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Janine Johnston of Dr. Robert Thornton Public School is seen here receiving her Safety Patroller of the Year award from John Black Aird, the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario at a special ceremony held last week at the Civic Auditorium in Oshawa. Looking on ls Chief Jon Jenkins of the Durham Regional Police Force. A total of eight Whitby students were' recognized for their efforts on behalf. of their fellow students. The others were: Flona Christie of E.A. Fairman P.S.; Wendy Taylor of Col. J.E., Farewell P.S.; Tara QurinòofKathleien ~Js Vol.14, o. 0 Wenesay, ard 7, 984 20 Pges w( Vazan report public Search procedures at the Whitby Psychiatrie Hospital should be reviewed and strengthened according to Dr. Stephen Hucker of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry. Those were the fin- dings of an investigation into the case of John Vazan, a voluntary patient at the local facility who disap- peared during the night of Dec.. 22. He was discovered the following day and had to have his hands and féet am- putated because of frostbite. In a prepared statement, Ontario Health Minister Keith Norton said that the complete report would not bé made public because it would "severely" violate the customs of patient con- fidentiality and Vazan's personal privacy. However, the minister added that some of the points Hucker raised in his report require active follow-up on the part of his department and the hospital. "One of these is the need for clear, complete' and current summaries of clinical information," Norton said adding that non-medical personnel should be available to acquire biographical in- formation that will allow the psychiatrist to concentrate more on his patient's mental state. "He also suggested a number of ways in which search procedures - and the equipment required for extensive night-time ground searches - could be buttressed at psychiatric hospitals, the minister continued. Such things as power- ful lights, megaphones and insulated clothing for adverse weather conditions should be available. Another problem is the availability of staff during the night shift. Since most patients are asleep, fewer staff are needed, however, this means fewer people are on call to conduct sear- ches for missing patien- ts. - But the question of who is responsible for conducting wider sear- ches is still unresolved. The minister is also confident that Hucker's report "should help us against similar tragic events recurring." Rowe P.S.; Jacalyn Balil of Vincent Massey P.S.; Stephanie Pritchard of St. Paul's Separate School; Chris Vesters of St. John's Separate School; and, Tristan O'Malley of St. Theresa's Separate School. This was the 50th anniversary of the Safety Patrol and the Lieutenant-Governor presented a special award to Harold Pascoe, the Westmount P.S. teacher who founded themovement in 1934. During that time, nlot one accident has occured when a Safety Patroller has been on duty. Free Press Staff Photo Meat plant to stay in'Whitby It appears as though an eleventh hour deal has been struck to keep Kurz Foods Inc. in the Town of Whitby. In last week's edition of the Free Press, it was reported that Karl Kurz was going to take his meat processing plant to Port Perry because he could not get rapid approval to rebuild his facility. Kurz's original plant was destroyed in a fire a few weeks ago that caused $800,00 damage and forced the company to lay-off a large part of its 40-person work force. However, at Monday night's meeting of the administrative commit- tee, Whitby Town Coun- cil members voted to approve his application to rezone his Myrtle Station property. While council had agreed previously to allow him to rebuild that which was destroyed in the fire, Kurz wanted to make some additions to the building. To do that, he needed to meet the town's planning requirements. The committee has agreed to grand Kurz an exception to the proper- ty's residential zoning to allow him to build a 5,405 square foot plant. However, the proposal was not without its critics. While neighbouring residents did not object to Kurz replacing what was lost, they were concerned about the-affects. of ex- pansion on their small community. Florence Mason asked the committee: "Are we going to have commercial develop- ment stuck in the mid- dle of the '.amlet?" She pointed out that the original structure was illegal and that the town had not enforced the bylaws concerning property standards sin- ce that time. The resident also wanted assurances that the plant would never be used for slaughtering. However, planning -director Bob Short said that the town had never received any complain- ts about the plant although he agreed it was illegal. . But his department does not believe the new meat processing plant will have a negative im- pact on the hamlet. "We feel its not going to have an adverse af- fect on the coimunity," Short told Mason. He did point out that the uses for the property will be strictly con- trolled under the new agreement. Mayor Bob Attersley noted that the discussion would not be taking place if the fire had not destroyed Kurz's business. "Without that fire, he'd still be in business. The committee in- structed Short to prepare a draft bylaw which will be taken up by Whitby Town Council on Apr. 9. -Farewe il Last week, Pierre Elliot Trudeau resigned as leader of the Liberal Party and as Prime Minister of Canada bringing to an end one of the most volitile periods in Canadian history: On page 4 of today's edition of the Whitby Free Press we pay tribute to a man who for- ced Canada to confront not only its own iden- tity but its place in the world. His achievements in securing control over our own constitution and in entrenching into law the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms cannot be ignored. He was, and is, a mostly misunderstood man but whose vision of a "Just Society" cap- tured the hearts and minds of all Canadians, especially in the early days of his leadership. The above photograph was taken by Free Press publisher Michael Burgess when Trudeau visited Henry Street High School during an election camnalàn afew vanrs agn Patroller ofthe Year 77