HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1991-01-02, Page 14L eksOw Sentinel, Wednesday, Janarr , 2, 1991
Canada is - society of d Vef � a eu Vietk is , �n�► *firing iing problem."Consequently*. roe pain+h
punishment for thinker, who i few drinks,. is
now more aware . of the dangers of
__drinking and driving.!, lfowcverg
chronic ohol abusers re/Hain
signifidanta cause
of acccridents.
Statistics' show K That ,u t'
C‘;ut of wale 'i n; oir++ d *kiwis as i . ,
15 per cent of females involved in
fatal accidents had a blood alcohol
reading of nu ore the 150 run,
ligrams almost Brice the legal.
limit, In W4'1601,, researchindicates
.'.
that many of the drivers MOW in ._
alcohol-related accident' , had
previous impaired drivin eonviw
New . hive will have to lire
developed. lo deal with hard Core
offenderthose :with _ several
onviOtarps fo `;im xredx driving
snit people dentifiedas substan c
e
hhu rs by lrialth car►t pmfessionai k
and Chex social serviCes-workers,
For lutist of t (the rule of :thumb
regarding drinking is ,simple... Herb
Simpson of TF:saypo,!, ftis.rap
a
•point in gambling with the legal
: r
it Tim , nnsemc+nAx¢a of �i►r�n,.!jre i
diving are simply too`enorcous.tc.
e *chance We have to "persuade
people 4that if
rn4 Any .0
not dr'Se.---enol
e y» there are. mom. than :/
�1. Q
lieefliSed4 fivers across, the
e. a=rho travel more than 200
b
ion kilometres each year. .
We we tAso r is tet :.of drinkers,
alcohol each year.
Clearly„ both driving d alcohol
ate • part of our lives. Eich . on its
own, - can be -dangerous, Bue when...
mixed together„ the, danger. 'cam
become, ,fatal. .198 0 _mooan,.
, people die4 in alcohol-related
crashes,, nearly .half of Canada's-
annual traffic toil. Many were the `
impaired
drivers. While•SO milligrams is the legal impaireddriving offences has
become rucreingty severe.
Manitoba„. provincial aethoritics
seizethe impaired 'dr vees vehicle,
Several . provinces have short.
Herb Shupson,,Exectitivenirector limit for blood ' alcohol content
of the Traffic Inpry „Research across the country* rt«'s invortant
oundationof dada , a remember At lifts level. is quite
leading traffic #eseardi oshpm. Itdoes rim take into!g
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b
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by i :aired driving a )Ust the t ; spite ylropular mmtho�ogy ray
of the r<ce rgo F? my , o k who' ne drives t t r after few drrx{ sA.
are killed 'traffic crashes • ars Alcohol - impairs co-ordination,
routinely ted for alcohol u i viiiono
the travailed driver isinured*" for reflexes and other *ills .funda*neap
exa statistics may not record ' -driving safely.
the crash a� alcohol-related. . �aattitories towards drinking,
'Therefore,
we� have no. way Q and`_ : Arlo hpve, •changedsig.*
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o.knovying,the ti impact
pact of the ndfkkatl over theStd.ca
do.
•
licereie st **nshnusxf drivers
are clew to the lcga linin
Auto inset CeIS also adversely
affected by an ';-impaired,tlriviu
conviction. Auk ' Lyndon* president
of the Insurance Bureau. of anadai
the . trade association,: representing
private auto insurers, 'says, "Any
,conviction for•drinking and driving
-will increase insurance Premiums.
rums.
And if impaired dri`ng'usee w
accident* your insurance company*
inMOSt jUnSdiCtiOnS0 is notrrequired
to 'compensate you for:,'the ,lossOf
income, medicalor rehabilitation,
Cots ur scar damages,'
Even iny jurisdletions where
c -O
n -f tt m rient. has a A•
nifictly,,, ` increased., such' as :in
rano drivers ,who°'Ore convicted
f itnpaar driving Are responsible,,
for paying back any. weekly"benetlts
revolvers neer fry: the.'.rrinvirttiio,ti..•
4 ertainly, drinking and
ving prlem'is far front solved.
ears of public education .and'ad-
4
vex "sing about.. the .,problem `have
lia ►gid ;.attitudes„ •:;The' soCiai'.
lac y n.ew fain L es :move int
;replacing those• wh rrr v�
A.nnuall , ,many . a
a Y .
families- requiring food, clot
rrituitif ude of 4:other.tl •ing .
donor
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urged:a 1
#heir licences to
ill not trieve"'"organs ►+ the .
b�ecdons,a f e nevi , kiaf
"'V a hav ed to>ni any ,families
f organ; donors ,'and`.'have•''foun h
at one of tne fundamental benefits
of organ donation is hpw it `hclpsM
tfrainilies in ,their "igrievin pr ess
.e -shared-w us r ry it'• el
;m 'deal with `,their. loved; one'
ail► by knowing that they+`, gg�v.e
and hope -other far�n`i res,
�s osell,4
!ging �" arkeL '"that is 1
• it vertisin .- o+ este t advertising whirl
the you tial ,6:40001,00 is ti.eaaentiaa pari
. dlsin today
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theyKe 4ie� retail . �idVrt�� � ��.
director' explains that whew' a
potential donator: is identified, the'
proviaciat computer systems is le
to quickly 'locate a suitable
recipients Physicir - terMi ne
which- patients will benefit from`,:%.
transplant:before'their names are
added° to. the , M RE provinci• a;�
'
iplaatIist.
"Although"'fransplarr is arcs -IT •
►rose :
and1ife.s ,�. .• medi
ea eat,": says Rossell,. "here are
;atilt :maple who die while vatting
for a, -..transplant: simply beeausi
there are not:enougli donors.
Ontario, hospitals are-. nror::
required , to have .bylaws providing:
for policies; andprocedures for'
organ donations. $ .
MORE is a not*fpr-`profit" n:
Of Health. As well .as•managing the
y provincial computer system, MORZ
rovides professional.: and • public
education. programs ' and mater s.
lln organ and tissue donation and
nsplantation.
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,for .MORE info nation,
the,phone
It free. number: l 800263
htldren► a
learning phonics.
fi phailer ,are int into
li
drat' to read in tr y's
s,:' despite '.thy popular
ppei eptionr:that modem education
methods ung ' out- tt
*ratio* of �ntior y°°illit�
stUde tt"
Aretaaktiso 'bel, a'' a'rt'ar�lli h ▪ ota
et g+e�tstayingwith Raeb 1
�y'« spent a day to ng to
'elaSses At Crew :Ccntrlat
School,
November 21t
-Two 'break-ins in •lag Twa.
nckw businesses were broken
into on November 20, the ..Liquor
storr°e.d Andcr:nn• Max/gilt
Lticktiow sewage project remains
Sch04,1
,1uk
serge . , hitby« Ludlow receives
the Legioav Meritorious Service
al, for outstanding devotion to
thesis and: objects, of Oio Roy ,
Canadian L gion.. •
.- idss a', ;county -owned a building
jecn county,coatinueshtt 'd ,..
•
� ►w;s' avian*g gain' Chars
proves to ho successful
ommunity : lv g:rAsSociation
trroducs .new Volunteer Program.
Arcai,.Area,rove becoines warden - The
election of tarry- Johnston, l loss:
'township eeve, as Brace Conn-
• yty+ a'rws l histolr warden was historic
as
h&s the fat warden to elected
by secret ballot in the county's 120
p