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f c eodntimfef sun stoufiviue tfibiinisaturday march 20 1999 9 the region summer staff 2 in a series bychwstopherdouras staffwriter a concerned mother is asking for police background checks for summer camp counsellors after learning no research is done on job applicants kim gauthier approached richmond hill council after she learned the parks and recreation department did not conduct background checks of summer staff 1 it only takes a second to molest a kid said gauthier who has a sixyearold son with attention deficit disorder if if stops one child molester j oneof gauthiers concerns is that if incidentsanse there- may be liabilityissues for municipalities that dont conduct the checks i was reauyshocked to find out they didnt do them n richmond hill mayor bill bell said his town had never considered it hefore but as a result of gauthiers calls bell said staff will meet in the next two weeks to deai with the issue j k if i had to bet money onit we will implement a policy to institute police checks for summer camp counsellors richmond hill isnt alone in moving towardhavihg title ji checks conducted c f markham mayor don cousens confirmed the town does not have a policy inplace that provides for extra screening but staff are investigating the possibility of drafting apropos- al for staff s consideration r in vaughan program supervisor janie romoff said a pro posal to initiate checks in the city will be going before coun- cillors in the next couple of weeks the city is not responding to any specific events she said but rather to concerns in the community it has been law in any organizations fundedbycbmmuvi nity services ministryshe said such as child carecentres and centres for developmentally challenged individuals its i just starting to catch onin recreation organizations yy n vaughans policy should be inplace in time for this sum- mers recruitment romoff said vx meanwhilenewmarket has been conductingchecks in a loose fashion for the past two years and will implement v formal policythis year timzr invvhitchurchstouffville police checks are hot dpnero on any staff people according to john crawldirecrf j the community and leisure services department the town has never been requested to initiate something like this crawley said 7 s t r a i g h t t a 1 k o n electricity d e r e g u 1 at i oh how will competition benefit customers when the electricity market opens to competition in the year 2000 all customers will be able to choose theirelectricity supplier withmore suppliers competing for yourbusiness electricity prices should go down that is what has happened in other deregulated industries and we hope that the sarnething will happen over time with electricity j ylf markham hydro is committed to helpingyou understand deregulation v throughout the yearweiiuse jiewspaperskllirig inserts and our website to provide you with trie information youll need to make an informed choice when competition arrives l if you dbntwanttpirriake a choice do nothing and well continue xc to i supply all yourpower needs at wholesale market prices markham hydros mandatehas always been toprovide the highest standards of reliability and service at the lowest possible price nothing will change in that respect we welcome your inquiries and promiseto explain in plain language what the new energy competition act bill 35 means to you call us for straight answers on electricity deregulation well keep you current on the issues were in this together so stay connected markham hydro 8100 warden ave p0 box 4100 markham ontario l3r 8h7 email servicemarkhamhydrocom telephone 905 4773810 commissioners chairman fred cox vicechair bill burnett paul myatt don mcnabb mayor don cousens rfitp if j a j jj ijuj j ujyjrlbij markham dodge jeep bruvoen mccovan markham- rd 905 i- l rii w j cju jjyi- u a 11 i- t ir h- v jt v- w