jl Page 6, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1992, News Criminal court report On Wednesday, Sept. 23, Judge Clark presided over Criminal Court. Michelle Boucher was found guilty of a Terrace Bay Police Services charges of operating a motor vehicle while disqualified. She was given a $1,000 fine. Lionel Boudreau was found guilty of a Schreiber OPP charge of careless storage of a firearm. He was fined $200. Brian Cooper was found guilty of trespassing. He was fined $250. Cooper was also given a 30 day sentence with 12 months probation for breaching his probation. Both charges stem from the Terrace Bay Police Services. Robert Oxford was found guilty of a Schreiber OPP charge of driving a motor vehi- Co m m U n / | y b r | e f Ss Compiled by Darren MacDonald cle with more than 80 mil- ligrams of alcohol in the blood- stream. Oxford received a $1,000 fine. Monique Piette plead guilty to a Schreiber OPP charge of - trespassing. She was given an absolute discharge. The next Criminal Court date is set for Oct. 21, 1992. Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week: Theft On Sept. 16, 1992, a Honda Generator was stolen from the Belanger Construction site in the Jackfish area. It was report- ed that three male suspects had taken the generator and were last observed travelling east- bound in a red and grey or red and yellow pick-up truck. The Friday, October 9th, 1992. tenders. licences. P. Richardson Chair LAKE SUPERIOR BOARD OF EDUCATION The Lake Superior High School will be accepting quotations for the overation of its Lunchroom Service. Interested parties are to submit sealed quotations marked "High School Lunchroom Service" by 4:00 p.m., A sample menu with prices must accompany all sealed Caterers must have (acquire) all applicable local Lowest or any quotation not necessarily accepted. For further information and quotation specifications, please contact: Bill McDougall, Vice-Principal Lake Superior High School P.O. Box 548 TERRACE BAY, Ontario POT 2W0 Telephone: 807-825-3271 D.I. McQuarrie Director generator is red in colour with a serial number of 3107075, and is valued at approximately $1,000. If you have information about this crime, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-465- 6844. Protection for Ontario's truckers Truckers are now protected from questionable load broker- age business practices since amendments to the province's Truck Transportation Act took effect Oct. 1. "The amendments in Bill 129 will add a degree of finan- cial stability to the trucking industry," said Ontario Trans- portation Minister Gilles Pouliot. "The changes have been initiated at the request of the trucking industry and will provide some long overdue security for truckers." Load brokers act as agents between truckers and a compa- ny needing goods transported. Brokers find a trucker to haul a shipment, collect payment from the shipper, and then pay the trucker. The amendments to the act require a load broker to register with the ministry, post a $10,000 bond, and establish a trust fund to hold monies owed to truckers. "We recognize that not all truckers use load brokers, and that the legislation does not described as follows: Office, Schreiber, passing thereof. 608 September, 1992. A.J. Gauthier Clark Troaciirar Dated at Schreiber, this 24th day of TOWNSHIP OF SCHREIBER PUBLIC NOTICE CLOSING PART OF STREET MOUNTAINSIDE DRIVE WALKER LAKE Take notice that the Municipal Council of the Township of Schreiber, will take into consideration the passing of, and if approved, will pass at its meeting to be held, October 20, 1992, or an adjourned meeting thereof, at the hour of 7:00 pm in the afternoon, at the Council Chambers, Municipal Office, 608 Winnipeg Street. A By-Law to stop and close the public street or highway more particularly Aportion of Mountainside Drive, 40.4 meters long by 5 meters wide, fronting on Lot 23, Plan M-135, at Walker Lake. And take further notice that the said Council will at the time and place above mentioned hear any person | who claims that his land will be preducially affected by the said by- law, and who applied to be heard. The said by-law may be inspected |. during business hours by any * interested party at the Office of the Clerk Treasurer, Township Municipal Ontario Ontario prior to the Street, HALAER LANE avou BOnNVULNA oe require truckers to use their services," says Pouliot. "How- ever, for truckers who do use load brokers, the amendments provide some peace of mind. And truckers who deal with registered brokers will reduce some of the risks in their busi- ness operations." The amendments are intend- ed to protect smaller truckers who suffer financially when load brokers default on paying them. The changes will help to prevent incidents like a recent case where a broker declared bankruptcy and truckers lost out on hundreds of thousands of dollars in payment for their services. Currently, the load brokers sector of the trucking industry is unregulated. As a result, it is difficult to determine the exact number of load brokers in Ontario. However, it is estimat- ed there are 30 medium to large companies and 200 small businesses in operation. Regulating load brokers will enable the ministry to monitor this segment of the trucking industry. The $10,000 bond will provide assurance that truckers receive some financial compensation should a load broker. default or claim bankruptcy. Truckers will be able to call the Ministry of Transportation Carrier Licens- ing Office to check whether a load broker is registered. "We recognize that the load broker provides a vital service within the trucking industry. These amendments are good news for brokers because they establish professional bound- aries in which to operate," says Pouliot. MNR convictions Five hunters have been con- victed on eight charges relating to illegal hunting populations of Canada geese--currently under stress--snow geese and other birds. The five were charged fol- lowing a joint operation by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) who investigated illegal activities at four commercial hunting camps in Northern Ontario. In all, the operation led to 116 charges against 27 hunters. In total there were 30 charges of taking over the daily limit of geese; 35 charges of continuing to hunt after taking the daily limit; three charges of hunting without a licence; 15 charges related to hunting pro- tected birds; 10 charges related to hunting from a boat or hav- ing a loaded firearm in a boat; one charge of careless hunting; two charges of wasting flesh of wildlife; 20 charges relating to transporting migratory birds improperly. The convicted hunters pleaded guilty in Provincial court in Fort Frances and Tim- mins of two charges of taking over the limit; four charges of transporting migratory birds; without a fully feathered wing; one charge of transporting a container of migratory birds not clearly marked; and one charge of having a loaded firearm in a boat. They were fined a total of $1,500. announce the arrival of their sweet little girl, Kathleen Patricia who arrived September 19, 1992 at 8:50 am. weighing 7 Ibs, 14 1/2 02. Avery special thanks to Dr. Wilkes and all the nursing staff of McCausland Hospital. Be' dy? B° a Planning Committee. The Board of Governors of The McCausland Hospital NOTICE The Board of Governors of The McCausland Hospital invites interested residents to submit their name for membership on the Hospital's Operational Interested persons can receive an outline of the Committee duties from the Administration Office of the Hospital. (Ext. 185) This is a voluntary committee, but members will be reimbursed for necessary out-of-town travel. Interested individuals to please contact the Chief Executive Officer of The McCausland Hospital at | | 825-3273 (Ext. 185)