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su parents learn streetproofing tribune april 26 1989 cs by kate giloerdale streetproofing was the theme for parents recently as members of orchard parks home and school association welcomed sergeant rodney sine of the york regional police to its last general meeting 0 along with information on streetproofing sgt sine also pointed out that recent reports of teen gangs have been blown out of proportion by the press when you read something read between the lines he i cautioned despite concerns about a re cent incident involving van- dalism at the recreation centre he stressed stouffville is a very safe place to live with a low amount of crime the town isnt without its pro- blems though sgt sine noted if i said child abuse doesnt happen here i would be wrong the reali- ty is that it does go on j he told the group its not you i need to talk to its the ones who dont care enough theyre not here tonight with many couples working j there are a lot of latchkey i children he says kids of five and six are going home to empty houses and thats against the law in one case hed dealt with a single mother left her six-year- i old daughter alone at a mall all i day while she went to work dur- v ing march break 1 for parents who want to find i babysitting help he suggested i they choose someone whos done i a babysitting course and who is at least 12 years of age parents who take children to a mall should arrange to meet them in a specific place if they get separated tell them youll meet them where the food is they all seem to know that he said parents should also teach their children who to approach for help if theyre lost he added have you ever discussed with your child what abnormal behavior is have you even taken a walk in your neighborhood and asked where they play these are some of the things parents can do to help safeguard their children he pointed out they should also keep a list of names addresses and phone numbers of their childrens friends can you reach your child at any time can they reach you he asked children should always be told to phone their parents if stouffville budget ready stouffville for all in tents and purposes whitchurch- stouffvilles 1989 budget is final however at the earliest it wont be presented at open council un til may 2 mayor fran sainsbury said monday the towns still awaiting a finalized figure from york region board of education weve cut ours down quite a bit mayor sainsbury said following an allday meeting friday however an increase of 56 per cent cant be maintained she ad mitted thats fallen by the wayside she said the mayor said cuts have in cluded everything we can truly live without taxamatic computerized income tax return service receive fast easy efficient professional computerized e income tax returns pick up delivery available call msmilmrlirsttui 5kfortaamahc scarborough ontario iib3vi mib proclamation the council of the town of markham hereby proclaims the month of may 1s89 as carnation month in the town of markham mayor a roman g gentlemens clothing wwflmiwmnkonnmo they go to a friends house from home he said streetproofing is a way of life its something you have to do dai ly we try to train the kids but we cant do it alone organizations such as the block parents offer valuable help were always looking for more people for that in answer to a question from orchard park principal jan de laat sgt sine agreed the pro blems of abuse and abduction werent any worse now than in the past but noted the area is growing fast as more people come in crime will increase following his presentation sgt sine showed a film on streetproofing called better safe than sorry home and school treasurer sally sandiford announced a total of 10332 had been raised to date almost half from hot dog lun ches the rest from the wrapping paper sales president angela cumbers told parents the association planned to spend the money on providing playground equipment for the school which would probably be erected in stages because of the high cost permission to put in the equip ment had been sought from the board of education and it was hoped they would cover the cost of preparing the ground which was estimated at close to 8000 mrs cumbers said the school ex pected to hear from the board by the end of april at the conclusion of the meeting she asked those present to consider running for positions on the executive mr de laat praised the work of the home and school and said the school community has benefitted greatly from their input summer school improvement courses for high school students our summer courses forgrades9to 13 were developed to meet the needs of students entering high school for the first time as well as for those being promoted to higher grades designed to enhance classroom performance in specific subjects they also give students an added boost by helping them acquire selfconfidence organizational skills and motivation for more information call us today portrait stvcho we capture smiles worth sharing 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