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st york region officers cleared at hearing by julie caspersen staff reporter evidence does not support charges against two officers accused of writing a racial slur while at a training course says the trials officer at their hearing constables randy porter and brent stitt were charged eight months ago with disobeying an order after two race relations trainers complained the officers wrote niggers on a flip chart the men left a disciplinary hear ing yesterday afternoon after sit ting through four days of testimo ny from fellow officers witnesses said the word made them uncom fortable and embarrassed ft const keith merith testified yesterday morning that during a race relations workshop he con ducted last jan 31 porter was the author of an acronym that spelled niggers merith said he was flabbergast ed by the acronym i looked at the acronym and the class laugh ing and it hit me like a ton of bricks he said as a black officer arid an instructor in the class i felt the acronym was a slam at me merith said porter was asked to explain his acronym by sgt denyse ross who is also named as a complainant but merith said porters explanation was not good enough he spoke but he made ho sense trialsoffieer insp james adams dismissed the charges before the defence started its case he said there was no basis for the charge against stitt adams ruled that although porter breached the police services act there was no misconduct due to the circum stances defence counsel charles bour geois had argued throughout the hearing that a race relations train ing course is a place where officers can vent their feelings and opin ions without repercussion or tribune october 18 1995 p 5 msr need a ride to the airport call and reserve now directtransportationto toronto pearson int z airport serving whltchurchstouffvllle community 8 54661 penalty porter and stitt have taken time off from policing due to stress waste reduction week contest for businesses institutions the annual waste reduction week for the province of ontario will be held november 6 to 12 1995 in recognition of this event york region and its area municipalities would like to hear about industrial commercial and institutional establishments located in york region which can demonstrate that their 3rs program goes beyond recycling and incorporates reduction and reuse contest entry forms can be obtained by calling york regions mr jay silverstein at 905 8306900 or faxing him at 905 8306927 the deadline for entries is october 26 1995 one winner will be chosen from each of the nine area municipalities z j increase your living space try our low home show prices basement finishing extra bedrooms family room inlaw suite full kitchen completely guaranteed versabuild inc master cjustom home builders renovators since 1977 9056400446 ken smurthwaite heating ltd d rr 2 stouffville ontario l4a 7x3 complete mechanical systems layout inspection services complete heating air conditioning systems gas oil electric heat pumps gas 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