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4- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 22, 1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Surprise for 'good fellow' About 30 friends and colleagues of Ken Carruthers paid him a suprise visit last Thursday night at Western Spurz Restaurant. Mr. Carruthers, who lost his bid for council- lor of Ward 1 in last week's election, was hav- ing dinner with his 'election team' when a group walked up to his table singing 'For He's A Jolly Good Fellow.' Mr. Carruthers was so surprised by the sudden appearance of his friends, the Mayors of Scugog and Uxbridge and former council colleagues, he said, "where were you all last Monday night when I needed you?" He was presented a card with everyone's best wishes and a sweat shirt with the Scugog Township logo on the front and "Campaign '97" on the back. nN 4 KEN CARRUTHERS G.l.C. 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Last Thursday night a small but motivated group met at the North Durham Community Ad- diction Services office on Mary St. to discuss ways of reducing the number of snowmobile- related injuries and death. 'Snowmobile Safety Aware- ness Night' was held by invita- tion only, bringing together 20 people who can make a differ- ence: snowmobile club mem- bers, police officers, students and represenatives of the Addic- tion Research Foundation. Organizer Steve Chiasson, a counsellor at Community Ad- diction Services, says alcohol is the number one factor in snow- mobile fatalities, followed only by speed. Usually, both are a factor. During the past four years, he says there have been 197 deaths and 2,497 people in- jured in Ontario snowmobiling mishaps. The number of fatali- ties is second only to boating among recreational activities, and Mr. Chiasson says statis- tics show the number of acci- dents isincreasing. "Last year, there was actually a drop -- it might have been a glitch -- but before that, snow- mobile accidents were on the rise," he said. "More than 75 per cent were alcohol related." Why are snowmobiling acci- dents linked so closely with al- cohol? "I think it's because it (snowmobiling) is a recreational activity." People are relaxing, having a good time, and for some people, having a good time doesn't exist outside of having a few drinks. Young men, between the ages of 15 and 34, are at the highest risk for snowmobiling acci- dents. Mr. Chiasson says 93 per cent of all fatalities involve males. Young women are also more at risk than their older sis- ters. Most fatalities, he says, occur off snowmobile trails, either on lakes or roads. Those who be- long to actual snowmobile clubs (the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs -- OFSC), who pay for trail permits and and insurance, are "not typical- ly" the ones involved in snowmo- - Over 400,000 graduates recommend ~ Young Drivers of Canada NEXT COURSE STARTS DECEMBER Jrd, 4th & 10th, 11th Weskends: Saturday % Sunday 3:00am to 4:20pm Call for details 2-9705 bile accidents. "Although," he adds, "enforce- ment of speed on trails is a big concern. This past summer, po- lice have come out with new ra- dar equipment." Reaching non-club members with the 'safe and sober' mes- sage is one of the challenges faced by the people who attend- cd Snowmobile Safety Aware- ness Night. To help, a fund has been established to give 'pin money' to groups who want to aggressively promote safe snowmobiling (for more infor- mation about it, call Mr. Chias- son at 985-4721). Members of the public are also invited to borrow a video called No Second Chance', which Mr. Chiasson says is "very effective in delivering a message of safe and sober opera- tion of a snowmobile." The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs also has a Sled Smart Educational Team, spreading the word through an active safety program (see sep- arate story). All told, Mr. Chiasson was "very pleased" with the evening. Haugen's hit by thieves Durham Regional Police are looking for suspects in a late night break-in 4at Haugen's Chicken Barbecue. The Manchester restaurant was broken into sometime be- tween 11 p.m. Thursday and 6:30 a.m. Friday. Durham Police Sgt. Ken Hudson says a steel door on the north side of the restaurant was pried open and telephone lines were cut. Inside, the cash register was tampered with, an office was ransacked and a quantity of rolled coins was sto- len. "They went through a lot of drawers, looking for money," Sgt. Hudson said.