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The Citizen, 1987-04-15, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1987. Letters to the edito. A fan praises work of coaches, volunteers THE EDITOR: Ifyou will indulge me for a while, I would like to give some credit, where credit is due, but seldom given. To the members of the Brussels Minor Hockey Executive, thank you for organizing, planning, solving problems, making sure there are coaches and in some cases enough players, and for OPP will crack down on illegal drinking THE EDITOR, The Huron County O.P.P. De- tachmentsatExeter, Goderich and Wingham would like to wish everyone an enjoyable safe sum­ mer. Wewouldalsolike to take this opportunity to thank those people who have upheld to the letter of the law those Special Occasion Permits that were issued to them under the Liquor Licence Act and its regula­ tions. Further, we would like to Parents against looser laws THE EDITOR: OPEN LETTER TO THE PREMIER OF ONTARIO We, the members of the Involv­ ed Parents Group of Gananoque, Lansdowne and District wish to oppose some of the recommenda­ tions of the Ontario Advisory Committee on Liquor Regulation released March 3,1987 at Queen’s Park. We too, would aim for “indivi­ dual responsibility and moderation in the consumption of beverage alcohol.” However, we believe that liberalization of liquor laws, specifically, extension of hours for licenced premises, patrons being allowed to bring their own bever­ age alcohol to restaurants, 24-hour room service and de-regulation of some Special Occasion Permits IS Blyth Festival calls for housing help THE EDITOR, Every summer, the Blyth Festi­ val has to find housing for fifty or sixty incoming employees -- direc­ tors, designers, carpenters, elec­ tricians, apprentices, actors, cos­ tume makers, etc. After many years, we believe our company has attained a reliable reputation in the community. Many members of our summer company also pay rent at their home base. So the Festival tries to keep their rent as affordable as possible. This summer, rental availability in Blyth and the surrounding area is extremely scarce. We need houses, apartments, rooms and Blyth 4-H club practices repairs The fifth meeting of the Blyth I of 4-H club was held at the home of Christine Stadelmann with mem­ bers discussing the presentation for Achievement Night and decid­ ing where and when the next meeting would be. Meeting 5 notes were read through in the books. This meeting was about making beds, doing dishes, and other cleaning jobs. Everyone learned how to replace an electrical plug. The meeting was closed with the 4-H motto. arranging finances. Without you there would be no hockey or ringette. To the members of the fundrais­ ing committee, thank you for your numerous efforts to keep the cost of hockey affordable. Without you, hockey would be beyond the reach of the average family. To the coaches, managers and trainers, thank you for your time, patience and teaching skills. As address those people who run “Stag and Does’’ or “Buck and Does’’, Field Parties, ball tourna­ ments or the like, on the possible prosecutions and civil actions that may arise when running these events unlawfully, therefore, some sections of the Liquor Licence Act and regulations follow, making you aware of them and our concern for not only people under 19 years of age (Sec. 44), but all persons who drink and drive. NOT RESPONSIBLE. Our area in Eastern Ontario spends its share of the estimated half billion dollars cost of alcohol abuse in the Health Care, Social Welfare, Law En­ forcement and reduced productiv­ ity problems. The legislation to reduce the drinking age from 21 to 18 to 19 a few years ago effectively put legal consumption of alcohol into the high school age group. In that age group, Peer Pressure dictates that if friends do it, it’s o.k. for me (age 19 is not the measure). This same student Peer Pressure is resulting in alcohol consumption at the public school age level. Our Community is only one of many which is suffering from the epidemic of underage drinking. In October, 1985, we lost three would appreciate a call from anyone in the area who might provide us with any leads. Please call 523-4345 and help us provide you with another successful season of entertainment. Hopefully the sun will shine a lot this summer, but we still need a roof over our heads. Tim Chapman, General Manager, Bly th Festival. STOCKER SALE 1000 HEAD at Hensall Livestock Sales Ltd. on SATURDAY, APRIL 25,1987 at 1:00 p.m. CONSISTING OF: STEERS, HEIFERS & CALVES FOR INFORMATION CALL: Victor Hargreaves 519-482-7511 [Clinton] Barry Miller 519-235-2717 [Exeter] 519-229-6205 [Kirkton] Greg Hargreaves 519-262-2619 [Hensall] 519-262-2831 [Hensall] Auctioneer: Larry Gardiner well as your personal finances which you have to use for