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-t 8-The Canadian Champion, Wednesday, January 2, 2002 ~ *Cbamîwou /Const. Jodhan secs the good and bad side of kids as police's new high sehool liason officer By FANNIE SUNSHINE The Champion I t took a while for Const. Denise Jodhan to blend in as a regular face in north Halton high schools. "When I firsi started, i could hear the kids say, 'wbo's that, why is a police officer bere, what happened?' It took a few weeks for tbem to get so know me. Const. Jodban became the new high sehool liaison officer for Halton Regional Police in September. "I liaison between the schools and the police," said the seven-year veteran of the force. "Its important to designate an officer b the schools b deal with issues such as threats or drugs." Const. Jodban divides ber time between the three high schools in town and the ones in Georgetown and Acton. She visits eacb school once a week. "I go into the schools and explain what my role is at the scbool and then I do an opcn forum for the kids to ank me questions," she said. "We talk about the law, what to do if you get busted for drugs. The kids taik about their experiences witb the law. The ones who havent had to deal with the law don't ask a lot of questions. They rcalize not every officer is the same." The questions Const. Jodhan are asked range from has she ever fired her gun To how officers get free coffee from Tim Horions. "They bave a lot of questions about thc Tobacco Act," she said. "There's no offence for smoking underage, you juat can't purchase ciga- rettes. A lot of students think you can gel a tick- et if you're caught smoking underage - you can't." Const. Jodban will visit one clans a day' usual- ly a law or science claas, and spend the rest of her day in a room in the guidance office if any- one wants to talk. She decided 10 take the position as the bigb school ilaison officer because she wanted a cbance to work witb youtb. "It's exactly wbat I tbougbt il would be. You see the good aide of tise kids, not only tise bad like wben you're driving around in the cruiser. l'm having a good lime." Conat. Jodhan will visit the achools until June and thon start her rounds again in September, she said. "Tt's good that parents know there is an officer in their kid's scisouls." Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Halton Regional Police Conat. Denise Jodhan divides her time between Milton's three high achools deallng wlth Issues such as threats and druga. R lacksmith shop restoration coming along Tbe restoration of Waldie's Blacksmitis Sbop is moving toward its $225,000 fundraising goai. But $65,000 still needa to be raased, said Maraba Waldie, owner of the bistoric building and great-granddaughter of the original founder James Alfred Waldie. "We've been getting donations from individu- ais and corporate sponsors in tise community," sbe said. "I was a bit surprised (at the amount raised). Eveoytbing came tbrough nicely." So far, one wall in the barn bas been restored with atone and the roof is panially complete. "Tise fanal metal roof still bas to be put on," Ms Waldie said. "We're isoping everytbing will be donc by next faO." And when the blacksmitis sbop is fully restored, she hopes tbe bam will serve as a place for achool children to leam banda-on about the blacksmitb business. "People can come in here and do researcis. We're also going to rent it out to community groupa to bold their meetings." And if people want to drop by tise sbop to see bow the restoration is coming along, they're more than welcome, vise said. For more tisan 100 years, local residents brougbt tiseir isorses to tise James Street aisop to get fatted for new sboes. it closed in 1969. The Milton Historical Society, wbicb donated $ 15,000 to the restoration of Waldie's Blacksmitb Shop, put together a restoration commitsee that has belped collect donations. COGECO 14 Programming Schedule - January lst - January 7th 2002. I I gant, ibm, Pisgga~ I.! - km, lIant, Ptv~ad la! - Ram, lIant, Plu~s~ la! - Oint, 1km, Plqae~ Iv! - km, 1km, Plsgged I.! - km, 1km, ?iuad la! - gant, 1km, ~vIgs6 iv! - liant I hon Tsar jr ilam & Noua Tsar r iTam & Non leur n ilam & Noua leur . liant & Noar leur n liant & Noon loir * iiam & hon Tarin Ravin 52 Revis, $3 Revis, *4 Revis, fi Revit, $2 Ravin 53 Rnis, 54 keepiflg Nailli Hafton tunood ,~ 5çm, ipnt Piagg~ lu! - Tpnt, lin Plvnvi r! - Sp, Ip Piugg~ Iv! - Sp, lçm Piaulai I*! - 5p, Sp PluRiel la! - Spm, Iça Plvgel la! - Sp, lpm Plonsi la! - A lisant Tsar a & T:3Spt Tearia & l:3~m Tsar iv & l:3~m Tsar iv & l:31çm Tsar a & l:3~rm Tsar l, A l:3~m Iodai 11410v www.cogeco.ca Raav5,*4 RvaUM Rssfi RevuS! Rsms,13 RevinU N0R154 MALTON STUDIO ~4ll ~ S3Npm NuqIsok 21 Main Street NorIS, 11~ PasplslsÉ ActosON L7J1V9 dt..AJLs, ~ (519! 83.4700 Feature this W.k: Enjoy our Vear In Flevlew Editions ot "Plugged mi"