The Citizen, 2016-02-25, Page 11Raising some funds
The Auburn Lions Club held their monthly breakfast over the Family Day weekend,
corresponding with a number of events in the area. Several area students were on hand to
help the club serve diners. However, the real stars of the day were toiling away in the kitchen,
like Audrey Patterson, left, and Club President Ben Craig. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016. PAGE 11.
NH approves starting
ESTC business plan
The Emergency Services Training
Centre (ESTC) in Blyth could
officially have a business plan soon
after being without one since its
inception.
The centre, which recently
announced that it will be offering
marine emergency training during
the winter months, filling out its
shoulder season calendar, has been
without a business plan since more
than $1 million was invested in
upgrading the site with a new, state-
of-the-art building and training
facilities several years ago.
The announcement of the marine
training program, which was
covered earlier this month in The
Citizen, will bring in hundreds of
students annually according to
organizers.
The business plan came as a
recommendation following a
meeting among the Fire Department
of North Huron Chief and ESTC
Principal David Sparling, North
Huron Reeve Neil Vincent, Chief
Administrative Officer Sharon
Chambers and members of the
Huron County Economic
Development Board after the board
denied funding to help make the
centre solvent last year.
"One of their asks or suggestions
was a formal business plan,"
Sparling stated during North Huron
Township Council's Feb. 1 meeting.
"We requested funding for that."
Sparling said the request was
denied, but the board said that if a
business plan was formulated for the
site, it would be looked upon more
favourably in the future.
Councillor Trevor Seip asked if
there were any guarantees made
regarding the business plan, however
Sparling said there was no
commitment to providing funding.
"The... impression we were left
with is if we have a business plan or
working model it would be more
favourable."
Sparling wasn't asking, however,
for a business plan, but for
permission for municipal staff to
pursue a business plan and look at
hiring someone to create one.
"My schedule is maxed out, and
other staff are busy as well," he said.
"I want to make sure we're on the
same page. The work-up to this is
quite [extensive]. If council is
agreeable with going forward, I will
put my time and energy towards it."
Councillor Yolanda Ritsema-
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wouldn't be here if you didn't."
Brophy largely agreed with Grant,
imposing a fine of $2,000 for the
charge of impaired driving, which
carries with it a victim fine
surcharge of $600.
He also handed down a one-year
probation term and a two-year
driving prohibition, although he
acknowledged that with Ortman's
record, the Ministry of
Transportation of Ontario (MTO)
will be suspending his licence
indefinitely.
Brophy ordered Ortman to take
counselling for substance abuse as
part of his probation term, but did
not include a clause instructing
Ortman to abstain from alcohol.
"That decision has to be yours and
I hope you make that decision,"
Brophy said.
As for the $1,000 fine for
driving while suspended, Brophy
exercised his discretion through
the Highway Traffic Act and
reduced the mandatory fine due to
extreme financial hardship down to
$250 plus the victim fine surcharge
of $50.
Ortman has one year to pay both
fines.
IMPAIRED DRIVING
Aaron Wylie of Gorrie pled guilty
to one charge of impaired driving
after an encounter with Wingham
Police on Dec. 1. As a result, one
charge of operating a motor vehicle
with over 80 milligrams of alcohol
in 100 millilitres of blood and one
charge of possession of a controlled
substance were dropped.
Grant said that Wingham Police
became suspicious of a vehicle being
driven by Wylie when an officer in a
cruiser was following him. The
officer felt Wylie was trying to evade
police, making two quick turns
without signalling in hopes of losing
the police, Grant said.
When Wylie pulled the vehicle he
was driving into a residence, police
stopped him and asked him to
produce his wallet, which proved to
be a challenge.
Police then asked Wylie if he had
been drinking, to which he
responded by saying he'd had one
drink. The officer also found a full
can of beer in the car that was cold to
the touch, Grant said.
After being screened twice, Wylie
registered readings of 153 and 140
milligrams of alcohol in 100
millilitres of blood. He was also
found to be in possession of a
grinder and approximately two
grams of marijuana.
Grant said that while Wylie did
have a criminal record, it was largely
unrelated, with the exception of a
dangerous driving conviction.
Grant proposed a fine of between
$1,300 and $1,400, however, Brophy
felt the mandatory minimum fine of
$1,000, plus its victim fine surcharge
of $300, was more appropriate.
He has nine months to pay the
fine.
Brophy also imposed a one-year
driving prohibition on Wylie.
DRUG POSSESSION
Katie Curtis of RR1, Wingham
pled guilty to one charge of drug
possession and one charge of failing
to comply with the terms of her
probation after a raid on April 17,
2015 in North Huron.
Curtis was charged with
possession of methamphetamine for
the purposes of trafficking, to which
she pled not guilty. She instead pled
guilty to the lesser charge of
possession.
Federal Crown Attorney Mike
Donnelly said the OPP was in the
process of surveilling a man through
GPS tracking when they made note
of a stop he made at a North Huron
home.
Police obtained a search warrant
and found in the house two women,
one of whom was Curtis, with a
small amount of crystal meth on the
coffee table.
At the time, Curtis was bound by a
probation order made in September,
2014 in which she was ordered to
keep the peace.
Brophy levied a $100 fine on each
of the charges for a total of $260 in
fines, including mandatory victim
fine surcharges.
He also placed Curtis on probation
for one year and ordered her to
complete 20 hours of community
service.
STOLEN PROPERTY
Ronald Moskalik of Sarnia pled
guilty to one charge of possession of
stolen property with a value of under
$5,000 in connection with an
interaction with police on July 29,
2015 in Ashfield-Colborne-
Wawanosh (ACW).
Grant said police were called when
a family of five turned up on an ACW
beachfront property, unpacked their
motor vehicle and set up camp.
Police were called due to
trespassing concerns and when they
arrived Moskalik told them he had
permission to be there and named
the person he said owned the
property.
The officer recognized the name,
however, and knew the person did
not own beachfront property.
After ordering the family to pack
up their things, the officer noticed
that one of the items was a 2002
Arctic Cat ATV without licence
plates.
The officer then asked Moskalik to
produce ownership and registration
documents for the ATV, which he
could not do. Grant said Moskalik
spoke about the ATV in vague terms,
saying he borrowed it from a friend.
The officer also observed that the
ATV's ignition had been altered to
be started without a key.
An eventual search of the vehicle
identification number (VIN) showed
that the ATV had been stolen in
2006.
Grant told Brophy that Moskalik
did have a criminal record, but that it
was unrelated to the offence at hand
and suggested a fine of $500.
Brophy agreed and imposed a fine
of $500 on Moskalik, which is
subject to a victim fine surcharge of
$150. Moskalik has three months to
pay the fine.
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