The Citizen, 1990-05-02, Page 13THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1990. PAGE 13.
Centre and RIDE to thank drivers for remaining sober
The message behind the Huron
Addiction Assessment and Referral
Centre’s third campaign fighting
drinking and driving is “Thank You
for Being a Sober Driver’’ and it
will be launched on July 1 and run
through to November.
Last year’s program to warn
drivers of the hazards of drinking
and driving was the party kit,
which was available at the liquor
stores.
According to the centre’s prog
gram director, Meryl Thomas, the
summer months are the worst for
inebriated drivers, not during the
Christmas season like everyone
might think.
The program works in conjunc
tion with RIDE (Reduce Impaired
Driving Everyone) spot checks
conducted by police. This summer
if people are stopped by RIDE and
the driver is not under the influ
ence of alcohol he will be given a
folder to thank him for being a
sober driver. The folder is used to
hold the vehicle registration and
insurance.
However, when drivers blow a
“warn’’ on the breath test their
license will be automatically sus
pended for a 12 hour period. When
this time is over they will pick up
their license at the police station
and will be given information on
the negative costs of drinking and
driving, both social and financial.
Mrs. Thomas noted that though
people are becoming more aware of
the penalties there are still those
who take chances, adding that a
large number of these are teen
agers. She points out that it doesn’t
take much for a teenage boy to get
drunk, while a girl will become
inebriated even more quickly.
The program is funded by the
Ministry of the Attorney General’s
Community Grants Program and all
OPP detachments and county
municipal police forces will receive
the folders and information.
MPP Jack Riddell recently pre
sented a cheque for $8,000 to Mrs.
Thomas for the program. In an
earlier press release Mr. Riddell
had stated that the Ontario govern
ment recognizes and supports the
efforts of groups like Huron Addic
tion Assessment and Referral to
keep our roads free of impaired
drivers.
Board of Health announces
retirement of program director
Dr. Maarten Bokhout, Medical
Officer of Health, on behalf of the
Huron County Board of Health,
announces the retirement of Eliza
beth (Betty) G. Cardno as Director
of the Huron County Home Care
Program effective May 4.
Mrs. Cardno began her employ
ment with the Health Unit in 1950,
took time out to raise her family
and returned in 1960. She has been
the sole Director of the Home Care
Program since its inception in
September 1971 and has guided its
development from a single pro
gram to a multi-service agency. In
1981 she was seconded to Toronto
to work for one year for the Ontario
Ministry of Health.
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