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The Building Inspector occupies his office Tuesday and Friday afternoons to issue building and septic tank permits, and the rest of the time he inspects buildings. No person may obtain a permit unless he submits plans which show a size of at least 960 square feet for a one-storey dwelling and conforms to all other requirements. The estimated value of permit for the average home now exceeds $15,000.00, and it is expected that 1957 building permits will reach $3,000,000.00 this year. We also have a By-law Enforcement Officer and a Dog Control Officer whose duty is to keep the dog population under control. The above services require a total office staff of 16 persons, besides which we have Fence-viewers and a Livestock Valuator, whose duty it is to value animals and poultry killed or damaged by dogs. For the past 14 years the health of the Township residents has been in the hands of a part time M. 0. H. and Sanitary Inspector and a full - time Public Health Nurse. Commencing July 1st of this year, we now have the South Ontario Health Unit, comprising 6 of the southerly Municipalities in the County with headquarters in Pickering Village. We expect the full time Medical Officer of Health, two Sanitary Inspectors, and five nurses will give the Township better health services. Picture: Duffin's Creek throughout the years has presented a problem for the Health Authorities. Description on Picture: KINGSTON ROAD, PICKERING. ONT. AFTER FLOOD APRIL 1929. Twenty years ago this Township was policed by one part-time man, who mostly used a bicycle for transportation. Today we have a Chief and eight men, a radio man, typist and full time caretaker, who takes night calls, all located in a modern new police office at Dunbarton. The policecars are radio equipped. This Police Station serves that part of the Township lying between the Townships of Scarborough and Whitby from Lake Ontario to the Third Concession line. The 1957 Police Budget is $54,830.00. The Chief is responsible to the Township of Pickering Police Commission, who are the Reeve of the Township, the County Judge, and County Magistrate. That part of the Township which lies north of the Third Concession Line is considered and is policed by the Ontario Provincial Police, who are stationed in Whitby. The Township is divided into five fire areas, namely: East Woodlands Brigade, that serves the area from east of Liverpool to Scarborough Township, and from Lake Ontario to 5/8 miles north of the Third Concession. Here the equipment is modern with a heavy pumper carrying 500 gallons of water along with a second piece of fire fighting equipment carrying 2,500 gallons of water, all housed in a new fire hall. There are 16 volunteer firemen who have taken courses in modern methods of fire fighting and life saving. They have resuscitation equipment and even a motor boat which has been most useful on a number of occasions. This area has a Budget of $11,200.00 for the year 1957.