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charged with impaired driving. More dangerous than booze
Impaired driving charge August 16, an officer intercepted a black Chrysler 4TR on Highway 34 in Champlain Township. Timothy Ellis, 51, of Champlain Township, was charged with driving while his blood alcohol level was above the legal limit. So far this year, 47 of the 177 people killed in motor vehicle collisions in the O.P.P. jurisdiction died in accidents caused by distracted drivers. There have been deaths caused by impaired drivers. Speeding and other aggressive driv- O.P.P. officers will be honing in on dis- tracted drivers as part of the heightened enforcement they have planned over the Labour Day weekend. Distracted driving is of particular con- cern as the number of fatal collisions caused by inattentive drivers has sur- passed the number caused by impaired driving this year. “Most people would not get into a vehi- cle with an impaired driver and they are at as much risk in the presence of a distract- ed driver as an impaired driver,” says Chief Superintendent Don Bell, Commander of the OPP Highway Safety Division. “If driv- ers do not have the good sense to stop this dangerous behaviour on their own, I encourage passengers to take respon- sibility for their own safety by speaking up. If you are a passenger in a vehicle and the driver is not completely focused on driving, is talking on a cell phone or even worse - texting, remind them that they are endangering your life and that you want them to stop,” added Bell.
A L’Orignal resident has been charged after a driver allegedly tried to run down another man with a car August 22. Luc Carrière, 46, was arrested by Hawkes- bury Ontario Provincial Police detachment officers following the incident at a County Road 17 residential apartment in L’Orignal. No one was injured during the incident. Police say the investigation revealed that there was an argument between the driver of the vehicle and the victim outside the victim’s apartment. At one point, police be- lieve that the driver got into his car, which had two passengers, and drove towards the victim with his car, just missing him and hitting the outside wall of the apart- ment causing major structural damages. The driver then left the scene. Carrière has been charged with assault with a weapon, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, uttering a threat to cause death or bodily harm and mischief over $5,000. He was released at bail court August 23 and is scheduled to reappear in court Sep- tember 11. Out of gas A tow truck driver helped apprehend an alleged drunk driver near St-Eugène Au- gust 24. At approximately 2:50 a.m. officers were dispatched to the St-Eugène Highway 417 exit where a motorist had run out of gas and had called a tow truck. The tow truck driver called police and took the car keys from the motorist whom he suspected was intoxicated. A search of the vehicle re- vealed an available bottle of liquor, police
So, were you thrilled with the First Combine Demolition Derby held at the Vankleek Hill Fair? You may be wondering, “What is a com- bine demolition?” If so, you are the only person on the planet who does not know that the latest attraction at the Vankleek Hill Fair is the destruction of aging com- bine harvesters. And it is a hit, obviously. A huge crowd assembled for the inaugu- ral clash of reapers on the opening night of the exhibition. In fact, there were so many people at the fairgrounds that part of the fun was trying to find an unobstructed view of the action. One would-be specta- tor observed, “She’s packed.” Apparently, he was referring to one of the four bulging bleachers, teeming with people of all ages. Country fairs offer many attractions -- livestock, arts, crafts, pickles, displays featuring creative uses for Styrofoam, a midway, music, beer, a petting zoo, and a chance to gab with the neighbours. The Vankleek Hill Fair, which was first held 169 years ago, has a solid following. But exhibition organizers tweak pro- grams, ensuring that time-honoured fes- tivities improve with age. Combine clashes have been big at county fairs in the United States for years. So it was only a matter of time before this trend trundled north, like those heartfelt ballads that proclaim “she thinks my tractor’s sexy” and “it is OK to be a redneck.” A combine demo is pretty much like a derby where old vehicles are smashed up. But, of course, combines do not move as quickly as cars. Anyway, a good time was had by all as colourfully decorated combines lumbered around a ring as their operators plotted at- tacks that would render their opponents powerless. And the crowd loved every minute, including an unexpected interlude as mechanically minded men frantically at- tempted to jump-start a reticent competi- tor. There were many entertaining hits. A hydraulic hose burst, there was a fire, and a
pink combine outlasted a yellow harvester. As the dust settled and the heaps of met- al were cleared, everyone present knew that something special was happening. This was the start of a new tradition. Building relationships A few days earlier, another less entertain- ing and less popular assembly had taken place at the East Hawkesbury Township hall in St-Eugène. Two taxpayers and three people from the media attended a talk TransCanada, represented by four people, gave on its plan to build a pipeline in East Hawkesbury.“We don’t just build pipelines. We build relationships,” assures TransCan- ada, the Alberta-based energy company wants to construct a 4,400-kilometre pipe- line to move crude oil from Alberta and Saskatchewan to Eastern Canada. The company promised township coun- cil that everyone will be consulted before plans are finalized for the Energy East pipe- line that will move 1.1 million barrels of crude oil a day to Eastern Canadian refiner- ies. Considering the stakes, it is surprising that there has been so little discussion of this mammoth undertaking and the po- tential impact on our region. Residents will have another chance to learn more about the project at a public meeting Septem- ber 5 at the Chute-à-Blondeau community centre from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Eating locally If you can’t grow your own, buying local food is the next best alternative. The loca- vore movement got a boost recently from a Conference Board of Canada report that suggests food grown and consumed lo- cally across Canada should be more deeply integrated into the broader national food distribution system. This move would ben- efit local producers and ultimately the whole food economy, according to the report. For many locavores this conclusion confirms what they already know, but the report provides new impetus for a positive growing trend.
La démolition est complétée
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La démolition de l’ancienne usine Pittsburgh Glass Works de Hawkesbury est termi- née, libérant le site de 60 acres pour une nouvelle vocation. Le terrain de l’ancienne industrie, mieux connue sous le nom Duplate, appartient à Asco Construction, une compagnie locale qui vise une zone polyvalente, résidentielle et commerciale. L’usine avait été construite en 1968 et avait commencé la production sous le nom de Duplate en 1969. La fermeture de l’opération de PGW au mois de novembre 2009 avait laissé 190 personnes sans emploi.
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