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Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 26 Sep 2013, p. 6

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*Opinion TIîores no' Î excusefor Moe thanl1,900 tickets isued in school or community safety zones duding Project Safe Start- Most for speeding Thseditomal is drected specmhicaily ai the almost I100 people per day tcketed in the regmon by Haiton police officers for speeding mn sctiool or cornmunîty safety zones during this year's Prejeci Safe Stant road safety initiative. In the 12-day Project Safe Start, whîch coincmded wîth the begînnlng of the school year and wrapped up a week ago Frîday, officers handed out i1.908 tikkets in jus! the designated zones across <lton. The majoriîy of tickets, 1,1 52, were for speeding. At <tait one petson was chargcd with stunt drîving - going more than 50 km/h ovtt the speed lîmit. To Those guilty of these infractions, is there a reason you have corne te believe posted speed limits - set iii idet lu inrease traffit safety for ail motoists and pedesrmans - don't apply to you? In the event that a young student on their way tu ichool should darî out in front of you, have you found some ntw way 10 circumvent the isws of physics that state St wi< take'x' mneti for a vehi- cie weighing more than 1,000 kg to corne to a stop when travelling st tht excessive spted you have chaon ta drive? Are you familiar wlth the devasîating and frequent, ty fatal consequences when human flesh and bon@ collîde with an automobile travelling toc fast te pie vent an impact? Old you aiso know that when you drive 80 km/h on a posted 60 km/h zone, ai best you wîli save two and a haif minutes on a 10-km trip? At worst, you wlÉ ernd someone's lîfe. Naving been caught speeclîng. you probably now face fines, dernerit points that could uiîimatcly lead 10 the lois of your driver*s licence, hmgher insurance rates and possible vehîcie impoundment. Of course, you already knew these potential conse- quences before you decided to speed, What exactly i your problem and, mort impor- tant <y, could you please seek help for it îmmed<aîely -before you kill someone who's innocentiy golnq about the pursuit o! their life. - hsma Iferitaqe $tiatters This îwo 4lnrrv Vctorian houwr ai 179 Main St F wuth gmMrbresd tntn. shuuers and clabotat front enerauce was but un 1877 loir William Eager aud kuwn as Rose- Iawn In 1889, EagrC %Ml Rosawn ta Knox Presbncna- Church sud nas used as tht church ianse until 1925 wheu JItwas %sod w the Independeus Ordie of 0<1< Fellows. - Submnsud bv J*fltge Mil» an d M"iro Histoflcat Socity Response ý.ato Champion's recyding aent oeaI1' amazing Thank you to ail those -who dropped off items in the Champion% elec - tronici recycling eve n su npport of the Unlted Way o! Miltonu S -n. Despite the pourlng tain, people puied Kime MIeS up in their vehi- Managing Editor des steady ail day. Sonte came before the event started and even afier il tnded. The biri filIed up quickly and, as indicated in the photo caption on page 11, a tractor - traler unit had To be caiied mn To coHect ail the ovevfiow, whmch couki have flfrlld an- other contaener. Sont people must have been holding on to .hi elecwnk's for deaes. Amnong tht aider itemrs, dropped off for recyching nee eigltmc plMme huMniaNts and wmun a Commodà» or Ofit.. Apparent- fr, many Wf the items sUt wodced l4ow mucti momey was raised? We won't know Wo a frw wseks, but when n do weN be sure to Set you know A spouse W( a Champion emrlyn wfio tsrr t hatfaàmliu wi Milice Cam ta help at the effnt ar" nce ln commun- mind:ed Ne found tet people te be. »Milton reaft is a canrng commrnunhty the helper commented. Il cadi belleve ail the people tung out with their stuif - people of ail ages. families! Thats not news to me but noce tu hear fromn a non-Miltoniarrs perspective any- how. Karen Màcef, con Lie reoetmed or krmcaf* miktoncanadiachamrpoo.com and on T1witer @ChampiooEdiror. aII-l 555 kmlaOi ai rhan. Ckt, L97 SEl Acie-'rh h/ Fax. 90"-7&-23U4 QU~ h 90-875-3300 Qsatoe)m 90" 778-594 7 N#gu OMU Katy LSawm Pbalm mau~ 40cbwm CMonu M oqho. -a A~eW ie .ewoneoen edNo $qut a" a te V0 aomm tr SUai oem Ml In etw' imarU Ma *um ff anme oo -w &frein aw am The -Iun to woeterrný awfmulmlf M a-eZ- > déea

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