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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER ;i F Zonada‘s Best Connanity Newspaper" CCN® Better Newspapers Competition 1998 ‘A Metroland Community Newspaper FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1994 e drunk driving charges are up provinceâ€"wide this Christmas season, Halton Regional Police enjoyed a first last week: not one impaired motorist was nabbed in the third week of their RID.E. program. According to Sergeant Joe Martin, 1,892 vehicles were stopped between Dec. 12th and 18th. Eleven roadside screening tests were performed and Vol. 32 No. 152 while a pair of 12â€"hour suspensions were issued no impaired charges were laid. In the first two weeks of Halton‘s R.L.D.E. program, 3,560 vehicles were stopped and 24 roadside tests administered. Seven 12â€"hour suspenâ€" sions were issued and seven impaired charges laid. The OPP reports impaired driving charges are up almost 20% over 1993. During the first three weeks of the program, 264,335 vehicles were checked provinceâ€"wide with 1,225 12â€"hour suspensions issued and 431 Criminal Code alcoholâ€"related charges laid. . This year Halton police will be handing out keychains at R.I.D.E. (Reduce â€" Impaired _ Driving Everywhere) checkpoints. Bright red and bearing the slogan " "Be the Life of the Party â€" Thank you for not Drinking and Driving," the keychains include a pocket in which drivers can keep a looney â€" more than enough to make a phone call if they‘ve had more than enough to drink. For a first drunk driving offence the penalty is a minimum $300 fine and a oneâ€"year licence suspension. A second offence results in a minimum 32 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) Going for the gold More than cosmetic surgery A Children‘s Christmas Grade 2 students share their views on > the holiday season Pages 11â€"22 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Halton Romanâ€"Catholic School Board N. JOâ€"ANN McKINNON B.Sc. D.V.M. M.R.C.VS. Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 14 days in jail and a twoâ€"year licence suspension. For subsequent offences drivers will wind up in jail for 90 days and receive a threeâ€"year suspension. Drunk drivers who are involved in accidents in which an injury occurs are subject to a prison term plus a maximum 10â€"year licence suspenâ€" sion. If a death results, the penalty can be as much as a 14â€"year jail term and a licence suspension for life. Y)ur neighbourhood Tim Hortons would like to thank you for your kind patronage throughout : the year. It‘s bcen a real pleasurc serving you our fresh baked goods and the best cup of coffee this snde of the North Pole. We look forward to serving you in the coming year. * Wishing you and yourfamiiy peace and joy this boliday season, and a safe and bappy New lkar.