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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-08-19, Page 3S Times -Advocate. August 19, 1992 Page 3 Regional wrap up Nude swimmer GODERICH - Despite what was called the record arrival time of police officers, an al- leged nude swimmer managed to escape custody. According to the Goderich Signal -Star, police officers were called to Black's Point Beach Tact Friday atter• reports of a middle-aged woman swimming nude 1)espite an exhausuve search, Ow swimmer was not found. Several men combed the beach promising to do thew utmost to continue the search after officers lett the area. Root Bear MITCHELL - T -ball players in South Hibbert received a wel- come surpnse recently. when a bear in a red convertible arrived at the South Hibben t -ball tour- nament According to the Mitchell Ad- vocate. the A&W Root Bear thrilled children by arriving in ume to hand out medals The bear placed the medallions around the necks of players and aim) delivered mugs and pen- nants Iipperwash return re fected WASH WASH - The federal government has rejected the de- mand for Camp Ipperwash to be immediately retnrned to native control. and has also rejected ns eventual return directly to the onginal inhabitants of the Ston- ey Point Reserve As reported in the Forest Stan- dard. the government sent a one- page response to the recommen- dation from the standing com- mittee on abongrnalaffairs stat- ing 'when the land or sone part of it Is no longer required for military purposes. the govern- ment is legally obligated to re- turn the land to the (Keele and Stone Point, Band.' "at no cost ' Stoney Point naive. Leel the Department of National Defence has no need for the land, and it should be returned. A meeung between the two side.\ is expected later this month. St: Marys sewers ST. MARYS - A pruposal by Emily -Street iandoiniers ie. pay - tor their own sewer system with a little help trona Use wwn has been tentatively approved. At cording to the St. Marys Journal Argus, at least 50 other norms in St. Marys have been' walung 2U years to get rid of pruluuve sepuc tank systems. The Emily Street group has of- fered to pay more than $200.10 in up Iront costs w install a sew- er lune if the town will finance the rest of the bill. about S60.000. The S6U.0(X►' would eventuall} be recovered by charging for new hook-ups However, other homeowners are worried about a double stan- dard being created. especially for those who can't afford the service Car lands in living room BLYTN - A Blyth family re- ceived a rude awakening last Wednesday when an out -of - co ntrot car crashed through the front room of their house. As reported in the North Hu - 'ion Citizen. Witrgbam police said a 16 -year-old young offend- er failed to stop due to an al- leged mechanical failure, trav- elled through an inlersecuon and across a lawn striking the (runt wall and window of a home. (Me member of the family had been sleeping on the Irving room couch, two leer Awn where the car entered, but was not injured. The young offender was charged with failing to remain at the scene of an accident and (saving liquor readily available in the vehicle. Exeter man guilty of narcotic possession EXETER - Judge R.G.E. Hunter fined a 38 year-old Exeter main $250 in Provincial court last Tuesday for possession of a narcotic leunkhn Duchalme of 411 Main Si pleaded guilty to the charge. The court was told that on July 24 an officer entered the home of the accused and discovered one potted and one unpotted marijuana plant. In his defense, Du- charme said the cannabis was for personal use only. he was not trafficking the drug. Judge R.G.E. Hunter gave Ducharrne 9() days to pay the fine. Boateis rescued from Lake Huron EXETER - Exeter OPP officers invettlligated a number of incidents this past week including a boating accident on Lake Huron Joe and Jackie Gleason of St. Clair Shores, Michigan are sate at- ttr the mast of their 18 -foot Hobi C.at hroke white on the lake Sunday afternoon, They were spotted in apparent distress by a resident of Lakewood Gardens who contacted police T1rc (GIpason's were well equipped and made their way safe lv to short A windsurt'er was found along the beach near the Bayview Golf Course last week The owner may claim rt by contacting the detach- ment and describing it. Thanks to the help of neighbour- hood witnesses, Exeter OPP were able to identify a 1983 OMC pick- up belonging to Geoffrey Sanders of Exeter as being that which struck An Bowennan's vehicle while it was parked in his driveway in Hu- ron Park at 1.40 a.m. Sunday morn- ing. Both vehicles received dam- age as a result of the accident. On Monday evening, Julie Lewis of R2 Denfield struck a deer on Highway RI causing minor damage to her vehicle. waw vsrr ARROwwOOD FARM Pick your own Blueberries - $1.49 Ib., 4 roads south of Melbome on County Rd. #9 -tum right, go 1/2 mile OPEN - Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Sunday 289.2403 t - ! TLate. A CAREFUL PRESCRIPTION CHANGES TO THE ONTARIO DRUG BENEFIT PROGRAM The \'lrnistr', of Health ;nanginr the Ontario Drub bench: progran, effective August 2 Thc. fl-lrntstrt .. tskt d. at:. _inue.peii- dent group of health expert:- to rec- ommend changes 1(1 the program. r1� a result. some nev drugs art belay, added, and others are .being taken off Prescription drugs necessary Jut serious health condition:- .w it continue to be available. at ria) direct cost. to those on tt1t• pr -c) - gram. As well. over -the -� punter products such as insulin i. dia- betes are -still covered. Among the product being added to the program are a nev\ slob release drug to treat Parkinson's disease. and a drug for the treatment of shingles Products like sunscreens, multiple \ ttamins and antihistamines are armor i; those \being removed., In total. the changes affect a small percentage of drugs covered by the program. N•ill M KI 1 HI C,HAtic,I s? of )\ t'r rt rri'_'rl rllalrag'. neatti part pend- �t-tr.� IItivv ()v t" 1 1)111101i ;..Ltd (►r. (rlt ( Inittrlt L)rur bench! Pit iglett' alone Us] ria\e ricer, pt'' eetll L1rlrt,,;clll\ (JLIF1ri. lilt.. ptlst ii! Feats Il t l ge \.\i hope to 1st's.'I ' Int' -(east it `+ per cent MURl 1 NI c)Itv1A 1 ION? )alar t( ! )r c.t • brrleht program 1)1tt', Jut r)t_'rlt'ill' its people h 5 anti ore! Ln lc*)e0l)it re(_el\ rrlg sec tel assistaiict. 1 mow information oil hove t(lest ctlarIge ma`, affect you. call the Initllstt\ s ((' .1 -free Infoliuc. ]-500-268-1154 IN 1010N -1O 314-5,518 DD 1-800-387-5559 Ontario