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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-05-13, Page 7Page 6—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, May 13, 1987 C ANNOUNCEMENT The Wingham and District Hospital Foundation has recently been designated the fundraising arm of the Wingham and District Hospital. It's function is to raise money to replace capital equipment on an ongoing basis. The Ministry of - Health does not provide enough funds for this purpose. Look forward to receiving your detailed brochure in the mail very soon. Ok SA 00 it% tk V3 b 0‘5` QQ`,N 6 '9„,,,.. ,,,,,sk,. S,Li,S LOOK FOR THIS. ,,.. . St* 4s• PAPER lot the Good Look BE ASSURED ITS CANADIAN MADE. ::cueltlfi iiittt:tl(t:ut ��littli+i� illmaka peaa/te” RAtifeet Specials in effect May 13th to May 19th UMBACH PHARMACY LUCK NOW 528-3004 Crime Stoppers program comingtoSentinel The Crime Stoppers program, which SPEC IAL enables you, the citizen, to get involved in catching criminals, with no risk to yourself, will be operational in Grey and Bruce Counties as of May 15, says Murray D. Smart, the chairman of the program. Crime Stoppers is a non-profit progam relying on on co-operation between the police force, news media and members of the community. Crime Stoppers en- courages people to call the police with in- formation to solve any serious crimes already committed, those about to occur, and, or, the whereabouts of missing persons. Owen Sound RCMP Constable Cam Croal, the police co-ordinator for the Crime Stoppers of Grey -Bruce, says 100 per cent of the news media (television, radio, newspaper) in Grey and Bruce Counties have agreed to co-operate in the program. Each week, the Lucknow Sentinel will run a story on the "Crime of the Week" which one unsolved local crime will be featured in the newspaper. Information received which results in an arrest can earn the ealler a reward of up to $1,000. If your information fits the criteria, Crime Stoppers offers you a method in which you can pass this information on to the police and never have to reveal your identity! At the same time you will be eligible for a cash award. Anonymity Guaranteed When you call Crime Stoppers' toll free number 1-800-265-3787, you will be assigned a special code number which you will use to identify yourself in all future dealings with Crime Stoppers personnel. The call will not be traced, nor recorded. You will not be pressured to testify. No one • Adopt the pet you've been looking for in the Classifieds. will know who you are! Unlike other reward programs which stipulate "arest and conviction" Crime Stoppers pays upon arrest only. Your waiting time for the pay -out is drastically reduced. Your reward will be paid to you, after proper identification of your code number at a pre -arranged location. The police will not be involved unless you wish. The rewards vary from $50 to $1,000 depending on the accuracy of the information and the seriousness of the crime. A group of concerned citizens comprise the Board of Directors. The reward fund does not consist of tax dollars, but monies solicited from the provate sector by the Board members. It is the Board's duty to administer the program, control the funds and pay the rewards. If you wish to make a tax deductibe donation to the Crime Stoppers program, please mail a cheque or money order to: Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc., P.O. Box 1119, Owen Sound, Ontario. N4K 6K6. According to information on Canadian Universities from Statistics Canada, the fields of engineering and applied sciences had the highest growth rates in the number of graduates between 1975 and 1983. The average annual increase was nearly seven per cent. HELP KEEP RED CROSS a. READY! ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON COUNTYGOVERNMENT The Honourable Bernard Grandmaitre, Minister of Municipal Affairs, invites individuals and organizations to submit written comments on matters of representation and responsibility for services in county government in Ontario. The submissions will be considered by the Advisory Committee on County Government, established by the Minister to conduct a review of these aspects of county government in Ontario. The committee will focus its study on: • representation and accountability • responsibility for services The committee will develop options and make recommendations based on their review for consideration by the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Interested persons or organizations are asked to submit comments in writing by June 30, 1987 to: Helen McLean, Secretary Advisory Committee on County Government Provincial Municipal Affairs Secretariat 13th Floor, 777 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M5G 2E5 For further information, write to the above address or telephone . (416) 585-6287. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs Bernard Grandmaitre, Minister