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B NEWS DISTRACTED DRIVING CAMPAIGN RESULTS IN NEARLY 200 TICKETS Halton police issued nearly 200 tickets during a recent campaign aimed at distracted drivers. Project "It Can Wait Halton" ran from Monday, Oct. 28 to Friday, Nov. 8 and featured a combination of distracted driving law edu- cation and enforcement. During this campaign officers handed out 199 tickets and gave nine warn- ings. "#It Can Wait Halton was a public enforcement campaign aimed to posi- tively influence driver be- havior and reduce the use of hand-held devices while driving," said Halton po- lice Deputy Chief Jeff Hill. "Enforcement of dis- tracted driving will contin- ue to be a priority for our officers, but our hope is that through continued ed- ucation there will be a re- duced need for enforce-- ment going forward." Halton police and Hal- SILVER SPONSORS: Airikka Passmore & Associates Accountants . Phoenix Manufacturing Sam Son Farm The Dance Class Wilfrid Laurier University Thank you to all the volunteers who give their time, their support and their hard work "Enforcement of distracted driving will continue to be a priority for our officers, but our hope is that through continued education there will be'a reduced need for enforcement going forward." - Hatton Police Deputy Chief Jeff Hill ton Region rolled out the awareness campaign, edu- cating residents and mo- torists about the impactg of distracted driving through their websites, the media, social media and digital/ print signage. Officers said the #It- CanWaitHalton hashtag garnered 707,130 impres- sions over social media, while their digital and print signage was passed BRONZE SPONSORS: Rentals DE a Dammy CHCH TV | - BEST NON-COMMERCIAL | Delnin Holding's Start Odour Intrigue Media Solutions Inc \ Durante Group 3 Fresh Sarto KX947 ONTARIO STEAM AND ANTIQUE ° m 10DE John Milton Chapter Milton Champion Cr DATE 1G AT Lunes Cae DE Jobin Milian Chapter rE Th PRESERVERS ASSOCIATION The UPS Store . Association snapd Milton " Turnbull Pie Lee Insurance Agen ' : Chartered Accountants | Tiny Hoppers Learning. BEST CHEER/DANCE GROUP a a a THE DANCE ELEMENT INC. by motorists more than three million times during the course of the campaign. "Halton Region and the Halton Regional Police Ser- vice continue to work to- gether to ensure our roads and communities remain safe," said Halton Region chair Gary Carr. "When you are behind the wheel, everything else can wait." The Halton Regional Po- that hetped make the Gvarte a success. L Mary, a Dy Tw Se -- PO, . Mi ®y d Yar; lice Service and Halton Re- gion would like to remind drivers that Ontarie dis- tracted driving law states that while you are driving, including when stopped in traffic or at a red light, it is illegal to: « Use a phone or other hand-held wireless com- munication device to text or call- you can only touch a device to call 911 in an emergency; + Use a hand-held elec- tronic entertainment de- vice, such as a tablet or por- table gaming console; » View display screens unrelated to driving, such as watching a video; and - Program a GPS device, Halton police photo. Halton police and the Halton Region unveil their 'It Can Wait Halton' campaign against distracted driving on Oct. 28. except by voice commands. Residents are reminded that they can report a dis- tracted driver through the Halton Regional Police Ser- vice Road Watch Online reporting tool. To learn more, visit haltonpolice.ca. For more tips on how to avoid distracted driving visit halton.ca. U1) hi 2019 ALOT RE (OCH TE ere jongratulations to the Winning floats: 'BEST COMMERCIAL HOUSE OF CHORDS 3 or 6L0Z '82 JaquianoN 'Aepsiny] | uoidwey) ueipeued uo | Wo Uo EYAPISUI