The Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-09-09, Page 11Wednesday, September 9, 2015 • Lucknow Sentinel 11
Recruiting booth at Lucknow's Music in the Fields
Crime Stoppers
of Grey Bruce
Valerie Gillies
Lucknow Sentinel
Crime Stoppers of Grey
Bruce Inc. is one of many
organizations who get infor-
mation out to the public dur-
ing Lucknow's Music in the
Fields by way of manning a
booth. The Grey Bruce
branch of Crime Stoppers
has served their community
since 1987 and currently
covers a total area of 8,600
square kilometers with a
population of 158,000
people.
Director Betty Egerdeen
explained that, not only
were they giving out
pamphlets and displaying
information, but they were
also recruiting for volun-
teers and potential Board
Members. Events such as
Lucknow's Music in the
Fields gives organizations
access to people from a
wide area as they draw
from the crowd of volun-
teers and attendees of the
festival.
Crime Stoppers is not a
police program. It is an
incorporated charitable
organization. The Board of
Directors is a group of
concerned citizens who
administer the program,
raise funds and manage
payments to Tipsters. The
program combines the
police, media and public
in a co-operative effort to
solve crime. As a commu-
nity-based program,
Crime Stoppers encour-
ages people to call in or
submit information online
that will help solve any
crime that has been or is
about to be committed.
People can report the
whereabouts of wanted
persons, stolen property
or illegal narcotics. Crime
Stoppers also accepts calls
for non -police agencies
such as the Ministry of
Natural Resources and
Forestry (MNRF) and the
Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals
(SPCA).
To call in a tip about a
crime or make a report call
1 -800 -222 -TIPS (8477) or to
submit a Web Tip go to www.
tipsubmit.com.
To learn more about
Crime Stoppers of Grey
Bruce Inc. or to find out how
to become a volunteer or
Board Member or to make a
donation you can write to
Crime Stoppers of Grey
Bruce Inc., P.O. Box 1119,
Owen Sound, ON N4K 6K6,
call the TIPS number above,
visit the website www.
crimestop-gb.org, email
crimestopgb@bmts.org or
visit the Facebook page.
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Submitted Courtesy of Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce
Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce are spreading the word about their organization during Lucknow's
Music in the Fields. The ladies tending the booth on Friday, August 28 were happy to have a chance
to talk with media as well as the general public. From left: Valerie Gillies of the Lucknow Sentinel,
Betty Egerdeen and Carol Little of Crime Stoppers Grey Bruce.
New road safety rules Back to school bus safety
are in effect
Huron County
OPP
Within just a matter of
hours into enforcing the
"New Road Safety Rules"
but Huron County Ontario
Provincial Police (OPP)
officers have already wit-
nessed an increase in the
number of drivers parked
off the roadway in a safe
spot using their cells
phones. Officers expect
this change in behaviour
to be the new norm as the
set fines for distracted
driving have once again
increased.
Effective September 1,
2015, police services
across Ontario, including
the Ontario Provincial
Police will be enforcing
updated and new road
safety rules that were
passed on June 2, 2015.
The updated measures are
aimed at keeping Ontari-
ans and visitors safe on our
roadways.
Huron County OPP
Detachment Commander
Inspector Jason Younan
states, "Huron County OPP
fully supports the new leg-
islation aimed at keeping
our roadways as safe as
possible. These enhance-
ments and new laws are
important deterrents for
those drivers that continue
to take unnecessary risks
and drive in an unsafe
manner. Reducing the
number of injuries and
deaths on our roadways
caused from distracted
driving and aggressive
driving remains a top prior-
ity for our Detachment
members"
Changes include: tougher
penalties for distracted driv-
ing, new rules to protect
cyclists and measures to
ensure the safety of tow
truck drivers and children
riding school buses.
A closer look at some of
the new penalties and rules
are as follows:
Getting Tougher on Dis-
tracted Driving
Penalties for distracted
driving will include
an increased set fine of $490
(Previously the set fine was
$280). Note: fines may be
increased to a maximum of
$1,000 in court. Also, upon
conviction drivers will incur
three demerit points. Nov-
ice drivers will receive a
minimum 30 -day suspen-
sion for a first conviction
and longer suspensions for
subsequent convictions.
Keeping Cyclists Safe
The "dooring" of cyclists
will carry an increased set
fine of $365 and three
demerit points upon con-
viction. New rules also
come into effect that
requires drivers to leave a
one -metre distance where
possible when passing
cyclists. The fine for this
offence is $110 and two
demerit points upon con-
viction. Cyclists that fail to
use required bicycle lights
and reflectors will face
fines of $110. This is an
increase from the previous
$35 fine.
Moving over for Tow
Trucks
Drivers must now slow
down and move over when
passing a tow truck stopped
on the roadside providing
assistance. Failing to do so
can result in a set fine of
$490.
Increased Threshold for
Collision Reporting
The threshold at which
property damage only colli-
sions must be reported to
police has been increased to
$2,000 from $1,000. Drivers
are reminded that all colli-
sions involving injuries must
be reported to police.
11 South Bruce
OPP
This week, children across
the detachment area will be
back to school. Some will be
walking, some will be riding
bikes and many others will
be riding on school buses to
get to and from school.
The South Bruce Ontario
Provincial Police (OPP)
reminds all drivers to be
extra careful and observant
for children on or near road-
ways. The OPP also reminds
all drivers of the importance
of knowing the law as it
applies to school buses
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stopped on the roadway with
alternating red lights
flashing.
Every driver or street car
operator, when meeting on a
highway, other than a high-
way with a median strip, a
stopped school bus that has
its overhead red signal -lights
flashing, shall stop before
reaching the bus and not
proceed until the bus moves
or the overhead lights have
stopped flashing.
When approaching a
school bus from the rear that
has its overhead signal -lights
flashing shall stop at least 20
meters before reaching the
bus and not proceed until
the bus moves or the over-
head lights have stopped
flashing.
First offence upon convic-
tion - $400-2,000 and 6
demerit points.
Each subsequent offence
upon conviction - $1,000-4,000
or imprisonment or both.
If the driver can't be iden-
tified, the registered owner
of the vehicle observed in
violation of the law may be
charged.
The OPP encourage all
parents and caregivers to
take some time this week to
talk to their children on the
importance of being safe
going to and from school.
LUCKNOW FALL FAIR PARADE
Saturday, Sept. 19
THEME: Country Bumpkins, Harvest Pumpkins
Register/Judging/Assembly: NO LATER THAN 10 A.M.
Parade starts at 11 a.m.
Assembly Areas
• Pipe Bands at Bowling Alley corner, Campbell & Havelock Streets
• Children's entries at corner of Campbell and Havelock Streets, South of band
• Pedestrains entries on Havelock, between Campbell and Willougby Streets
• Dignitaries on Havelock, between Campbell and Willougby Streets
• Floats & Vehicles on Havelock, south of Willougby Street to Canning Street
(Snobelen's Elevators)
• Horses on Willougby Street, west of Havelock Street
• Ambassadors and other bands on Willougby Street, east of Havelock Street
Registration forms and more info available online
at lucknowagsociety.ca
Pre -registration welcome