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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-01-31, Page 2use 'consult with the judiciary /and stakeholders prior to the > r plementation of any rec. ommendatiion,"a Jonathan Noyek said.,. Other courts proposed for ay close closing include; Durham9. Listowel., Mt. Forest, Southampton and Stratford. Some closuresindicate their courts will tnove t Walkerton. e dismisses by Chins Schlosser Nine different charges, including assault and sexual. assault, were dismissed in Walkerton Provincial ;Court on Jan. 25 because they were cluttering the case list, said Judge B.W Olmstead. "With the speculation of court closures and case lists,'there •is no point in cluttering lists with charges that can't be pro- ceeded on, the; judge said, after hearing a request. to postpone a case for the third time Court was set to. hear the preliminary, hearing of a case in which a titian was charged with six counts of _ assault, one count of sexual; assault, one count of breach of probation, and one count of failing to comply with bail conditions. . 'But assistant Crown attorney Denise Seapinello asked that the hearing be re- scheduled because the alleged ° o-lte Crown's key IA ane case, was ill an . not appear to testify, The hearing had already been postponed twice once in June 1995 because information regarding charges from other jurisdic- tions against the accused had to be sent to Walkerton court, and . again in November for reasons nei- ther the Crown nor the defence could recall. Olmstead said the case was getting . stale and expressed concern over the slow rat at which it was proceeding. He suggested that the charges be stricken from the case list. The charges, which dated between May 1993 and January 1995,.were dis- missed. t s a .un is .,.lit.' job • to make smoking policy Bruce County won't be Kincardine Reeve Norm telling munieipa1ities how Annetts, °chair of •the to run their arenas. The Bruce -Grey -Owen Sound Health. Unit, sent the county a copy of its recon - finance, personnel and property committee, said his committee reviewed the Health Unit's recommenda n endation that all munici- tion, but decided against palities ban smoking in endorsing it arena lobbies, change "[We] conclude that it is rooms, bleachers, canteens the responsibility of each and ice surfaces. The only'.. municipality with such a exception would be meeting facility to make their own rooms or halls that are rent- d, cision,“ Annetts said in ed to the public for special his report. events. 11`0 patrol reduction with amalgamation •from page 1 whose coverage includes Kincardine Township, .Huron Township and Lucknow, it is a continua- tion of the 24-hour coverage they 'lad been providing. The Town of Kincardine is policed through a contract with the OPP, . Neville said nothing in the contract is affected. The only difference, is' there •are now '51 different officers who could be patrolling in Kincardine pr in the townships. Through the amalgam• tion, officers from both towns patrol all the roads. "There's no reduction in policing services." The administrative inistrative peon 'pie remain .the same at both rage Luekuow Sentinel, 'WeibilesdaY9Januari Two cars roll Jennifer Oattinger, IL of RR 1, Ripley escaped seri. out; injury . after rolling her car on Jan. 26 at 8,20 p. a Oaltin,gerr was travelling. south on Tighway 21 near Pine 'River when she .hit a patch of snow and ice, taus. ing her car to roll :over. She was taken to hospital °by ambulance with minimal • .injuries. The car was severely,, {1, 1996 dowsed. A 25 -year-old Holyrood area woman was taken to hospital ital ,b ambulance. with. 1' 4. injuries after minimal, injuries roiling her car inter a ditch on Jan. 2 at '7:55 p.m, Kiera Christiansen was travelling south on County Road 7 when she Lost cone tropof her car on au icyy see - tion of mad, .rolling her car WO the ditch, BARRY iN. 'R I' R. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT BOX 300 g WINGHAM, GNT+ NOG 2W0 StitrallittitKINCPLIVIPle 306 irte .St, • 357.1522. 1-390.7977 •Auditing •Accounting • Tax Sonic.* RUSS TAYLOR C.A. ° KEITH RAYMOND C.G.A. BARRY RE$PI GA 4G Possible closure of the Walkerton . courthouse would throw that towel into • chaos, Mayor Jim Bolden saki last week. "They're just: pulling_ everything up and putting everything near it into utter chaos, he .said, responding to an article in a Toronto paper that listed Walkerton among the 'courthouses slat- ed laged for closure by ` the Ministry of. the Solicitor General. "It would by devastating for us," he said, predicting lawyers, judges and court workers would leave town. Also, if the courts were transferred to Orangeville, as outlined in the Toronto Star article, police escorts would bereq cd to tri ou.. �� about zoo, . curt.', "The ovc would us," he said, The building, which is owned by the County of Bruce, underwent renova- tions last year which includ- ed the installation of an c1e- nater tiand an air condition- ing system, , AAAI least they should have " came along to the municipalities and said, °Well, we have to lower our costs Can yOu help us out °° At least talk to us," Bolden said, . However, a representa- tiive from the ministry's office said there would be public discussion'. "The government will • LUCKNOW NOW Mme,.,• 528-3026 We Reese . The RI To Limit Clam Klbss To Normal Faints R awards r.bw....•1T,•.....r,........4 ... ..wry4..00.. YOMo.rn.diw. *ri M..�:sow _.: ...sari 4.44 NV 1 With this Coupon Save 1.50-nif ' .I 1 -150 g. Jar TASTER'S CHOICE I. 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Neville, who now works back and forth between Walkerton and Kincardine, said officers' are fatniliarizm ing' themselves with the expanded boundaries of • their patrol zones.