The Lucknow Sentinel, 1984-06-27, Page 8s,
. Lucknow Sentinel, nel, Wednesday, June 27, 191i P e 6
"The Sepoy Town
Established 1873
The Lucknow Seat nel, P.O. Box 400 Lncknow NOG 2110
Telephone: 5228 2.:
for inip.air
Yet.another corone es,),'
,mendations that
action :,be taken to discourage4d i4kh gg aid' driving. An
inquest 'into ",the deatfl of-'3Ccinalale m;ruee Crew of the •
';Godeiicb'detachment_ of `theOPP^resu1ted in` a recommenda,
tion that .measures, such as increased enforcement, and more
severe pepaIties antiprograms, such,as public awareness and
educ ationi-:rto disco rage drinking: and driving be continued
and stressed.
The inquest into Crew's death was held earlier this .Month
to determine how:Crew died andwhy ft was determined by :,
the jury that Constable .Crew died from injuries: ,sustained
during a .collision involving two police cruisers and. a, civilian
vehicle, following a high,speedtpolice chain through Goderich
and Goderich Township last September 25.
Two Lucknow men, who were driving the care being -chased
and three police officers who gave chase, testified at the
inquest. They Were convicted of driving -while. impaired and
for using licence plates' not authorized for a motet.- vehicle:
Coroner Raymond Flowers, in his closing statement, said
the present deterents and fines ,fors impaired driving charges
are not enough `and 'suggested that drunk drivers have their
licences suspended for years, to, be resumed only when it is
proven that the drivers are safe• to society.
Otherinquests in recent months . have resulted in juries.
making similar recommendations, -Which are being echoed by
pnblic:action groups,such;as MADD - Mothers Against Drunk
Driving, which advocate stiffer penalties for those convicted
of unpaired driving charges. '
A Coroner's. jury in Milton this month recommended a
graduated . licence system which ' would limit new drivers'
driving hours and restrict the number of passengers .they
could carry, to discourage teenage drinking and driving.
It's time the transportation ministry acts on these recom-
mendationsand bring: forward legislation, which willact as . a
deterrent to drinking drivers, while stressinga driver's
_licence is a privilege and •a responsibility.
A >seciind recommendation tat 'Apt Ga dericb inquest . said
training of `law enforcement officers •in the strategy Of pursuit
and skills of high speeed and defensive driving be mandatory
and ,th4t `such training include both 'theoretical and practical
experience and, compulsory re-training on a regular, basis.
Perhaps, police colileges and ' police forces should also
incljdeain their -training, skills which would effectively reduce
the number of high speed chases. Surely with. modern
computer technology here must be some method of obtaining
licence plate ncuiib ss.from a speeding vehicle without .i
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chase. Once the licence number is obtained, a 'quick referral
to computer resource; data can -obtain the name of the owner
Of the vehicle and police can abandon the chase and follow. -up
by ".going to the .home of the owner of the car.
P4tliefe officers should learn effective driving skills but it
should also be emphasized that a.high speed chase is the last
resort. • • '
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BLUE
RIBBON
AWARD
1984
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The Reverend Duncan MacLeod was more REDTREES
than ;lust a minister. He was a man who had
a firm grasp on pioneer life, and a deep
understanding of the spiritual needs of a
people building a new land out of the.
wilderness. Sometimes his revelations did
not exactly conform to the teachings of the
Lord, but as MacCritnmon had once said:
"MacLeod preaches as MacLeod thinks.'He
may Griot speak the way which God would
wish, but och, the man will talk his way
passed the gates o' heaven!"
Kathleen Jamieson left it to the minister
to reveal the contents of her husband's letter
to the people of Redtrees, and he took full
advantage of the news to embellish his
sermon on the first available occasion. It was
a - fine summer Sunday morning and
MacLeod decided to commence ringing the
church bell much earlier than usual.
' There was a two fold reason for his
premature summons: First, he wanted to
gather as many people together .as possible
to hear of Captain Jamieson's progress and
secondly, the subject of his sermon was to be
centered around the church bell; a bell which
once graced the forecastle of that fateful
immigrant ship "Mavis".
Whether or not the ringing of the bell was
the reason, the church was filled to capacity,
making it necessary to open the windows.
by Don Campbell
mem.
Between the organ music, the dubious
choral efforts and the loud voice of, the
minister, the singing of the birds penetrated
into the church, as did a host of insects.
These "wee beasties" caused more than .a
little annoyance to the congregation, who
would much rather have tolerated the • heat
than the- flies!
When it came time for MacLeod to deliver
his sermon, he ascended into the pulpit and
besting his araias, touched his finger tips
together in one of his habitual gestures.
"I rang the bell loud and long on/this
Sunday morning," MacLeod informed them.'
"And though its sound may not reach
beyond the . extremities of this community,
perhaps its message will be carried in spirit
to our good friends Jamieson, Chisholm and
Murdoch." He pointed in the general
direction of the east. "Somewhere out
yonder; a ship called the "Atlantic Queen"
carries our thoughts ,to the old land; where
our loved ones wait to be delivered' from the
hunger wrought by the potato famine. God
shall heed . their prayers for deliverance and
aye, so will . the' three gallaht men of
Redtrees who, in His mercy, He has chosen
to send to their rescue!"
The "Atlantic Queen" made good pro-
gress, riding before a steady northwesterly
breeze and Jamieson was happy with both
his ship and the crew. Wisely, he left.both
the navigation and the general running of
the vessel to its old master and now 'first
officer, Mister, MacLachlan.
Early into the voyage, asthe two officers
paced the upper deck together, they came
across Teddy Murdoch- „looking over the
ship's side toward the land. They were close
to Kingston at this time, and the ' boy was
interested in the changing landscape of the
shore line.
"Havel yu no work to ' do lad?' Mister
MacLachhin asked tersely.
"I was only°looking at the shoreA for a few
minutes, sir," Teddy replied, glancing at,
Captain Jamieson in the hope that he Might
intercede on his behalf. But Jamieson
remained silent. He had far., too much
experience of ship's discipline to interfere
with the jurisdiction of his first officer.
"Get below lad," MacLachlane'said
menacingly. "And don't let me catch
idling again until your wa ' is "finish+ Ia
When Teddy has tenni dAhell' to the
forward hold like a pup with his tail
between his legs, MacLachlan paused in his
pacing and looked earnestly at Captain
Jamieson. •
"I think I raffled the boy," he said in a
-regretful tone. "He did not expect me to
scol him in your presence."
_Captain. Jamieson smiled. "Familiarity is
the enemy .of discipline, Mister, and has no
place in the chain of 'command." He paced to
the forecastleand looked•. ahead at the
seemingly endless waters of the Saint
Lawrence River:
"Young Teddy has still to learn that
discipline is the stuff which builds the best
character in us.all." He turned and looked at
MacLachlan, ' `'I think Mrs. •Ittordoch spoiled
her son, but .;am sure she will'be grateful for
the change in him when he returns. He left
_Redtrees as a boy, ;but Witen he comes back •
he will be a many'
' Whatever '."eddy Murdoch felt after his
rebuke . by the first officer., was' soon
_forgotten. With his, daily chores finished and
a good meal in his belly, he sat on the' after
deck with the other seamen and joined in the
singing to,the accompaniment of a concer-
Ana. AXtto, a red sommer sdfi queuehed
itSelf-iethe broad expanse of water; Teddy
said .a silent goodbye to his mother, and to
the land called Canada he had grown to love,
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