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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2000-11-29, Page 1uron VING THE GREATER SFAFORTH ARFA • November 29, 2000 $1 (includes GST) Local weather Wednesday --Showers or wet flurries High 4. Thursday --Mix of sun and cloud. High 3 Low -2 Friday --Showers or flurries. High 4. Low -1 Saturday --Cloudy with flurries. High 0. low -2. From Environment Canada In brief Festive RIDE program begins today OPP are warning people of the danger of mixing alcohol and driving as the holiday season approaches, a time when there are many more parties and events where people are drinking. "In a continuing effort to make Ontario highways safer, the OPP will continue to crackdown on impaired drivers this holiday season," said an OPP press release. Each year. the OPP conduct what is called the Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) Program which includes additional officers dedicated to operating spot checks that look for impaired drivers. Starting today (Nov. 29) until Jan. 2 the OPP will be conducted the additional RiDE checks on any road at any time. Mothers Against Drunk Driving will be. distributing their red- ribbons ed-ribbonsat these checks which are tied to car ariels as a symbol against drinking and driving.. During last season's festive RIDE program. 569,898 vehicles were stopped in Ontario. Of those drivers, 1.104 were given 12 -hour licence suspensions for having been drinking and • another 523 drivers were charged for alcohol offences ' under the criminal code. Under the ninety -day suspensions, 499 licenses were suspended. • "In other words, for every 350 drivers stopped at a RIDE checkpoint, one driver was either charged with an impaired drivingrelated charge or . was issued a 12 -hour licence suspension.- During the same period. the OPP investigated fatal collisions in which 67 people were killed. Almost 30 per cent of these fatal collisions were alcohol-related," said the release. "This is simply Aot acceptable and must stop." Steckle elected for third term Liberals return with clear majority of 172 seats in final federal results By Amy 2oethout lucknow Sentinel Editor Liberal Paul Steckle received overwhelming. support in the riding of Huron -Bruce as -he was elected to Fepresent the area for a third term. "The people have again indicated their support for the kind of leadership and representation that I'm giving." said Steckle, "and this country is :getting from this Liberal government." - Family. friends and supporters of Steckle helped celebrate his win at a small gathering at Sacred. Heart Church in Wingham late Monday night. • • Steckle received 21,552 votes 449:9 per cent). His closest contender. Canadian Alliance candidate Mark Beaven received 10.342 votes 123.9 per cent). Following -Heaven was Progressive Consevative candidate Ken Kelly -with 8.090 votes (18.7 per cent) followed by NDP's Christine Kemp with 2.728 (6.3 'per cent, Dave Joslin of the Christian Heritage Party - with 250 votes ( although the party did not have official status) and Philip .Holley of the Canadian Action party with 228. The Liberals heldstrong across the country winning a clear majority'w ith 172 seats. .. -We have a majority government." said Steckle. "I think Canadians have felt over the last seven years that they've been given good representation." Steckle noted that in those last seven years, the - Liberal government has taken the country from a point of :near bankruptcy to a surplus to the government's budget a surplus that will be used towards reducing the debt •and enhancing government programs. "These are the kinds of things I believe this government is committed to continuing." stated Steckle: "We have to make sure that during these times See EVERYTHING, Page 3 Scott Hilger.dorff photo Fairytale Christmas Ambassador to the Fair Pam Jewitt and Seaforth Agricuttural Society s Beti* Glannvitleand Gord Gen donned new personas for the Seaforth lions Gub s.annaul Christmas parade. More photos on Page 6 . Beaven. wins some polls By Dove Emile Linton News -Record Editor Shortly after the annnt ncernenf was made that the Liberals had won the Huron --Bruce Riding: Alliance candidate Mark Beaven entered the Huron Fish and. Game Club to cheers 'from his -many • supporters. Those from Beaven's camp began gathering at the local club -shortly after the polls closed. to watch as the result rolled in. J From the .first polls counted, the Liberals held a lead in the riding -that they heldonto throughout the night. • The -first polling results appeared on the television -at the•Fish and Game at about 9:55 p.m., and. showed Liberal Paul Steckle leading with 70 votes. trailed by PC Ken Kelly at 27. and Beaven with 16... Those three parties remained in' the top three ,pots as results were See BEAVAN, Pogs 2 Bags for Christmas Bureau in this week's paper By Scott Htilgendorff .Expositor Editor • In time for Monday's. Huron County Christmas Bureau 's annual collection week. The Huron Expositor's brow n collection bags are in today's edition (Nov. 29). . Bureau locations across' Huron County_ open Monday through 'Friday to collect gift items. to be given to families in need this Christmas: The bag, program. initiated by The Huron Expositor, Seaforth Lions Club and Seaforth Agricultural Society two years ago. was developed to encourage people to till the bags with gift and food items to be used by the bureau which helped more than 1,000 families in the county last year. 'Conununity newspapers across the county have joined.the Expositor by providing the bags to thousands of county homes through their newspapers. The bags can be used to take items Board ratifies agreement with high school teachers By Stew Slater Special to the Huron Expositor. Ratification votes were held yesterday (Tuesday. Nov. 28) for a new collective agreement between the Avon Maitland District School Board and the union representing its secondary school teachers. According to Bill Huzar, District 8 president of the Ontario Secondary School Teauhers' I=ederation, the agreement was reached Monday. Nov 20. He declined to disclose tiny details until following the ratification votes: but the current unpredictability of provincial funding realities means it will almost certainly be a one-year pact. Huzar said union members were 10 vote on the.deal during the day yesterday. with Avon Maitland trustees set to consider it during their regular board meeting yesterday, evening. incidentally, last night represented the final meeting of the current board of trustees, prior to the instalment of several newly - elated representatives. The current deal between the board and its secondary teachers expired Aug. 30. See WON, Cage to any of the county bureau locations or they can be brought to the . Huron Expositor office at 11 Main Street. The office is open from 9 a.m.:to 5 p.m. Those bringing bags'to the office will be eligible to enter a draw for one of eight copies of the latest tri the popular series of Company's Coming cookbooks. • Winners will be announced in Dec. :13's issue of The Huron Expositor. Seaforth's bureau location. is at the Agriplex and.will be open Dec. 4 through Dec. 8 from -10 a.m. to 3 p.m. where bags or individual doriations'can be. left. The bureau. operated by the Huron County Children's Aid Society. will also accept cash donations. While all donations of toys,and • new clothingare appreciated, ,the bureau -finds a shortage of clothing " fur teenagers and children's sixes six to 1.2. There are also plenty of toys " for younger children but a need for, gift items for mid -aged children and teenagers. C'uN Wulf photo A children s choir sang of Seaforth Community Hospital Auxiliar y s Tree of Lights events. Sunday. Your community newspaper since 1860