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economist suntribune news saturday sept 28 2002 n police preparing to introduce new chief by roger varley staff writer york regions new chief of police could be named as early as next week police services board chairperson david barrow said thursday it is possi ble chief robert middaughs replace ment will be announced a couple of weeks before the next board meeting scheduled for oct 23 mr barrow would not comment on whether a short list has been selected from the nine possible candidates for the chiefs position saying that not all the interviews have been completed yet civil society topic of first forum by simone joseph staff writer youth would be more involved in their communities and in local politics if opportunities for young people were better promoted says anika khanna there isnt a lack of programs theres a lack of knowledge of the programs said the vicechairperson of the york region youth advisory committee traditional advertising methods such as posters in bus stops often dont work because young people dont read them she said agencies hoping to involve youth must do more by promot ing programs in a way that will attract students attention such as bringing a speaker into schools ms khanna said ms khanna will discuss how youth can make a difference in their commu nity at a forum next month it will be the first discussion in the inforum york series sponsored by york regions human services planning department other panelists in this first forum include markham councillor frank scarpitti who will talk about the role of politicians in a civil society and whether people have more or less faith in politi cians than they used to cameron hastings of magna international who will discuss the role of business in creat ing healthy communities and debora kelly editor in chief of the york region newspaper group who will talk about the role of the media and how it influ ences what happens in the community the inforum york series is divided into four themes civil society the new ages of majority pace of change and invisible infrastructure the planning department got the idea for the first theme civil society from a maclean magazine article writ ten by allan gregg host of tvontarios gregg and company in april 2002 titled wake up canada a reminder that government is us and not them the forum will include a discussion of whether people are participating in their communities and in politics and if not why not there is a general thought people are less involved in their city than they used to be we will discuss if that is true or not said craig piper senior planner with the york region human services department the first forum will be oct 4 from 9 am to noon at the newmarket theatre this panel discussion will be moderated by allan gregg forums are open to the public and are free but registration is required to register phone 1-905- 8304444 ext 1515 for future details on the inforum york series check the human services planning web page at wwwregionyorkonca all candidates come from within york regional police ranks considered to be the top contenders for the job are deputy chief of opera tions terence kelly and deputy chief of administration armand labarge deputy chief kelly 56 has been with the force for three years deputy chief labarge 48 started his police career as a cadet in the area prior to the startup of york regional police and has been with the force since then others being considered are the forces seven superintendents eric jolliffe george kydd paul sorel eugene kerrigan bruce herridge john girvan and donald kirk chief middaugh 59 announced his resignation in july to take effect at the end of his threeyear contract in february the chief who said there are several officers on his staff who are qual ified to succeed him has been helping the police services board in its delibera tions chief middaugh began his police career as a constable in peel region in 1967 after 13 years he served as deputy chief in halton region for 11 years before taking on the position of chief in hamiltonwentworth from 1991 to 1998 sllsssss pat robinson inc trustee in bankruptcy call for a free personal discussion help with creditor problems proposal to creditors pat robinson trvstee personal business bankruptcy aurora 15105 yonge st 201 at church 905 7272577 richmond hill 9555 yonge st 401 at wddrick 905 5089493 toronto north 45 sheppard ave e 201 at yonge 416 4106648 toronto domtown 1 50 york st 800 at adelaide 416 4106648 toll free 18777272577 email patpatrobinsoncom web wwwpatrobinsoncom join luow for only 1ph mm 1 hi rvj ip i gllf hllla isfl m v- kfej tvi- sill the sooner you join the more money you will save expires september 30 2002 limited to the first 100 people at this location come in to discover how goodlife can help you reach your goals receive a free copy of the book living the good life i i goodlife fitness- clubs 905 4795343 5000 highway 7 coed nominal dues and administration fees apply offer expires september 30 2002