The Citizen, 2013-08-29, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013. Patrick Brunk of Fordwich wassentenced in Wingham Court onAug. 22 to a six-month conditional
sentence and three years of
probation as a result of several
charges from Dec. 11, 2012.
Brunk pled guilty to two charges
of failing to comply with the
conditions of his probation. He pled
not guilty to a charge of break and
enter, but pled guilty to the lesser
charge of unlawfully being in a
dwelling.
Brunk will have to stay at home
with his grandparents in Fordwich
for the duration of the six-month
sentence, except for going to work,
medical appointments and a weekly
time allowance for grocery
shopping.Crown Attorney Lisa Grant wasseeking a period of incarceration for
Brunk. She said his lengthy record
and repeated breach of probation
charges led her to feel incarceration
was a fair punishment for the crime.
Brunk’s lawyer, Phil Cornish,
however, contested that a legal
precedent had been set when
Brunk’s co-accused, a young
offender, received only a period of
probation and no jail time.
Judge R.G.E. Hunter told Cornish
he would be fine with a conditional
sentence and a lengthy period of
probation, but told Brunk that he
was “skating on thin ice” with him.
He told Brunk that he better
behave himself over the next threeyears or he would have a “prettygood idea” of where he’d be going.
“You’ve got all the breaks you’re
going to get,” Hunter told Brunk.
The incident in question tookplace in the Grey Ward of HuronEast, on a Brandon Road home near
Ethel.
Grant told Hunter that the police
were called when a woman camehome and realized she was missing aBlackberry Playbook tablet and an
iPod Touch. She assumed that
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granddaughters and a campsite with
the swimming about 200 feet away
made us happy. The kayak and
canoe were easy so Ralph was happy
too.
Now for the trains. Parry Sound
has the two national tracks running
through the town with one of them
just across the lake from the park.
The first day it seemed you jumped
every hour as the train tracks
groaned and the whistle tooted.
Later it was a pleasant sound and
hardly jogged your awareness.
Standing the lake one day I counted
188 cars plus the flatbeds that I
couldn’t see, so these were
significant trains, but after that first
day were just plain pleasant.
Details and stories will get
filed away in our memory bank
like a couple of good stories of
Robyn and leeches and Jill, our
wee loon or mermaid learning to
ride her bike. And yes, trains
and very nice water will be
in our August memories for a long
time.
Bye now, Betty G.W.
Columnist battles leeches
Fordwich man gets house arrest after Ethel theft
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Vehicle owners can be charged if their vehicle illegally passes a stopped school bus. Fines range: First offence from $400 to $2000 and six demerit points. Each subsequent
offence: $1000 to $4000, six demerit points and possible jail time up to six months
School bus travel is extremely safe. In Ontario, over 800,000 students are transported daily in school buses that travel 1.9 million kilometers every school day. Although injuries to school bus pas-
sengers are rare, they most often happen outside the bus as students are boarding and leaving the bus or crossing the street. Remember these tips:
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Whether on a city street, highway or country road, and regardless of the
speed limit and the number of lanes,motorists travelling in both directions must stop when approaching a stopped school bus with its upper red lights flashing. A flashing STOP arm will
swing out while passengers are boarding or leaving the bus. (The only exception: on highways separated by a median, traffic coming from the opposite direction is not required to stop.) Once all
passengers have boarded, the STOP arm will fold away. Do not start moving until the red lights have stopped flashing and the bus begins to move.
• Be at the school bus stop on time
• Wait in a safe place well back from the edge of the road
• Do not play in ditches or on snowbanks
• Enter the bus in single file holding the hand rail
• Find a seat right away and stay seated facing forward
• Do not place things in the aisle
• Avoid rowdy behaviour
• Do not throw things or eat or drink
• Keep your arms and head inside the bus
• Never distract the bus driver. Always follow the driver’s
instructions.
• When you leave the bus, move away from the side. If you
can touch the bus you are too close.
• If you drop something near the bus, never try to pick it up
because it’s quite likely the bus driver can’t see you. Ask an
adult or the driver for help.
When crossing the street to get on or off the bus:
• Walk at least 10 big steps in front of the bus, along the side
of the road and look at the driver for a signal before crossing.
• Look all ways before crossing the road
• Walk, never run, to where your parent or caregiver is waiting
for you on the side of the road where the bus stops.
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tection to occupants and that seat belts may actually adversely affect the safety of children on school buses (Transport Canada). Instead of requiring seat belts. School buses are designed and
constructed differently from passenger cars. School buses protect passengers through “compartmentalization”, a design that includes: • Seats with high backs • Seats filled with energy-absorbing
material • Seats placed close together to form compartments • Strong seat anchorage. Studies have shown that adding seat belts to the current seating configuration of a school bus can
increase the chance of head and neck injuries. For a seat belt to be effective, it must be worn correctly, snug and on the upper thighs. Because school vehicles carry passengers from very young to
high school students, if seat belts were used, they would need to be readjusted and their use monitored.
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