Enjoy the fair
Spencerville celebrates 150 years of tradition this Thursday
to Sunday
SPENCERVILLE It's the Spencerville Fair's 150th birthday,
and everyone is invited to join the party.
The special anniversary edition of the Biggest Little Class
"A" Fair in Eastern Ontario opens Thursday and runs
through Sunday afternoon.
Headlining a long list of musical acts to perform at the entertainment
tent are Blue Rodeo and Kim Mitchell. Fair organizers are expecting
sell-outs for the Friday and Saturday night shows as thousands
of people flock to Spencerville to hear these top Canadian acts.
The Spencerville Agricultural Society is honoured to have
the Honourable James K. Bartleman, lieutenant governor of Ontario,
visit the fair on Friday morning. The only other visit by a lieutenant
governor was in 1991, when Lincoln Alexander opened the fair.
Mr. Bartleman is expected to arrive at 11 am. His honour will
tour the Barn of Learning and then address local school children
at about 11:25 am in the arena. All are welcome to attend the
public address. Following a brief question period, Mr. Bartleman
and his entourage will go to the Spencerville Mill to attend
a commemorative tree planting and to tour the 150 Pictures from
Our Past Heritage Photo Gallery.
His honour will then be joined by local officials at a country
harvest luncheon at the home of Doug Hall.
As part of opening ceremonies on Thursday evening, Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs Minister Leona Dombrowsky will help unveil
the 150th anniversary wall at the George Drummond Memorial Grounds.
This will follow a commemorative tree-planting on the mill grounds.
Thursday also marks the launch of the special anniversary
book Spencerville Fair 1855-2005: Our Past, Our Present, Our
Future. Author and anniversary committee chair Marc Tessier will
be on hand to sign copies; the book is being sold in the information
tent near the Drummond Building.
At the Friday Night Family Show in the arena, this year's
Spencerville Fair Ambassador, Little Sir and Little Miss will
be crowned. Vying for the title of ambassador are Amanda Seeley,
Brooke Hunter, Lindsay Fawcett and Elspeth Esford.
The contestants in the Little Sir and Little Miss contest
are Katie Loker, Robert Purcell, Jessie Purcell, Mathew Bindert,
Michaela Bindert, Jenny Bain, Danielle Martelle-Hodder, Perseus
(Percy) Taylor, Lyra Taylor, Travis Perkins, John Lawless, Keisha
Halladay, Jesse Heldens, Brittney Moore, Madison Moore, Samantha
Lawrence, Cordell Reynolds, Millie Close and Seth William VanDusen.
This week's Journal includes the Spencerville Fair Times,
which offers more details of this year's fair. Additional information
is available at www.spencervillefair.ca.
THIS WEEK
Sunday record-a-thon supports Katrina relief
PRESCOTT The Knights of Columbus (Rev. J. Larkin Assembly)
will host a record-a-thon this weekend to raise money for Hurricane
Katrina relief.
The event will be held on Sunday, Sept. 11 from 4 to 7 pm
at the Kinsmen Amphitheatre. "All-time favourite" records
will be played, including Dixieland music with its connection
to New Orleans.
Proceeds from the record-a-thon will go to the Canadian Red
Cross and be earmarked for the ongoing relief effort in the U.S.
gulf states.
"This catastrophe has impacted hundreds of thousands
of people," stated Faithful Navigator Len Lititz of the
Knights.
"This afternoon of excellent recordings will give all
of us an opportunity not only to enjoy the music, but also to
contribute to this extremely worthy cause."
The Red Cross office in Brockville is open weekday mornings
and afternoons. The number to call is 342-3524.
United Way to launch campaign at breakfast
BROCKVILLE The official launch of this year's United
Way of Leeds and Grenville campaign will take place tomorrow
morning in Brockville.
The kick-off breakfast runs from 7:30 to 9 am at the Brockville
Legion on Park Street. Guest speaker will be Randy Sexton, executive
director of Bell Sensplex in Ottawa.
