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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 2016-11-23, Page 411. 4 News Record • Wednesday, November 23, 2016 jjill www.clintonnewsrecord.com NowsCl Record PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 53 Albert St. P.O. 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Canada Al ocna Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association Crown must address trial delays now When proceedings are stayed in criminal trials, nobody gets justice. That's what a judge bluntly admit- ted last week as she allowed Adam Picard, accused in the June 2012 killing of Fouad Nayel, to walk free from the Ottawa courthouse. Justice Julianne Parfett had little choice but to stay Picard's case: he'd been in custody almost four years due to delays getting the trial started. Parfett laid much of the blame for this on Ottawa's Crown attorneys -- where it justifiably belongs. The defence pulled its share of legal manoeuvres, but "the Crown was put on notice ... that the clock was ticking and they had a positive obli- gation to proceed expedi- tiously," her ruling said. Hard-working Crown prosecutors won't like much of what the judge con- cluded, but they had better pay attention. In July, the Supreme Court of Canada laid down the law in a case called R v. Jordan: The delay between charges and the completion — Letters to the editor of trial in superior courts should be no more than 30 months. Otherwise, the accused's Charter rights to a speedy trial are violated. The Supreme Court also said there is "a culture of complacency within the sys- tem towards delay:' And a Senate committee studying trial delays warned that "immediate action to address them is required by all levels and branches of government!' Yes, Crowns are over- worked. There are resource shortages and staffing issues -- from a lack of judges to inadequate space for juries. But in the criminal justice system, the balance of power is weighted against accused people; that's why they have Charter protec- tions. If Crown attorneys don't act efficiently, or fail to properly prioritize, rights can be violated and judges can be forced to release peo- ple who may be guilty of very serious acts. Because of R. v. Jordan, there is now the risk that other serious charges will be stayed. Picard's situation is high- profile because the accusa- tion was first-degree mur- der, and because he spent the entire 48 -month period until the stay of proceedings behind bars. If the Crown cannot get through cases as serious as this one, in a reasonable time, it has a problem. If it doesn't solve it for future cases, the Jordan rul- ing will -- to no one's satisfaction. - Postmedia Network A Poppy Campaign thank you to Clinton, Bayfield, and area residents Dear editor, On behalf of the members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 140 Clinton, we give ourwarmestthanks for your generous contributions dur- ing the 2016 Poppy Cam- paign. Your participation has made this year another great success which will enable the Legion to provide support and assistance to our area veterans and their families and to various community projects. We extend our most sin- cere appreciation to our mail out volunteers, Branch 140 members and the executive, the Central Huron Fire Department and to all local businesses that opened their doors to us. Our annual parade to the cenotaph was once again well organized and kept safe by the OPP and the Munici- pality of Central Huron. A special thankyou to Steve Campbell, Rev. NickVander- mey, Rev. Randy Covey, bugler Paul Dearlove, pianist Dana Prouse, the Clinton Pipe Band, and our Legion Colour Party. To the public we appreciate your contin- ued support at the cenotaph. This year a huge thankyou to the Central Huron Council and Town Staff involved in organizing the Remem- brance Day banners "Defenders of Honour"; what a wonderful tribute to our Veterans. Also thanks to Vivi- anne Roy for co-ordinating the installation of the beauti- ful ceramic poppies at the cenotaph and those who also participated. Thankyou to our Bayfield organizers, Geordie Palmer, Tom & Marilyn McMahon, local businesses, all who helped with the Bayfield campaign and everyone who attended the Remembrance service on Sunday, Novem- ber 6. Thankyou to Bill Dowson for organizing the Remem- brance service in Varna, and all those who attended on SundayNov6th. Thankyou to St, Paul's Anglican Church for hosting our annual church parade and service, to our Cadets for all their assistance; your con- tribution is greatly valued by our Branch. Our 2016 Poppy Campaign has raised over $12,000.00 to date. Once again, thankyou to all who helped make this year's campaign successful. Thank You for REMEMBERING. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 140 Clinton Poppy Co -Chairmen Wes & Mary Ann Chambers FROM THE ARCHIVES 15 years ago... • Every child deserved to receive at least one gift at Christmas, and area residents were able to meet that goal through participa- tion in the Huron County Christmas Bureau. Each year, five com- munities across Huron County — Clinton, Exeter, Goderich, Sea - forth and Wingham — had set up bureaus for the collection of new toys and clothing for children as well as food and funds to help provide Christmas dinners to families in need. • There were many people in the village of Bayfield that worked very hard to improve the quality of life for others. The Bayfield and Area Chamber of Commerce had recognized a few of the people at their third annual meetings and awards dinner. Don Haw was honoured as the Firefighter of the Year for Bayfield. • It began to look like the Clinton Radars and the Elora Rocks hadn't really liked each other. The two had faced each other for the second time, and it was a wild game. It featured seven fight- ing majors, eight misconducts and four ejections. The game had taken three hours to play and complete. 25 years ago... • Approval to start expansion work on the Clinton Arena, at a cost that hadn't exceeded $281,914.38, was given by council. Council gave their approval to accept the tender of J.A.M. Construction in Goderich for the work, which made the four change rooms larger, new shower areas were made and the building of a new manag- er's office. • Clinton Public Hospital (CPH) had received the highest possible rating from the Canadian Council on Health Facilities Accredita- tion after a summer survey of the facility. The three-year award was the second consecutive eamed by the hospital; the previous had been in 1988. 35 years ago... • A small amount of cash, approximately $25, had been stolen from the Clinton and District Christian School. Goderich OPP had reported that there were no signs of forced entry at the school, and their investigation into the incident was still ongoing. • The ministry of natural resources Forest Management division had taken over some managing of our forests. The agreement included the White Pine, Red Pine and a grove of Walnut. They were asked by the Fish and Game Club to take watch over part of the forest area. Thoughts, observations or concerns about this community? Thoughts, observations or concerns about this community? Share them with Clinton and the surrounding area. Email your letters to the editor to Justine at jalkema@postmedia.com. Any opinions expressed in a letter to the editor reflect those of the writer and not those of the Clinton News Record. The Clinton News Record retains the rights to edit letters to the editor. 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