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Vol. 117 No. 23 Tuesday, May 10, 1983 32 Pages Health Council wants action on drunk drivers The Durham Region Health - Council is - con- cerned about the grow- ing problem of drinking and driving, and the Council wants to help form a citizens action group to eventually put pressure on the Provin- cial government to stiffen the laws govern-_ ing drunk driving. According to the Health Council, motor vehicle accidents are now the number one cause of death in Dur- ham Region for young people under 19 years of age, and in many of these cases, drinking and driving was a factor. According to Health Police nab intruder One man is in custody and another is being sought by police follow- ing an attempted break- in May 3 at the Philp Pontiac-Buick car dealership in Port Perry. oi According: to- police, is 7 Constable Wolfgang Palleske was on routine patrol shortly after 2:00 A.M. when he noticed an auto parked in front of the garage doors with * the motor running. Two men fled the scene 'and one was 3 rid apprehended a short while later by Const. Palleske. A second per-. son is still being sought. Charged with break, enter and theft is 24- year old Ronald Gordon Edwards of no fixed address. Kevin Taylor may appear in a reflective mood in this photo. But the 18-year old who suffers from Cystic Fibrosis has learned to live with the disease and says he doesn't think about'it very much. He's probably too busy leading a normal, active life. May is Cystic Fibrosis month, and Kevin believes there is still much room for public awareness about this disease which strikes young people and has no cure. (See story on page 15) Council executive dir- ector Mike Peters, the problem is a prevent- able one. He said that other jurisdictions have seen a decrease in the number of alcohol relat- ed fatalities on the roads and he believes it is time that some kind of action be taken in Durham Region. The Health Council "wants to hear from the families of victims of drunk drivers. We believe the best way to combat the problem is to get those hurt most by it together to form a group to lobby for change", said Mr. Peters last week. He suggested that along with changes in legislation, the general public must recognize just how serious the problem is becoming. The Health Council wants to hear from any- one in Durham Region who has lost a loved one through a road accident where alcohol was a factor. On Wednesday, 'May 18, the council's comm- ittee on health promo- tion will hold a meeting to hear about the action taken by a Toronto- based group called Parents to Reduce Im- paired Drivers Every- where. This meeting will be held at the Health council office in Oshawa, starting at 12 noon. Anyone wishing to attend should contact the Health Council at 433-4262. The Durham Health Council is one of many in Ontario set up to advise the provincial government on health matters. He said the decision to get involved in anti- drinking and driving action is within a madate of the Health council because the problem is related to the health and well being of the people in Durham Region. : Come follow me Caught in a hypnotic daze, iHHamlin's rats follow the Pied Piper out of the village, mar- ching in single file to the musical magic of the piper's pipe. Audiences also fell victim to the magic of The Pied Piper, a presenta- tion of the R.H. Cornish Public School drama club held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night in the school's auditorium. (See photo- page 9) Scarboro man gets life in slaying Scugog resident A 35 year old Scar- borough man has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of the second degree murder of a Port Perry area resident. Charles Gaucher will have to serve at least ten years in prison before being eligible for parole, after he was con- 'victed last week in Tor- onto court for the shoot- ing of Gary McKenzie who at one time operat- ed a used car business in Port Perry and a cloth- ing store on Water Street. An Ontario Supreme Court jury deliberated for' about six hours before finding the guilty verdict. Gaucher had pleaded not guilty to the charge and the man's lawyer has indicated that an appeal will be launched. The shooting took place in the early morn- ing of April 23, 1982 at Gaucher's Scarborough townhouse. "Court was told that McKenzie and his wife had gone to the town- house to find out why Gaucher had been avoiding his friends. Gaucher testified in court that on the morning in question, McKenzie appeared 'drunk and out of con- trol". A scuffle broke out and Gaucher was knocked down a couple of times before he pick- ed up a handgun. He said the gun went off after McKenzie lunged at him, knocking his arm. He fired again when McKenzie "kept coming at me"'. McKenzie collapsed outside the house and . hever regained con- sciousness. During the trial, Gaucher said he thinks constantly about the dead man whom he des- cribed 'as closer than my own brother." At the time of his death, McKenzie was living on Scugog Island. Two brothers released on $10,000 bail bond Two Seagrave bro- thers, charged with the second-degree murder of a 71-year-old Clare: mont man, were gran- ted $10,000 bail and re- leased from jail Wed- nesday, April 27. Wayne Kennedy, 22, and Randy Kennedy, 20, were granted thé bail at an Ontario Supreme Court hearing. Under the terms of the bail, the brothers must live at their father's Oshawa home, report to Durham Regional Police three times a week, observe a nightly curfew, and re- . main in the province. The brothers have been in the Whitby Jail since last month when their bail was revoked following the death of Duncan Spang, March 27 in hospital. The charges were changed from attempted murder to murder. Another Seagrave man, Ronald Perrault, 22, was charged with first-degree-murder in Spang's death, and has not submitted an applic- ation for bail hearing. - A preliminary hear- ing for the Kennedy brothers and Perrault has been set for June 7 in Ajax provincial court.