This will be the 48th annual United Way campaign in Leeds
and Grenville.
The organization has 25 member agencies which receive United
Way funding for local programs and services. About one in four
residents of the united counties area (which includes the communities
of South Grenville) used at least one of those funded programs
or services last year.
For more information, call 342-8889.
Annual service is set for Garretton Sunday
GARRETTON The annual memorial service of St. Andrew's
Anglican Church will be held on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 2 pm in Garretton.
For more information, call 926-5543.
Closure of bingo hall will hurt local charities
By Blake McKim, Journal Staff Writer
EDWARDSBURGH - The closure of Bingo International later this
month is expected to cast a long shadow over many local charities
and non-profit groups which are now scrambling to find alternate
sources of fundraising revenues.
"Well, first of all the once-a-month bingos were our
lifeline," stated Lorne Bender, chairman of the South Edwardsburgh
Recreation Association. He added the association has made an
estimated $48,000 from holding the bingos since it started doing
them.
Bender said the association was dependent on bingo monies
for many of its activities, including offering assistance to
the Johnstown Bear Paws swim club and giving donations to the
United Way of Leeds-Grenville and Veterans Memorial Highland
Games in Spencerville.
"We're not going to be able to give money for United
Way fundraising," Bender added. "We won't have the
fund (of bingo proceeds) to draw on."
Bender added the association also used bingo funds for things
such as maintenance of SERA's recreation hall and facilities
in Johnstown.
When asked about the closure of Bingo International, Bender
said "it was a complete surprise to me," although he
did note the amount of money which SERA had made from the bingos
recently has been less than when it first started holding them.
"Basically, we'll lose $12,000 in revenue a year,"
stated Holly Howard, president of the Edwardsburgh Figure Skating
Club.
She added the hall's closure is to have a "huge impact"
on the club, which is having to enact such measures as making
it's "fundraising fee," which parents pay on a family
basis, non-optional.
"With the fee, (families) had the opportunity to raise
the fee back depending on how many bingos they volunteered at,"
added Howard. "Not this year."
For alternate sources of funds, Howard suggested the club
may sell warm-up suits or attire. "Basically, every group
is going to be looking for something different to do (to raise
funds)," she added.
"It's just like a factory closing," stated Dorothy
Loker, who has been chair of the Bingo International Charity
Association for the past two years.
The association represents the 38 charities and groups who
depend on revenues from bingos held on the site.
"It was a shock to all the groups (who hold bingos there),"
she added.
"They help the community greatly."
Loker added volunteers from the groups which hold bingos there
will have to "sit down and figure out what to do, and go
from there." She added the bingos were a "main source"
of revenue for many local organizations.
Loker volunteers for bingos for the Multiple Sclerosis Society
and the Prescott Air Cadet squadron.
The final bingo at the site will take place on Wednesday,
Sept. 28.
John Goodwin, manager of the site, stated the reason for its
closure is because "just the lack of popularity of bingo."
He added that over the past year, Bingo International has
experienced "a lot of losing months" which have made
it no longer feasible for the site to operate.
Goodwin also stated it's his understanding other bingo halls
in the area (such as Brockville) are also experiencing a decline
in players, but probably haven't been as heavily impacted as
Bingo International because they draw from a wider coverage area
than does the County Road 2 site.
Because of the location of Bingo International near the international
bridge, it also draws patrons from the U.S. side. "(Americans
are) still 15 to 20 per cent of the crowds, but the American
crowds have dropped off as well," he added.
A letter penned by Goodwin and given to the groups affected
by Bingo International's closure suggested the groups contact
Bingoland in Brockville if they were interested in running future
bingos.
Bingoland manager Steve McArthur stated Friday that Bingoland
is encouraging charities to contact the hall about the possibility
of running bingos there. "Whatever we can do, we'll do,"
he stated.
