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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2004-03-17, Page 3.01 a t ness. THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MARCH 17, 2004-3 HAVE YOU GOT NEWS? CaII the Seaforth Huron Expositor at 527-0240 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Call the Seaforth Huron Expositor at 527-0240 GET NEWS, SPORTS, RECRFATION & ENTERTAINMENT 52 WEEKS A YEAR! Huron Business Centre Feature Presentation—April 8 "Designing an Effective Brochure" an interactive workshop, so bring your samples! Better Business Basics • 2004 Seminar Series 138 Main Street South , Seaforth. Ontario (519) 527-0305 www smallbusiriesshuron.ca Cost 525 Time' 7:00pm - 9:30pm Pore: Huron Business Centre, Seaforth CaII to Pre -Register Ask about our HWIN dinner (Huron Women in Networking/ planned forThursday April.22! 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The Ryans took a family vacation camping near Hanover last year, just so they could take their three children to the skate park in that town. "I can see how people would want to come to a town with an all -wheels park. If they're coming into town shopping and their kids want something to do, it's a place to send them while the shopping gets done," he said. John said that while a few ramps were built out behind the Seaforth arena a few years ago, the isolated location promoted vandalism. "The older kids with cars drove back there and put skid marks and sprayed gravel all over the pavement and the ramps got destroyed," said Susie. "I think parents in town want to know there's a place for their kids to skateboard without worrying they could get hurt on rickety equipment," said John. Once a site is chosen, the Ryans said they want to involve local skateboarders in the fundraising and building on the park. "I don't want the tease the kids by dangling a carrot that Susan Hundertmark photo John and Susie Ryan are shown with their kids, Mitchell James, 10, Jessica James, 8 and Brandi James, 7, show plans for ramps and pipes for the Seaforth skateboard park they hope to organize. might not exist. But, once the town helps us find a site, I want to hold a meeting of kids and get them involved. I want them to feel committed and be responsible for the park," he said. Danika McNichol. treasurer of the Seaforth Optimist Club agreed that getting kids involved in the fundraising and building of a skateboard park in the way to go. "Seaforth needs something like this. I hope it goes ahead. [Ewe get a skateboard park, we can keep quite a few kids off the street," she said. She said the park has to he central in town so that skateboarders will use it. "They're getting kicked off the (Seaforth Public) school property now and there's more and more kids skateboarding. They need somewhere to go to practise their sport," she said. Because her son skateboards, McNichol said she secs the positive effects of the sport. "It's a sport where you're not playing against anyone else so you're just trying to improve individually. And, I see how the older kids help the younger ones improve. Skateboarding helps kids stay active in the summer," she said. RIDE programs decreasing in Huron East By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Editor Huron East will lose an annual $4,258 provincial grant for RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) programs when its policing contract with the Huron OPP ends at the end of April. "There are going to be less RIDE campaigns in Huron East. We can only provide so many with on -duty officers," said Sgt. Brad Sadler. While Huron East had close to a dozen RIDE campaigns since last October, that number will decrease without the provincial grant, which allowed the OPP to hire off- duty officers to conduct the campaigns while on -duty officers were responding to other police calls. Sr. Const. Don Shropshall said the provincial grant allowed RIDE campaigns to occur in the Brussels; Vanastra, Hensall and Seaforth areas, where a number of drivers were charged for impaired driving and lost their licences during 1 2 -hour suspensions. "You've lost that because it won't be taking place." he said. Shropshall said Huron East is one of the highest risk areas in Huron County. according to this year's statistics, for fatalies caused by drinking and driving. He said that of the 22 fatalies on Huron County roads this past year. 11 were related to drinking and driving and at least six of those involved young people from Huron East. "That's a large number of deaths this year." he said. Shropshall said the reduction of RIDE campaigns in Huron East is "a bit of a backwards step" in the fight against impaired driving. "RIDE campaigns are one tool in our arsenal to reduce drinking and driving. Reducing them will affect the number of people picked up for drinking and driving." he said. Shropshall added that school visits to student, stressing the tragic results of impaired driving will continue throughout Huron County. "That won't stop. We need to keep pounding away at the education of what drinking and driving can do. When you lose someone to an alcohol- related accident, it doesn't just devastate the family - it affects the whole community." he said. Both Robin Dunbar, Huron East police services board chair, and Brussels Coun. David Blaney, a member of the police services board. said Storefront damaged in break-in While thieves took a $1,000 generator, it will probably cost more to replace the antique door that was broken during a break-in at Sills Hardware on Seaforth's Main Street last Monday night. 'That was the original door," said owner Jim Sills. "The deadbolt held so the thieves had to come in through the broken window The police are looking for blood." Stolen was a Makita 3500 - watt generator, a handcart used to move it out the back door, a mini Maglite and a small amount of of cash and Canadian Tire money. Also vandalized was the office filing cabinets that were ransacked. Sills said he learned of the break-in at at'ound 7 a.m. Tuesday when a passerby noticed the front window was broken and called him at home. The cart was later found abandoned down the street next to a seniors' complex parking lot. Anyone with related information is asked to call the Huron OPP or Crime Stoppers. • Susan Hundertmark photo Jim Sills, owner of Sills Hardware examines damage done to his storefront during a break-in last Monday night. the reduction of RIDE campaigns in Huron East is "one of the downsides" of ending the municipalities' police contract. Instead of a police contract, Huron East will receive basic 5.1 policing from the Huron OPP, similar to most other municipalities in Huron County. Only Godcrich and South Huron will continue to have a police contract after (April. said Sadler. "Council is going in the direction for a reason. They are aware they can't get the grant," said Sadler. Dunbar said RIDE campaigns are the "main tool" for reducing impaired driving and increasing highway safety in the area. "Certainly. it's a concern but Road Watch has helped too. Especially with cell phones. if a driver sees someone driving erratically and calls, the police can act immediately," he said. 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