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wbmchstouu fomcubraffi daily rate 1250 1 year 5200 3 year 5250o 5 year 5375 rates subject to change gics rrsps mutual funds life insurance rrlfs ken prentice cfp ringwobd dr stouflville 6429507 1 1- h viol 110 no 43 tuesday june 2 1998 20 pages 500 gstinci a metridjifpuhli wtfffl wjw signy lawson jmonrt concepts tbemonrjmr 6424540 is- cfet dion out qf my head p 7 mppi or e- 1 hhi i hi 1 1 sites nine contenders for chief post rick vanderlinde staff reporter york regions new police chief could be picked within the next few days police board members say- they have inter- viewednme finalists for me job and are about f to enterlthe next phase of the selection process more than 20candidates applied for the job which became available feb 5 when former chief bryan cousineau retired after being f charged with five counts of breach of trust king mayor margaret black said so far she- hasnt identified any ofthe remaining nine can- didates as a standbut theyre all very worthy people black said yesterday there are a number of very capable jeople here r black said the hiring committee must now reduce the nine candidates to a final short list with the help of management consultants kmpg y this is a very big responsibility black said i personally feel a large responsibility black said the committee is waiting for board chairperson eldred king to cajl the next meet ing to continue the process king could not be reached for comment yes terday but regional chairperson bill fisch who also sits on the police board said the new chief should be named within the next two weeks that means the board appears to be on target to hire a new chief by mid- june but board member bob callow said the committee has ho intention of rushing its final decision were working diligently to make the final selection he said were doing fthat as soon as we can with due process v callow added a report ma tbrbnto i newspaper stating the decision would bemade by yesterday was false several veteran police officers- barnes have surfaced as being top candidates for the job but only opp supt wayne frechette has publicly announced his interest in the job london police chief julian fantino who still has a home in woodbridge was also considered a top choicefor thejob however i the former toronto deputy chief has said heis content to stay in london police sources say three current york region officers have applied for the position but the police union is adamantly opposed to hiring from within we want a fresh face and a fresh start police- association president paul bailey said last month the police board is also about to begin its search for a new deputy police chief following the retirement of robert wilson last december the new chief and deputy face sev eral challengesas they steer the force on a new course following a damning provincial audit lastyear the audit determined the department is poor- ly run and underfunded creating low morale among rankandfile officers the force has been run by interimchief peter scott since march 1997 when cousineau was placed ona paid leave of absence during a crim inal investigation into his affairs helping atrisk students jennifer brown staff reporter the york region public school board will dedi cate 18 million towards helpingstudents at risk following on the heels of a report that shows low academic performance is influenced by many factors including household income and the edu- cation background of parents the board will use 62 per cent of a new provincial grant designed to help schools with a higher risk of academic fail ure the decision was a dream copie true for georgina trustee reid cawston after grade 3 test results were released last december cawston asked the board for a special inquiry into why some schools performed better than others on the test v with several schools in his community falling at the bottom of the 94 elementary schools in the public board cawston wanted to find a way to help disadvantaged students cawston was thrilled to see results so quickly im really happy about b please see page 3