He said a number of groups which have held bingos at Bingo
International have already approached him. McArthur added and
that "four or five" of the groups which already hold
bingos at the Brockville site have offered up some of their spots
for groups for groups currently running bingos in Johnstown.
He also spoke of the possibility of Bingoland employing people
currently working at Bingo International.
Bingo International opened on Feb. 19, 1998.
Local MP slams federal government for doing nothing about
gas prices
SOUTH GRENVILLE Somebody has some explaining to do in
the wake of last week's big increase in gasoline prices, according
to Leeds-Grenville MP Gord Brown.
At one service station in Prescott last Wednesday, the price
of a litre of unleaded gas went from 98.7 cents to more than
$1.24 (which works out to about $5.60 per gallon). Other gas
stations experienced the same or a similar rise in price. Just
last month, the price had risen above $1 per litre for the first
time.
In a news release issued Thursday, Brown said the skyrocketing
price of oil and gas "...is going to have a devastating
effect on our rural economy where people have to travel to work,
to doctors, to schools, to get groceries and there are no alternatives."
The MP called on the governing Liberals to reconvene the House
of Commons and conduct an emergency debate on what Brown described
as a serious issue affecting all Canadians.
"This is just plain highway robbery by the Liberals,"
Brown stated.
The MP went on to state the Liberals and New Democrats are
calling for fuel prices to rise as part of a strategy to implement
the Kyoto Accord. The only federal party to advocate lower gas
prices is the Conservatives, Brown noted.
"I don't buy the Hurricane Katrina argument," the
MP stated. Brown also rejects oil company claims the price hike
is tax-related. "There is no mathematical formula that explains
why gas that was in the ground at gas stations on Wednesday was
worth 20 per cent more than it was the day before."
Here are the 2005 fair ambassador contestants
SPENCERVILLE Four contestants are vying for the title
of Spencerville Fair Ambassador for 2005. This year's ambassador
will be crowned this Friday night as part of the annual family
show at the Edwardsburgh Community Centre.
The article which appears in this week's Spencerville Fair
Times was printed before the final list of ambassador contestants
had been confirmed.
Here are this year's contestants:
Elspeth Esford
The 22-year-old Spencerville resident is the daughter of Ian
Esford and Laurie Irving. She attended Bayridge Secondary School
in Kingston and has served as a volunteer with a disabled riding
program and Helping Hands, an organization which helps seniors
with disabilities to clean their homes or move. Elspeth, who
works at the Roadhouse in Spencerville, enjoys horseback riding,
gardening, cooking and baking. Her ambition is to own a riding
stable with a therapeutic riding program.
Elspeth Esford is sponsored by Spencerville Roadhouse. A photo
was unavailable at press time.
Lindsay Fawcett
Lindsay, 18, is a graduate of Seaway District High School
and is entering her first year of the early childhood education
program at Algonquin College. She is the daughter of Faron and
Elizabeth Fawcett of RR#1 Brinston.
In addition to being on the prom and yearbook committees at
Seaway District, Lindsay helped organize track meets for elementary
school children and was scorekeeper at basketball and volleyball
teams. She has also been a volunteer at nursing homes and Meals
on Wheels. She has taken part in the MS picnic walks for cancer
and guide dogs and has been a leader for summer school at St.
Laurence O'Toole Church.
Her employer is the South Dundas Chamber of Commerce.
Lindsay Fawcett is being sponsored by the Optimist Club.
Brooke Hunter
A graduate of South Grenville District High School, Brooke
is entering her final year of broadcast journalism at Carleton
University. The 21-year-old is the daughter of John and Marlene
Hunter of RR#4 Spencerville.
When Brooke was younger, she belonged to the 4-H calf, horse,
llama and camping clubs and was a long-time competitor at the
fair. In addition to her work at cystic fibrosis and kidney foundation
events, she has volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa.
