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Tragedy of Kyle Bambrick – going out of business sign
Dog River Golf Links not likely to weather the coming storm
Stephen Pate, NJN Network, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, Feb. 3 2009, with Guardian stories
The tragedy of Kyle Bambrick’s death by exposure after leaving a New Years Party at the Dog River Golf Links means a going-out-of-business sign for owner Ozzie MacEachern. As it should be, the public is outraged at the party held at the golf course that resulted in the tragic death of an under-age drinker. The outcome of MacEachern’s apparent carelessness is common:
“In Canada, an average of 205,156 crashes are caused by impaired driving each year, resulting in 1,211 deaths, 74,181 injuries, and 45,174 damaged vehicles. In turn, this costs Canadians an average of $1.8 billion a year. Impaired driving is also by far the single largest criminal cause of death in Canada.” Fiona Reid, UBC Law Review 2006
The PEI Liquor Commission has held the club and owner responsible for 15 violations of liquor laws including selling liquor to minors. The family is outraged today that MacEachern is appealing his one year license suspension. According the story, MacEachern is hiding and hasn’t even offered condolences to the family, a terrible faux pas on PEI with its tight night communities.
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