The Citizen, 2000-09-27, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 2000
Ontario lucks oft* fall seatbelt campaign
The fall 2000 Seatbelt Campaign
will kick off on Sept. 30 this year
with the 6th annual seatbelt chal
lenge taking place in Ontario.
Huron County will be participat
ing in this year's campaign. Students
from the six area high schools will
be assisting in counting seatbelt
usage among drivers in Huron
County communities for two hours
on Saturday afternoon between l :30
p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
The campaign runs from Sept. 30
to Oct. 14. Education and awareness
activities are planned throughout the
campaign with police enforcement
blitzes and Operation Impact on Oct.
7.
“We all need a reminder to buckle
Safe travel
Jacquie Waechter, Grey Twp., and Deb Hakkers, Blyth, right, follow closely the instructions
given by Sr. Const. Don Shropshall at the car seat safety check, sponsored by the Brussels
Optimists and the Huron County Health Unit in Brussels on Saturday. (Vicky Bremnerphoto)
up. Most of us take seatbelt use for
granted, but every day, about a mil
lion people in this province get
behind the wheel and do not buckle
up. Many do not restrain their chil
dren properly,” said Sr. Const. Don
Shropshall. “Police officers have
heard excuses like T was just going
to the store’, 'My child doesn’t like
his/her car seat’, 'It wrinkles my
clothes’, 'I could be trapped’ and 'I
forgot’.
Still seatbelt use remains the single
most cost effective way for motor
vehicle occupants to reduce their
chance of injury or death in a motor
vehicle collision.
‘We know that the people who
don’t buckle up tend to be young,
male, more likely to drive an older
vehicle, often a pickup truck, and
participates in other risk taking
behaviour in addition to not using a
seatbelt,” said Shropshall.
Fatality reports indicate that of the
one third of people who were killed
in motor vehicle crashes who were
not wearing seatbelts, certain charac
teristics stood out. A significant
number of the fatalities involved sin
gle vehicle collisions, many
occurred in rural areas, many
involved alcohol, most were male.
“These are deadly statistics, and
we all bear the consequences, the
pain and suffering, when friends,
family or colleagues are hurt or
killed, as well as the extra costs to
our health caret, police and rehabili
tation support systems. Much of this
trauma can be avoided by simply
buckling up.”
Research has proven that using
seatbelts and child safety restraints
correctly reduces motor vehicle
injuries and fatalities. The message
is simple buckle up, or face a traffic
OPP report
Motorcycle stolen
On Sept. 18 at 4 p.m. a motorcycle
was reported stolen from a residence
on Brandon Street in Belgrave.
The owner told police that some
time on Sept. 16-17, a black 1999
Honda 900 c.c. motorcycle with
red/orange decals, was stolen from
the residence. The bike is valued at
$14,000. It had been left sitting out
side and parts located on the ground
indicated that the steering column on
the bike was removed to start it.
The motorcycle has Ontario plate
#4K175 on it.
Anyone with information is asked
to call the Huron OPP or Crime
Stoppers.
VEHICLE STOLEN IN ETHEL
On Sept. 22. at approximately
6 p.m. a 1995 red Dodge Neon was
reported stolen from a residence on
the Main Street of Ethel. The owner
told police that sometime during the
early morning hours a person entered
the kitchen of the house and stole the
keys to the vehicle and left in it.
This is the second time the vehicle
has been stolen. The first time it was
offence. To the mother with an unrt
strained baby, the young driver wh
can’t afford to lose points, the farmt
in the pickup truck or the senior wh
“just forget” it sometimes takes
strong reminder.
“A seatbelt charge could be a life
saver. BUCKLE UP, SAVE A LIFE,
said Shropshall.
found near Monkton.
Anyone seeing the vehicle whic
has Ontario Plates # ADLD-559 i
asked to call the Huron OPP c
Crime Stoppers.
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Have you thought about what you will do with your Ontario tax refund?
Your Ontario Tax Refund
mCan Help Your
Local School cr
CPC discusses publicity
You may wish to donate your refund to a project or program at your
local school and receive a tax creditable receipt for your donation.
Getting word out about the North
Huron Community Policing
Committee continues to be a priori
ty-
At the Sept. 20 meeting of the
committee in Belgrave, Chair John
Saxon stated that a good deal of
interest had been shown at the booth
set up at the Brussels Fall Fair that
day. He said that people, though sur
prised to see the OPP sign, inquired
about the meetings.
Saxon indicated that there needs to
be something to better indentify the
group and publicity increased.
Mandy Stewart, a Howick repre
sentative on the committee said a
table should be set up at the fair
there Oct. 6 and 7.
Brenda Burkholder of Blyth
showed a survey that had been done
regarding the mobile watch units in
Blyth. Eleven surveys were returned
out of 365 that had been sent in the
PUC bills. She suggested a similar
survey might be handed out at fairs
to find out what the awareness is of
community policing.
Const. Dell Mercey is attending a
meeting of the Belgrave Kinsmen on
Oct. 11 to discuss community polic
ing and Citizens on Patrol. The club
had requested that someone speak at
one of their meetings.
The mischief in Bluevale seemed
to have slowed until recent weeks
when 9-1-1 signs had been tom
down and damaged.
With regards to the Citizens on
Patrol in the hamlet, co-ordinator
Wayne Riley said he had received
responses from 12 people. Tumberry
council has provided a telephone and
spotlight.
Max Demarary of Howick Twp.,
indicated that several individuals
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had approached him about a Citizens
on Patrol. It was suggested that
Wroxeter and Bluevale coulu com
bine their communities for the
patrols. Mercey is meeting with the
groups in October.
The next meeting of the committee
will be held in the Morris Twp.
municipal office at 7:30 p.m. on Oct.
18. The meetings are open to the
public.
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send your cheque to the school with the completed
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