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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-08-21, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, August 21, 1991 London r o driving under Ih EXETER - In Exeter's Provincial Court session last Tuesday Scott Swan of London pleaded not guilty to driving with a BAC over 80. Police told the court that on3 a radar patrol on Highway 4 picked up Swan's vehicle doing 81 in a 50 z�. When Swan was stopped, the officer testified he observed an alcohol odor. Swan admitted to having one beer after a hockey game in Hensall, but failed the ALERT test. A breath sample later indicated a BAC of 140. In his defense, Swan said he was not informed by the officer about his option of call- ing for lel aid. He also insisted he had been drinking the day before, he only had one beer the day of the conviction. Judge HarryMomotiuk, however, sentenced Swan to 14 days in jail, a one-year li- cense suspension, but with a court-ordered prohibition of driving anywhere in Canada. UIC fraud A Kirkton area woman was fined $400 for making eight false unemployment insurance claims totalling $2,106. Carol Hodgins of RR1 Kirkton has since repaid the money she claimed from February to May 1990 while she was actually working at Big O. Hodgins told the court she knew what she was doing was wrong, but needed the money to get out of debt. BAC over SO Cheryl Wilson, formerly of Huron Park, pleaded guilty to driving while having a blood alcohol count (BAC) over 80. Wilson was pulled over on February 2,1991 after an officer on Exeter's Main Street observed her vehicle swerve lanes and go through two stop signs. Police testified that breathalyzer tests indicated BACs as high as 240 and 250. Judge Harry Momotiuk gave Wilson six months to pay a $400 fine, and suspended her license for one year. Disturbance Philip Brooks of Exeter pleaded guilty to causing a disturbance on the lawn of the.134 Sanders Street apartments. Police told the court they were called to the apartment building on the evening of June 17 to remove a person from the property. Brooks had been given notice banning him from the property, but was seen yell- ing, threatening and harassing the building manager. Judge Momotiuk suspended the sentence for the 28 -year old developmentally handicapped male and placed him on probation for one year, under the conditions he has no contact with the building manager and does not visit 134 Sanders. Without consent Lloyd Masnica of Crediton pleaded guilty to taking a vehicle without the owner's consent. The court heard that on May 22, Masnica was assisting Robert Pfaff with farm work and went to Pfaff's residence and took his vehicle to Exeter, where he was mvolved in a collision after going through a stop sign. In his defense, Masnica told the court he had driven Pfaffs vehicle before, but this time forgot to ask per- mission. Judge Momotiuk fined Masnica $300 and gave him 90 days to pay, or face 15 days in jail. Assault Leo Ducharme of Grand Bend pleaded guilty to assaulting his former wife. The court heard that police were called to a domestic dispute on June 14 in which Ducharme, under the influence of alcohol, abused his wife, resulting in bruises and a sore neck. In his defense, Ducharme was described as having a moderate alcohol dependence, for which he is to re- ceive counselling. He is remorseful about the attack. A joint submission from the counsel and crown suggested a monetary fine for Ducharme. Judge Momo- tiuk told the court he would have considered a jail term if not for the joint submission. Ducharme was given 90 days to pay a $1,000 fine, or face 60 days in jail. He was also placed on a 12 - month probation. Sandcastle Days may return GRAND BEND - Sandcastle Days could be resurrected. Laurie Mennell of Grand Bend says he is prepared to organize the revival of the festival which was highlighted by teams competing in building sandcastles. "I've been to British Columbia where the big contests are held. I've got all the information," said Mannell who wants to see the event return next summer. "We have to have a beach, that's the main thing, and a way of rais- ing money," he added. Mannell complimented another successful Grand Bend festival, the annual Winter Carnival and felt the Sandcastle Days can enjoy similiar success. "I'm very much in favour of Sandcastle Days a hood idea: Sdtnay Mitchell. Savings realized on PRIDE tenders EXETER - As the tenders came in for the construction of Exeter's anti -recession project, the Si