HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2015-01-14, Page 3OPP disappointed by the
number of impaired charges
during Festive RIDE campaign
During the Ontario Pro-
vincial Police (OPP) Festive
RIDE campaign from Nov.
24, 2014 to Jan. 2, OPP
officers laid 593 impaired
charges and issued 485
warn range suspensions.
When comparing the
numbers to last year, the
OPP is disappointed to see
little change between this
season's campaign and the
last one.
During the 2014-2015
Festive RIDE campaign, the
OPP laid 587 impaired
charges and issued 504
warn range suspensions.
Three people lost their lives
in impaired -related road
crashes over the 2014-2015
campaign.
OPP officers worked
around the clock during
the campaign, conducting
more than 8,000 RIDE
check stops throughout the
province. These enforce-
ment efforts alone are not
enough to eliminate
impaired driving and the
threat it poses to the lives
of innocent people.
Locally,
Huron
County OPP
officers com-
pleted 260 R.I.D.E
checkpoints during
the Festive R.I.D.E cam-
paign. Seventeen drivers
were charged with
impaired driving and two
more were charged with
refusal to provide a breath
sample. Three warn range
suspensions were served
on drivers during the cam-
paign. Of note, three of the
drivers charged with
impaired driving were
involved in motor vehicle
collisions.
Besides
calling on
all motorists
to refrain from
driving while
impaired, the OPP
counts on all citizens
to be valued road safety
partners and intervene
when they suspect that
someone is driving or
about to drive after con-
suming alcohol or drugs.
"A driver who is impaired
by alcohol or drugs is a
driver who does not
deserve to operate a motor
vehicle alongside drivers
who are responsible," said
OPP Deputy Commissioner
Brad Blair, provincial com-
mander, Traffic Safety and
Operational Support. "Pub-
lic intervention and contin-
ued education by both the
police and valued commu-
nity stakeholders is the only
way that we as a society can
continue to reduce occur-
rences involving impaired
operation. Road safety is a
shared responsibility and
by working together we can
continue to make a
difference."
In the media release,
OPP officials thanked the
many Ontario drivers who
did not drive over the holi-
days while impaired by
drugs or alcohol. The OPP
would also like to thank
those who volunteered to
be a designated driver,
offered to put a guest up for
the night or called them a
cab after they had been
drinking, called 9-1-1 to
report an impaired driver
to police or took some
other action that helped
take an impaired driver off
the road over the holidays.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 • Huron Expositor 3
MILPS Gala being held
in Seaforth Jan. 17
Whitney South
Huron Expositor
The Huron East Cente-
naires are getting set to
help mothers across the
municipality cut loose at
their first annual Moms I'd
Like to Party With (MILPS)
Gala.
Taking over the Seaforth
Community Centre on Jan.
17 at 5:30 p.m., the event
includes everything from a
social hour featuring 16
Mile Cellar Winery and
Blyth Farm Cheese, to a
four -course dinner catered
by High Creek Farm of
Walton and even auctions
and a fashion show.
According to organizer
Melody Hodgson, the idea
for the gala came after for-
mer Centenaires, along
with the Seaforth Opti-
mists, hosted a men's only
steak night back in the
summer.
"After that, we decided
there needed to be an
event geared toward the
ladies in town," she
explained, adding it was
Cents executive members
Brett Lee and Bill Tremeer
who originally pitched the
idea. "The boys wanted to
plan it but I said no, you're
not girls, we're going to
handle this:'
Jay Allan who has
opened for numerous
headliners including Travis
Tritt, Johnny Reid and
Terry Clark.
Allan was also selected
from over 250 entries by
the Canadian Country
Music Association (CCMA)
to perform at the prestig-
ious Songwriter Cafe in
Edmonton alongside some
of Canada's greatest talents
at the Canadian Country
Music Awards.
The night will also fea-
ture world-renowned and
award winning comedy
hypnotist, Hank Stone.
An evening packed with
food and entertainment,
Hodgson said she believes
an event like the MILPS
Gala is just what the ladies
in town needed, especially
after the rush of the holiday
season.
"I love living in Seaforth,
but to be honest after
hours there's not much to
do," she explained. "Clin-
ton has their ladies' night,
Exeter has one too and
there's all these women in
town who just want a night
out and now we have
something of our own:'
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NOTICE
DRAFT FEASIBILITY STUDY PRESENTATION
In collaboration between the Municipality of Central Huron, the Clinton and
Central Huron Business Improvement Association with funding from the
Ontario Trillium Foundation, residents will have the opportunity to view and
hear a presentation of the Draft Central Huron Feasibility Study.
Town Hall Auditorium,
23 Albert Street, Clinton, ON
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
For more information regarding this event please contact the Municipal
Office at 519-482-3997.
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