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QEST COPY AVAILABLE The Edmonton Journal, Monday, September 29, 1997 Parents Sistosi ss kids confess thiir connss FLORENCE L0Y1E Journal Staff Writer "The looks on the faces of the parents, and then the looks they gave their children, was something to see. Const. Randy Wickins, who led a meeting with teen vandals and their parents, and the crime victims teens were deeply ashamed at what they had dona The day-care people accepted their remorse, and the entire group discussed how the youths would repair the harm. The youths agreed to volunteer three hours each at the day care. They worked for each others' parents for eight hours at $5 per hour to earn money to replace the broken toys.

They repaired the sandbox and other playground fixtures they had destroyed. They put a fresh coat of paint on the day care's deck. Wickins said he invites the community to support the family conferencing model and avoid "knee-jerk reactions" to throw all young lawbreakers into jail "Let's be creative in our search for community crime-prevention efforts that give citizens a sense that justice has been done," he said. The teens were basically good kids caught in a stupid act, Wickins said. What happened in the next two weeks prevented the youths from being charged while making them realize that their "prank" had a devastating impact Wickins arranged for the youths and their parents to meet with the day care workers one evening in a neutral place.

They sat in a circle facing each other. Wickins asked each teen what they did, what they were thinking at the time, and how they thought their prank affected others. Then he showed the videotape. The looks on the faces of the parents, and then the looks they gave their children, was something to see," he said. Then the day-care workers spoke of their anger and their sadness.

The prank to toss the day care's playground toys up onto the roof. Toys too heavy to heave were reduced to more manageable pieces. The teens did about $500 damage before going on their way When the day-care staff arrived the next day they were angry at the senseless destruction. They became scared the culprits would come back and do more damage. They worried how they would replace the toys, and whether the parents would remove their children because they thought the day care was unsafe.

Wickins, who is the family group conferencing coordinator, was the investigating officer in the case. A concerned neighbour had videotaped the teens in action which helped Wickins locate one of the youths. He, in turn, led Wickins to the other people involved. Edmonton City police have started a new initiative to make young offenders accountable for their crimes, while fallowing their victims to express their feelings and how they want the criminals to repair the harm. Const Randy Wickins says family group conferencing, similar to abo- figinal sentencing and healing circles, has been used at least a dozen itimes since last November with youths who would otherwise have ended up in the much-criticized young offenders system.

Wickins, speaking recently at a meeting of the Canadian Club of Edmonton, said one case involved eight teens who were drinking beer behind a city day care centre. One teen suggested it would be a good Diana's death boosts AIDS interest "And something very noteworthy this year was we saw an incredible amount of families. A lot more than in the past." Seto said the goal of $78,000 in pledges for people infected with HIV AIDS will probably be met About 1,500 people participated. The walk coincided with Mayor Bill Smith proclaiming AIDS Awareness Week in Edmonton from Sunday through next Saturday. Justice Minister Anne McLellan told the crowd that federal Health Minister Allan Rock has begun consultation for phase three funding of the national AIDS research strategy In coming weeks, the federal Health Department will be working with communities such as Edmonton to give them a voice, she said.

deliver thousands of gifts I Wt ft 1 1 WL 1 Wwi day-care owner told the teens the damage they did to him could be fixed, but the harm they had caused to their own families was another matter. One father broke down and cried at the stress the incident had caused within their home. Other parents were afraid their children were headed for more trouble. Some were outraged. By the end of the meeting, the Custodians give to strike against Journal Staff Edmonton Custodial workers at Edmonton's public schools have endorsed a strike mandate for their union.

More than 80 per cent of about 400 workers who met Sunday approved a proposal for a formal strike vote that could take place as early as Oct 13. But it could take up to a month before the workers actually walk off the job, said Doug Luellman, president of Local 474 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. "We don't want to enter into a strike, but if the employer forces us into this, it may be necessary," Luellman said, after a secret ballot of the union's members. Staying in tonlghtti-r: Check the TV' SCHEDULE The" Edmonton 'Journal "GAMS DAY SYMSCL IV. Subscribe today BOB GILMOUR 'journal Staff Writer Edmonton The death of Princess Diana helped bring a new awareness about ADDS, says an organizer of Sunday's AIDS Walk.