mil- lion PRIDE 2 project, it became ap- parent that the overall cost will be about $100,000 below engineers' estimates. A.G. Hayter Construction was awarded the tender for the con- struction of sewer lines in the southwest area of town which the project encompasses. The contract is worth $585,247.95, the lowest of nine tenders; the highest of which was $743,782.90. Constriction is ex- pected to be complete by December 15, only days short of the Decem- ber 31 deadline imposed by the province as a wa to boost Ontario construction in 1991. Tenders for the accompanying sewage pumping station were opened last Wednesday, with the winner being Stone Town Con- struction of St. Marys. While the lowest bid of $508,428 was higher than expected, it included the nec- essary addition of an alum injection tank, explained works superinten- dent Glenn Kells. In all, the over -budget tender was balanced out by the others for the project, meaning a total savings of about $100,000. Half the cost of the PRIDE 2 pro- ject is being picked up by the pthe prov- ince. the other half funded by town. Underwear thefts continue EXETER - The number of thefts of ladies clothing on clotheslines in Exeter has raised to 12. During the past week, the Exeter Police received reports of four thefts, two of these incidents had occurred in July. However, they were just reported due to the T A article. The recent occurrences were on Mill, Orchard and Andrew streets. In other incidences reported by the Exeter Police, Mike Jeromlcin, 21, of Exeter was arrested last Monday after police investigated a mischief incident where the front door to the Post Office was broken. He was arrested nearby and charged with mischief under $1,000. Jeromkin is scheduled to appear in court on September 10. " On Wednesday, the local police, assisted by the Exeter OPP, arrest- ed Richard Ridsdill, 21, of no fixed. address for theft under $1,000. This theft involved a quantity of tools stolen from a parked van. All the tools were recovered and re- turned to the owner. Ridsdill is to appear in court on September 24. On Wednesday, the Exeter Lawn Bowling Club reported the theft of name plates from benches donated by local businesses or individuals. Police also received bicycle theft reports from residents of Mill St. Andrew St. and Eastern Avenue. Meeting postponed GRAND BEND - Thursday's public meeting regarding boundary negotiations has been put on hold. On September 14011 10 a.m. at the Huron Country Playhouse, the Boundary Application Committee will listen to the public's comments regarding boundary adjustments between Grand Bend, Banquet Township and Stephen Township. The meeting which was sup- posedto take dace tommarrow night in Grand Bend was changed to include Stephen Originally it was slated to Just involve public comments from Grand Bend and Bosanquet. "The committee got word there was confusion at what was going to be dealt with at that meeting," com- mittee secretary Malcom Boyd told the T -A Tuesday morning. On August c77,oaatdraft of what is to be the final of be- tween Grand Bend and adjustment s Bosanquet, was released. q However. Boyd said the commit- Three ommit Three accidents EXETER - The OPP investigated three accidents last week, only one of which resulted in injuries. No injuries were reported when vehicles driven by Erich Freiter of Dashwood and Michael Walker of Zurich collided during Friday's heavy rains at Concession 14-15 and Sideroed 10-11 in Hay Town- ship. Damage to the vehicles was described as moderate. Also Priday. an accident was re- ported on Empress Avenue in Hu- ron Park. Damage to vehicles driv- en by Jesse Crawford of Lucan and Neil Stanlake of Huron Park was reporiod as light. LLaass Sunday August 11. a vehi- cle driven by David of Lon- don collided with the motorcycle of Derick McGee of Zurich on High- way 21. McGee received minor in- juries, say police. tee felt the only way to make sure the lands being annexed from Bo- sanquet by Grand Bend were ade- quate,`was to involve Stepli n. In a January report, the commit- tee also recommended Grand Bend be allowed to not only annex 150 acres from Bosanquet but 450 acres from Stephen. "It's a very intricate puzzle be- tween four municipalites, Huron County is involved as well," said Boyd. The committee wanted their final report to go to Lambton County Council for its approval next month, but that will have to be de- layed Also put off for another month is Lambton's recommenda- tion to the Minister of Municipal Affairs. "It's a matter the province