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More than 150 volunteer canvassers will be calling on thousands of
area homes during the week on April 25 to May 3 in an all out fund
raising drive for Clinton Public Hospital. Education meetings were
held last week for the canvassers, some of whom include (left to
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right) Helen LeBeau of Bayfield, Betty Feagan of Goaerich
Township, Steve Miners of Brucefield, Shirley Hargreaves of
Brucefield, Fund raising committee member Doug Norman, and
Mel Knox of Hullett Township. (Shelley McPhee Haist photo)
Average impaired driver
has had eight bottles of beer
A second Ontario Provincial Police
survey of impaired drivers reveals disturb-
ing new information about drinking and
driving on Ontario roadways.
"We are concerned about the degree of in-
toxication of impaired drivers in Ontario,"
said OPP Commissioner Archie Ferguson.
"Our officers find the average •impaired
driver has consumed the equivalent of eight
bottles of beer. Compare this to.the legal
limit of intoxication which the average per-
son reaches after three or four bottles of
beer, and it's apparent that the drinking
driver is a deadly risk to himself and others
on our provincial highways," he/added.
A second unexpected finding revealed
that upwards of one-third of intoxicated
drivers are repeat offenders.
"Some drivers don't seers to (earn that
drinking and driving is a serious offence
with deadly consequences which will not be
tolerated in this province," said Mr.
Ferguson.
This survey, the second of three OPP
surveys, was conducted July 25 to August 4,
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1986. Information for the first survey was
taken December 20, 1985 to January 2, 1986.
The results of this survey support the fin-
dings of the earlier survey which developed
the following profile of a typical impaired
driver: Single, employed, male and under
the age of 30 125 per cent of the survey
total ). Generally, this person consumed
about eight bottles of beer on average at a
licensed premise or a friend's residence
and drove his car a short distance prior to
apprehension (a distance that was usually
within five kilometers of his home 1.
Other Observations:
Party hosts continue to let their guests
drive away from their homes in a drunken
condition. Younger hosts are the least likely
to insure their guests are in a fit condition to
drive.
The survey indicated that northern On-
tario has a rate of impaired driving three
times that of southern Ontario.
The comparison of the two surveys also
shows that intoxicated drivers were im-
paired to the same degree, regardless of the
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1987—Page 3A
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Dinner and Auction
season.
"This tells us that while intensive enforce-
ment prorams, such as RIDE, can cut down
on the overall number of impaired drivers,
it has no effect on the degree of impair-
ment." said Mr. Ferguson.
The results of the two surveys are having
an effect on how the OPP enforces drinking
and driving laws across Ontario. The OPP
feels having a better concept of who to look
for will allow officers to apprehend more
drinking drivers.
The results of a third survey conducted
during the last Christmas holiday season
should be available by May.
"I believe that we are the first police
department to conduct this type of scientific
study in-house," said Mr. Ferguson.
"We put a great deal of trust in our fin-
dings because of the accuracy of our data.
We surveyed all the drivers who were
charged with impaired driving rather than
taking a smaller representative number. In
total approximately 1,200 impaired drivers
were surveyed," he said.
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CLINTON - Fine food, great bargains and
good entertainment will be featured this
Saturday night, April 25 when Clinton Public
Hospital (CPH) hosts its sixth annual Din-
ner and Auction.
This popular annual event again promises
to be another great success, both for an
evening of entertainment and as a fund rais-
ing effort for hospital work.
This year the 'Dinner and Auction will be
held at the Stanley Township Complex in
Varna with the Brucefield United Church
ladies catering to the dinner.
The gourmet bill of fare will include a dual
entree of filet mignon and chicken kiev. As
well as a new feature this year, hors
d'oeuvres will be served between 6 and 7
p.m., prior to dinner.
Following" dinner the auction sale gets
underway. As in past years, the many
donated auction articles will be varied, with
such items as a personally autographed
"Bob Gainey" sweater, a wicker love seat,
dinners for two and four, a special item for a
man to purchase for his favorite lady.
Transportation to the dinner and auction
will be provided for those- not wishing to
drive. The bus will leave from the hospital
at 6 p.m. and will return to the hospital later
that same evening.
PolioPlus program
receives X1.6- million
The Canadian Public Health Association
1 CPHA) and the Canadian Rotary Commit-
tee for International Development (CRCID )
have entered into a partnership to help im-
munize the children of the world. Supported
by the Canadian International Development
Agency, CPHA has allocated $1,691,777 to
CRCID for use in Rotary International's
PolioPlus immunization projects in nine
developing countries.
The funds, to be administered through
The Rotary Foundation of Rotary Interna-
tional, will be used in Burundi, Comoros,
Congo, Ghana, Haiti, Ivory Coast,
Mauritius,• Nigeria, and Zambia.
Through its PolioPlus Program, Rotary
has pledged to promote and assist polio im-
munization of all children in developing na-
tions worldwide and to raise $120 million US
to fund this effort
Chairman of Canada's PoliePlus Commit-
tee, Gerald R. Wooll, of St. Catharines, ex-
pressed appreciation on behalf of the more
than 26,000 Canadian Rotarians for CPHA's
generous contribution to the international
fundraising effort. '
"The co-operative efforts of the public and
private gpetors, in Canada and around the
world, are essential to the success of
Universal Child Immunization. Working
together, we can defeat those diseases
which still kill 3.5 million children in
developing countries every year."
Both Rotary and CPHA share the World
Health Organization's ( WHO) commitment
to Universal Child Immunization by 1990.
Through its PolioPlus Program, Rotary
works with WHO, the United Nations
Children's Fund ( UNICEF ), and ap-
propriate health authorities to assist „na-
tional Expanded Progtanis on
Immunization.
To date, The Rotary Foundation has ap-
proved $37.4 million US for accelerated im-
munization efforts in 42 nations to protect
more than 240 million children.
The world's first and most international
service club association, Rotary is an
organization of business and professional
men, united worldwide, who provide
humanitarian service, encourage high
ethical standards in all vocations, and help
build good will and peace in the world.
There are nearly 550 Rotary clubs in
Canada.
April 20-26 is garden week
National Garden Week will be the focal
point for promotions and activities designed
to increase the public's interest in gard.'n-
ing and to acquaint them with the benefits.
It will also be used to encourage those who
do not presently garden to become active in
this endeavor. National Garden Week will
recognize the efforts of millions of Canadian
households that eargerly garden annually.
Over 1,300 Huron County residents are in-
volved in their local Horticultural Societies.
The objectives of Horticultural Societies are
to encourage interest and improvement in
horticulture. Every person 16 years old or
over is entitled to become a member of a
society.
Become involved in the projects of your
local Horticultural Society.
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