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Wingham deadline
extended 10 days
Judge gives defendant ‘benefit of the doubt’
Walking tall
Jaxson Wilkinson, left, and Brooklyn Ward were two of the
students at Grey Central Public School who participated in
the IWALK challenge by walking through the school’s
nature grounds. (Denny Scott photo)
Continued from page 27locate the blonde female at the timeof Hubbard’s apprehension.At the time of arrest, Armstrong
said, the man, identified as Hubbard,
said, “I didn’t do anything.”
“The male denied any wrong
doing,” Armstrong stated.
Armstrong estimated that the
driven portion of the pursuit lasted
between 200 and 250 metres before
the couple bailed from the vehicle.
Hubbard’s attorney Phil Cornish,
however, entered a map of Brussels
into evidence that suggested the
distance travelled was closer to 100
or 150 metres.
In addition, Cornish pointed outthat Armstrong had listed thedistance travelled as closer to 400 or450 metres in the disclosure
information.
After final submissions from both
sides, Hunter said he had a problem
with some of the facts.
“I have problems with the
distance,” Hunter said, adding that
he couldn’t help but give the
defendant the “benefit of the doubt”
when it came to the question of the
distance travelled.
Hunter dismissed the Flight from
Police charge, but issued fines on the
Breach of Probation charge and two
Highway Traffic Act violationsresulting from Hubbard not beinglicenced to drive in Ontario, asCornish said Hubbard had never had
a driver’s licence and the lack of
insurance on the vehicle.
Hubbard has six months to pay his
fines.
FAILURE TO APPEAR
Jessie Frandsen of Cambridge was
granted a conditional discharge and
six months probation stemming
from a Failure to Appear for
Identification charge from January,
2010.
In Wingham court on Sept. 15
Crown Attorney Teresa Donnelly
said Frandsen was scheduled toreturn to Wingham for fingerprintingfollowing an earlier charge but failedto meet her appointment.
Frandsen stated she had been
involved in a motor vehicle accident
several years ago and that a doctor’s
appointment conflicted with her
fingerprinting appointment. She did,
however, fail to reschedule the
appointment.
Hunter also ordered Frandsen to
forfeit the knife that was involved in
the initial incident.
THEFT UNDER $5,000
Wendy Adams pled not guilty to a
charge of Theft over $5,000, but
guilty to a charge of Theft under$5,000.A pre-sentence report will beprepared and Adams was asked to
return to Wingham for the reading of
the facts and sentencing on Nov. 17.
The Josephine Street
reconstruction is approaching its
completion and council has granted
the involved contractors 10 more
calendar days to finish the job.
Director of Public Works Ralph
Campbell stated that, due to some
unforseen problems and weather,
the construction was behind.
The original completion date of
Oct. 1 wasn’t met due to problems
with high water levels, telephone
lines and gas companies and
resulted in the contractors
requesting a seven working day
extension, this new extension has to
do with scheduling issues.
Campbell explained that some of
the companies are having trouble
working around each other and that
the interactions are causing some
delays.
Councillor Alma Conn wondered
why extensions were being given
when they had set about
consequences for the project not
being done on time.
Campbell explained that the fines
are only really there to be used if
council feels the work isn’t being
completed due to negligence and
that these issues were both beyond
the ability to plan for and not the
fault of the contractors.
Council approved the extension of
the final date of construction,
however Campbell said he won’t be
recommending any further
extensions.
“I told them not to come back and
ask for another extension if they
weren’t completed by Oct. 21,” he
said.
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