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Page 8, News, Tuesday, March 10, 1992 ONTARIO GOVERNMENT NOTICE REDUCED LOAD REGULATIONS 1992 Commencing 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 16, 1992, all trucks will be limited to reduced loads on the following Highways, Secondary Roads and Tertiary Roads in Thunder Bay District. HIGHWAY NUMBER DESCRIPTION 516 Entire Length 527 From 73 km N. of Hwy. 17 Northerly to End of Hwy. 527 580 Entire Length- 582 Entire Length 585 Entire Length 586 Entire Length 587 Entire Length 588 From 1.6 km South of Hwy. 17 Westerly to End of Hwy. 588 589 From 9.6 km North of Jct. Hwy. 591 Northerly to end of Hwy. 591 591 Entire Length 593 Entire Length 595 Entire Length 597 Entire Length 599 From 62 km North of Hwy. 17 - North to End of Hwy. 599 608 From 1 km West of Hwy. 61 - Westerly to Hwy. 595 625 From 0.5 km South of Jct. Hwy. 11 South to End of Hwy. 643 Entire Length 801 Entire Length 802 From Hwy. 11 North to End of Hwy. 802 and from 5.0 km South of Hwy. 11 Southerly to End of Hwy. 802 811 Entire Length REDUCED LOAD REGULATIONS will also go into effect on Local Roads in the following LOCAL ROADS BOARDS AREAS: ARMSTRONG, CAMP 25, CARAMAT, DAWSON ROAD - GOLDIE, DEVON, FIREHILL, FORBES, FOWLER, GORHAM, HARDWICK, INWOOD, JACQUES, LYBSTER, LYONS, MARKS, PEARSON, POLLY LAKE, SCOBLE, SIBLEY, STIRLING, STRANGE, SUNSET LAKE, UPSALA AND WARE. The above date is dependent upon weather conditions and is subject to change. Reduced loads will be in effect when signing is placed. RESTRICTION ON PERMITS ISSUED - PURSUANT TO SECTION 93 OF THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT: (1) All annual and project permits for moving of heavy vehicle loads, objects or structures, in excess Of limits set out in the Act, unless otherwise specified are not valid on any highway in this District during the months of March, April and May. (2) Single trip permits, for moving of overloads on highways not detailed above, may be issued, but are subject to axle controls established by the Compliance Branch, Transportation Regulations Operations Division. Ministry Ministéere of des Transportation Transports Ontario HOUL tT 1 ff 00 ' MLA Calls to district crime stop- pers take a big jump in 1991 Calls last year to District of Thunder Bay Crime Stoppers have almost tripled compared with 1989, In 1989, a total of 464 peo- ple called to give information about crimes. That number nearly doubled to 823 in 1990. Last year's totals were 1273. "We don't keep individual district stats," said Schreiber- Terrace Bay Crime Stoppers Chairman Patrick Dingwall. "But on average, I would say we have a fair percentage of the success." So far in 1992 he says, he Says there's only been one case in which someone was eligible for a reward. "An arrest was made, but the person decided they didn't want the money," he says. "They wanted it to go back to Crime Stoppers." In the first two months of 1992, Crime Stoppers have received 329 calls in the Thunder Bay District. In Jan- uary alone, Dingwall says Calls we up 84 per cent. "I don't know why the number of calls are up exact- ly," he says. "I think the pro- motions everybody are doing helps the public become more aware of us. "It's the type of program that takes a while to bite in, but once it does, it starts to snowball." The number of arrests made as a result of the tips has dou- bled in the last two year. Fifty- eight people were arrested in 1989 as a result of the anony- mous information Crime Stop- pers receives. By 1991, the tinue." number had increased to 130. Since 1986, a total of 776 cases have been solved as a result of information given to the organization. More than $500,000 in property has been recovered, $225,973 in illegal drugs have been seized, and 446 total arrests have been made in that time. On average, each case cost $49.87 in reward money to solve, or a total of $38,700. In terms of organizational cost, $1 was spent for every $13.22 of property recovered. "In the last couple of years you've seen more calls from Schreiber and Terrace Bay," Dingwall says. "And I think that will con- Northern Insights--foresters continued from page 5 tion decisions to the politi- cally accountable (and hope- fully representative board of local citizens. As technical advisors, the staff of the MNR confine their activities to assembling accu- rate data, and interpreting that data to non-professionals. Independent forest audits could be done credibly the same way--with an account- able group of lay citizens assisted by the technical work of the professional forest audi- tor. The other credibility prob- lem the OPFA should worry about is that professional foresters doing audits will in have new role fact be checking the work of their fellow colleagues. Can the public trust one forester to squeal on another? Doctors are notorious for not blowing the whistle on their colleagues, and foresters may very well have the same ten- dency. With an independent audit committee, this problem would be overcome. Tories worry about labour reforms continued from page 5 of Ontario will turn into a flood. We are starting into a downward spiral where taxes and spending continue to increase while revenue and employment continue to decrease. We have to act now, before we are trapped in that spiral. It will mean reducing the size of government and the : PROUD GRANDPARENTS Dode and Herb Foss of Belleville proudly announce the arrival of grandson Tyler William Herod Feb. 8, 1992, Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital Fredericton, NB. Proud parents are Lori and Lyle Herod of CFB Gagetown. Equally proud are grandparents Kristina and Le Roi Herod, Brentwood Bay, B.C. Aplacowi-OL 1st Annual Terrace Bay Curling Club Junior Bonspiel -- March 28 & 29 Guaranteed 3, 4 end games Lots of prizes & trophies donated by Terrace Bay Insurance Lunch included on Saturday & a dance Saturday evening Limit 16 teams Contact Mrs. Heather Vandergraaf 825-9125 early You don't have to have experience to win! amount of money it spends, spending smarter, and using our existing resources to stimu- late the economy. We must reduce the tax bur- den on working people and on the small businesses that create most of Ontario's jobs--and create a climate that welcomes investment and job creation. My caucus and I have called for a moratorium on changes to the labour laws. The business community also tried to warn the government of the disas- trous effects of this legislation, but the government refused to listen and instead will give us the most radical labour laws in North America. The wish list of the union bosses was to increase the power and size of their groups. So, the people who create the jobs, who bring the invest- ment dollars into Ontario, will be punished again. This government has to learn that its top priorities should be the creation of jobs, opportunity, and hope for the future, and that a union lead- er's agenda for labour reform is the wrong priority at the wrong time. Michael Harris, MPP, Leader, Progressive Conser-