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RR Te TE EE ET a THR A ir Tr ee er. x - ig v > - » . < 2 - "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2001 Eleven more over New Year's , ore than 60 drunk rivers caught by RIDE Durham Regional Police wrapped up their 2000-2001 Holiday Season RIDE program last week by. taking another 11 drunk drivers off the road. During the fifth week of the Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere initiative, which ran from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2, officers conducted roadside spot checks in Port Perry, Oshawa, Whitby, Bowmanville, Ajax, and Pickering. Officers stopped a total of 5,045 vehicles and administered 93 road- side breath tests. Police also issued 21 suspensions and arrested 11 motorists for driving over the legal blood-alcohol limit. Other charges laid by the RIDE unit last week include those for impaired driving, drugs, theft, breaching bail and probation condi- tions, and careless driving. Police also laid charges for liquor and license violations, as well as var- ious Highway Traffic Act infractions. Over the past five weeks, the Durham Police RIDE program has stopped a total of 38,430 vehicles and administered 561 roadside breath tests. : As a result, they issued 150 12- hour suspensions and arrested 62 people for driving impaired. Ja LUAU / Sc LU 14 uy 4. FILL L YOUR FREEZ ER 54-56 Pieces Bite-Size Sausage Rolls Black Tig er - - Cooked Port Perry - 1874 Scugog St., Port Perry o * 9851202 | EVERY TUESDAY IS... SENIORS DAY DING OISINE! i tundreds of Maoal ico a PIZZA, SUBS o &WINGS Merchants enjoyed Christmas From page 1 The effort included plenty of advertising on local mainstream radio stations, group advertis- ing in local newspapers, an impressive gift draw, and detailed planning which saw businesses in the downtown core co- operate in similar deco- rating schemes. "I think it helped out tremendously. I'm not saying we wouldn't have been so successful with- out it, but it was highly helpful," said Mr. Minors. "It was a big advantage for (the downtown mer- chants) to get together and work on this cam- paign." He said he didn't nec- essarily have more cus- tomers, but that shoppers tended to spend more money on average than in past years. He also noted that the weather, which was & uncharacteristically snowy and cold in December, may have played a part in the merchants' success. "The weather may have been a factor," he said. "It was cold and snowy so people may have want- ed to stay in town instead of risking a drive down to Oshawa or maybe the win- ter conditions may have put them:in the Christmas mood and they just want- ed to shop." i YEAR WARRANTY ON ALL with IE Wheels! CERTIFIED VEHICLES " FORD F130 1 Green, V8, auto, air, 117k . 93 CHEV ASTRO CARGO Blue, V6, auto, 133k Wa araw 98 DORGE B/C Red, V8, auto, loaded, 9% AAA TEAR Green, 4dr, V8, auto loaded, leather, 106k: