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A 33-year-old Vancouver man
Was prompted to seek treatment for
alcoholism by a Novy. 25 impaired
driving charge — treatment which
saved him from jail in Sidney
provincial court Thursday.

Recognizing Kevin McAught-
tie’s efforts to overcome alcohol-
ism, Judge Ralph Hudson imposed
a $1,000 fine, instead of the more
usual jail sentence for a repeat
offence. McAughtrie’s last convic-
tion for impaired driving was in
1984.

Hudson also suspended
McAughtrie’s licence for 18
months. He ordered McAughtrie to
attend Alcoholics Anonymous
twice a week, to accept counsel-
ling as directed, take medication to

Wrecked roof
costs in court

Bouncing on a water-spraying
roof hatch was fun for two local
men, until police arrived in
response to the fire alarm triggered
just after 12 midnight Oct. 29)

Arrested at the scene, Sidney
resident Arthur Bradley James, 20,
pleaded guilty to mischief in Sid-
ney provincial court Thursday.

Defence lawyer Evan Blake said
his client had climbed on the roof
of Sidney Super Foods to drink
beer.

James* companion began
bouncing on a plywood roof hatch,
Blake explained. Unaware the
pressure had activated the store’s
fire alarm and sprinkler system,
the man continued to jump on the
hatch, which now produced sprays
of water at each bounce, Blake
Said.

Crown counsel Edward Orm-
heim said police spotted both men
on the roof when responding to the
alarms. James ran but was appre-
hended by police behind a nearby
ouilding, Ormheim said.

Blake said neither man was
trying to enter the store. Only after
James was arrested did he realize
his actions could be interpreted as
a break-in attempt, Blake said.

Onnheim said over $1,000 dam-
age was done to the store however
all but $360.60 was covered by
insurance. .

Judge Ralph Hudson said a lack
of regard for other people’s prop-
erty can result in this kind of
situation.

He placed James on probation
for six months and ordered him to
pay $360 restitution.

It teaches:

“This is the Day in
which the testimony
of the Lord hath
been fulfilled, the
Day in which the
Word of God hath
been made manifest,
and His evidence
firmly established.”

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Impaired charge spurs treatment

discourage alcohol consumption
and abstain from consuming alco-
hol.

McAughtrie may be given a
breathalyzer test at any time by
police and any reading will be a
breach of probation, Hudson said.

Crown counsel Edward Orm-
heim said McAughtrie was
stopped by Pender Island RCMP
on the island Nov. 24 after police
noticed his erratic driving. He had
two breathalyzer readings of .19
per cent.

McAughtrie pleaded guilty to
impaired driving.

Defence lawyer John Green said
McAughtrie has completed a resi-
dential treatment program for
alcoholism and is a recovering
alcoholic.

Although trained as a ski man-
ager, he left the business after eight
years because the party atmos-
phere at ski resorts offered too
much temptation. McAughtrie is
now a store manager, Green said.

Alcohol is a problem for his
client’s entire family, Green
explained. McAughtrie’s grand-
father was an alcoholic and his
father died from alcohol-related

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ilness in 1987.

McAughtrie’s mother, who lives
on Pender Island, has recently
completed an alcoholism treat-
ment program, Green said.

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“This is a serious health prob-
lem that is now being appropri-
ately addressed,” he added.

McAughtrie had gone to Pender
Island to visit his mother and
stopped off at a local pub for a few
drinks with a friend, Green
explained.

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