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WHITB FME PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1M DO. PAGE 3 Volflees vwanted The Distrers Centre of Dur- ham Regfion see~ 20 volunteers to answer phone calsé. The cent;re au~c for a qommit- ment of a four ~our shift each week, and one vrih e mont. Volunteers ansewer talle from people unable to deal with thi- pressures in thoir lives. Volunteers àýe gven intensive pre-training in active listening, peer counsellirig and crisis inter- vention, and ongoing coaching and support. Anyoe intýjrested can cal] 723-441. Ca1V KiC IOLIDEIV5ly WEEMED" the offkes of the W1IITBY FRE PREUS5S w w - N - -- O ' on Nonday, Elagust 6. Deaodlnes for ci advertlslng. cand Comhgq Events* wUI be Frldcy at I4 pm #afv& q huppy, sofahluywet BEY GRAHAM, staff sergeant of Whitby 18 division of DburbamBgional Polioe. h BE V GRANAM Conunand.er's areer goes. from bottom -t'o tlop By Trudie zavadvc Bey Graham remembers his youth. -He rernembers growing- up in Myrtie,' hanging arouid with bis chums at the local 'in' spots, and working as head basement boy at 'Chainways, a Kresge-like store formerly on Brock St. in Whitby. The population of Whitby was 10,000 and Graham had bis roots based firmly i the town. He remembers several police officers who were patrons of the store where he worked. He would ask them questions about being a police offcer. Whatwas it Zel .What do you do? Do you catch bad guys? The officers took time to answer the -young 'boysues- tions, and inadvertenltho ned launch a career for Grahm th at lmasreached 25 ers. ' After high s91hoo1, Graham ser- ,vod as an apprentice electrician ,:ùnitilho could join the 'police *force. In h 1964 ho joined *the Oshawa li CUce"*force and i 1970 movod, tthe Whtby- force',te start a comtmunty service program.. *hIù 1974, -when the séen police forces joined' to become a * rgipWnal body, Grabam's career wetfrom community service to Xecruit Ing dtraining. ftgtat, hesèpentsoiflotime intecourts bureau. Ho acted as -prôsecutor in»provincial offences *cutw hich deas with mior o.ffenées and employs xnostly civi- liannt lawyers. Aftor four years there, Graham was pro- oted to sergeant in Oshawa. - oworked as a- road super- visor ýon a platoon and stayed there two and a haif years. From there, he was transferred te chief staff.. For three yarho deait with discipline, complainte >ainst police, emergency plan- rung of nuclear and non-nulear events or accidents. This year, Graham r eturnod te bis Whitby roots. As staff sor- geant, ho now commando 18 divi- sion --45 officeirs who regularly patrol the tewn, four police offi- cors who are assignodtor selec- tive enforcemont su-ch as'speed- mng and stop sign violations, one secretary and two cadets. Eleven community services officers and four criminal investi- gative officers also work fromn the dvision. The top floor of -the Whitby division is used for recruiting anýd training, and in- service training. Graham says, when-assuming bis new duties, hoe brought an Lnqisitive mmnd. But hoe -also toolon the position with an open mmnd as hoe likes te, keep i stop with the times. He's bon a lot of changes over the years. uTlhe changes are far more complicatod today than they were years ago," says Graham. "New,,influences on our young peple 'i the form- of drugs mkstheir task (growing ',up) more, difficult as well as ours,- «There are more regts corn ing in for all people," Graham s-ays, not i a negative senise, only- as a pont of fact about changes that are occurring. «There, is ý an adjustment period 'for any change.» His experience is that, eventually, changes. seem te balance outi so everyone benef its. " We)re learning as police offi- cers that we have certain restric- tions as te wat wecan do." Grahamn is learninq as much. as'ho can about, 18 division. "I must just sit back. for.a- ge rod of. time and- see what i ere. You don't just corne.in- and make, sweeping changff, not knowing what is areyhero.n Ho says that miost of the offi- cers are fairly new and ho ,enjoys seeing their enthusiasm. Most of the more seasoned officers from 18 division have gone onté other positions. "My role is basically adminis- trater of support services, te make sure things run as smoothly as possible. 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