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National television and newspapers
thousands view OPP snow Tweet
Snow covered
ir windshield goes viral
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
A picture of a vehicle pulled over
by the Huron County OPP with the
windshield almost completely cov-
ered a foot -deep in snow went viral
on numerous social medias, it even
landed on the Globe and Mail web-
site and CTV News.
On the OPP's Twitter page, they
displayed the vehicle's image, in a
joking demeanor, Tweeted: "Can't
make this stuff up. Driver charged
today in Brussels actually driving
like this:'
During a day of snow squalls, the
authorities spotted the automobile
driving down Turnberry Street in
Brussels and noticed the windshield
was covered in snow. According to
the highway traffic act while operat-
ing a vehicle drivers must have a
clear view at all times.
By looking at the photo, Huron
County OPP media relations officer,
Jamie Stanley stated it was the worst
case of a snow coated windshield
the police have seen to date.
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"Based on the amount of snow in that
picture, you could not see from the
middle or right, it's impossible,"said
Huron County OPP media relations officer,
Jamie Stanley. "It would be like driving
with a blanket (over the vehicle)."
"Based on the amount of snow in
that picture, you could not see from
the middle or right, it's impossible,"
he said. "It would be like driving
with a blanket (over the vehicle)."
In the several years on the force,
Stanley's came across many odd
occurrences from intoxicated
youths driving around on a man-
made motorized picnic table to
impaired middle-aged men travel-
ling down the wrong side of the
road while operating
lawnmowers.
"Every year there is one or two of
these interesting stories, as time
goes on or someone reminds you,
do you remember when this hap-
pened or that happened ? In this
case certainly with the photo being
posted on social media there was
overwhelming support for that,"
said Stanley.
"The value of people seeing that
picture is a reminder to remove
snow off their vehicles."
And since the Tweet that was wit-
nesses by thousands across Ontario,
Stanley mentioned that some peo-
ple are following the precautions.
"I was over in Brussels and peo-
ple were saying, oh, we can't find a
windshield in our town with snow
on it," Stanley told the Expositor.
An 80 -year-old man from Brus-
sels is charged with driving with no
clear view to the front, if convicted
he will have to pay a $110 ticket.
Courtesy of the OPP's Twitter page
This is a photo taken by the OPP after they stopped a man for the amount of
snow on his windshield. The police posted the image on their Twitter page.
Robbie Burns Day, an evening for a Scottish feast
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
Leave your pants in the dresser,
it's time to throw on a kilt, relax and
let the bagpipes blare, as the Scot-
tish feast on haggis, its January 25,
Rabbie or Robbie Burns Day.
The First Presbyterian Church in
Seaforth celebrated the annual grub
gathering known as Burns Day on
January 23. Welcoming 30-35 hun-
gry souls, some were fully clad in
plaid while others arrived in normal
attire and simply made an appear-
ance for a hardy meal.
Since the 17th Century Burns
was symbolically remembered for
the zealous lyrics in his poetry. The
most known is believed to be "Auld
Lang Syne" which can be usually
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heard loud and clear throughout all
of Scotland and most of the West-
ern world on New Year's Eve.
"It's a reconnection with your
ties," said Dale Ann McKichan, who
also indicated the church has herit-
age books for those who are inter-
ested in finding their tartan roots.
The evening included a potluck,
followed by the traditional "Burns"
meal, which included haggis, roast
beef, neeps and tatties.
Most of the group of Presbyteri-
an's were eager to spoil themselves
with a succulent piece of haggis, a
Scottish recipe that consists of
sheep pluck and is mixed with suet,
oatmeal and seasonings all
enclosed in the sheep's stomach. It
is then stitched up and usually
boiled for up to three hours or more.
The interim moderator of the
First Presbyterian Church in Sea -
forth, Robert Adams, was present
in a kilt and Scottish colours. He
said this is a day where he can hon-
our his ancestors by suiting up for
the occasion.
"I come to dinner like this, I kind
of recollect. This (is) all our great
tradition of being Presbyterians,"
Adams stated. "It's s nice reason to
get together and celebrate, which I
think is probably one of those
things that would make Robert
Burns proud."
Shaun Gregory
The interim moderator of the First Presbyterian Church in Seaforth, Robert
Adams and Dale Ann McKichan