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2 HOPE RESIDENT WINS 2015 LEO AWARDS
Daniel De Serranno accepts best director for an animated program or series.
3 BARREL RACE
WINNERS LISTED
Yale and District Historical Fraser Canyon Barrel Races come to a head.
A NEW BENCH HAS ARRIVED COURTESY OF THE ROTARIANS 8 THE GIVEAWAY
PHOTO BY TERRY CHOLOWSKY
Hope Rotarian’s John Fortoloczky (centre,) Ralph Cummings and Bob Melnick recently rolled up their sleeves to remove old concrete tables and place a freshly lacquered one in Centennial Park. A special thanks goes out to Hilbert Corbett for his direct support with the new bench and the rest of the Rotary crew that assisted with the heroic task.
CHILD
Hope author releases his first autobiographical novel based on family secrets and a shocking discovery.
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Public demands higher distracted driving fines Black Press
ers, but an increase will be coming within a year. Comments on the website www.gov.bc.ca/disHalfway through a consultation on tracteddriving continue to debate the merits of distracted driving policy, the vast majorseizing cellphones from drivers, but Anton reitity of B.C. residents who have responded erated that option is not being considered. want fines increased. Justice Minister Suspending licences or impounding vehicles Suzanne Anton says thousands of people of repeat offenders is on the table, however. have participated on the B.C. governSaskatchewan impounds the vehicle for a ment's consultation website, and more week if the driver gets two distracted driving than 90 per cent want stronger action to tickets less than a year apart. The consultation stop people talking or texting on their FILE PHOTO / BLACK PRESS continues until July 16. Participants are asked phones while they're behind the wheel. The issue now is how high the fines 90 per cent of B.C. citizens want stronger action taken toward dis- to reply to nine questions. The crowd-sourcing exercise has its weaknesses. Only five per cent of tracted driving laws. should go. respondents have come from the B.C. Interior, "British Columbians are also telling us fine is the second lowest in Canada, and a threeand Anton said younger people are also underthey want to see tougher escalating penalties for repeat offenders, because right now some people point insurance penalty was added last fall. Anton represented.The province attributes 88 deaths to see the $167 ticket as the cost of doing business," said she doesn't intend to follow Ontario's lead distracted driving last year, second to speeding Anton said Tuesday. "We need to stop that."B.C.'s and put the fine up to $1,000 for repeat offend- and ahead of impaired driving.
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