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Brussels residents to begin neighbourly watch Advice Sr. Const. Andy Burgess tells Brussels residents about program. Continued from page 1 come from ridership and $9,000 from fundraising. The agreement, signed on Nov. 2, 1994, was accepted under the stipulation that no required funds would come from the municipalities. But just a few weeks ago, after CHUMS notified its 200 qualified applicants that the bus would be up and running soon, the service was notified that the province, through the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), would fund the purchase of the CHuMS bus, but would not fund the operation of the service. This includes the $3.50 subsidy per trip and the basic operating subsidy. CHuMS then had to decide whether to operate the bus without MTO assistance or sell the bus to another agency. CHuMS felt no action should be taken until the five municipal councils were consulted and decided on a course of action. It was decided by CHuMS' board of directors that if the municipalities decided not to make up the provincial share of the operating costs, the bus would be sold to the Huron Adult Day Centre, whose bus is in need of some costly repairs. "The Day Centre's bus is worn out," said Latham. "They are quite concerned. They have to do something one way or another ... If the Day Centre purchases the bus, that has nothing to do with CHUMS; CHuMS will die." Latham suggested that by further fundraising and an increase in ridership fees, that would make up about $8,000 of the $28,000 cut from the government. "$20,000 is still missing," he said. "That's a major shortfall." One councillor wondered what these 200 applicants have been doing without the bus. Latham noted that presently they have to rely on family and friends or cabs to take them where they need to go. Bev Brown, fundraising chair for CHuMS, added that their children usually have to take time off work to take them. They usually only ask for rides when it is an emergency or have an appointment, she noted. The question of whether or not the Day Centre could run the service was raised. It was noted that it would be an additional cost to the Day Centre to have the bus running full time, and they would have to deal with extra managing and scheduling. "That's not their job to do," stated Latham. "It By Bonnie Gropp A safe community. This was the focus of the infor- mation provided by Senior Consta- ble Andy Burgess, a Community Services Officer from the Kincar- dine OPP detachment, who spoke to 30 Brussels residents about the Neighbourhood Watch program. Sandra Clark, organizer, intro- duced Burgess, who described the program as a communications sys- tem. Its goal is for a safe communi- ty. "What do we need to do to have one and how do we go about it." The system for Neighbourhood Watch is that of a fan out alert. Block captains are assigned to des- ignated territories. In addition to promoting and encourage participa- tion in the program, they are also to hold meetings and attend work= doesn't matter who runs it, $30,000 is still needed." Some solutions to raise more money presented to CHuMS by the councils were to ask each of the 200 applicants to pay a user fee of $135 per year on top of the fee paid each timenthe service is used and to ask organizations who have donated money to CHuMS already to donate more and continue to do so on an ongoing basis. "It's unfair to expect us to support the same project every year," said Jim Stanley, a representative of the Clinton Optimist Club. "The money we pledge each year changes." "This may not seem like a lot of money but the unfortunate part is we are all facing the same dilemma for 1996," said Clinton Mayor Case Buffinga of the tight financial situations area municipalities are already in. "We don't know; there are too many unknowns. It's scaring me to think of what we may face in 1996." "We understand that municipal councils are between a rock and a hard place," said Brown, adding that if a community wants a service bad enough, "they have to make it happen ... We just can't do it alone; no group can do it alone." After discussions between individual councils, Clinton and Seaforth voted to support CHuMS financially, while Tuckersmith, Hullett and McKillop voted to have the bus sold to the Huron Adult Brown- 5 years work down drain Day Centre. Since three municipalities don't want to participate, that means the bus is sold to the Huron Adult Day Centre, said CHUMS Treasurer Jim Crocker. Latham noted that the bus for the Day Centre may not stay there forever, and if there is a change in funding, the system may come back. In the meantime, the money will be turned back to those who donated to CHuMS and the corporation will be "moth balled," said Brown, adding that rather than disbanding altogether, if some "miracle" comes in the next couple shops periodically throughout the year. As well, it is the captain who will inform Watch members of the pro- gram's techniques, such as how to observe suspicious activity, what to observe, how to join Operation Identification and similar crime prevention techniques. Watch members will be instruct- ed in the identification of criminal or suspicious activity and the prop- er procedure to follow when report- ing to the police. After police have been notified, the Block Captain should be contacted so that it can be recorded in the weekly report. Suspicious behaviour that doesn't warrant a call to police should be brought to the Block Captain's attention. The police co-ordinator can then do a follow-up and if a crime has been committed, the of years, it will be easier to start up again. "That's five years of work down the drain," said Brown. "But it's sad more so for the people who were looking forward to using the service." police will now have information to help them. The community will be informed through the Block Captain as to what has happened as a result of their calls. Burgess said that people should- n't hesitate to call if they have sus- picions. "Trust your instincts. If you're wrong, if you're embarrassed you'll blush for a couple of min- utes, then it's over. If you're right and you don't it could be much worse. If you don't like something report it." He said the community should identify the problems in their vil- lage. He mentioned the vandalism to the local chapel saying, "I don't think anyone thinks someone from London came to Brussels to burn a chapel. You know these people. Make a list of your concerns, see your police services officer and say, 'This is what's happening. We want help. What do we do?" Brussels Fire Chief Murray McArter questioned Burgess on whether or not force can be used by firefighters to apprehend someone who has been caught committing a crime. "(Citizens) have the right to arrest and detain someone then turn them over to the police as soon as possible." The use of force is acceptable, he said, but "you are responsible for the force you use." He said that in 30 years of polic- ing he has never had to use his gun. "But mind you, I'm 6'1", 250 lbs and I smile a lot," he added. "If force is equal to the force they use that's fine. You are here to pre- serve the peace. Just use common sense. The people as victims have rights as well." With regards to the Neighbour- hood Watch, generally, it is not about confrontation. "Don't con- front the situation," he said. "You're a neighbour and you're watching." Burgess said that while the task of establishing a program may seem large at the onset, it will, once the program is up and running, require minimal time. It is self- driven and easy to put together when you have the spirit and ener- gy I see in this room. Programs like this are important and essential for a small community to be safe," he said. Following his presentation sever- al people volunteered to fill the positions of block captains for the village. They are Joan Bernard, John Pennington, Wayne Lowe, Don Crawford, Spence Scott, Max McLellan, Murray Kellington and Jim Lee. CHuMS votes to sell bus