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The Fall Seat Belt Campaign is underway
Reality is a go!
DIANE HUNTER diane.hunter@eap.on.ca
!e idea is to bring children and parents together. No child can participate without a parent, nor can a parent participate without the child. !ey learn together. Originally, the thought was to o"er the program at three di"erent locations, Van- kleek Hill Collegiate Institute (VCI), St. Jude Catholic Elementary School and Pleasant Corners Public School (PCPS). However, Norma Norris, the founder of the program, discouraged having three locations on the licence. With the farmers market lo-
!e Reality Tour is a de#nite go with new committee members, donations and a lot of enthusiasm. !e Reality Tour will be brought to Van- kleek Hill and surrounding communities November 14, thanks to organizer and co- director Caroll Carkner. Trustee SueWilson has jumped on board as co-director, and several people have stepped up to join the team.
!e OPP is remindingmotorists that wea- ring a seat belt while in a motor vehicle is the law and o"cers intend to actively enforce that law during the Fall Seat Belt Campaign. So far this year, 42 people, who were not wearing a seat belt, have been killed on OPP- patrolled roads compared to 34 people last year for the same time period. !e most recent OPP statistics are even more alar- ming. During the week of September 7 to 13, seven people were killed in motor-vehicle collisions in Ontario with six of those people wearing a seat belt. “Adult seat belt use is the most e"ective way to save lives and reduce injuries inmotor vehicle collisions,” said OPP Deputy Com- missioner Brad Blair, Tra#c Safety and Ope- rational Support. “Yet, thousands of adults still do not wear their seat belts on every trip. Not wearing a seat belt can be a fatal decision even on short, familiar journeys and at low
speeds. We know that enforcement of seat belt laws does make a di"erence in getting more people to buckle up, so OPP o#cers will be diligent during this campaign.” A driver can be charged and face a $ne totalling $240 and two demerit points for seat-belt infractions. Under the Highway Tra#c Act, any person travelling in amotor vehicle who is at least 16 years of age must occupy a seat with a seat belt. Parents are reminded that passengers under 16 years of age must be properly buckled up in a car seat, booster seat, or seat belt, whichever is appropriate for their age, height, and weight. !e Ministry of Transportation’s (MTO) website has comprehensive information about properly restraining a child in a vehicle, including proper car seat installa- tion. !is information can be found on the Road Safety page at www.mto.gov.on.ca.
!e September 13 meeting brought people and ideas toge- ther. !e plan is to have a mee- ting every two weeks, with sub- committees meeting in between. !e new committee includes Sue Wilson, registration, Alice Rodgers, drama, Justin Martel,
cated at VCI on Saturdays and the drop down low stage at St. Jude’s making it di#cult to show videos, Principal Mary Leduc at PCPS agreed to host three pres- entations of the Reality Tour this coming school year. !e group has received $nan-
props, Lois Lintell, signage; Derek Duval, Public Relations; Mary Leduc, Technology and Stage; and Jodi Densmore, displays. Each group still needs volunteers. !e program focuses on preventing kids from getting involved with drugs as well as opening the dialogue between children and their parents. !e program is sprea- ding across the U.S.A and is now reaching Canada. Russell was the $rst community to implement the program and Vankleek Hill will be the second.!e program is currently o"ered in English, but Isabelle Lecot from Embrun is translating it into French.
cial donations from various community members and companies in the surroun- ding areas. !e group received a $nancial donation of $4,000, which was thenmatched by the United Way/Centraide as a result of the August 19meeting.!e group’s goal is to reach $10,000 of donations for the project. For donations, checks are payable to the Rotary Club of Hawkesbury. !e group asks for community mem- bers to promote the Reality Tour through their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ vkhrealitytour.!e next committeemeeting will be on September 27 at 7 p.m. at PCPS.
New shops in Hawkesbury A new building is going up in Hawkesbury that will house a Marlin Travel Agency, Prescott and Russell Community Services’, and an of!ce for Denis Theriault Construction, who is currently constructing the site. “That is great news,” said Hawkesbury Mayor Jeanne Charlebois. “It’s an expansion of Main Street West. This is good. It’s good news for me, and for the town.” Theriault said the site will more than likely be expanded in the spring offering even more space to would-be renters. The building is expected to be ready around November 1.
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