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Wearing seatbelt not an option
PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2002.
Morning smiles
Janette Plaetzer was all smiles as she was offered some
tasty pancakes by Laurel Campbell at the Auburn Lions
breakfast on Sunday morning. Proceeds went to the Heart &
Soul campaign for the Blyth arena project. (Vicky Bremner photo)
For a two-week period which
began April 13, members of the
Ontario Provincial Police are joining
with other police services across the
province to take part in the 2002
spring seatbelt campaign.
This joint initiative will
concentrate on enforcement and
education focusing on drivers and
passengers who refuse to wear this
proven life-saving device. 1
Last year during the campaign,
officers from the OPP checked
701,226 vehicles with a total of
14,412 individuals charged for not
wearing their seatbelt. Officers also
laid 295 charges regarding children
not being properly secured in
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approved child restraint systems.
Huron OPP stopped 12,082
vehicles last year in this two-week
program. Three hundred and twenty-
one people were charged with
seatbelt violations while another 208
received warnings. This was a 95.6
per cent compliancy rate for drivers
in Huron.,
Through education and
enforcement initiatives like the
campaign, seatbelt usage has
increased over the past years,
however some drivers and occupants
refuse to buckle up.
Police said, study after study
shows conclusively that wearing
seatbelts significantly reduces
injuries and death in
The men and women of the OPP
will be out diligently -checking all
occupants of motor vehiCles from
April 13 - 27 ensuring everyone is
buckled up properly.
Traffic Sergeant Chris Whaley of
the Field and Traffic Support Bureau
says: 'The loss of life is tragic. More
than 40 per cent of fatally injured
people were not wearing their
seatbelts. If you want to save the life
of someone you care about, get them
to wear their seatbelt properly."
It's a simple act. Take a few
seconds - buckle up - it can save
your life and it's the law."
No. 1 Editorial out of 88 newspaper entries from across Ontario
Downloading the tax burden
The provincial government is today expected to deliver a budget with
more tax cuts. Meanwhile. across the province, municipalities are. one by
one. announcing property tax increases. It seems that the province hasn't
just downloaded services but has also downloaded the tax burden.
It wasn't supposed to be this way. The pros ince promised downloading
would be "revr•wie neutral". Provincial officials w ill tell you it was — that
the whole pro' • municipal politicians just aren't up to making the
tough decisir `•-• way the provincial government has.
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Blyth/Brussels Citizen's Downloading the Tax Burden takes a well-trodden
subject and leads us through a balanced analytical look at downloaded
provincial services. The writer thoughtfully lays out the planks of the
argument, never resorting to Harris-bashing. The result is a potent
indictment - backed by examples ranging from ambulances to water quality
- of how downloading is a cunning manoeuvre by Queen's Park to control
policy standards, but hand off the nasty business of collecting the money to
pay for it. It's a brilliant piece.
— Judge Kevin Cavanagh - The Hamilton Spectator
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