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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), January 21, 1970, p. 2

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Era Wed January York needs county- police force King councillor KING CITY King Township should a movement to inaugu rate a County Police Force King Town ship Councillor Gordon Howe said Committee Chairman Howe when serious consider a Hon must bo given to amalgamation of all 14 munici pal forces plus Iho county security guard into a countywide force Policing becomes a more high ly complex matter each year he said in a brief to King Council It demands centralization the best in equipment and most important expertly trained officers By amalgamation under the supervision of a strong police commis sion political in nature bargaining should be conducted on a county basis with a resultant equalization of pay and throughout the county Under amalgamation belter util ization of personnel could be effected said tin- brief Fur example some resort areas require assistance during peak sum- prevent it such as that used in the titled to an upgrading of the whole force He mentioned the police college at Formation of a county force would enable more personnel throughout the county to take advantage of this train- Mr Howes recommendations will be submitted to the Police Commit tee of York County Council FIREMENS DRAW Newmarket Fire Department drew sup port from heir colleagues on he town police force last Saturday at he draw for a mobile and trailer held by the In draw was made Carnival Queen Council drops holiday issue NEWMARKET After two debates on whe ther town engineer George entitled to the third week of vacation he had already taken town council voted Monday night to drop the whole thing Monday night Mr put up a spirit ed defence He said he first learned of the dispute in and charg ed that council had ques tioned his reliabili impaired his effect He said on March council had voted to give him three weeks holidays in be cause the town hydro en gineer had three weeks and because he MaoLel- lan put in lot of over- Snowmobile club forms for district NEWMARKET Snowmobile formed the Newmarket and Monday night already Joined The club was initiated by town recreation or Dan Shannon On the forming executive with Mr Shannon arc Donald Don Bond Robert Build Dave Smiley and John Del Grande Memberships will cost SI per person with a OBrien shown on the snowmobile Winner was Kick llellar Landing Holding the post er promoting the police departmentsponsored winter carnival are Constable Tom Young left and Harry Diamond White Photo into great detail about he overtime and threatened I had to subpoena witnesses to no know prove his points He also now ha stated he had made prior copy of arrangements with town of- us ficials for each day of his holiday which he broke up only into three separate that je This Eve attempt to discredit me Two days leave with pay i were given to another per- enquiry or son and no rumpus was want to call it be raised but this has been The engineer has seized upon torily should drop the thin Council did maximum lib rait able at the recreation office in the Our key words are courtesy said Mr caused and they wish to do something about them He said when the club Is better organized it will sponsor such activities as snowmobile clinics Former drug user to speak at forum Nicholas Lcluk executive director of the Council on Drug Abuse in Canada CODA who will effects Wilfred Clement psych Mrs Pat White head wife of the Don Jail Governor and operator of a rehabilitation home in Toronto called Project who will relate readjustment problems fac ed by persons coming off specific drug off York County Board of Education attendance coun selor Alf Addic tion Research Foundation representative for this area Dr Owen Slingerland Me dical Officer of Health for the YorkOshawn District and Dr C C representing the areas interested per sons are invited to attend the discussion sponsored by the York County Medical Wives Association and the York County Medical Soc- if last week i the Newmarket squadron took command of the combined unit Above shows the regiments sword of command to Mrs Gordon Cook wife of the warden of the county left and Mrs Richard IMingworth wife of the May or of Aurora White Photo

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