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f 10 economist sunlsuntriburie crime saturday nov 12 2005 most youths lawabiding police officer information tenant protection act gall 7132696 housing help centre this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sunsuntribune from page 1 a few days earlier a student was attacked by a machete- wielding gang following night classes at the school two young men were stabbed out side a richmond hill plaza last week end and in the summer of 2004 new markets michael thornhill was stabbed to death outside a davis drive tim hortons a 16yearold and an 18yearold from newmarket are awaiting trial in connection with his murder any level of violence and use of weapons is reason for police to be con cerned said york regional police insp paul pederson the officer in charge of the forces community services division and youth programs but while its reasonable to believe more knives could lead to an increase in guns insp pederson does not believe there is always a direct connection nor does he think there are neces sarily more people using weapons in york right now the rate of weapons related crime is not going up significantly or at an alarming rate he said do we see more of it yes but the region has grown by 40000 people so we see more of everything police statistics show youth crime was up 187 per cent during the first six months of 2005 but insp pederson believes that says more about cops success rate in combating youth crime than an increase in youth crime itself we know who is responsible for these crimes and i can tell you all our kids arent out mere committing them he said the majority of our kids are law- abiding citizens so far the region has skirted ram pant shootings education is the key to making sure torontos experience isnt mirrored in york mr auty said theres no doubt we are seeing kids using weapons and the schools are more dangerous than they have ever been if what you see is stabbings in york region right now it is going to escalate and can at any time stuart auty canadian safe school network and its never too early to start he said the canadian safe school network has trained a number of local educa- tors on how to deal with violence in schools and york regional police have taken a proactive approach by institut ing education and school liaison pro grams aimed at teaching kids the dif ference between right and wrong take 3 years to pay this weeks super buys save now only bowflex treadclimber tc 5000 save n only j body solid g1s save now only vision 9500hrt treadmill 30 hp continuous duty heart rale interactive thornhill grand opening celebrations save now only mmth schwinn 101 upright bike z4 hours a day days a week call 1888hsfinfo to make your donation towards lifesaving research today save now only bowflex 5 series save now only 29vmth bowflex motivator 2 save now only19ynth brentshey orbit elliptical save now only 4106mth smooth 525 treadmill 25 iip continuous duty 20 x 52 belt we have it all canadas largest selection guaranteed lowest prices the best brands delivery and setup inhouse service expert noncommission sales staff thornhill 905 7470802 newmarket 905 8367618 toronto 416 4400244 oakville 905 8150123 vaughan 905 6604888 markham 9054714116 mississauga 905 7559000 wwwfitnesssourceca 0ac on sesxtoj nwcfattfc 3 ft at 99 merest aj asrftvtaradcjwry te6nrtfj mmnfcrts69seesetodeascsonrojywiybstte pickering 905 4265700 hamilton meadowlands power centre 905 3045919 fitness source for all things fitness heart and stroke foundation of ontario heart disease and stroke claim more than 79000 lives each year in canada this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sun