"We have had a number of people and express interest in AIDS awareness because the issue was one of! Princess Diana's biggest interests," said Pamela Seto, development coordinator for the AIDS Network of Edmonton Society. "And I think there is an increased awareness from the public in general; "at least that's what we're hoping. "We've seen lots more younger people out than in the past high school and university-aged kids. BOB GILMOUR 'Journal Staff Writer Edmonton About 5,000 people rode Sunday in the 14th annual Edmonton Motorcycle Toy Run, carrying thousands of 'tpys for Santas Anonymous to go to underprivileged kids at Christmas. 1 The long "procession of bikes of every colour rumbled two abreast the Edmonton Garrison at Namao to Capilano Mall and caused jams of waiting vehicles as it passed through the city "I'm very pleased with the turnout.

iTfre weather helped us immensely," -CHANNEL Continued from B1 had some hiccups," he -Told the story of a local politician who, when the A-Channel cameraman entered a news conference, began to deliberately mouth his words, Haskins gives a Michael J. Fox smirk and says, "Hey, they're talking about us." This easy blithness no doubt comes from a 20-year career climbing the ladder in a field where blitheness is as important as even facial features. Haskins started as a radio and television reporter in Sault Ste. Marie, becoming a late-night anchor and then assistant news director with CKCO Television in Kitchener-Waterloo. He eventually moved to Winnipeg in 1993 to be news director of that city's dominant TV station, CKY.

1 When he arrived, he says, CKY's ratings were neck and neck with the CBC affiliate; when he left, they were double those of the CBC. He attributes his success to faster-paced newscasts, grabbier visuals and "more people stories, rather than political stories." -The PT Barnum approach to news delivery of course finds its Canadian 1 apotheosis on Torontonian Moses Znaimer's CityTV whose hand-held camera work, wandering anchorfolk, and MTV visuals Haskins refers to reverentially as "a walking, talking, Tstreet-level newscast." when Drew Craig offered him the job of overseeing the creation of a "I know a few people who have the HTV virus," said Komal Massey, who was attending her second AIDS walk with about 25 to 30 fellow employees of the Aldo shoe chain. "It's pretty much to help out with the research and just to support them to let them know we all want to work this out together and find a cure. And to help educate other people that it doesn't only affect gay people." Melissa Casey, 22, a fourth-year University of Alberta science student, was also at her second AIDS walk. She's a peer health educator at the University Health Centre.

"All this week we'll have booths around campus to educate people on HTV, smart sex, AIDS, and sexually transmitted diseases," she said. den with her drag-racing mom on nine toy runs, brought a stuffed elephant stuffed tiger, a Barbie doll set and a tow truck. Ed Lesnick, 62, a retired gas fitter with five grandchildren, was disappointed with Edmonton police spokesperson Annette Bidniak's comment about criminal activity among bikers because Hell's Angels members took part and brought gifts. "She painted all motorcyclists with the same brush. I'm really upset with her," Lesnick said.

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No new construction reported. CONTINUING CONSTRUCTION 1. 50th Street from McLeod Road to 153rd Avenue is reduced to one lane in each direction for water and sewer tie ins. 2. 118th Avenue is closed east of 184th Street for service installation.

3. 95th Avenue eastbound from Il66th to 170th Streets is closed for the watermain renewal project. 4. Scona Road over Connors Road is reduced to one lane for bridge repair. 5.

97th Street from 107A Avenue to 1 10th Avenue is closed for drainline construction. 111th Street from 51 st Avenue to 61st Avenue is reduced to one lane in each direction for road repair. 7. 107A Avenue from 92nd to 95th Streets is reduced to one lane in each direction for infrastructure replacement. 8.

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