Safety without borders Several OPP detachments in Eastern Ontario were paying special attention to drivers heading to and from the borders between Ontario and either Québec or the United States. The Safety Without Borders campaign through mid-March saw both Canadian and American police agencies working in partnership on traffic safety between the two countries. In Eastern Ontario during the campaign, OPP patrols for Highway 401, Highway 416 and Highway 417 covering the area between the Québec border south to Gananoque and the U.S. border crossing and northwest up to Hawkesbury issued almost 200 tickets to motorists for various reasons. Speeders were the top ticket takers at 115 notices. Drivers not wearing seatbelts or not using proper child restraints for young passengers was the next category at 17 tickets. Four drivers were cited for distracted driving, either talking or texting on a mobile phone. Eight drivers were tagged under Ontario’s Move Over Law for failing to pull aside and out of the path of a speeding emergency vehicle. OPP incident report noted no tickets issued for impaired driving during the campaign. – Gregg Chamberlain
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coupon out of the paper to save fifty cents here, and a dollar there,” explained Candy Ross, host of Curious about Coupons , an informative class about couponing. “It can save you, and your household, quite a bit of money. However, you have to be dedicated, habitual and systematic in how you approach it. It sounds dramatic, but couponing isn’t an activity, it’s a lifestyle.” Ross has been practicing couponing for some time. “I’ve been couponing now for the better part of two years. I started
We all fear and loath it; finishing our grocery shopping only to realize all the goods collected in our carts come with an exuberant price. The national growing costs to feed one’s family have forced some families to rely on tactics in order to save money. A study, recently published by Statistics Canada, outlined that Canadians spent, on average,
$5,880 dollars on groceries in 2014, as opposed to $5,718 in 2013. O b v i o u s l y , shoppers try to save as much as possible on their groceries through different means, such as coupons and price matching.The latter is amethod adopted by grocery stores. “We’ll match any price or give you a discount if you find
to coupon when my son was a week or so old, when I realized how expensive a baby really was! I honestly don’t know why I didn’t start sooner, especially seeing how much we save on things we already buy.” Luckily for shoppers, most stores accept coupons. “The best way to see if your coupons will be
Using coupons is perhaps the most widely used method of saving money when visiting grocery stores. Dating back to the 1880’s, the vouchers were first distributed by Asa Candler, who had invested in a new product that would come to dominate international sales: Coca Cola.
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the same item for less at another store,” is plastered through several big box grocery stores throughout the city. A customer can therefore walk into a grocery store, armed with flyers from competing businesses and obtain various items for the price advertised in the said flyer, regardless of the good’s location. Using coupons is perhaps the most widely usedmethod of savingmoney when visiting grocery stores. Dating back to the 1880’s, the vouchers were first distributed by Asa Candler, who had invested in a new product that would come to dominate international sales: Coca Cola. The man, wanting to transform the beverage popular amongst the growing American populace, created a massive marketing strategy that relied heavily on coupons. They were mailed throughout the country and inserted in several magazines. In addition, employees were given vouchers to hand out to potential customers. These coupons offered Americans a free beverage. The strategy paid off, and some years later, Candler was able to purchase the company. Many decades later, with the advent of technology, coupons have became available on the Internet, much to the delight of shoppers everywhere. Utilizing these, American shoppers saved $4.6 billion in 2011. The act of using coupons is seen bymany as the strategic andwell-thought-out method used by shoppers to purchase things they would usually buy for less money. “Couponing is more than cutting a
accepted is to look up the company’s coupon policy,” explained Ross. “It’s usually located on their webpage, or by contacting customer service. Each store will have its own specific guidelines of what it looks for, but usually themost important thing is that the coupon is valid.” A call to No Frill’s head office revealed that the grocery giants does have some guidelines put in place for coupon uses. “The coupon must be legible and have a scannable bar code (UPC) and a remittable manufacturer’s address,” explained a company spokesperson. Coupons are also now available on smartphones an can be scanned directly. Baccalaureate program report The Upper Canada District School Board’s in- ternational baccalaureate program is proving very successful. District trustees received a highlights report on the program during their March 23 regular meeting. Superintendent of schools David Coombs explained that the pro- gram offered in the district, through Brockville Collegiate Institute, has international recognition for its emphasis on global issues and extra content beyond what is required for a high school diploma, under the Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diploma guidelines. Ontario school districts are allowed to offer the baccalaureate program as an enhanced option in addition to the required secondary school curriculum. – Gregg Chamberlain
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