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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1988-04-13, Page 13At K --VV Whiter Carnival banquet MP reveals statisticsprisons of and Cardiff, parliamentary assistant to Solicitor General Jim Kelleher has visited many of our country's feder- al and provincial prisons. Ile said drug and alcohol abuse is a tremendous problem, adding, " Huron -Bruce X11' Murray Cardia spcaking.t'.) the annual banquet if the Kirkton-\\•uudhant \Vitaer Car- nival Wednesday nr..ht revealed some shocking stati,tt: s concerning Canada's corre. nun ,er1 t. e s. DONATE TO POOL- Dennis Richardson of the Kirkton-Wood am Win- ter Carnival cornm:tl, e presents a cheque -for-$1,000 to Sharon Bick!e_to be used for the Kiri\: ;-1 .Woodham swimming pool. Times -Advocate, April 13, 1988 Page 13 correctional services Almost 80 percent of our current read or write. On this subject, Car - inmates used drugs on the day they diff said, "We now have an cduca- conunu►edtheir offences... lion program whereby we hope all "We have to attack the use .of ollendcrs call have at least a grade drugs and make people aware. There eight education when they arc re are too many people behind the leased. scenes. We must go alter the .sup Any inmates that are gainfully pliers and peddlers. employed within a prison arc paid A person depending on crime to 'froth 54.15 to S6.90 per day. This purchase drugs tnust steal two tele- money may be spent in a tuck shop vision sets and one VCR each day or used to purchase furnishings for to keep up the habit. their rooms. No one is allowed to The local MP said there are have more than $1,000 worth of be - 600,000. alcoholics and 200,000 longings or furnishings which in- othcrs using cocaine in Canada to c�udcs television sets.. Anything day. • they have must have been earned in 'Cardiff said he was shocked and prison. surprised %hen he atiended a recent Winter carnival president Brian drug abuse seminar in Kenora. 1lardcman was chairntan for the pro - "About 100 people registered for gram and was in charge of the the seminar , but more than 240 , cheque presentations. wanting information showed up." A total of S2,700 was donated to He continued, '' The big problem the Kirkton swimming pool, the in the Kcnora area is lite sniffing of gasulinc.by native Canadians." Today there are 12,5()0 inmates in 42 major federal and provincial in- stitutions with another 7,500 on parole. It costs 541,0(X) on average to house an inmate for, one year with parole and mandatory supervi- sion about one-tenth of that cost. Close to 70 percent of offenders successfully complete parole. About one-half of inmates cannot GUIDES, SCOUTS ASSISTED - The Kirkton-Woodham Girl Guides and Boy Scouts received financial assis- tance recently from the Kirkton: Woodham Winter Carnival. Above at the left, Keith Stephens presents a cheque to Helen Haldeman of the Girl Guides and Ray Switzer of the Boy Scouts accepts a cheque from Tim Shute. Each group received 5300. ASSISTANCE FOR MINOR BALL- Tho Kirkton-Woodham Winter Carnival commite recently made donations to the Blanshard and Usborne Minor Ball Associations. At the left, Gord Robinson presents a cheque to Peter Fe- dyk of Btinsh.iid rind Alice Wallis of Usborne accepts a cheque from Steve Spence: Each cheque was for 5250. Support the April cancer. Campaign. 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Mitchell Hoed office, Exciter A refund from surplus was declared for art poky holders who Qualify are on record and in good standsrig as al December 3I 1987- 229 987, 229 6641 345 25'2 348 90'; 235 0.35 Kirkton-Woodhrm Guides and Scouts, Blanshard and Usboruc mi- nor ball groups, the James Purdue Centre and the children's choir in St. Marys, the Kirkton bantam eirls ball team and St. John's Am - butane. Treasurer George Levy reported a balance in the treasury of S4,30() af- ter the donations were made. The executive for 1988 includes past president Brian Hard t:111:111, president Dennis Richardson, Ic e - president Tim Shute, secrekuy Gtlr.i Robinson and treasurer George . v CARDIFF SPEAKS - Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff' chats.with-Kirkton Wcodham Winter Carnival president Brian lf- rdeman and vice -preside Dennis Richardson. The Best Place to be is a STANDARD TRUST \rIear '.4k�m o • .s term al. 0 0 f f 1 ear am Ida"- a 4 oin �. -841-= 1040101# 1�\iti Ill/ I IOW 386 Main St. S. 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