HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-03-11, Page 3Goderich Signal -Star, Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - Page A3
Warden offers kudos to county's initiatives, plan
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sun media
County Warden Ken Oke reports February
was a "busy month" that saw him attending
a number of events on behalf of the county,
including the Ontario Economic Develop-
ment Awards in Toronto where both he and
HBDC president Pam Stanley accepted an
award for the county's strategic plan.
During his monthly address to county
council on March 4, Oke notes the event
Police make
arrests in
connection to
break and enter
On March 4, investigators into the Din-
ney's Furniture store break and enter gathered
information that let to a search warrant being
executed at a London residence on March
5. Numerous items were located both inside
the home and in the garage on the property.
Slightly less than half of the missing items
were recovered.
As a result, a 28 -year-old male of London
was arrested and charged with one count of
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
and one count of Breach of Probation. He re-
mains in police custody.
A 53 -year old female and 32 -year-old male
of London were also' arrested. Each was
charged with one count of Possession of Prop-
erty Obtained by Crime. Both will answer to
their charges on May 4 in the Exeter Court.
BREAK AND ENTER TO FURNITURE
STORE
(South Huron, ON) Sometime during the
night of February 25-26, unknown suspects
gained entry to Dinney's Furniture in Exeter.
Once inside, the suspects, loaded up the Din-
ney's Delivery truck and left with an unknown
quantity of furniture. The stolen cube van was
located on the weekend in London. The inves-
tigation remains ongoing and police are con-
sidering that this event may be related to the
Sears break & enter in Goderich last week.
RACER NABBED
On March 6, at approximately 2:30 p.m. a
Huron OPP officer was patrolling on Belgrave
Road in Ashfield Colborne Wawanosh when
the officer observed a Chevrolet Malibu trav-
elling at 144 kph in the posted 90 kph zone.
The vehicle was stopped and the driver was
charged with Racing. As a result, a 68 -year-
old resident of Ashfield Colborne Wawanosh
was charged with Racing and had his driver's
licence suspended for seven days. The vehicle
he was driving was towed and impounded for
seven days also. He will answer to the charge
in Goderich Provincial Court.
SECOND RACER NABBED .
On March 6, at 5:30 p.m. a traffic stop was
initiated on Bluewater Hwy when a Huron
OPP officer observed a vehicle travelling at
132 kph in a posted 80 kph zone. A traffic
stop was initiated and an 18 -year-old male
resident of Ashfield Colborne Wawanosh
was charged with Racing. As a result, the
male had his drivers' licence suspended for
seven days and the vehicle he was driving
was impounded for seven days. He will an-
swer to the charge in Goderich Provincial
Courl j1tOflI'7.4 ,
marked the first time a rural municipality
won it.
Oke notes the county also earned kudos
for both its Doors Open initiative and its new
branding project.
Further events on Oke's itinerary included
the Good Roads convention, a South West
Economic Alliance session, and the Huron
County Federation of Agriculture's annual
MP/MPP Luncheon in Clinton.
STEPPING DOWN
Coun. John Bezaire (Central Huron) re-
ports it is with great regret that he is unable
to fulfill his duties as council representative
on the Huron Perth Children's Aid Society's
board.
"It's certainly something I was looking
forward to but at this point in time it doesn't
look feasible," he says.
Council appointed Coun. John Grace
(Goderich) to the spot.
UNDER CONSIDERATION
Coun. Bill Siemon is urging the county to
look at more cost-effective solutions in deal-
ing with the bank failure near the Huronview
facility in Clinton.
Siemon says he favours erosion -control
methods over a road -reconstruction project.
TURN TO THE PAGE
Coun. Tim Collyer (Central Huron) intro-
duced Matt Adams as the council page for
the March session.
Matt, the son of county CAO Larry Ad-
ams and wife Janet, is a 12 -year-old student
at St. Mary's school in Goderich where he's
enrolled in the French -immersion program.
In thanking councilors for the opportunity,
Matt noted his future aspirations include ei-
ther a career in civil service or politics.
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