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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-08-10, Page 5Wednesday, August 10, 2016 • Huron Expositor 5 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com We can sympathize with Rio organizers On the eve of the Rio Olympic Games, the city famous for its Carnival party vibe looks as if it will manage to pull off its hosting duties by the skin of its teeth. The subway line just opened. The sports ven- ues are close enough to complete to be functional. The accommodations are ready, even if the toilets are prone to clogging. The water treatment plant that was supposed to clean 80 per cent of the water in Rio de Janeiro's filthy Guanabara Bay, where water sports like sailing, rowing and kayak- ing are to take place, never got built. So athletes will don protective suits and do their utmost not to ingest any of the raw sewage floating on the water when they compete, in hopes of avoiding infection. But until recently, there was much fretting about whether Rio would manage to pull off the 2016 Olym- pics at all. Construction delays, shoddy infrastruc- ture, labour strife, balloon- ing costs, security fears, a corruption scandal, a politi- cal crisis and the Zika virus have all threatened to undermine Brazil's ambi- tious plans to host the world. This ought to sound awfully familiar to Mon - treaters and Canadians in general. Our efforts to host the 1976 Games were every bit as clown- ish and chaotic. The anni- versary of the Montreal Olympics, held 40 years ago this summer, brings memories of our anxiety - plagued experience into sharp relief. The world remembers the 1976 Olympics for magic moments like gym- nast Nadia Comaneci's per- fect 10. But we are more likely to recall the labour unrest, political bickering and shady dealings that pushed the costs of hosting duties to $1.6 billion --13 times the original estimate. The Olympic Stadium, or "Big Owe," stands today as the emblem of Olympic bid cities' tendency to over- promise and under -deliver. This is an inevitable result of the mirage that hosting an Olympics will be a transformative experi- ence, a launch pad to world-class status. Montre- al's leaders were as guilty of these expensive pipe dreams in 1976 as Rio's are in 2016. But the Interna- tional Olympic Committee deserves its share of the blame for fuelling these POLICE BRIEFS Driver found to be on drugs (MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) —A 30 -year-old female driver is facing charges of Impaired Driving & Drug Possession following a traffic stop by police on Wednesday, July 27th. At approximately 7:42 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received a call from a witness that reported a Ford Focus was travelling northbound on London Road in an erratic manner. Witnesses reported the vehicle was swerving all over the road into oncoming traffic. Officers started patrolling for the suspect vehicle and a little while later officers came across the suspect vehicle travelling north into Blyth. Officers were able to safely stop the driver and a sobri- ety check was conducted. Upon speaking with the driver offic- ers noted several signs that the driver was impaired by drug. The driver was placed under arrest for Impaired Driving and was transported to the Exeter OPP Detachment where she was evaluated by an officer who is qualified as a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE). As a result of this evalu- ation, it was determined her ability to drive a motor vehicle was impaired by drug contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. A search of the vehicle was also completed which resulted in officer's locating and seizing a quantity of marihuana and cocaine. As a result, a 30 -year-old from Formosa has been charged with Impaired Driving, Possession of a Schedule II Substance — (Mari- huana), Possession of a Sched- ule I Substance (Cocaine) and two counts of Failing to Comply with Conditions of an Undertaking. She has since been released from cus- tody with a court date scheduled for August 18, 2016 at the Ontario Court of Justice — Wingham. Huron County OPP encourages the public to continue to report impaired and erratic drivers. Please call police as soon as possible; your call to police could save a life. Driver faces criminal charge (GODERICH, ON) — A 34 -year- old driver from Goderich is fac- ing charges of Care or Control While Impaired & Care or Control - Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol fol- lowing his arrest this past week- end. At approximately 11:50 p.m. on July 30, 2016 a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer received information from a member of the public about a pos- sible impaired driver parked at the Mac's Convenience Store located at Victoria Street South in Goder- ich. The officer approached the sus- pect vehicle, a Chevrolet Impala and looked inside