A vice-president of Phi Sigma Sigma International Fraternity,
Brooke is an assistant head facilitator for Carleton's orientation
week as well as a mentor to first-year journalism students. Brooke
is a former queen of the Canadian American Veterans Reunion Association.
She works at the Bulldog Pub in Ottawa.
Brooke Hunter is being sponsored by Nation Masonic Lodge.
Amanda Seeley
This South Grenville District High School graduate has also
obtained her diploma in hotel/restaurant management from St.
Lawrence College. Amanda, 21, lives in Cardinal and is the daughter
of Dale and Marianne Seeley.
As a child, Amanda took part in Brownies, Guides, figure skating
and Studio C dancing. She was also a member of OSAID and Spirit
of Giving at South Grenville DHS. As a college student, she volunteered
at the animal shelter in Brockville. While living in Lake Louise
last year. She took part in a Christmas pageant and helped with
United Way fundraising.
Amanda would like to return to school to finish her chef training.
She would also like to own a home in the area.
She works at Staples Business Depot in Brockville.
Amanda Seeley is being sponsored by O'Reilly's Your Independent
Grocer.
Booster seat rules in effect
PRESCOTT The use of booster seats is now mandatory in
Ontario.
As of Sept. 1, booster seats are required for children under
the age of eight who weigh more than 18 kg and less than 36 kg
(between 40 and 80 lbs.) and who are less than 145 cm (four feet,
nine inches) in height.
Anyone including caregivers, babysitters and grandparents
who is transporting a child by vehicle must ensure he or
she is properly secured in an infant, child or booster seat.
A driver who fails to use a booster or child seat or who uses
one improperly faces a fine of $110 and two demerit points.
Sergeant Bryan Somerville of the Grenville County OPP detachment
acknowledged the new rules will have more affect on grandparents
and caregivers. Many stores that sell booster seats have special
displays which include information on the use of the seats, according
to the sergeant.
As of Sept. 1, Ontario is no longer collecting provincial
sales tax on booster seats. Child and infant seats are already
exempt from PST.
As for enforcement of the new booster seat regulations, Somerville
said there would be an "educational period" at first,
during which officers might issues warnings and ensure drivers
are familiar with the rules. Booster and child seats are checked
as part of RIDE and seat belt spot checks which could occur at
any time.
"Children under 13 years of age are safest in the rear
seat of a vehicle, away from active airbags," a transportation
ministry news release states. "Drivers are responsible for
ensuring passengers under 16 years of age are properly secured."
Dart players take aim at diabetes this Saturday
Prescott Legion tournament is in memory of Tom Beach
by Veronica King
PRESCOTT - Local dart players will be taking on a serious
opponent this weekend - the illness known as diabetes - which
helped claim a friend of theirs.
"Tom's Tournament" is being held here Saturday,
Sept. 10 at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 97 on Henry Street.
It is being organized by friends and family of Tom Beach, a popular
local man who died in Dec. 2003. Beach was well-known throughout
Eastern Ontario as a high-ranking dart player. He also had diabetes.
"Tom was a wonderful sportsman and a really nice person,"
says Ross King, co-organizer for the tournament. "We wanted
to find a way to make sure people remember him and the kind of
man he was." King, along with David Haynes, Bill McCubbin,
John Marchand and Beach's wife Terri, have been organizing this
tournament for the past year.
Beach was a longtime employee of Procter and Gamble in Brockville
and the father of two daughters, Amy and Tara. His family was
devastated by his early death at age 48, following complications
of surgery. He was a devoted family man and a member of the Legion's
executive committee. He took great interest in children's projects,
and had taken part in the development of a youth dart league.
He was a past executive member of the Seaway Interbranch Men's
Dart League and enjoyed camping at Pleasure Park north of Brockville.
Registration for the blind-draw tournament will start at 11:30
am and the organizers are only accepting the first 80 players
to sign up. Invitations have been sent out to 13 other Legion
branches including Cardinal, Iroquois, Morrisburg and Ottawa,
so they recommend you get there early.
