WH1TBY FREE PRESS9 WEDNESD)AY, MAY 17V lm8, PAGE 25 Mounties Iaunch patrol vse The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Oa wa detachment, h ave acquired a new 24-ft. Limeatone patrol vessel which will b. utilized during the. upcoming boating season on Lake Ontario. The vessel *clearýly bears the. blue and yellow colore of thie force and the word "Police" on each aide of -ti. bull.____ The crew will b. of a joint orcea nature, consiting of mnembers of the RCMP and the Durhamn Regional Police force. Enforcement of varlous 3tatutes relative to safe boating will b. the. main tiirust. of the. prograrm. However, say pe special attention will b given to the detection of other ofences relating to such areas as the Criminal Code and the. provincial liquor laws, etc. The vessel will also b. used in a border patrol capacity, as Lake Ontario forma part of the international borderý with the U.S.A. Violations- of the Customs Actmand Immigration Act will also b. tarsreted. THIIS 1957 Chevrolet Belair was one of many classie cars on display at the Durham Classic Car and Rod Show heldl at the Oshawa Civic recently. Froc Pros.photo Wear lite jacket on boat this summer Statiatica show that on. out of two Ontariana will b. involved with boating thia year. With that in mind, the. Ontario Provincial Police lias.pr.pared information designed to alert the. public to dangers related to boating. Last year, fatalities were Up, with 64kIlledcopared to43 in 1987. Approimately haif of fatal accidents arealeoho-related. "Alcohol consumption is more hazardous on a smail boat than on shore," said S/Sgt. Larry Smithi. It throws off coordination, balance and judgment, which are veiy important factors in safe boating.' Eighty-five per cent of those Icilled were not wearing life jackets. "Life jackets won't work if you is difficult even for a good swimxner te locate a jacket and put it on after capsizing."f Whitby Dodge opens service shop in port Whitby Dodge Chrysler has opened a service and parts department in Port VWtbY. Te department was moved to 1636 Charles St. to open up more sales area at the existing loca- tion at 209 Dundas St. W., says vice president Bill Hndsoll. TiM. business will eventually b. relocated so both sales and parts and service are under on. roof, said Hodsoll. He expects a location, some- wiiere in Whitby, to be announ- ced by the. endof his year. Hypotherrma ta anotiier dangerous factor that should b. considered. Most lakes have an average temperature of 2 degrees celsius in May, and at the. temperature, 1f. expectanicy can b. measured in seconds. More than three-quarters of tiie fatal accidents that occurred last year could have been prevented if boters iiad r.sp.cted basic safety rules and us.d proper safety .quipment, accordng teo Smith. RIDE out this weekend The Ontario Provincial Police No. 5 District wiiich includes Whitby, will b. out in full force conducting extensive RIDE stop checks tiirougiiout the. district over tii. Victoria Day weekend. Approximately 30 uniformed officers and 16 auxiliary members will b. utilized in marked cruisers, each equipped witii an alcohol screening device. The program will begin Friday, May 19~ and end Monday, May 22. Spot che.ck locations will include I-giways 10, 11, 12, 27, 400 and 404. The Victeria Day RIDE marks the. second of several RIDE prograrus No. 5 District will conduct during long weekends. During the. Easter w.ekend, more than 10,000 vehicles were stopped at RIDE check stops. Nine prsons were ciiarged with alcohol related driving offences, 19 twelve-hour licence suspensions were issued and 51 ALERT tests were conducted. 24 HOUR CO-IN CAR WASH -OM N FORD -Wl.ý,,ý-5M,:ý,,. 100% FRESH W AT E ]R