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The Canadian Champion, Frlday May 28, 1999 - 17 Money needed to hire more"qu cops *from REPORT on page 10 A total of $403,000 bas already been budgeted to hire the 24 constables further to the provincial Community Policing Program. The force currently employs 550 person- nel, with 411 uniformed officers and 144 civilian staff. While the report deals with internai HIRPS practices such as planning, goal set- ting and the fine-tunmng of these initiatives, the majority of the document grapples with front-line policing. (The HRPS patrol function occupies approximateiy 60 per cent of personnel.) Other aspects to the report include enhancing public service by deploying officers and other staff in a "direct service position." The document also calîs for a detailed review of calis for service and a needs analysis to determine the requirements of the K-9 and Tactical and Rescue Units; seeking continued outside funding for such programs as DARE and expanding the Victim Services Unit. According 10 the consultants, police have traditionally rblied on police-to-pub- ric ratios 10 determine resource levels, something which the report says is an "linadequate measure of service needs." The report originated over Haiton regionai council's concern that using police-to-public ratios would lead to "pro- hibitive increases" in the police budget. Halton Region bas a projected population growth of 2 to 3 per year to 2016. If resources increased in parallel with popu- lation, the HRPS budget could double about every 10 years. The consuitant's efforts soon expanded, however, to include an asseasment of the use of current human resources, as well as the effectiveneas and efficiency of HRPS programs and approaches. The idea, say the consultants, was 10 detennine how effectively the HRPS was using current personnel in conjunction with its review of how many other staff were required. - The consultants then interviewed civil- ian and unifonned HIRPS members, police board members, regional couniciliors, other iaw enforcement agencies and the public. Catch Internet bird show -from RAPTORS on page 8 The starrrng mile iý a new one for osprcvs, which At first, the project seemcd to corne up empty. came close to tacing extinction in the 1960s. "We had birds bring nesting material back but they The cuiprit was DDT, a toxic insecticide that osprey didn't lay eggs," said Mr. Hutton. absotibed through the fish they ate. That ail changed this year, thanks to an active neat "The DDT caused the eggs to be very thin-sheiied," carrying thsee eggs, he said. said Mr. Hutton. "When they'd incubate them, they'd That development caught the attention of the break them." Canadian Peregrine Foundation, which came up with The resuit was a drastic dechne in osprey numbers. the idea of instaliing the 24-hour camera. That was reversed oniy when DDT was banned. Plugging into the CPF website at http://www.pere- Now the raptors can be found in ail parts of the grine-foundation.ca. will soon allow enthusiasta to get globe. an aIl-day, up close look at the osprey. .Today, the',Mo9tntsberg camera wili catch every- In the meantime, the footage is availabie at the thing from the incubiation of osprey-eggs toi their. even- Mountsherg visitor's centre. tuai hatching. "Now people can watch the birds as they corne 10 "In three or four lveeks, the young will bc bomn," the nest," said Mr. Hutton. "Both the maleand femnale said Mr. Hutton. 'Mat footage wiii eventualiy be used sit on the eggs, which is unusual." for behavioural studies. meeting Apusblic forum to disciass, die adop- tion of e dog leash byiew will bc held ibis evenleg (Friday) in tie commnse- tjy room of I*alton Regional Police, located at 490 Cilds Dive. Currently there is no dog leash bylaw ini Miltons The meeting - entilled You, Your Dog asnd The Law - wiIl rue from 7 to 9 p.m. Speaking to thse issue tonight will be Milton bylew eforcement offices Ian McNaily plus representa- tives from the Helton Hcalth Department and Humane Society. tagf-*bm t uflWMe OM M In cigum pOmv c MmueVa ow MM"u 00W bpmtheJ« ilt,,êi i~E1as~buewpuMadu W hW%' -*èi* hmii it u*gog 4% GfiPro-K8W" 4dh5 .~Mwoe LMçef 'a WvflUtiu rtl nd*wI ACDEMYanhowkcanSaSfleOd<Y0tEdd PleMbn *imawaytistlnm"d os i tud*ol &Vdemndq M-4 M hmda PLEASE CALL dmu d ie #W lisi 01«8l adsoor mldusts m as ulW ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- ý-9 31-4e74