King says that all players will go home with a prize thanks
to the generosity of local merchants and individuals. As well,
there will be a silent auction and raffle. The Legion's Ladies
Auxillary will have the kitchen open for the purchase of hot
dogs, hamburgers and french fries.
All the funds raised during the day will be given to the Canadian
Diabetes Association.
For more information on how to register, call the Legion at
925-2752 or King at 925-0780.
Blood donor clinic to be held at high school on Sept. 20
PRESCOTT Local residents will have a chance to give
the gift of life later this month.
A blood donor clinic will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 20 from
2 to 8 pm at South Grenville District High School on Edward Street.
All blood types are needed. Appointments are recommended,
but walk-ins will also be accepted.
To make an appointment for the Canadian Blood Services clinic,
call 1-888-2-DONATE.
The semi-annual clinic is sponsored by the Grenville Fish
and Game Club and the Kinsmen Club of Prescott in association
with the high school.
Support group meets on second Wednesday
BROCKVILLE There are new meeting dates in place for
the La Leche League Canada breastfeeding support group.
The group meets every second Wednesday of the month at the
Ontario Early Years Centre at 166 Pearl St. E., Brockville.
The first meeting is set for Sept. 14.
For more information, call Julie at 925-0067.
Putting library project out to tender is being recommended
to council
End of May is completion target for Prescott project;
fundraising drive goes on
By Tim Ruhnke, Journal Editor
PRESCOTT Putting the library renovation job out to tender
now before all the money to pay for it has been raised will save
money in the long run, Prescott council has been told.
A proposal to authorize a call for tenders for the Prescott
Public Library renovation and expansion project was discussed
at Tuesday night's town council meeting after The Journal
had gone to press.
In addition to a leaky roof, there are major problems with
the heating/cooling system at the library on Dibble Street West.
The air conditioning went out this summer. The municipality has
already awarded the contact to fix the roof.
In his report, Haller states replacing the heating system
now would be a waste of money because the library is going to
install an entirely new system. Industrial heaters could be used
on a temporary basis, according to the CAO.
Some town officials believe the project should go to tender
now because a better price can be obtained if there is more work
being offered. By dealing with specific items individually, the
total cost would be higher.
In a written report to council, Prescott CAO/Clerk Robert
Haller states he and the consultant are confident the town can
now go to tender. "We fully expect the remaining funds to
be raised within our community by the time we get to step two,"
Haller writes. "For the protection of the town and the library
board, the tender will clearly ask for specific items to be priced
individually and made conditional upon pricing and available
funds... so we make the approved project match the available
budget," he adds.
The proposal calls for work to be done in two phases. The
new stack area, which includes the former gymnasium, would be
the first step. Renovating the existing library would be the
second step.
On Thursday, the library board approved a resolution endorsing
the tender call. Board Chair Brett Todd indicated the tender
would seek an itemized list and allow the municipality some flexibility.
"We're not going to commit to money we don't have,"
Todd said.
Although he acknowledged he still has some concerns about
funding, Todd said he is looking forward to moving ahead with
the project. "I really want to see it go through,"
he commented.
Haller reports the tender packages are being completed, adding
it is hoped they would be distributed very soon and returned
for a deadline of mid-October.
The end of May has been set as a target date for completion
of the library project, according to Todd.
The Friends of the Library group presented a campaign update
to council last night. Approximately $283,000 has been raised
to date, according to Chairperson Sandra Lawn.
"We hope that within the next six to seven weeks, with
an intensified campaign, we can come very close to our goal,"
she stated.
Friends are planning
The Friends group will hold a fall campaign planning meeting
on Monday, Sept. 12 at 3 pm in the community room on the second
floor of town hall. New members are welcome. For more information,
call Mrs. Lawn at 925-5568 or Jane McGuire at 925-4340.
