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Impaired charge for Newmarket man after winding up in Bradford rock pile

A 54-year-old Newmarket man escaped injury but is facing impaired driving charges after veering into a construction zone and winding up on an eight-foot rock pile.

South Simcoe Police Service officers received a call about a possible impaired driver at Line 5 and Hwy. 400 in Bradford West Gwillimbury around 11 p.m. Thursday, July 12.

Responding officers found a van on its side and wedged on top of an approximately eight feet high pile of rocks used for road construction, police said.

The driver wasn’t injured but posted blood alcohol readings of nearly three times the legal limit when tested, according to police.

He was charged with impaired driving and over 80. He will appear in court at the end of the month.

“Sadly, we continue to arrest impaired drivers in our communities,” Sue Sgambati, South Simcoe Police spokesperson, said.

“People are still not getting the message that driving drunk is a dangerous gamble that can have very tragic results.  However, we are encouraged by the number of good citizens who are calling us to report suspected impaired drivers, as was the case in this incident and we thank them for their ongoing support and assistance as we continue our shared responsibility to road safety.”

Rexall founder, former fighter pilot running for Collingwood mayor

Michael Blair believes his business and corporate administration background can be an asset for the Town of Collingwood.

It’s one of the reasons he has decides to run for mayor in the upcoming municipal election.

Blair was born in Moose Factory, Ontario and was a fighter pilot until 1974.

He joined General Electric and rose to senior vice president of corporate development before starting his own company, The Endfield Corporation.

“That company started with one factory in Cobourg that made plastic parts and through acquisition it grew to a billion dollars in assets and 10,000 employees,” he said.

He went on to operate a number of companies, including founding Rexall Drugs in 1991.

Blair has been in Collingwood part-time since 1988 and retired here in 2011. He believes taxes are too high and would be in favour of a tax freeze or a reduction.

He would also like to see the town investigate how to regulate short-term rentals such as Airbnb.

“I have time and I can make a contribution,” he said. “I see with my administrative background, the possibility that I can be of use by advancing the economics of the town.”