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c4 tribune december 21 1988 york region police officer teaches students to be safe happy holidays r to you arcc yours dr8l may christmas tw iglk l fill your hearts and homes now and always and may the future hold only the very best for you f schell lumber ltd 33 edward st stouffville 6403440 our warmest wishes for a safe happy holiday season and prosperity and peace in the next year and always we look forward to serving you in 1989 by kate gilderdale valuable tips were offered to grade 9 students at stouffville district secondary school recently when kim kennedy an officer with the community services bureau of york regional police conducted an abuseprevention seminar officer kennedy stressed the importance of avoiding dangerous situations such as leaving a car parked in dark places and if you live on your own dont put a womans name on the mailbox she advised what to do in an elevator if you step into an elevator with a stranger stand near the panel so if anything happens you can press the emergency button constable kennedy urged in case of attack scream if you think someone can hear you calling for help doesnt always work officer kennedy said people often think youre just fooling better to yell fire she suggested ms mccleave told students that sentences for sexual abuse vary widely from conditional discharges to long jail terms in between these extremes a person can be placed on proba tion or fined getting treatment many factors including admis sion of guilt and willingness to ob tain treatment will influence the final decision she explained consent she said is not a defence if the victim is under age 14 unless the accused is less than three years older kim harper a coordinator with the york region abuse prevention program said some figures suggest that one child in 10 suffers sexual abuse while others claim one in every two girls and one in every three boys are abused before they reach age 21 although its been going on forever stated ms harper sexual abuse wasnt even acknowledged until 10 to 15 years ago victims choice there are two views on fighting she commented one is dont do it he or she could kill you the other is that we as vic tims have the responsibility to try and prevent attack from hap pening its a choice only the vic tim can make it depends on the circumstances kennedy declared a womans purse contains some very useful weapons the of ficer said including hairsprays and combs a wellplaced high- heel can also inflict substantial damage to a wouldbe attacker she stated whatever you do dont plead beg or whimper thats what the assailant wants she concluded lawyer karen mccleave from the office of the crown attorney explained many cases involve children whose caregiver is the abuser when close family members are involved in the abuse the vic tim is often persuaded not to tell what really happened because of the consequences to the whole family harper explained how treat ment groups have been establish ed for children teens and adults whove been sexually abused as well as for their families the organization was started in 1984 before that she said victims had to travel into toronto for counselling protecting children students she said will call and say their friends been sexually abused by someone thats why were here to give people more resources to call on myra hurst of york regions family and childrens services better known as the childrens aid society said the organiza tion has a legal mandate to pro tect children under fhe child and family services act a child is described as a person under age 16 everyone has a legal obligation to report suspi cions of child abuse to the cas stated ms hurst its a lot of guilt and respon sibility to put on a child mc cleave said some cases drag on for up to two years with the child facing the trauma of testify ing at both a preliminary hearing and the trial itself these cases are the toughest to prosecute stressed ms mc- cleave when a case comes up she tries to make an appointment to talk to the child andobtain a brief account of the experience he or shes been through i try to establish a rapport with them im often the only friendly face they see in court ms mccleave agreed that often a defence lawyer can be rough on the victim in trying to protect a client its also difficult for a child to testify against a family member whos in the same court room we can now put up a screen between the child and the accus ed so the child doesnt have to look at the accused during questioning the society she said will in vestigate each report and deter mine whether the child should re main at home with relatives or in a foster home lifelong effects when we talk about abuse its never the childs fault she asserted if children dont receive help its going to affect them the rest of their lives in response to a students ques tion ms hurst said that while abuse cases are higher against females there are definitely a high number of abused males too and thats just as serious 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7 on registered plan 65m2326 to east valhalla drive the proposed bylaw and a detailed plan showing the lands to be affected may be seen in my office in the municipal building at 8911 woodbine avenue buttonville ontario during normal business hours the council of the corporation of the town of markham shall hear in person or by hisher counsel solicitor or agent any person who claims that hisher lands will be prejudicially affected by the bylaw and applies to be heard at a hearing to be held on january 24th 1989 in the council chambers of the municipal building at 8911 woodbine avenue buttonville at the hour of 730 pm or as soon as possible thereafter christine palmer amct deputy clerk the corporation of the town of markham 8911 woodbine avenue markham ontario l3r1a1 dated at the town of markham this 7th day of december 1988 published a third time this 21st day of december