Pubdate: Fri, 17 Feb 2006
Source: Peterborough This Week (CN ON)
Copyright: 2006 Peterborough This Week
Contact:  http://www.peterboroughthisweek.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1794

POLICE TO HEAD UP DRUG FIGHT COMMITTEE BID

The City Police Force Will Now Strike A Committee To Look At Battling 
Drugs In Peterborough

At Tuesday morning's Police Services Board meeting, Police Chief 
Terry McLaren said it was up to city council to create a committee to 
examine and tackle drug use in Peterborough.

However, on Thursday, the force announced that Deputy-Chief Ken 
Jackman will now create such a committee.

On Monday, city council passed a motion, put forward by Town Ward 
Councillor Bill Juby, that requested city police create such a 
committee. At Tuesday's meeting, Chief McLaren had said that he was 
willing to work with such a committee but it was up to council to 
create it. The sudden change is not really a change at all, says 
Deputy-Chief Jackman. He explains council may not be able to tell the 
Police Services Board what to do but that doesn't mean suggestions 
from politicians aren't taken into serious consideration.

"It's the whole idea of community policing. It doesn't matter how it 
got going."

Deputy-Chief Jackman will now contact groups and organizations with 
an interest in coming up with a strategy to tackle drug use. No date 
has been set for the committee's first meeting but Deputy-Chief 
Jackman is hoping the group can meet by early March.
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