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4 economist sunsuntribune news saturday jan 17 2004 photo radar works york police say by jeff mitchell and mike adler staff writers it may be sneaky even an invasion of privacy but critics and proponents of photo radar agree on one thing it slows drivers down and the technology discarded by the former tory government soon after it took office in 1995 may be returning soon to a highway near you this week premier dalton mcguinty hinted he might revisit the system in which unmarked vans snapped shots of licence plates on speeding vehicles on 400series highways vehicle owners received their tickets in the mail soon thereafter alan shefman a thornhill human rights consultant and school trustee said as much as he dislikes the notion of being charged by subterfuge it has been proven to slow speeders i have a lovehate relationship with photo radar mr shefman said on one hand i dont like the secre- tivenessofif how they nab you on the other hand it does have a dramatic effect on slowing you down staffsgt tom carrique head of york regional polices traffic unit agrees photo radar achieves its purpose i has been statistically proven during the duration photo radar was used it did slow down traffic he said police issued 240000 tickets and levied 16 million in fines under the photo radar program in 1994 and 95 new employ men t insurance compassionate care benefit if you must be absent from work to care for a dying family member maybe we can help the government of canada is introducing compassionate care a new special benefit available to employment insurance eligible workers who must be absent from work to provide support to a family member who is gravely ill with a serious risk of death important facts n beginning january 4 2004 six weeks of compassionate care benefits will be available to those who are eligible and provide the required medical certificate the benefit can be used by one individual or shared with eligible family members to care for a child parent spouse or commonlaw partner who is gravely ill with a serious risk of death for more information about the compassionate care benefit call i 800 ocanada i 800 6226232 i 800 4657735 tty or visit wwwcanadagcca 11 government of canada gouvemement du canada canada staffsgt carrique said allowing police across ontario to use the tech nology on municipal roads in addition to provincial highways would nab more speeders and free up officers to patrol for other infractions including tailgating bad lane changes and failing to wear seatbelts depending on how we deploy photo radar its going to allow us to provide bet ter coverage he said he suggested the regions major thor oughfares such as highways 9 27 and 7 would be ideal locations for photo radar york regions politicians and police board have been asking the province to allow photo radar on local streets for years once its on the books i believe wed move fairly quickly regional chairper son bill fisch said this week if the region cant hire more police officers photo radar is the only way to get people to reduce their speed markham mayor don cousens said i guarantee you the first place wed put it is near schools and parks he said arguing many people feel they are not safe because of speeding on residential streets the region cant afford enough police to watch all those problem areas said mr cousens who concedes the radar traps would eventually pop up along arterial roads the mayor also acknowledged a strong feeling among constituents against photo radar mr shefman said the technology should be limited to major provincial highways where it has proven to be effective in the past durham secondary academy middle school an alternative private education high school at durham secondary academy successful learning is apriority our formula for success is individual attention with outstanding teachers in an informal friendly environment we offer all core secondary school courses in unique 10week semesters we specialize in math science ana the arts with experienced teachers who provide handson learning we accept parttime and fulltime students who can combine attendance atdsa with regular high school attendance next semester begins january 29th 520 westnev rd south ajax ontario 9054264254