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A group promoting the idea of driv- ing sober, has raised $2,500 to pay for a series of roadside spot checks to be con- ducted by the Halton Regional Police. “We’re not telling people they can’t party and have fun. All we’re saying is if they do, take a taxi or have a designated driver. It could save their life and some- Drinking driving lobby group to pay for spot checks By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Staff A Metroland Community Newspaper an. Vol. 31 No. 106 Wat/(m a" fleet gammy flw‘syyw CCNA Better Newspcpers Con‘pefiflon 1993 zoou nn Sam ‘nu. 418 ass-ma ' ‘ =L2290 Lglteshnra 3:. w. M 827-7866 I ' 106 0 . SUNDAY, SEPT 5. 1993 le/(Wyyfl‘ ’ _ 28 Pages pasCorrpeflflm 1993 75 Cents (GSTinduded) HAVE A SAFE LABOUR DAY WEEKEND AKVILLE BEAVER body else’s,‘ said Norma King of the Halton chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). The local group raised the money through bingos and car washes. The cash will buy the services of five police offi- cers to do four-hour RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) spot checks on five different evenings this year. PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY The first will be tomorrow (Sept. 6th) “MADD Halton originally started in Oakville so we thought it would be appropriate to do the first one in Oakville,” said Halton Regional Police Traffic/Marine Unit Sgt. Tom Chapman who has co-ordinated the spot checks. The spot check will be on the curve of the busy Lakeshore Road near Shell Park between ,8 pm. to 12 midnight as many in Oakville. MADD is excited about the venture - as are the Halton Police‘who’ve seen funding for RIDE spot checks grind to a halt since 1991 (making it necessary to do RIDE checks with uniform patrols instead, explained Chapman). thread their way home on the last long weekend of the summer. Other dates for the other RIDE spot Today CD INSIDE Paper SPORTS ..... CLASSIFIED.............. (See 'Program' page 4) Fighting the system Trying to sort through myths of chronic fatigue syndrome . ' Page 19 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Loblaws. Camdan Tn. A 8| P Food City.-Bi-way,K-Man. um Mm Wade Man. Momma. . Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement ”35-201 BURNS fRYI 100% Government Guaranteed Snip Coupons Manning in 2003 8.40%; “ Rates subject to change Mark Slipp (416) 359â€"4633 Page 3 UMITED A Great 'One' Day Caddy has special day with Gretzky .19-20 22-27