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economist suntribune opinion thursday feb 14 2002 joan ransberry peace of mind comes with new safety village thanks to a safety village my 12year old twin grand daughters are street smart because nina and ashley have benefited from a communi ty safety village i know the one to be built at bruces mill conservation area will be worth every penny for the record the york region village will cost 3500000000 pennies or 35 million safety villages are tried and true a similar village is up and running in whitby its successful whitbys safety village works my granddaughters are graduates of whitbys safety village my twins know the rules of the road they know both fire safe ty and water safely the twins know how to stay alive in and out of their home thanks to the combined teaching of their parents their school and the safely village nina and ashley have the edge the twins have a better than good chance of surviving if they face a lifethreatening situation as a grand mother i get a bonus i get peace of mind believe me its worth more than 35 million here in york region safely village officials have managed to snag former toronto maple leafwendel clark as their hon- ourary chairperson the hockey player who once lived in whitchurchstouffville is an excellent catch hell help boost the muchneeded fundraising efforts york regions safety village will offer programs for children and adults including seniors since the village is designed for people from womb to tomb all bases are covered the community safety village of york region complete with 10foottall buildings will include a burning house road- ways traffic lights and street signs as well as a network of streets children can travel using bikes and motorized cars to learn the rules of the road it will touch my family once again i have a 13yearold grandson he will be one of the thousands of york region students to visit the hew safety village when it opens the village will be reproduced to scale from architectural features found in rural and urban ontario communities of course the streets will feature most situations found in a nor mal community such as railway crossings school bus zones oneway streets traffic signals and pedestrian crossings groundwork will get underway this spring while the plan calls for the village to open in 2003 at least 25000 children are expected to visit the village in its first year located on stouffville road bruces mill is in an ideal spot the safety village will take up about seven acres making it one of the largest safety villages in north america and since the village wul be constructed in a conservation area organizers will be able to take advantage of the immediate surroundings the environment will be an important part of it as well as learning to keep from getting hurt the children will be able to embrace nature in addition to having police teach safety the regions fire departments will be very active in the village teaching fire pre vention and fire escape children will be taught how to best get out of a burning house and to make sure all dangers are covered water safety will be on the safety villages agenda highlights in the village include a miniature town hall a railway station a school shops electric cars a police station a fire hall a library a post office and an auditorium students will start their day in the village classroom by tak ing a lesson in traffic bicycle and pedestrian safety every once in a while- something very good crosses our path when it does it heeds tobe acknowledged such is the case of die safety village myhat goes off to all the people involved jn bringing the safety villageto york region it will touch my family once again i have a 13yearold grandson he will be one of the thousands ofyork region students to visit the newsafety village when it opens at bruces mill ill take this opportunity how to thank the village officials for the peace of mind linked to what my grandson will learn it irsgg b many others docwhen on- the package 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