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Shelter running smoothly community .is ac- customed to," saici Mr. Hughes atthat Urne. -According to the ffrst quarterly report on the service's performance, however, the town operation appears to have imnproved on the performance of the previous operators. Ac- coiding- to PAW and Humane Society recor- ds, during the first three months of 1985 the Humane Society picked up 44 stray doga in Whitby compared witb the 52 picked up during the same period this year under the new management. Similarly the Humane Society impounded 30 cats com- pared with PAW's tbree montb total of 32. PAW records a"s indicate that the new operation responded to 15 emergency calis during that period - five times the number indlcated for the same period in the Humane Society records. Botb Batten and shelter manager Carole Lang suggestied that the new service bas been able f0 keep pace and, indeed surpass the Humane Society's per- formance. tbrough a more efficient allocation of resources. By not patrolllng except wben enroute f0 a cail, Long said calls are being dealt witb direc- tly. Also, as people learn that routine patrols are no longer carrled out, she said tbey are more apt tocalthe shelter In the eventý of a, problem prompting a qulck response. "When there was routine patroiing people didn't oel because thev assumed probiema would be taken care of. We're making sure tbat people understand that they have to oeil when there's a problem. If you don't oeil we're not going to know," said Lang. The shelter bas also stopped boardlng animais and eutbanlzing tbem upon request whlch bas reduced the shelter staff's work load, said the manager. "Everybody is working fiat out trying toprovide the best ser- FROM PG. 1 vice possible. Our priority is making sure that the animais get the best care we can offer," she added. PAW cbairman Bat- ten said ail new staff were informed tbat the service would go to ten- der this year. However, he added that if a more suitable arrangement can be found in the private sector, sideration for current shelter ployees would requested in the tract. con- the em- ha con- Merchants Market read the tbree part motion. Tbe motion states that the market is legal within the confines of the building, tbe town wil monitor the operation and make sure ail ficensing regulations are met and if tbe market does spili out onf0 the parking lot, the town wliprosecute. Bugelfi said tbe legai advlse the town bais received states It bas control over the market only outside tbe confines of the building. Councillor Joe Drumin was not so sub- die in bis remarks stating "once he goes in- f0 the parking lot be is deàd, dead on the water." But coundillor Ed- wards stili bad reser- vations saying hebhad no problemn witb tbe second and third parts of the motion, but be feit the legality of the market is stiil subject to legal con- sideration. Wben the air had cleared a recorded vote on the motion was cailed and councillors Bugelli, Durmm, Marcel Bruneile, Rosa Batten and Mayor Bob Atter- sley voted in favour of the motion and coun- dillors Edwards and Gerry Emm opposed the motion. YiHITBY'FREE ,PRESSLWEDNESDÉAYMY2.96PG 7 MÙY Jane Cbmn (back mddle) a student from Malasia at Trafalgar Castie Sehool was chosen the school's May Queen and reigned over the scboo's 8th annuai May Court Festival. Priya Harricharan (left) and Nicole Taylor (right) were chosen the Queen's coun- FROM PG. 5 BifiSwan He aiso sbould know the importance of patient in- voivement. Much medical cire depends on the abiity of the patient to understand and cooperate. Extra Bill sbould know. He was the one who prescribed suppositories for Uncle Lou's bemorrhoids. He gave Lou the Instructions, toidbhim use two a day, and to keep Up the treatment until tbe suppositories were ail gone.' Two weeks later Uncle Lou was back. "Weil? " said Extra Bil. "Did they work?" "Naw," said Uncle Lou. "For ail the good those damned things did me I migbt as weli bave stuck themn up my ass." ?ueen cillors. IKtbe front rowv of the picture are scroil bearer Elizabeth Everest, train bearer Renee Cunningham and crown bearer Sonja MacDonald. Free Press Staff Photo