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Page 10, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday. August il1. 1993 Publi to give input on violence prevention strategy The Volence Prevention Coun- cil of Durham Region is one of 41 community groups in Ontario to receive a grant to bold public consultation into a vioÎèeoe- agaînst-womefl prevention stra- NÇe Ontario Women's Direc- torate provided a total of Walkathon is foundation fimdraiser The Aerobics Studio in down- town Whitby will hold a wal- kathon on Thursday, Aug. 19 to raise funds for t he Heart & Stroke Foundation. The walk to start and finish at the studio ?223 Brock St. N.), is open to anyone wishing to help raise funds for the foundation. There will be four separate walks -- at 6 p.xn., 6:30 p.m. , 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Prizes, supplied to the founda- tion from Reebok, will ho avail- able and refreshments will be provided. For more information caîl 666- 5773. A grsuntled patron who was remnoved fromn a Whitby bar is suspected of returning later and kicking ini the front window. Police say they escorted the man from the Karaoke Sports Lounge on Dundas S treet Wes t Friday night. The window was kceà in just before 2 a.m. Damage is set at $350. $280,000 in grants for the con- sultations to get input on a 1991 decision to integrate sexual assault and wife assault preven- tion initiatives into a single vio- lence-against-women strategy. Consultations will be aimied at the general community as well as specific ethnocultural coin- munities. For example, the Black Women's Coalition will oversee a Kids' vision, hearing tested Parents in Durham Region This screening is only offered who have children registering for to cbildren before they enter indergarten in St. Matthew, St. scbool. Bernard, St. John the Evangelist The clinic identifies any vision and St. Marguerite dYouville or hearing problemns which may schools are invited to a vision and affect or interfère with a cbiId's bearing screening clinic. learning abilities. Once identified, Registered nurses from corrective measures can be taken. Durbam Region Health Parents are requested to bring Department conducted the cinics their child's immuaization record in various locations in late spring te the screening dlinic. and will continue clinics in early Immunization information is fail. essential, as required under the If a child&s vision/hearing bas Immunization of Scbool Pupils been tested within the past year Act, RSO 1990, c.I.1, section 8 (1). or an appointment is scheduled in To arrange art appointment, the near future, attendance at contact the health departmnent in the dlinic is not required. Whitby at 723-8521. Penal reform wanted FROM PAGE 1 reuired by law. Slivan said Fitzsimmons kil- led bis dnugbter's assailant the first day of the lntter's release froni a special bandiing unit designed for high-risk offenders. Fitzsimmons was in prison at that time for armed robbery. After the killing occurred, Sul- livan was contacted by both the warden and Durham HRegional Police. "TJhey asked me if I wanted more information, but that chap- ter of my life was closed. W e (family) didn't ask any ques- tions,' he said. However,1 Sullivan sub- sequently learned that Shannon was stabbed to death by Fitzsim- mons while the two were in a lunchroom lune Up. In addition to tigbtening the rules governing release of violent offenders, the party bas also proposed tbe following,: . * makin g irresponsible parents of young offenders liable for com- pensating victims; * giving victims officiai. stand- ing in aIl criminal cases and the right to financial compensation from the convicted criminal; * giving victims officiai. stand- ing atparole board henrings and therigUtto present evidence. rovincial consultation to assess The results ol' the consul- 0W the criminalization strategy, one aspect of the government initiatives, bas affected the black and racial minority communîties. tations will be compiled and pre- sented in the form of recommen- dations to Marion Boyd, Minister Responsible for Women's Issues. Crime Stoppers and Durham Regional Police are asking for the publics belp in solving tan armed robbery that occurred mn Pickering on Friday, Oct. 2, 1992. Just after il p.m. a black maie entered Beckers milk store at 1980 Rosefield Ru., armed with a black handgun. The lone customer was ordered to lie on the floor after the suspect announced that it was a stick-up. The suspect Jumped over the counter and demanded that the clerk give him aIl the money and cigarets. The robber made the clerk load the loot into a garbage bag that he had brought along. The victim was then toi d to open the cash regiter while the gun was held te his head. The robber then took a box of candy and left the store walking southbound on Rosefield. The suspect is described as maie, black, 5-ft. 10-mns., 170 lbs., with a medium build, a wide, fiat nose, small goatee and moustache with a scar on hits right chin. He wore a box-style haircut (long, fiat on toy) with a Uine design cut into the right side of his head. He was wearing a dark greenish-blue jacket, dark-coloured jeans, runnin g shoes and a red bandana coveringp art of bis face. Te suspect is believed to be right-han ed. »The black handgun had a square barrel and was seven inches long Crime Stoppers is asking anyone witb information on this robbery or any other serlous crime te call 436-8477 (that's 436-TIPS). As a caller you will not have to identify yourself or have to go to court. A code number will be issued to you to protect your identity. Sergeant Grant Arnold is the co-ordinator with the Durbam Regional Crime Stoppers program and writes this article to help combat crime. e e e iyle THE WHITBY SENIORS' ACTIVITY CENTRE held its third annual Seniors Olympies Thursday at Rotary Park. (From Ieft) Mill HeIe's hand is a blur as she tries ta drap a pea inta a pop can; Richard Flint tries ta roll his hula hoop the furthest, but (right photo) isn't Sa happy with the resuit. Ph'ozo by Mark~ Reesor. Whtby Free Press m