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Mie Ue oo hen" apna Je fi A SH 3 "Scugog"s Community Newspaper of Choice" 2 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 12, 2000 Three impaired drivers caught on roads Durham Police took three impaired drivers off the road last weekend while on patrol. a A View Lake man was charged with one count each of impaired driving and exceeding the legal blood- alcohol limit after he was pulled over by police on the Manvers/Scugog Town Line shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 10. The 48-year-old man will appear before an Oshawa court on Jan. 17. . a Police also charged a 28-year-old Oshawa woman with drunk driving after she was found parked by the road, asleep behind the wheel. Officers were called to a location on Hwy. 7A, near the Cartwright East Quarter Line where they found the accused just before 2 a.m. on Dec. 10. She was later charged with one count of care and control and one count of exceeding the legal blood- alcohol limit, and will appear in an Oshawa court on Jan. 24. 2 And a 31-year-old Port Perry man will face impaired driving charges after he was arrested around 3:15 a.m. on Dec. |1. Durham Police were on routine patrol when they stopped a motorist on Portview Rd. Officers observed the usual signs of impairment, and administered a breath test which the driver sub- sequently failed. He was taken to the 26 Division station in Port Perry, where he failed two more breathalyzer tests. The man will appear in an Oshawa court on Jan. 17 where he faces one count of exceeding the legal blood-alcohol limit. ¥ Fast!®* Very fast! 5 No Phone tie-ups! Makes a Great Christmas Present Artists hold open house CHRIS HALL/PORT PERRY STAR The Port Perry Artists' Association held an open house recently to showcase some of their work and to make the public aware of their group. Here, clockwise from bottom left, are Carol Greensmith, Theresa Zaporozan, for the whole family! RPP " » BE From page 1 "My books say I can get (financial assistance), but I can't. The system won't let me get any of my . | "Order PowerGale High Speed Internet before December 31st 2000 and get your Cable Modem, Installation & One Month of Service Lh A TAA + A IETS MA LUNCHAND DINNER SPECIALS! English Style Fish & Chips | Call for details Compton Communications El _www.compton.net 985-81 71 WW WORRY FREE TV, and we're not stopping there! PL NE Pr RY YY rT LY YY Ty a WA MW oo oF AT AT PPP Wo Pa Pa 7a Pe Py 56 Water Street Port Perry Carey Nicholson and June Haynes. MP meets with farmers money," he said. Mr. Shepherd argued that the average assis- tance cheque mailed out to farmers across Canada is $18,000. "There are problems with the agricultural industry and they do need to be addressed," said Mr. Shepherd after the meeting. "It's up to me to take their concerns to the caucus floor and explain their problems to the Prime Minister and Lyle (Vanclief, Minister of Agriculture). "They think they're being ignored, but they're not," said Mr. Shepherd, who has long insisted that safety net programs are sufficient, if they're used properly. "It's all about money. People want tax relief and they want a better health care system and they want to pay down the debt... there's only so much money to go around. Decisions are going to have to be made on where the money goes."