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THE HERALD Wednesday January Items missing Regional Police say an unknown burglar removed over WOO In household goods from a John Street Georgetown home sometime between Dec 17 and Jan Police say the burglars gained entry into the home through a rear door into the kit chen Missing are a Panasonic television valued at a wall clock valued at and a painting of undetermined value Damage to the door lock was Man charged A Wiarton man was charged with possession of narcotics after be was pulled over for a traffic violation at Church and Main Streets in Georgetown Friday afternoon Police say the man allegedly had a smalt quantity of marijuana He will appear in court Feb Impaired charge An Acton man was charged with impaired driving following a motor vehicle accident early Saturday morning Police say the man 24 will appear in court Feb on charges connected with a Church Street collision Severe damage Halton Regional Police say a 1968 Plymouth van was severely damaged after striking a tree as a result of extremely high winds Sunday morning The van was northbound on Fifth Line near Sideroad 5 when it went out of control due to high winds and an icy roadway hit a tree and turned to face southbound traffic There were no injuries and police say they will not lay charges INDEX Editorial 6 Opinion Page 8 Business Page 9 Entertainment 10 In The Schools Comic Page 11 Crossword 11 Bridge 1214 Lifestyles 1520 Sports 2128 Classifieds Cars collide Icy roads topped with a blanket of snow caused two cars to collide on Line Sunday afternoon say police A Hyundai driven by a Georgetown woman 23 struck a 1963 Mazda that was disabled at the roadside Police say the Hyundai pulled out of a private driveway and attempted to brake to avoid hitting the Maz da The Hyundai was moderately damaged and the Mazda driven by a Georgetown woman was lightly damaged Police report no injuries in the accident and no charges being laid Singlevehicle mishap A car driven by a MissEssauga man struck two poles in a single- vehicle accident near Nerval Sunday night Police say a 1962 GMC northbound on Winston Churchill Boulevard near Sideroad 10 lost control on the icy road and struck a fence pole and a hydro pole Police have not laid charges and report no injuries in the accident No injuries A Georgetown man is charged with making an improper lane change after two cars collided on Street near Maple Avenue Thursday night Police say a 1985 Toyota driven by an Erin woman 16 was struck by a Chevrolet driven by a Georgetown man while the Chevrolet was making a lane change Police report no injuries Driverless ear A car parked in the Centre on Street was moderately damaged after it popped into gear and struck another car Thursday afternoon Police say the Chevrolet went into reverse and struck a 1965 Firebird causing severe damage The Chevrolet then went over a curb struck a snow bank and went over several bushes and a stop sign No charges were laid because the vehicle was on private property say police Good service good coverage goodprice- State Farm insurance ROBERT TAIT LTD Georgetown Like a good neighbor State Farm ia there STAT FARM INSURANCE Hundreds of animals lost in fire A Avenue barn fire killed over animals and caused over damage Saturday after noon Fire officials from both Milton and Halton Hills responded to the 320 pm blaze that charred a 125- yearold barn killing the animals inside at a sixacre livestock farm on Steeles Avenue West near the James Snow Parkway Farm owner Giangrande said the fire killed 700 to 1000 chickens 75 Iambs and goats an undetermined number of rabbits three horses and one cow He said the animals were valued somewhere between and Mr Giangrande said it was the one day he didnt check the bam I was in the meat shop and it was the first day I didnt go into the barn because I had no time The Giangrandes had finished with several customers when they went into their house where Mr Giangrande said he beard some kind of noise He left the house looked toward the barn and saw bis wife Alba with her arms raised in the air screaming like hell Thick smoke kept the Giangrandes entering the bam to free the trapped animals There was so much smoke you couldnt breath said Mr Giangrande When fire officials ar rived at the scene they entered the door and managed to free about oneandahalf dozen animals he Mr Giangrande said Monday he would consult with his insurance firm to see if his policy covers the over in estimated damages but adds that the bam could not be replaced Nobody could replace that kind of barn it was very solid and kept in very good very clean condi tion he said Mr Giangrande said it was for tunate that bis threeyearold granddaughter didnt visit the family Saturday afternoon She usually goes into the barn he said We were lucky she wasnt there that day or shed be dead Halton Regional Police are in vestigating the blaze which is cur rently being considered acciden tal Police concerned over fatality figures Year end statistics for traffic fatalities have been filed from Halton Regional Police and North with a smaller population than its southern counterparts ac counted for of the 22 road deaths in the Region for 1968 North Halton had more traffic fatalities than the more densely populated cities of Burlington which recorded nine and which had three North Halton which incudes Georgetown Acton and Milton is a largely rural area says Staff Sergeant Roy Smith of the Halton Regional Police In the north end there are a tremendous amount of rural areas the chances for a serious accident or fatality are greater be said Staff Sgt Smith pointed to accidents at Line and Sideroad Road in Milton where a gravel truck hit two people In a car and the Britannia Road and First areas Speed limits posted in rural areas are higher says Staff Sgt Smith And in a zone posted kilometres per hour people often travel 10 to 15 kmh in excess of the speed limit When cars impact they undergo a tremendous amount of veloci ty be said And there is less lighting on rural roads causing a visibility pro blem be added StaftSgt Smith pointed to trends noted in the years fatal accidents Four of the 22 vehicles were five One Stop Your Lifestyle Shoe Store GOT THE JANUARY BLAHS A Cheer Up To Our 50 Spectacular Savings On All Boots SHOES 40op Keep Your Feet Warm And In Style SummerCruises Excepted SALE STARTS SAT JAN ENDS SAT JAN 21st One food Your Lifestyle Shoe Stow MAIN ST SOUTH GEORGETOWN ONTARIO 8771636 litre Ford Mustangs be said The provincial Ministryof Transporta tion and Communication receives copies of all police accident reports They record trends and make recommendations said Staff Smith Of the 22 fatal accidents that kill ed 23 people is were drivers seven were passengers and one was a pedestrian in Burlington And per cent of traffic fatalities in the Region last year In volved male drivers The only female driver in the 22 accidents was involved in a singlecar colli sion Dec 28 In Milton Bad weather contributes to many accidents said Staff Sgt Smith who added that most of the Regions fatal accidents took place in the second half of 1988 Before August there were eight fatal accidents recorded in There were three in August four in September four in October one in November and two in December Staff Sgt Smith said he is disappointed by the number of deaths on the roads this year and by the high percentage of alcohol- related deaths which total SO per cent of all fatal accidents in Figures from 1967 were lower In 14 fatal accidents that killed 15 peo ple only 36 per cent were alcohol- related Theres been quite a substantial increase from last year to this year said Sgt David Prultt a Communications officer at Regional Police head quarters in Oakville But be added figures improved from 1964 and 1965 where 63 per cent of traffic deaths were alcohol- related Figures from 1966 includ ed fewer fatal accidents is with 16 people killed but had the same percentage of alcoholrelated traf fic deaths at per cent Halton 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