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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-06-11, Page 5ixt :A e h &• • ". l ckn w: P th+eiir tghis ori. en • malton of OW, .;H.rOtt, e tw p. "Weused,_to to • live iu . Richmond 11, and arkltaunintritl wise d inc 'wise rt was:a big money .saver," cCa>lrsla►nd Passtnore Lucknow Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 11, 1997 - Page ai. Its more efficient elim . is dOplication of 'ser- vices services anda. better stir, of resources" .These are ` all Catch krases :Mit it P �. worked Well in 'WWe live here and one is 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 LUCKNQW . DISTRICT .IONS CLUB Dabber Bingo Lucknow. Community Centre BINGO JUNE 15th $1000' Jackpot winner Audrey Rutledge Lucknow Community Centre Opens at 6:30 p.m. Bingo starts at 7:15 p.m. 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," gY 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. b\o� yout 7 ake5 nvcxY'''.'_ cbo,ce dt;ttata ar alive: 5a channels of'the You watchsoun¢. best Sports, News, Documentaries, and Movies Plus - Musk channels - Ney, too All Cla' !r+0/ � ontrY p(b'ros ssrcal� All Jazz, • p� t�r'¢'f • • �romRock �dQ,d're �er'a� �n0i'r Ark, fret) • ay For dearer inquiries, please tar! 1888 Mit 16 3. 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