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st the tribune thursday september 18 1997 p 7 york region police win lobby to wear beards rick vanderlinde metroland staff york regional police officers will now be allowed to wear beards even though actingchief peter scott doesnt like the idea scott told the police services board yesterday he has grudgingly given in to allowing uniformed officers to grow beards because he would likely lose a legal challenge i am personally against beards for police he said the problem is that isnt enough scott said his legal department has advised him the departments policy against facial hair wouldnt stand up in court especially since the opp metro toronto police and peel regional police allow it i think it will become a novelty when it first starts then there wont be more than five or six officers who will wear them scott said board- chairperson lorna jackson said she disagrees with police officers wearing beards for safety reasons attackers could pull on them during a fight but some york region officers feel strongly about the right to wear beards one officer even returned to work following his vacation with a full beard a week before the board was expected to pass the new policy the officer who asked not to be iden tified said he received a call from a senior officer who said he was disap pointed in him however official discipline did not follow ive always felt strongly about this he said ive always been a hard work er im not a troublemaker i just want to wear a beard taking a break mark jeffery of go transit buys a coffee from barbara st john who manned the alzheimer coffee break table at the stouffville train station yesterday to raise funds for local programs for people with alzheimers photo by sjoerd witteveen l economist sum presents 1997 official markham fair supplement saturday september 27 this annual supplement will feature the events entertainment and general information of the 153 markham fair distributed to 52500 homes on saturday september 27 this is an excellent vehicle for you to promote your products and services or to extend congratulations to this annual event to advertise in this section call your advertising representative today phone 2942200 fax 2941538 how would you like to make some extra money we have paper routes available in the following areas emerson hill drive markham 42 homes hewlett crescent markham 43 homes tea rose street unionville 31 homes reansbury crescent unionville 32 homes morrison crescent unionville 60 homes swansea road unionville 42 homes white lotus circle unionville 42 homes markhaven road unionville 83 homes fred varley drive unionville 83 homes pearmain court milliken 42 homes longmeadow crescent milliken 57 homes marietta street uxbridge 67 homes if you live within walking distance of any of the above routes please call markham stouffville uxbridge 9052948244 9056402100 9058529741 the officer said he decided to keep the beard because he would have to wait for another extended vacation to grow another beard under the new policy beards can only be grown on days off chief bryan cousineau who is on a paid suspension while under criminal investigation by the opp also disap proved of beards in january 1995 cousineau suspended a police officer for refusing to trim his fu manchu moustache under the old policy moustaches could not extend below the upper lip the issue became a public battle between the police association and the chief prompting union president paul bailey to call the chiefs action silly under the new policy beards must be between onequarter inch and one inch in length goatees are not allowed officers who must wear gas masks as part of their duties cannot wear beards under the forces revised dress code police officers will also be given the option of not wearing a tie a provision that was only allowed during the sum mer in the past ties must still be worn during court appearances and ceremonial functions scott added its unlikely york police will ever switch to the largebrimmed state trooper hats now worn by opp officers the opp hats have been a disaster scott said they have saved us the trouble of trying them out scott said opp officers have cut themselves on the hats when the brims fray and have found them difficult to place inside their cruisers because of their size jennifer t h e l a s t s i l e n c e theatres of uxbridge 8527699 call for showfimes maritegnas angel ii camera deglisposi palazzo ducalel cibachrome print 1989 photographs featuring the personality history evolution and defacement of italian sites september 24 november 9 1997 the frederick horsman varley art gallery of markham 216 main street at carlton and main unionville ontario 13r 2hi telephone 905 477 9511 organized by the canadian museum of contemporary photography and the nickle arts museum calgary with the assistance of the alberta art foundation and john waliack of wallack galleries ottawa the canadian museum of contemporary photography is affiliated with the national 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