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Its more efficient elim .
is dOplication of 'ser-
vices
services anda. better stir,
of resources" .These are
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as good; as another: It
doesn't Matter to use 1
• have friends in Huron
though, and th'+y don't
think it's g idea."
Legislation aimed at the
by Ron Wassink
Proposed tough drunk'.
driving laws will see
`repeat offenders lose their
•licenses for life after their
: third offense. They could -
al_so lose their veli icles,
Al Pailadini, transports.
tion minister, introduced
legislation. last week "to
ga after the bad guy."•
Constable • Andy
Burgess of the Kincardine.
• OPP says tough laws seem
to be the only . way. to get
the message through that
if .drivers drink, they will
pay severe penalties,
"It seems to be the only
Way we can reduce-
impaired - driving,"
Burgess said.
The new bill, if adopt
ed, would see third. time
offenders lose their license
for life,, with the possibili-
ty of reducing the loss to
;10 years. •.
"Three .strikes and
you're out," said Palladini.
Lynne Magee, president
o€ MADD Huron/Bruce,
applauds the new bill and
' the tough stand the provin-
cial government is taking
on drinking and driving.
• "We are very pleased to
see a leap taken in the
right direction,",Magee
'Magee and herhus-
band, David; of Wingham,
Madill elects new SAC
The new students coun-
cil at FE, Madill received :.
some breaking -in as the,
'school sterni 'comes to an
pend, working, in .partner
ship with the:old council
to learn about fund-rais
ing, 'promoting 'school
spirit and how, to make the
. corning `year a little snore
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Lucknow.
Community Centre
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Lucknow
Community Centre
Opens at 6:30 p.m.
Bingo starts at
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interesting.
The council :for. 97198
includes: Paul Vaudry,
president; Melissa Evers;.
vice. president; ..Gavin
Colwell' and,Jake Edgar,
social conveners; assisting
Paul is Jill Baynton and
Andrew Exel will help
Melissa; Steve' Mowbray,
is. the; treasurer. wid] Chris
Armstrong as assistant,
Victoria'Waechter is secre-
tary; `athletic officers;
Andrew Hiller and '.Adam
Schiestai, spirit coordina
for .,. Shelley Johnston;''
activities Officer Sandra
Alton, and Brent Cameron
is the board rep/SAG,
ad
lost ; a son, Patrick, 17, to
an impaired driver three
years ago. The crash -also
claimed Kevin Rintoul,•
16, sonof Barb''Rintoul of
RR 2, ' Lucknow, The boys
were passengers. in a car
that was hit by •an
impaired driver.. That dri-
ver' also -died. •
Palladina, said one third
-of all .fatalities in A995
. involved drinking drivers.
''More than two-thirds of.
,drinking drivers' were
repeat offenders..
He said'that is a 15 per
cent increase since 1988:
Burgess : remembers the
penalty' for drinking and
driving when. he 'first
-joined the OPP 30 years
ago was "minimal."
Burgess; said drivers
will continueto until
the law becomes'."signifi-_
cant" to theirlives, such as
job and family loss.
"It takes something sig-
Mega,
Lucknow
u a1
Lucknow
"Other than y have to "I'.ve never thought about
share costs, dcna't know
if a lot of frnoney. will be,
,saved with administra-
tion fes,"
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nificant to tell people.. they
can't drank and drive," •
Burgess said MADD
(Mothers Against Drunk
Drivers) and the high.
school OSAID program
have done a good job edu-
cating .:.people on., the
effects ,of drinking and dri-
ving.
"We haveto make it
visible that society wil1.
not tolerate drinking and
driving," said Burgess.
The'.province stepped
up.the'anti-drinking dri-
ving program last,
December with the new.
license. •suspension pro
gram. Drinking drivers,
lose .their licenses for. 90,
days when charged.
In its first weekend of
operation; more' than 300
drivers lost their licenses:
In the first six months,
more .than 10,000 drivers,
lost their •licenses for 90
days:
it. 1 don*t know it nmg.
be a d a >no
:more goodu�pltcatioidenwith of ser-
vices;"
CNR deal
•from page 3
plans himself ' at ,the
Registry Office., in an
effort to save mdney,..
-Looks like the .purchase
of the abandoned CNR •
land will finally be fin-
ished sometime next
week.
...Once the property is in
the township'sownershipp;
a :meeting will, be held,.
with the committee to
have .agreements signed
and; the 'properties trans
ferre'd to the purchasers •.
along the line:
Henry Clark advised
-council that Sideroad '20, ".
between Conc. 6 and 8;
will require a lotmore
•than. a load"or two of pit
rim gravel.
• Since this .- is a:n
unopened, unmaintained
road .allowance, council.
changed their minds and
agreed too leave the road
allowance.as is.
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