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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-11-03, Page 6Page 6 - Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, November 3, 1993 r NEVER AQA/N1 "In a war, everyone sultan... wr must nevi if happ.n again." d,l ms wor Amps LUCKNOW DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE Lions Bingo Nov. 7/93 Satunlay, November 13 C'hnulna Gibson • Paul Maclntyre Sarruday November 20 LucknoLL Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parly OPEN DATES 1-ndaYs November S-12-19 Friday., December 3-10-17 "ONLY" CALL 528-3532 a.m.-5p.m- LYNN/hQINDLEY • Robert and Mary Ellen, upon their return from their Honeymoon in Montego Bay, Jamaica. invite family and friends to their wedding reception on Friday. November 5th, 1993 at the Knights. of Columbus Centre. (390 Parson's Court, Just off Suncoast Drive - Goderich, Ontario) 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Music by The Country Companions' Buckle up or you'll get two demerit points and fine' Drivers convicted of not wearing a seat belt will have two demerit points imposed against their driving record beginning Jan. 1, 1994, Transportation Minister Gilles Pouliot announced at the conclusion of the province's annum seat belt awareness campaign. "The facts are clear, seat belts save lives," said Pouliot. "Yet, every day people are dying in col- lisions on our roads because they are not buckling up. And, too many are 'travelling without making sure children in their vehicles are properi' secured in seat belts or child restraint seats. "Sadly enough, experience in other jurisdictions indicates that -it's not the risk of being killed, but rather the penalty of demerit points that convinces hard-core, non-users to buckle up," said Pouliot. Beginning in 1994, two demerit points will be imposed on drivers who do not wear their seat belts or. ensure passengers under the age of 16 are properly belted or restrained in a child safety seat. The demerit points are in addition to the current $90 fine for not wearing a seat belt. Demerit points are used to en- courage drivers to improve their driving performance. As drivers accumulate points a warning letter is sent and a counselling interview is required. When 15 points are accumulated, a 30 -day license This sign mysteriously appeared on a pole on Bruce County Road 1, just north of Lucknow, on the weekend. It identifies an area welt -known as Rapid City, however this editor was unable to track down anyone who knew how the hamlet got its name. Anyone with information about Rapid City is asked to call the Sentinel and share a little bit of history with us and our readers. (Pat Livingston photo) . GIME invites you to their S FE STIVA. alt .3 's —Excitement& Great Fun is Mounting as Christmas Quickly approaches! ' no c.ttnen. n . •••Y and ,ou r f�� Mn•nl wMn !OV 11 a hare (on of Not. F duuur"na/ ion and ( „adr of fun planned fur 4 5peend The Launching of our DRAGON • TREASURE CARD! ' (Valued al 5201 ▪ Enjoy Hot. Apple Cider and Treats! • Daily Draws! Free Giveaways, Catalogues! A Giant Door Price Saturday! Christmas Gifts for Everyone! �tRlnt�taclnwRtxalsxw!Ixutwa�.l�w.w w>R�or+llxlxlxla�l»o wwtwrwirawt>Kwr,xwlww,y Daily and Night!), Demonstrations of New Releases and Products 1� WEDNESDAY •• THURSDAY. • FRIDAY WEDNESDAY. NOV, 3(7.9) TNURSDA>Z NOV. 417.91 kIUDAY. NOV 517-91 (Science Construction 1(11) •LEG •CAPSELA •STAMP DEMO •BRIO-PIAY.i)AY <) *LEGO <.O )lands On For Kids (Daytime) •THOMAS VIDEO.) IAMA BEADS •RAVENSBURGEf1/GAMES •GEO & MATII SAFARI Inn... MAN OTI iI:0 ON-GOING DEMO S TT IR0IIGI t011'1' TT 1E EVENINGSI I1(Y010111E11111111MICIIMPIt PRIPIII lit WE'I,1, MA.ki• (IOUs' MAA I:AS1 AND }UV! WALKERTON 881-2938 suspension is invoked. The ac- cumulation of demerit points on a d• xiving record is also reflected in higher insurance premiums. Passengers over the age of 16 are responsible for their own safety and if convicted of travelling without wearing a seat belt they will con- tinue to receive a $90 fine. In Newfoundland, Saskatchewan and Quebec, where two demerit points are assigned for ., non- compliance of seat belt laws, more than 90 per cent of the driving population buckles up. In contrast, the average in Ontario is only 84 per cent, below the national average of 88 per cent. "There are far reaching benefits for us all if we can get more people to wear seat- belts," said Pouliot. "Lower health care, property damage and wage loss costs are' some of those benefits." The imposition of demerit points for seat belt offenses is a part of the government's goal to make On- tario's roads the safest in North America. Other safety initiatives under way include the introduction of graduated licensing for all new drivers beginning in spring 1994 and the use of photo radar to deter drivers from speeding. Canadian spots simple solution for problem • from page 4 example, a journey by train from Halifax to W ir'dsor ins olved having to re -set your watch '10 times! Fleming had a talent for spotting a simple solution to an inconvenient problem. He discovered that most ancient civilizations had computed day and night in 12 hour cycles, He com- bined this into a 24-hour clock and divided the globe into 24 equal zones. When he first presented the con- cept of Standard Time to the - Canadian Institute for the Advan- cement of Scientific Knowledge at Toronto in 1879,' Fleming was denounced as a Utopian and a promoter of . notions which were "contrary to the will of God." Ultimately, Canada adopted Stan- dard Time in 1883, along with all North American railway companies. The following year 25 nations adopted the proposition, at a con- ference in Washington, D.C. Green- wich, England was designated as the Prime, Meridian (line of Lon- gitude) as the base for calculation since it had served as the standard for two-thirds of the world's ship- ping industry, for many years. By the late 19th century, in- habitants of all but the remotest corners of the world had adopted Standard Time, Coordinated Universal Time based on Atomic clocks established in Paris in 1972, has been the foundation of Standard Time -since 1985. Sandford Fleming was a man of many accomplishments. He designed Canada's first postage stamp, the Threepenny Beaver in 1851. He also lithographed the first accurate . large-scale surveyor's maps of Canada and promoted a submarine telegraph cable from Vancouver to Australia. In 1897, Sandford Fleming was knighted but he always contended that his greatest honor was to serve as Chancellor of Queen's University for 35 years. . "Nothing can be recalled what is past, no not even a second a go," the inventor of Standard Time once wrote in his diary. "Every action is as it were recorded on the minute of time for ever and ever! I do not regret the time I have spent." A Special "Thank You" to .all who - supported our campaign • Your participation is part of an on-going project to return fiscal and democratic accountability to. Canadians. 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