The bottom line is all about helping the food bank
PRESCOTT Round three of the Bottom Line Food Challenge
is about to take place.
The annual event in support of the Food For All Food Bank
will be held Saturday, Sept. 17 at O'Reilly's Your Independent
Grocer.
Participating local groups and businesses collect non-perishable
items and gather in front of the grocery store to place their
items on a line on the ground. More than 6,000 items were collected
as part of the 2004 event.
In addition to the food bank contributions, participants can
showcase themselves by setting up displays and demonstrating
their community spirit.
The group or business that collects the most items wins bragging
rights for the year.
Event organizers are asking participants to arrive in the
parking lot and set up no later than 10 am. The event runs from
11 am to 1 pm. Participants should also bring their own tables
and chairs if needed.
The challenge is sponsored by The Prescott Journal,
Q Country 102.9 and O'Reilly's.
For more information or to sign up for the event, call 925-2444.
Food For All, which serves residents of Prescott, Edwardsburgh/
Cardinal and Augusta, operates its main food depot and office
across from the Prescott Legion as well as a satellite location
in the Cardinal Public Library building on County Road 2.
House party finds a home in the area
By Tim Ruhnke, Journal Editor
EDWARDSBURGH They came down the 416 to attend Rita's
party.
John Warren hosted a barbecue and social event at his historic
Windmill Road home located just east of Prescott. About 200 people
most of them from the Ottawa area contributed to
the event, with many actually making their way down Highway 416
to be there in person.
In the shadow of the Battle of the Windmill site, guests played
horseshoes and croquet, placed bids on items in a silent auction
and listened to live music. A few passing showers failed to dampen
spirits at the inaugural event.
The event was in support of the House for Hope and Healing,
an Ottawa-based counselling service for addiction sufferers and
those who are dealing with personal or family crises.
Proceeds from the event are going into a trust fund for the
purchase of a house, Currently, the counselling service is housed
in rental space located on Bayswater Avenue just west of the
city's downtown core.
Warren, a retired journalist and former CBC newsman, told
The Journal he had been thinking about hosting a party
for some time. He has known House of Hope and Healing Director
Rita Hughes and some of the people connected to the program for
years. Warren decided to combine a fundraiser with his desire
to invite his friends and colleagues to experience this part
of the St. Lawrence River area.
"It's a really attractive place I'd like people to see,"
he said Saturday.
Hughes noted some of her clients have come from the Seaway
Valley region. Some recovering addicts are apprehensive about
seeking help in the community in which they live because of their
concerns that people close to home might find out, according
to Hughes.
As someone who had spent little or no time in the Prescott
area prior to the fundraiser, Hughes said "it's beautiful."
When the results were in, the party had raised a total of
more than $5,000. Warren said he is pleased with the response.
"Rita is really quite excited about it," he added.
Warren indicated organizers are interested in having the gathering
become an annual event, but it won't necessarily be held on the
Labour Day weekend.
As for the concept of bringing people from Ottawa to the Prescott
area, Warren is enthusiastic about the area's potential and some
of the things that are happening here. The condominium projects
in Prescott are examples of how the community can build on its
existing strengths and attract new residents to town, he noted.
Traffic stop results in arrest and charges
PRESCOTT Officers with the Grenville County OPP detachment
responded to 50 calls for service in the Prescott patrol zone
last week.
Last Tuesday at about 2:23 am, Constable Barr was on cruiser
patrol on King Street when she observed a 1985 Ford pick-up truck
travelling eastbound without its headlights on. She followed
the truck as it headed north on Edward Street, noting the vehicle
was weaving in its lane. The pick-up was stopped near Prescott
Centre Drive. The driver, a 35-year-old Spencerville man, was
arrested for impaired driving. He was subsequently charged with
impaired, exceeding the legal blood alcohol limit while driving
and having open liquor in the vehicle. His driver's licence was
automatically suspended for 90 days. He is scheduled to appear
in Brockville court on Sept. 16.
