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THE REVIEW 9781-2nd St., Sidney B.C.

Tuesday, December 23, 1986

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Weaving
from curb
to curb

The impaired driver
found weaving his car almost
from curb to curb and barely
able to stand without support.
Judge Robert. Metzger fined

him an extra $100 above the

Statutory minimum fine of
$300.

Michael Christensen pleaded
guilty to impaired driving in

Sidney Provincial Court last.

week.

Christensen reportedly - told —

Central Saanich police he had
consumed 12 to 15 bottles of
beer, before he was spotted

driving erratically along Keating

Crossroad. He had a
breathalyzer reading of .22, far
above the legal level of .08.

Christensen, a 31-year-old
roofer with no previous record,
was also suspended from driv-
ing for six months.

WE ALL WISH YOU
& YOURS A
CHRISTMAS FILLED
WITH HAPPINESS
& LOVE

GRANT, MARILYN, BETH,
PEGGY, PATTI & GLADYS

The Collector

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SHAPING UP SANTA is a heav

y duty for young aerobicist Courtnee MacKenzie.
Claus, Erica Mezger and Santa’s Helper, Wayne Hop-
played by teacher Dennis Lindoff, through a workout.

Musical production of ‘ ‘Shaping Up Santa”’ played to a jammed auditorium three
times at Brentwood Elementary last week.

Fire satety tips for Xmas

Christmas fire safety rule
number one: Don’t try and burn |
your dying Christmas tree in the
fireplace or woodstove.

Rule number two: When. sur-
rounded by mounds of wrapp-
ing paper on Christmas morn-
ing, don’t proceed:to bundle the
whole load into the stove.or
fireplace — your house may
burn down; or .ai least. your
chimney.

These are two important tips
offered by Sidney, fire inspector
Larry Buchanan. _

This year, after:a record low
number. of investigated - fires,
Buchanan: wants residents to

- pay special attention to their .

woodstoves. .
“By Christmas,’ people have .
n_using their woodstove ‘for

two months and it’s probably~:

: sooting up. If they shove: wrap-
- ping .paper into: it,: they’ll. have-::

‘Chimney fires,’” said Buchanan. 5
By law, residents must, clean.

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their chimneys once a_ year,
more often if necessary.

Green and wet. wood _ in-
creases creosote build-up and
some stoves can soot up in the
first week, said Buchanan.: The
problem can be compounded if

-people do not know how to use

their. stoves efficiently, he add-
ed.

Buchanan asks. residents . to
inspect for soot and creosote
build-up once a week by shining

a flashight on a mirror. placed

under the chimney’ opening.
“It’s the only way to determine
whether or not the chimney

‘needs cleaning — you’ll be able
‘to. see the coating.

He also urges people to hire. -
‘an..approved. chimney | sweep.: |
‘The town ‘of. Sidney building:
department has a list of approv-.

ed companies.

~~ Another. ‘safety. tip; for. the
of holiday season ‘is to check ~~
“slectrical decorations, nies

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Electrical fires caused by
worn or defective equipment or
carelessness are-most prevalent:
during the festive season, Fire
Prevention Canada reports.

A. checklist for a
Christmas includes: ;

*Make sure the tree has
enough water and keep. it out-.
side until you are ready to put it
up. .

eDon’t ‘use electric light str-
ings on metallic trees: Always
check for Canadian. Standards
Association (CSA) approved
lighting:sets; >

*Check light strings for worn.

-safe

insulation,. broken plugs. and .

. loose bulb sockets.

®Make sure indoor lights g0:
inside. and outdoor lights : out-
side; * mark.
propriately..

eDon’t put the tree | near a.
electric:

fireplace,

stove. “OF
- heater.» a

. *Switch, off. lights when leav-
ing the house. and’ before. going.

to bed:
. Keep.a fire extinguisher. on

~ hand, and remove the tree from

the house. as soon as possible

. after the celebration.

Sexual
assaulter
pleads

guilty

Floyd Underwood plead-
ed guilty last week to sex-

ually assaulting a
Saanichton -woman -in
August.

Underwood will. be
sentenced Feb, 12 in Sidney
Provincial Court,

Underwood. had pleaded
not guilty in August to the
charge, -but changed. his
plea” to) guilty minutes
before his. scheduled. trial
\ last Thursday;

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