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www.uorthumberlandnews.com ~ THE NORTHUMBERLAND NEWS, WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 3, 2003 PAGE 3 Polic its settle in Cobourg ber4 nmay‘s â€" GRGNODHLEEHL TTA j emmmanes . ces ae en on ermemger S ul home to help the youth of in Cobourg. § sef‘" UV 3 §= CO”ege attra.CtS 41 ; Nunavut, "there is a high perâ€" The small classes, combined _ Wl ctp $eu h ‘(fi“ 54 . o â€"_â€"â€"ai0 students to first police centage of youth suicide," and _ with community policing and ) ~ TTE ITBRe: e ~__â€"s | eventually move on to a policing field placement opportunities i . C hP ce _ 0i 1 insl foundatlons course position in Newfoundland. with the three local police serâ€" «* s [ i oencizngo= -% *, sA "Cornerbrook, Nfld. is the vices, offers the students inâ€" i\ Ne se are ns t o0 .. 4 BY JEANNE BENETEAU place I want to eventually settle _ depth, handsâ€"on experience in 4 & .. . > Ees entname Lo mmmite _ . | g/ k 1 STAFF WRITER and raise my family," she adds. _ their pursuit of a policing caâ€" * ie TS .. N C come h k â€" A _ COBOURG â€" The first crop of poâ€" Yesterday‘s warm weather . reer, she added. . anlel > wele S "‘*‘ s \" TsX ./ e | lice foundation students from the _ was a perfect setting for an oriâ€" _ Both Port Hope Police Chief |" _ J# ~ _ SW . / V‘ f ‘ ‘ : local Sir Sandford Fleming campus _ entation barbecue for the inâ€" Ron Hoath and Cobourg [ «== ip, is \585 2w | will provide area police services with _ coming students, hosted by the Deputy Police ChiefKyle Foster | "! L a ~<> & A 8 | a topâ€"notch pick of recruits, says the college. The sunny skies and sing the praises of the high | is f im * e 4 p local Ontario Provincial Police _ mild temperature was a pleasâ€" â€" quality potential police recruits {_“N in | F h 3 tw ; # i es © (OPP) detachment inspector. ant . surprise, â€" added Ms. produced through the program. Th 6 3 m e s â€" atn. "It‘s a winâ€"win situation for all of _ Qaqgasiq. She and her family "Their basic skills are sound," " s i l _ | us... for the OPP, the Cobourg and â€" boarded the plane bound for says Chief Hoath. "The proâ€" 4 k.3 a 2 Port Hope Police Services, for the Ottawa in the midst of a blizâ€" gram prepares them for the $ p y 4 , community and for the students zard and 16 C is considered a practical training they receive 6 : aats | themselves," says Northumberâ€" hot summer day in Canada‘s far _ when they attend police college ‘ 3 R o | ; land‘s OPP Inspector, Mike Johnâ€" north. in Aylmer." : o mss 2 J | ston. While far from home, the Arcâ€" Cobourg Mayor Peter Delanâ€" ‘ To €} * \olke i ; | Yesterday marked the arrival of 41 tic Bay transplant has local _ ty was also onâ€"hand to welcome *g }â€" > 3 [ â€" m : i . police foundation students from _ connections with a grandmothâ€" . the students to the area. â€"â€"R _ P 4 2 across Canada who will receive their er in Colborme and other relaâ€" "Thank you for coming here," =â€"â€"N 4 E: ngse s . schooling at Sir Sandford Fleming‘s tives in the Peterborough area. . says Mayor Delanty. "It‘s excitâ€" 2e < . e > S z3 " Lakeshore campus in.Cobourg. The _ She says she is fortunate to . ing for the first time to have C . e Es 22 ~f he g stucents, who will spend the next _ haveafamily whoisso supportâ€" young people coming to the se ‘i».,:';:‘.;: : } x Te 5i7 _ two years training for a career in law _ ive. But she adds her driving â€" area to train for their career in _ | iss â€"â€"â€" Nes C=> [R Cl ce n .2 ®# enforcement, represent the creamâ€" _ force is her children, who are policing." I io en . _ t _ _ o . e fs ofâ€"theâ€"crop, says Campus Operaâ€" _ the light of her life. He also extended an open inâ€" | 'f“é '-;_’ o â€"â€"â€" <eâ€" 4? e3 * tions Leader, Brenda Listonâ€"Hanley. "I will succeed not only for me _ vitation to the inaugural class ~ o aoke ;,;‘3:5{‘1‘ =+" . & 4. : s3 With over 170 hopefuls vying for a _ but for them," she concluded. to be part of the annual dragon f adte~ _ spot in the new program, the selecâ€" The police foundation proâ€" boat races in support of the VINCE VERSACE/NORTHUMBERLAND NEWS tion was based on academic standâ€" _ gram was established at the Northumberland United Way _ ings. college‘s Peterborough campus _ campaign. Tracy Qaqqasiq cooks up some burgers for local police officials, left to right, One of the new recruits is Tracy _ in 1984, says Ms. Listonâ€"Hanley. "You‘re young, strong and _ OPP Superintendent Mike Johnston, Port Hope Police Chief Ron Hoath and Qaqgasiq, a 23â€"yearâ€"old single _ This September marks the first â€" oddsâ€"on favourites to win the _ Cobourg Deputy Police Chief Kyle Foster. Ms. Qaqgasiq is one of the first 41 mother of two who has made the _ time the program will be offered _ race," he concluded. students to take the police foundations course at Sir Sandford Fleming College. trek from Arctic Bay, Nunavut to beâ€" s come part of the first class. ) While she had the option to atâ€" tend a Royal Canadian Mounted Poâ€" ® lice course in Regina, she chose Sir Sandford Fleming. "I did my research and Sir Sandâ€" ford Fleming is the best," says Ms. Qadgasiq. She was born and raised in Arctic Bay, population 800. 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