Ontario Community Newspapers

Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 17 Apr 2001, p. 5

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Jt's RoaJ aft Challenge time Volunteers wihh tise Milton Road Safety Commsttee are hard at work planning activities for the sixth annual Road Safety Challenge May 5 to 13. The Road Safeîy Challenge is a community-driven event sponsored by tise Ontario Ministry of Transportation that encourages safeîy-conscious communities from acrots Ontario te, work bogether 10 raine awareneas of road user safeîy througis special activities tisat address local concems. ise challenge engages tise participation of volunteer road user safety groups and community members ho work together 10 nsake driving on Ontario's roads safer. Activities duning tise Roid Ssfeîy Challenge will include a Child Safety Seat Chii May 5 at the Steeles Avenue flue station. One of lise main acivities will be tise Truck Safety Fair set to taire place May 8 at Bishop Reding Secondary Scisool and May 9 at E.C. Drury High Scisool. Participants will learn about the 'blind spots' and why drivers need to leave more room beîween tisemselves and a truck at an intersec- tion, Tise many exisibits and demonstrations are designed 10 help foster a better understanding between trucks and auto- mobiles, "Milîon's Road Safety Cormminee activities for tise Road Safety Challenge are not only exciting but are also very educational," naid Superintendent Mike K(ingston, local dis- trict commander wiîh tise Halton Regional Police Service. 'TIle tremendous commilment by tisese volunleers sisould be matched by our public support, If we all play our part, we can maire a real difference in mroa user aafety in lise town of Milton." Milton recorded an 18.5 per cent increase in collisions lst year - tise worst record for ail] of Halton, It's believed too many people are travelling loo fast on roads that weren't built for tise speed or volume of traffie. For more information regarding the Road Safeîy Challenge, caîl Jan Mobray at (519) 853-4492. The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, Apntl 17, 2001-S- AKearnev earnçs fb edfiwation "wiar A Halion superntnîcdent has been hon- oured as Oniario's top educaîton adminis- trator. A surpnised Brenda Keamey was named the winner ai last week's Halton District School Board meeting. "Who kncw about ihis?' said thc special education supertutendent atter the award was announced by a Niagara University professor. Dr. Frank Caizi, coordinator of the American university*s educaîlon adminis- tration program, said ihere was strong hacking for Ms Kearney. who was endorsed by seyeraI peinons. "We've neyer received nuch pasnionate chters of support for a candidate," he strensed. SUNPAY APRIL 22,2001 JoWnOur 0 'hW r iends e in Mutai - H"luitIMl CALL 1-888-822-846 OR REWSTER ON-LIE AT WWWWPERCM1WALKCOM WALKMSb IN YOUR COMMUNITY' Q t. nder the auards pro-rarn. an outstattd Ms Keartex s, a longtittuceducator anda ing education adîninistrator is choses tor formter principal ot E.C. DrurN Htgh hoih Ontarno and \ssestemn New York. School. SCHJOOL IS BLING A- GYMNAý,SUIJM & AT[RIUM Corne to our Open House On Saturday, Aprîl1 21" from 1-3 p.m. Find out more about our: " New addition. " Qualîfîed, carîng staff. " Excellent academic & arts program " Smai! class sizes " Happy, keenly motivated studeni hody. Hitherfield, now in ils 10' year, is nestled on 82 acres of' prîstîne farmland on the Niagara Escarpment. We are a prîvate co-cd scisool for children from 4-14 years of age. For further information: cali (905) 854-0890. W-f-, - - _- - - -1 - - ý--_ -__--- -1 - - -MR

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