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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-12-04, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, December 4, 1991 Renovations approved for hospital CLINTON - The Ministry of Health has approved renovations valued at $725,000 to the chron- ic care unit and surgical suite at Clinton Public Hospital. The hospital will receive a grant of $500,000 from the min- istry towards the project. Reno- vations will see 14 existing chronic care in-patient beds re- duced to 10 and relocated on the fust floor. The majority of the second floor would then be com- pletely renovated to accommo- date a newly constructed operat- ing room, separate procedure room, recovery room, day sur- gery holding area for post- recovery surgical patients and associated support space. Thieves make off with safe ST. MARYS - Instead of emp- tying a safe of its contents dur- ing a robbery, daring thieves made off with the entire contain- er. Last Saturday, burglars broke open the rear door of Ruppel Home Hardware in St. Marys and stole the 500 pound safe containing the day's receipts. The safe contained about $4,000 in cash as well as a num- ber of cheques, records and hunting licenses. Board lifts ban on field trips DUBLIN - The Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board has lifted its ban on field trips to Toronto. The ban was implemented three weeks ago in response to an attack on St. Michael's Sec- ondary School students at the Metro Toronto Zoo earlier this fall. One student had to be hos- pitalized after suffering a broken jaw. The board originally felt in re- sponsed to continued incidents of violence in Toronto, it should ban all trips until it could review its safety policy. New guidelines are now in place which will see students in groups at all times with a ratio of 12 students for every one su- pervisor. -Lloyd-Eisler to perform in Seaforth SEAFORTH - Canadian fig- ure skaters Lloyd Eisler of Sea- ford) and Isabelle Brasseur of St. Jean Quebec will give two per- formances in Seaforth prior to Christmas. The duo won the pairs event at the Nations Cup figure skating competition in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on November 15, and were silver medalists at the last two world championships. The 12 -country meet was the only in- ternational assignment the pair will give before the Olympics. Legion delayed in Parkhill PARKHILL - Work which was set to begin last week on the construction of the new Legion hall in Parkhill has been delayed thanks to a town zoning by-law regarding parking requirements. The new hall is planned for the arca south of the current Le- gion. Pan of the old hall is to be de- molished for a parking lot, but it will provide only half of the 21 parking spaces required by the by-law. Representatives of the Legion hope the town will grant them a minor variance from the by-law as there is plenty of alternative parking in the immediate arca. Council proves stingy Continued from front page Urtin replied the 1989 car has many operating hours on it and will have racked up about 140,000 kilo- metres by next June, when a new cruiser might be available for deliv- ery. Hoogenboom recomended the cruiser recommendation be deleted from the police report. Urlin asked council to reconsider, in Light of the age of the older of the town's two cruisers. Mickle asked if the police com- mittee knew what increase they an- ticipated in their 1992 budget, and predicted the $32,600 projected cost could not be borne within in- flation. "That's a heck of an increase that's going on the top of the bud- get," said Mickle. When it came to the vote, council turned down the recommendation for the new cruiser. Impost fees approved Continued from front page "That's a long time ago," ob- served mayor Bruce Shaw. A suggestion by Drummond that the existing agreements be hon- oured until those subdivisions be "deemed", about eight years, was approved by a narrow margin the final vote. However, bylaw 55, setting the impost fee for single family lots at $1,500 for the rest of town, was ap- proved. Three men found guilty in liquor store break-in • EXETER - Three men entered guilty pleas in Exeter court last Tuesday, in connection with the attempted robbery of the Hensall liquor store on September 3. Timothy Hemenway, Timothy Magee and Lar- ry R. Marshall, all of London, were convicted on the same charge of break and enter with intent. The court heard that at 1:19 a.m. police re- sponded to an alarm ringing at the liquor store. A neighbour informed police that upon hearing the alarm he looked out and saw a person run into the store and three individuals come out. A van was backed up to a dirt pile near the store and the individuals fled the scene into a nearby corn field. Police found the front door of the store had been pried open and the safe moved, but the thieves were unable to open it. Hemenway and Magee were located about 20 minutes later and at- tempted to flee but stopped when police ordered them to. Marshall was located the next moming at a private residence. Extensive damaged was done to the store but no money or property stolen. The individuals had travelled from London in two vehicles, one of which had been stolen. All three have prior records. Magee and Marshall were both sentenced by judge R.G.E. Hunter to 18 months in a penitentiary consecutive to any other sentence. He- menway will be sentenced January 28. BAC over 80 Peter J. Vankruistum of RR2 Wellesley pleaded guilty' to driving "'=with a BAC over `80 after an 'incident November 2, on Higgiay'in Hay Township. The court heard that around 1:56 a.m. police stopped the accused for speeding. He had bloodshot eyes, slow movements and an odor of alcohol, and admitted to having consumed alcohol earlier. The ac- cused failed a breathalizer test with readings of 200 and 190. Vankruistum was given a choice of a $750 fine with three months to pay or 35 days in jail. He also had his license suspended for 12 months. Impaired driving Daniel Wurm of Main St., Exeter entered guilty pleas to charges of impaired driving and mischief of under $1,000 as a result of damage to grass and trees at the Exeter Cemetery on July 14. The court heard that police received a complaint at 2:33 a.m. of a car spinning in the cemetery. The accused was driving and had three passengers with him. The officer spoke to Wunn who exited the vehi- cle, and described him at the time as being very unbalanced with an alcohol odor, bloodshot eyes and swearing continuously. Two breath samples were taken of 280 and 