has been struggling with sine 1984. I think the committee is doing the best they can. It's not an easy situa- tion," ituation," said Boyd. Well used - The new docks at Morrison Dam will no doubt get a lot of use. ABCA opens docks, trails Helping hand - Fred Lewis, left; chairman of the Ausable Conser- vation Authority and vice- chariman Joe Gibson, right; showed Joe Fahie the new facili- ties at Morrison Dam during opening ceremonies on Thurs. day. The ABCA has completed the first phase of its barrier -free facilities Including Improve- ments to the pakring lot, trails and fishing docks. Chili cookoff promises to be hot stuff EXETER - Looking for a way to put a little spice in your life. The Exeter Legion invites you to attend the first annual Exeter Le- gion Chili Cookoff, Saturday, September 14 in the Legion ark- ing lot. "We're expecting about 20 teams," said organizer David Grundy. "But we may go higher." Each team cooks a large pot of chili from scratch at individual booths. Teams have 4 members in the cooking area, but cheering sections are encouraged with priz- es awarded for showmanship, most entertaining chili team, best decorated chili booth and, of course, the best chili. The cooking will continue throughout the afternoon against a backdrop of other events and entertainment, with judging of the chili at 4 p.m. A panel of expert and celebrity judges will then se- lect the finest chili cooks in southern Ontario. Contestants may begin setting up for the event as early as 8 a.m., but vehicles must be off the prem- ises by 10:30. The official start- ing time is 11 a.m. and that is when the general public will be allowed onto the grounds. Admission is only $1, and for an extra $ 1.50, observers are giv- en a tasting kit which allows them to sample chili and caste a ballot for their favourite. The idea came from Gnmdy, an �r171c 110H'ryt avid chili -head and Legion mem- ber, who has entered similar events near Thomborough. "We've had a lot of fun at events like this in the past and tho•"oht we should it a try," . :d Grundy. ' the sun port of their respective, .owns, other cook - offs have become very, very suc- cessful fundraisers." All proceeds will go to the Le- gion, for support of various com- munity projects. The cost to com- pete is $25, and the event is open to all clubs, businesses, families and sporting organizations. For further information, contact David Grundy at 225-2634 or Tim Alce at 235-2050. Postal strike closer EXETER • The 46,000 member Canadian Union of Postal Workers is just a few short days away from a possible strike. Although negotiations were con- tinuing as of press time, Wally Po- lischuk, the grievance officer of the Ontario region for the CUPW, said some of the major issues are not yet settled. "We'll be in a legal strike posi- tion by midnight on Friday, he said. "Right now we're in the midst of intense negotiations. There are still nine major issues, there is always the possibility of settlement." Tom Creech, media relations for Canada Post said Tuesday morning Subscription Renewal Rates Due to Postal Surcharge Increases Beginning March 1, 1992 M March 1, 1992, the Canada Post Corporation wM no longer subsidize news- of delivery in areas that are of Exeter or those areas paper saidiajamillagiU2 who have door te door mall &May. Below are Monthly pro -rated postal charges that be added to the cost of a 8440191ton ($30.00) to the Exeter Times - w* Advocate. Pro -rated Charges Subscriptions expiring Plus Annual Subscription Q.S.T. Please Pay July '91 $10.00 $30.00 92.80 $42.80 Aug. '91 $12.50 $30.00 " $2.97 *45.47 Sep. '9.1 $15.00 00.00 $3.15 $48.15 Oct.' 91 $17.50 _. $30.00 $3.32 $50.82 Nov. '91 $20.00 $30.00 $3.50 $53.50 Dec. '91 $22.50 $30.00 $3.87 $56.17 Jan. '92 925.00 *30.00 $3.85 $58.85 Feb. '92 $27.50 $30.00 $4.02 $61.52 Mw. '92 $30.00 $30.00 $4.20 $64.20 rio ITIK'' A 0 0- ' ' that negotiatons were progressing quite quickly. "We've had an indication both the union and Canada Post are leaning towards a settlement," said Creech. He said 15 of the 20 minor issues had been settled and one of the nine major ones. "We're in a much better position than we were a week ago, added Creech who said if there was a strike, the mail service would con- tinue. The CUPW has been without a collective agreement since July 31, 1989. The last strike was in Octo- ber 1987 and it last 17 days until they were legislated back to work by Bill C86. r• `1. slr • o. -•"..e- • fir.. ii\ • •� • f. tom. 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