On Thursday morning, Constable Johnston was called to O'Reilly's
Your Independent Grocer. A 50-year-old Edwardsburgh/Cardinal
woman had been caught shoplifting a small number of items by
a private security guard. The suspect was arrested and charged
with theft under $5,000. She is scheduled to appear in court
on Oct. 7.
Later that day, the constable returned to the store in response
to another shoplifting case. A 60-year-old Cardinal woman had
been caught with a small number of items. She was charged with
engaging in prohibited activity an offence under the Trespass
to Property Act as a result of the circumstances involving
the incident. The police investigation revealed the woman had
been consuming alcohol and operating a vehicle, according to
the OPP report; she was issued a 12-hour driver's licence suspension.
Constable Blanchette is investigating the spray-painting of
a garage door in the 200-block of St. Lawrence Street. The incident
occurred on the night of Aug. 22. Red paint was used. A damage
estimate was unavailable.
In last week's Prescott police article, it was reported by
the OPP that a pick-up truck had been stolen on Park Street West.
The report stated a spare set of keys was in the locked truck
prior to the theft. Police are now reporting the owner has subsequently
advised them he does not believe those keys were in the vehicle.
Anyone with information on any other occurrences in Prescott
is asked to contact Grenville County OPP at 925-4221 or Crime
Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. In an emergency situation, dial 9-1-1.
OPP TOWNSHIPS NEWS
Passenger grabs cab driver
AUGUSTA A 40-year-old Augusta woman faces an assault
charge in connection with an incident involving a cab driver
early Sunday morning.
A 40-year-old female driver with Prescott Taxi picked up two
women and one man at the cab stand on King Street. The two women
entered the back seat; the man, a separate fare, occupied the
passenger seat in the front. While the car was northbound on
County Road 18 on its way to a Skakum Road residence, there was
a dispute between the driver and the two women. One of the woman
reportedly grabbed the driver's neck around her neck from behind
as the cab slowed but was still in motion. The man came to the
aid of the driver, according to an OPP news release. The two
women were dropped off, and then the incident was reported to
police. The accused is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 7. Constable
Foley is the investigating officer.
Items removed from unlocked vehicle
AUGUSTA Another theft from an unlocked vehicle is being
investigated by Constable Howard. Twenty-five CDs and three packs
of cigarettes were taken from a vehicle parked in a driveway
on Glen Smail Road last Monday night. It is believed the theft
took place sometime between 9:30 and 9:45 pm. The value of the
stolen items is $525.
Mail boxes remain targets of vandals
EDWARDSBURGH Constables MacKinnon and Johnston are investigating
reports of damage to several mail boxes on Pittston Road between
County Road 44 and Tutecky Road. Most of the incidents occurred
overnight on Aug. 28-29. In one case reported Sept. 4, a resident
who had been away on vacation returned to find a mail box and
cement dove had been stolen. Anyone with information on mail
box vandalism or other occurrences is asked to contact the OPP
detachment in Prescott (925-4221).
Erratic driving reported to police
AUGUSTA On Friday night at about 9 pm, OPP dispatch
received several calls from citizens reporting a northbound vehicle
was all over the road on Edward Street. Constable Barr observed
the vehicle (a 1993 Plymouth Voyager) on County Road 18 near
Cedar Grove Road. The van was stopped; the driver, a 28-year-old
Brockville man, was arrested and charged with impaired driving
and exceeding the legal blood alcohol limit while driving.
Charges pending in sign damage case
CARDINAL At 8:40 pm on Saturday, police received a report
that four young males had been observed pushing over a street
sign on Dundas Street. Constable Barr responded; about 20 minutes
later, the officer spoke to four males (ranging in age from 15
to 18) believed to have been involved in the incident. A 17-year-old
was charged under the Liquor Licence Act. Mischief charges
against the suspects are pending, according to the OPP.
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