cent said the problem vas very seri ous theft in neighbor hoods was rated some what serious by 353 per cent while 235 called it very serious fiftyeight per cent said assaults were not a serious problem 529 said violent crimes were not serious and 471 per cent said robberies and holdups werent serious in their neighborhoods most respondents felt safe in york region during the day in places like their homes public parks walking in their neighborhoods and shopping at night the numbers dropped somewhat but a clear majority still felt safe except in public parks where 286 per cent said they felt somewhat unsafe the majority of residents sur veyed 17 people responded of the 38 surveys mailed out for a response rate of 447 per cent felt newspapers were the best source to receive information and 714 said they wanted more neighborhood crime updates and more information on crime prevention and home security stouffville residents felt vehi cle patrol was the most impor tant police service followed by crime prevention traffic enforcement and the investiga tion of violent and serious crimes community service programs were rated in order of impor tance with drug education first alcohol awareness second and protection for women presenta tions third more than 70 per cent of people felt there is some times a communication gap between the community and police and 50 per cent felt the fault lay with the nature of the job while another 50 per cent felt the publics apathy made for poor communication more than 70 per cent of peo ple in york region said its low crime rate was a factor in influ encing their decision to move here but more than half said there were problem locations where people hang out and cause problems including local plazas parks and high schools and 40 per cent said they have never or rarely seen a police cruiser in the neighborhood in the last month the survey was randomly sent to 1154 households in york region and 484 were returned before the deadline for a 419 per cent response rate tae besf trends yor pctofy cod acive partyfricnds childrens character entertainment 9057275916 or 1 8887930002 birthday parties hospital visits corporate events sinqinq dancinq party supplies pat yourselves on the back because youve just won a gold municipal waste reduction achievement award for outstanding performance from the recycling council of ontario rco the award recognizes municipalities regional governments and groups of municipalities that work co operatively to divert a significant percentage of municipal waste from landfill through 3rs initiatives the recycling council of ontario likes the way markham is approaching its goal of 70 solid waste diversion from landfill by the year 2000 in 1995 we reached 37 diversion thanks to your continued diligence and markhams data for 1996 shows a per capita waste generation rate of 2488 kilograms per year thats a more than 40 reduction from the 1991 provincial standard of 422 kilos per year ibb ws how we can mod ii foil as a communities in bloom initiative in celebration of national composting week a composter sale will be held by the waste management department on saturday may 3 composting is a simple and effective method of cutting your household waste by over a third while reducing the amount of garbage going to landfill the composter sale will be held on may 3 1997 from 9 am to 4 pm at the markville shopping centre parking lot highway 7 mccowan road garden gourmet composters will be on sale at the special low price of 10 plus tax for one day only if you need additional information on this event backyard composting or any other waste management program call the hotline 905 4157535 fax us at 905 4797766 or email at wastemgtcitymarkhamonca hairdressing school thornhill square suite 330 bayview john perm special 1 5 cut blow dry 1 0 tints 25 call 905 8867004 hairdressing school thornhill square suite 330 bayview john enroll now for may july and september classes for information call 905 8867004 jfg the region of york notice tomillikenarea residences businesses in the area bounded by warden ave steeles avenue mccowan rd and 14 ave the municipal water pressure will be lower from april 3097 to may 997 this is due to maintenance work to be done on the milliken water storage tank we regret any inconvenience this may cause