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THE NEW TANNER WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2009 2 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BR. 197, ACTON New Years Gala GORD McCUTCHEON AUDITORIUM 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. DANCING TO Steve Dunns Music Machine $30.00 per person INCLUDES: PARTY FAVOURS BUFFET Tickets Available at Legion Bar, 15 Wright Ave., Acton 1 0 W E E K P R O G R A M S Sharing Our Love of Dance Since 1998 17 Mill Street East, Acton 519-853-8628 www.totaldanceinnovations.com email: info@totaldanceinnovations.com Winter Programmes: Tip Toe Toddlers ( 2 1/2 to 4 years): This class focuses on creative move- ment and enjoyment of music. It is a great introduction to dance for young children. Students will present a production for parents during the last class. SATURDAY, JAN 9/10 - MARCH 13/10 - 9:00 - 9:30AM - $70 per session. Hip Hop Hooray (5 to 8 years): Cheerleading drills and hip hop dance are com- bined and practiced in this class. Students experience great enjoyment while exercising moves in Hip Hop Hooray! They will present a production during the last class. SATURDAY, JAN 9/10 - MARCH 13/10 - 12:15AM - 12:45PM - $70 per session Intro To Dance (4 to 6 years): This class is an introduction to jazz and ballet. Basic dance technique is creatively taught in a fun environment. Students will persent a production for parents during their last class. WEDNESDAY, JAN 6/10 - MARCH 10/10 - 5:45PM - 6:15PM - $70 per session. Belly Dance (Adult): The art of belly dance is a fun and exciting way to improve your self-confidence, posture, flexibility and grace. This class offers a high energy work-out while focusing on spiritual awareness. FRIDAY, JAN 8/10 - MARCH 12/10 - 8:30 TO 9:30PM - $140 per session. NOTE: All prices include GST. Apparel for classes: Comfortable clothing, bare feet or dance shoes. Halton cops frustrated with drinking drivers By Frances Niblock A 44-year-old Milton man who tried to slip past a Halton Police R.I.D.E. spot check on Young Street near Peel Street on Tuesday night spoiled Actons zero drunk driver record this holiday season. The driver made an obvious turn onto a side street and when police pulled him over nearby they found hed been drinking. The man failed a roadside Breathalyzer test and a second test at the Georgetown station. This year, Halton po- lice have a Regional and local approach to sobri- ety spot checks. Officers with District Response Units and each of Ac- tons four platoons are manning R.I.D.E (Re- duce Impaired Driving Everywhere) spot checks - and warning motorists in advance that areas including Glen Law- son Road, Main Street and Kingham Road and Highway 7 and Guelph Street are R.I.D.E hot spots. Halton Sargent Rob Andrew said the Acton platoons are also check- ing local bars to ensure compliance with their liquor licences. Were putting the onus back on the bar- tender and servers to do what they are really supposed to do anyway - not over-serving, call- ing a cab - so far, its gone pretty well and there have been no vio- lations, Andrew said. If a motorist has not been drinking, their sobriety spot check ex- perience will be quick and easy and they might get a gift of a windshield scraper or calendar. If the officer detects al- cohol or some other impairment, the driver is questioned and could be asked to provide a road- side breath sample. The portable devise gives us a reading of al- cohol in blood and if you blow into the machine and get a reading from zero to 49, thats fine. If youre 50 to 99, then it is a warning and your licence will be auto- matically suspended for three days, Williams said. If someone blows a fail, they would be ar- res ted and charged with having more than 80-milligrams of al- cohol in 100-millitres of blood, taken to the station and required to provide a second breath sample. Refusal to pro- vide a breath sample comes with an automatic 90-day licence suspen- sion. Sergeant Andrew said it is frustrating that de- spite all of the education and media attention, people still drink and drive. Between Janu- ary and April this year, Ha l ton po l i ce l a id 140 impaired driving charges, a 61 per cent increase over the same period the year before. Warning licence sus- pensions were up 69 per cent in the same year- over-year period. We recent ly had somebody blow over 4 0 0 . A c c o r d i n g t o the medical doctor he should have been dead, but alcoholics develop a tolerance. Thats a bi- zarre reading. We had to take him to Georgetown Hospital for medical clearance, Sergeant Andrew said, adding within a day they had an- other Halton Hills driver who blew over 300. A conviction for drunk driving has a number of ramifications, including a Criminal record, which can impact employment opportunities and travel outside the country, fines of $1,000 or more and driving prohibitions. A convicted impaired driv- er could be required to install an Ignition Con- trol device in any motor vehicle they operate for 12 months (cost ap- proximately $125 per month) and may be re- quired to complete the Back on Track course program (cost approxi- mately $500). Insurance rates could increase by five times the current rate and all penalties become more severe for subsequent offences, in- cluding mandatory jail time. We recently had somebody blow over 400. According to the medical doctor he should have been dead, but alcoholics develop a tolerance. Thats a bi- zarre reading. We had to take him to Georgetown Hospital for medical clearance. - Halton Sergeant Rob Andrew Drunk driver attempts to elude Acton spot check