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Speed Cameras Essential for Student Safety, Ontario School Boards Say in Plea to Ford Government
- Ontario's four publicly funded school board associations are urging the provincial government to keep speed cameras, stating they are essential for student safety.
- A study from SickKids and Toronto Metropolitan University found speed cameras reduced speeding by 45 percent in Toronto.
- Ontario's school boards emphasize the importance of speed cameras for protecting children against speeding drivers.
- The school boards request collaboration with local entities to enhance safety measures instead of removing speed cameras entirely.
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Mayor Ellis supports mayors’ letter urging Premier Ford keep speed cameras
Some members of Belleville city council are joining a chorus of mayors and municipal leaders across Ontario urging Premier Doug Ford to compromise on a planned bill to nix automated speed enforcement speed (ASE) cameras.
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Read Full ArticleOntario school boards urge Ford to halt plan to scrap speed cameras – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Ontario’s school boards are jointly urging the provincial government not to proceed with Premier Doug Ford’s plan to get rid of speed cameras. A statement today from the province’s four publicly funded school board associations is just the latest in a series of groups supporting the automated enforcement tools, including municipalities, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and research from the Hospital for Sick Children. Ford h…
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