the vehicle. The vehicle was now unattended and a young male suspect was observed run- ning away from the vehicle toward the rear of the convenience store. The officer monitored the parked vehicle and approximately 15 minutes later the male returned and entered into the vehicle. He activated his lights and when the officer approached the vehicle the suspect was located in the driver's seat in care and control of the vehicle. Upon speaking with the male driver the officer noted the driver had been drinking alcohol and was dis- playing several signs of impairment. He was placed under arrest for Impaired Care and Control and was transported to the Huron OPP Detachment for breath tests. He subsequently provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxi- Iizer Technician and both samples registered over the legal limit. As a result, a person 34 years of age from Goderich has been charged with Care or Control While Impaired and Care or Control - Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol. He has since been released from custody with a court appearance sched- uled for the Ontario Court of Jus- tice — Goderich on August 15, 2016. He also received an auto- matic 90 -day driver's licence sus- pension and his motor vehicle has been impounded for seven days. Speeding ticket SOUTH HURON, ON) —A driver from London will be making a trip to court later this summer following a traf- fic stop that took place on the Civic Day Holiday. At approximately 8:40 a.m. on August 1st a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer spotted a Ford sedan travelling north- bound on London Road near Kirkton Road at a high rate of speed. A check on the vehicle's speed revealed the vehicle was travelling 33 km/h over the posted 80 km/h zone speed limit. The vehicle was subsequently stopped and the driver was spo- ken to about his speed. Upon con- ducting a driver's licence check on the driver the investigating officer learned the driver held a suspended driver's licence. As a result, a 38 -year-old from Lon- don has been charged with Speed- ing and Drive While Under Suspen- sion. His court date is sched- uled for August 23, 2016 at Provin- cial Offences Court in Goderich. Honda dirt bike stolen (HURON EAST, ON) - Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers including members from the Huron OPP Property Crimes Unit are investigating the recent theft of a Honda dirt bike sto- len from a residence located on Hawkes Street in Brussels. Police believe the theft took place sometime overnight between 11:30 p.m. on July 29th and 12:15 a.m. on July 30, 2016. The thief located the dirt bike and proceeded to push the dirt bike away and from there the thief bump started the bike. The stolen machine is described as a red 2008 Honda C 100 val- ued at approximately $1800. Any person with information regard- ing this incident should immedi- ately contact Huron OPP at 1-888- 310-1122 or (519) 524-8314. Should you wish to remain anony- mous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1 -800 -222 -TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000 Theft of roughly $60,000 worth of stolen property (SOUTH HURON, ON) — Investiga- tors from the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Property Crimes Unit are looking for tips to help solve a recent break, enter and theft of $63,000 in tools and vehi- cles stolen from an Ausable Bay- field Conservation Authority stor- age shed this past weekend. Huron OPP was immediately notified of the break, enter and theft when an employee dis- covered noticeable damage and the theft of items from the stor- age facility located on Morrison Line. Investigators believe the thieves entered onto the prop- erty sometime around 1:00 a.m. and departed shortly after 2:00 a.m. The thieves forced entry into the property by cutting through the bolt locks on the front gate. Once inside the property the thieves ransacked the building. delusions by favouring more grandiose schemes over more realistic plans when awarding the Games. It is to be hoped that for the next two weeks, attention will zoom in on the competition while the hand wringing over skyrocketing costs and foul water will fade. But when Brazilians wake up the morning after the Olympic flame is extin- guished over their citywith a multi -billion -dollar hango- ver, Montrealers will cer- tainly be able to sympathize. Scoreboard Seaforth Shuffleboard August 3 Men's high: Harvey Norton, RedVan- tyghem 4 wins, Arnie Ramsey, Cor DeCorte, Cor Vanden Hoven, Ken Preszcator, John Coleman 3 wins. Women's high: Catherine DeCorte, Charlotte Norton 3 wins. HAVE AN OPINION? The Huron Expositor welcomes letters to the editor. They must be signed and accompanied by a phone number for information clarification. Itis important to note, letters will not be printed without the author's name attached. 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