long distance calls to arrange games, travelling and the required coach­ es training courses. Withoutyou -- well there would be just a bunch of kids skating aimlessly around. You volunteer your time and energy to provide a community service and you try your best to keep the majority happy and make A ‘Licence Premise’ means a premise for which a licence or permit has been issued and no person shall keep for sale, offer for sale or sell liquor except under the authority of a licence or permit [Sec. 4 (1)] and no person shall purchase liquor except from a Government store or from a person authorized by licence or permit (sec. 41). Furthermore, no person shall knowingly sell or supply liquor to a person under the age of students in an alcohol related car crash. At the Inquest of these deaths, the Coroner’s-Jury recommended that the drinking age be raised to 21 and that there be stricter controls on the sale of alcohol. The Leeds and Grenville Board of Education (November 25, 1985) passed three resolutions, 1) legal drinking age beraisedtoage21,2)the sale of beer and wine should not be permitted in grocery stores, 3) Government review lifestyle ad­ vertising of beer and wine. In this Province now, millions of dollars are spent in prevention programmes for students and adults alike (VIP, SADD, Alcohol and Drug education, etc.). Many groups such as ours, have formed to find the ways to protect our children and ourselves from furth­ er pain and cost brought about by alcohol. We believe that liberalized liquor laws do NOT “reflect the attitudes and expectations of the public’’ as Mr. Offer believes they do. We feel so committed to opposing liberalization of liquor laws that we are also sending this letter to 240 weekly newspapers across Ontario. We will also address the Gananoque Town Council with the hopes of seeing a resolution sent to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. TERRY TUCKER PRESIDENT. the right decisions. Often how­ ever, what you get for your efforts is a lot of headaches, frustrations, complaints and criticism. You must often wonder “why do I bother doing this?’’ You do it because you are caring people with a desire to help out and make a lot of children happy. Thank you all for a job well done! Very special thanks goes to a 19 years (Sec. 44). The consumption of liquor is only lawful in a licenced premise or a residence [Sec. 45 (2)], and any person who causes drunkenness or intoxication, endangering to cause injury or damage to property of another, such other person is entitled to compensation by civil liability of the person who sold the liquor (Sec. 53). A Police Officer who finds liquor in contravention of this Act can seize it [Sec. 56 (1)], Search a vehicle [Sec. 48 (2)], search any person found in that vehicle [Sec. 48 (2)] and arrest any person who refuses to identify themselves (Sec. 54). The O.P.P. will be enforcing these areas of the Liquor Licence Act and any contraventions found may result in charges being laid. Once again we would like to thank all those who conduct their “Stag and Does’’, ball tournaments, etc. within the confines of the law. We endeavor to continue to give you a quality Police service. By working together we can meet our objectives, thereby making our highways and the upcoming sum­ mer a safer and more enjoyable place for all. Prov. Const. J. C. Marshall, Community Services officers, Huron County. Touring Time GOLD WING TUNE UPS Get your Gold Wing Tune Up Early Tune ups from 15 Point Check . - check spokes & rims - change oil & filters - check fuel system - adjust valve & cam chain - check ignition time - check air filter - check cap adjustment Call or book your appointment today R.R. 1 Varna 262-3318 group of young people who helped out on the ice and in many instances looked after practices while the coaches were unable to be there. You - Jason Gr/jppe, Michelle Machan, Greg Mulvey, Danny Beuerman and Brett Lee are a credit to your community. Your assistance is very greatly appre­ ciated. Thanks also to the parents and friends who supported their child­ ren, making sure they got to their practices and games, who suppor­ ted and helped their player’s coaches and Brussels Minor Hock­ ey who sold chocolate bars and tickets, sat at the door or in the players benches, worked as time­ keepers, made donations and who helped in any way. There are many jobs, too numerous for just a few people. It takes everyone to help out and every little bit helps. Let’s remember however, the next time we have a burning desire to complain or criticize, to just findoutthefacts, secondly, put ourselves in the other persons shoes and thirdly ask ourselves “Did I raise my hand when they needed volunteers to help out?’’ Let’s remember that praise goes a lot farther than criticism. 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