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Nombre d’inscriptions record au Collège d’Alfred ALFRED | Le Conseil communautaire du Collège d’Alfred se réjouit de voir un nom- bre record d’inscriptions depuis 2008.

plus grandes cohortes depuis 2008. Selon le nombre de réinscriptions pour la deuxième année, la population totale sur deux années pourrait atteindre 130 étu- diants contre128 en 2013. Ce serait le plus grand nombre d’étudiants depuis 2008. Le président du conseil communautaire, Tom Manley, a tenu à féliciter tous les par- tenaires dont l’Université de Guelph, le Col-

lège Boréal, et La Cité pour une collabora- tion exceptionnelle pendant la transition au Collège d’Alfred. «La hausse des inscriptions peut sans doute être attribuée à la partici- pation des partenaires et leur engagement envers la formation postsecondaire agroali- mentaire en français. Cette hausse confirme aussi le besoin grandissant d’éducation postsecondaire en agroalimentaire en fran- çais.» L’Université de Guelph avait annoncé en mars 2014 son retrait du Campus d’Alfred et du Campus de Kemptville avec le rapa- triement de ses programmes collégiaux au

Campus de Ridgetown. En peu de temps, le Collège Boréal et La Cité ont annoncé leur intention de prendre la relève. Le Collège d’Alfred poursuivra donc l’enseignement dans ses trois programmes collégiaux dont technologie agricole et techniques de soins vétérinaires en collaboration avec le Collège Boréal, et nutrition, diététique et sciences des aliments en affiliation avec La Cité. L’Université de Guelph demeure l’admi- nistrateur des lieux et l’employeur jusqu’en mai 2015. À compter de cette date, une nouvelle structure de gouvernance sera mise en place.

Une trentaine d’élèves se sont inscrits en première année du programme de tech- nologie agricole. Le collège accueillera 76 nouveaux étudiants en première année en 2014 au sein des trois programmes, tout comme en 2013, ce qui représente les deux

“Move over” movement for emergencies stalling

police beat

Police are troubled by the lack of common sense courtesy frommany drivers who re- fuse to get out of the way when they see an ambulance, fire truck or other emer- gency vehicle approaching with sirens blaring and lights flashing. An OPP statistical review shows that over the past decade since the Move Over legis- lation was passed in Ontario, the number of charges against drivers for impeding or interfering in the swift passage of emer- gency vehicles through traffic has increased at a steady rate. “The OPP would like to see full compli- ance with this law,” stated Chief Super- intendent Chuck Cox, OPP Highway Safety Division provincial commander, “indicating that drivers are fully on board with helping us keep officers and all other emergency re- sponders safe on the roadside.” The Ontario Highway Traffic Act includes a section, known as the “move over law”, which requires drivers to slow down and proceed with caution when they see and are allowed to pass an emergency vehicle parked on the roadside with its lights flash- ing. Drivers are also required under Ontario law to pull over and/or park on the roadside out of the way of either an oncoming emer- gency vehicle with flashing lights or one that approaching from behind in the same lane as the driver.

Failure to obey the “move over law” means a fine that may range from $400 to $2000 plus three automatic demerit points on a licence. Last year OPP filed more than 1500 “move over” tickets. In 2010 the number of cita- tions was about 1000. Since 1989 five OPP officers were struck and killed by a passing motorist while they were outside of their parked vehicle dealing with another driver. The OPP have other cases of officers injured as a result of drivers speeding by without taking notice of the parked patrol car and its flashing lights. There are similar cases of paramedics and other emergency person- nel killed or injured by drivers not paying attention. The OPP urge drivers to pay more atten- tion to traffic conditions over the August long weekend, including situations where an emergency vehicle is either parked with its lights flashing or else speeding to the scene of an accident or some other situa- tion. “With the higher volumes of traffic on long weekends,” stated Chief Superintend- ent Cox, “police and other emergency per- sonnel respond to far more calls for service at the roadside, making it a particularly im- portant time to move over.”

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Do not leave pets in vehicle warns OPP

Over the summer months, Ontario Provin- cial Police (OPP) officers regularly attend calls about

themselves. Dogs will be more comfortable if left at home. Symptoms of heatstroke include exaggerated pant- ing (or the sudden stopping of panting); rapid or erratic pulse; salivation; anxious or staring expression; weakness and muscle tremors; lack of coordination; tongue and lips red (which may eventu- ally turn bluish in colour); convulsions or vomiting; collapse, coma and death.

On summer days the air and upholstery in a vehicle can heat up to high temperatures that make it impossible for pets to cool themselves.

pets left in unattended vehicles. D u r i n g warm weath- er pet guard- ians must take precau-

tions against the danger of heat exhaus- tion and heatstroke for their pets, says the OPP. The temperature in a parked car, even in the shade with its windows partly open, can rapidly reach a level that will seriously harm or even kill pets. Leaving a pet in a car with the air conditioning on is also taking a risk as many pets have died as the result of a faulty air-conditioning system. Dogs and cats cool themselves by panting and by releasing heat through their paws. On summer days the air and upholstery in a vehicle can heat up to high temperatures that make it impossible for pets to cool

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