260. The accused drove over graves, grass and also damaged two small trees. Damages were estimated at $300 for which Wurm has already made restitution. He has a prior conviction for mischief ml is cur rently serving 12-monthsprobatlon. _ Wurm was given the choice of $1,000 fine or 50 days with six months to pay and a 12 month suspension. He was also sentenced to 45 days in jail, an additional 12 month suspension, and is to seek counselling and abstain completely from alcohol. Causing disturbance Murray Drake of Main St., Exeter was fined $300 or 15 days after entering a plea of guilty following an incident September 12 in Exet- er. The court heard that at 1:17 a.m. police investigated an impaired driving complaint. While in the process of arresting a person in a parking lot, the accused arrived in another vehicle with others. The officer was harassed and interfered with. The accused was drunk, re- fused to move, swore and threatened the officer. In his defense, the accused said he didn't swear or shout at the offi- cer but admitted to being drunk. He was given 30 days to pay the fine. Possession of stolen property A guilty plea to a charge of possession of stolen property resulted in a $400 fine with six months to pay or 20 days in jail for Bruce N. Chesterfield of Mockingbird Lane in London. The court heard that on June 23 at 10:25 p.m. in Stephen Township near Shipka, police answered a complaint_supecting a break and en- ter at a residence..--- ------ When police arrived, the accused and another individual were dis- puting the possession of a Honda motorcycle. No proof of ownership was produced and further investigation showed the cycle belonged to Hully Gully. The accused said he bought the bike in St. Thomas for $1,200 but had no documentation. The cycle was reported stolen April 27, 1991 and valued at much more than $1,200. Operating a vehicle while disqualified John R. Smith of RR8 Parkhill pleaded guilty to a charge of operat- ing a vehicle while disqualified and sentenced to 30 days in jail. On September 22 the accused was stopped at 1:40 p.m. on Huron St., west in Exeter for driving through a construction area. He admit- ted to not having a license and he was found to have been convicted on May 6, 1991 for having a BAC over 80. The accused had been fined $500 and was prohibited from driving for three months. Theft Christopher Hodgson of Dundas St. in London entered a guilty plea• to a charge of theft and was sentenced to one month in jail. The court heard a 12 -volt battery was stolen between April 1 and 6 from C.G. Farm Supply in Zurich. The battery was removed from a riding lawn mower by cutting the wires and its value was listed at $54. The battery was recovered from a third party who directed them to the accusal. Church comes to aid of community Packing donated articles into the truck (left), Jim Hughes, Bev Robinson and Susan are Elly VanBergen MacGregor. EXETER - The Exeter United Church has joined otherOntario congregations in a relief effort to help a community of Mennonites fight off starvation in the Canadian winter. Frogmore, east of Tilson- burg is a community of Mennonite families who have returned from Mexico after 50 years. Unfortunate- ly, without jobs or income, many face the prospect of poverty, malnutrition or pneumonia this winter. The Exeter United Church collected beds, couches, bedding, warm clothing, and even a wringer washing machine. "So people have been quite generous," explained Susan MacGregor who was helping with the relief ef- fort. One of the main concerns was the lack of warm bed- ding available to the Men- nonites, so a special effort was made to encourage such donations.• A donated rental- truck-- filled ruck- filled with the church's do- nations left Exeter last Wednesday morning with the hope that it will be able to provide some comfort to those needy families. Men asked to be Huron Heroes EXETER - Three guest speakers addressed a small gathering at the Exeter Municipal Office Tuesday evening, to tackle the issue of male violence and put the call out for ".Huron County Heroes" - men ready to fight for the rights of women. The meeting opened in song as Jeff White sang the story of a young native girl who was a victim of the ultimate assault, murder. Heather Ross, barrister and solic- itor, offered„ aj address outlining;,,,;, The threat of sexual assault r ny; Agtanco of violence agains4i, oagainst women today is nine times Woman. higher, but unfortunately, the rights The most violent involved a of the accused are more protected young female lawyer in Ottawa, re- than that of the victim. cently murdered by her husband "The rights of the accused appear who shot her through the chest in the constitution," offered Hark- ness. "But the victim is sadly left out." Dr. Doug Reberg, a psychologist with the Huron -Perth Centre and co-ordinator of Group Delta, a men's violence program, was also on hand. He began by dispelling some of the myths surrounding men, and of- fered a slide feature illustrating the "Unmasking of Heros" in which he aluminum hockey stick by her hus- band, a sexual assault by a grandfa- ther on a three-year-old, a little girl afraid to visit her father because of his sexual advances; all typical of the big city. But they've all hap- pened over the last year in our own region. "I took my oath over 28 years ago," said Harkness. "And no amount of training can ever prepare you for the emotions you are made to deal with." with a crossbow. "The thing to realize is she could have been your mother, sister, daughter or any woman you care about," said Ross. "We need your help." Exeter Police Chief Jack Hark- ness continued by relating several instances which normally one would associate with a large urban centre. A woman beaten with an confronted the violent attitudes which permeate today's society. The program was sponsored by SWAN, Stop Women Abuse Now. The Huron County project is fund- ed by the Ontario Women's directo- rate. A candlelight ceremony will be held in Goderich from 7:30-8 p.m. at the Courthouse Square on De- cember 6, to remember the 14 women killed in Montreal on that date in 1989. Names switched on photos In a somewhat ironic twist of fate, the two captions beneath the photographs accompanying the arti- cle about the Kid Check program in last week's Times Advocate were accidentally switched before publi- cation. The Times Advocate regrets the error and apologizes for any confu- sion caused by the misplaced iden- tities. Gwen Whilsmith Carfrey Cann Robert Walker W.J.D. McAllister Catharine Young Beulah Homan Available at • •