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Page 8 Nipigon-Red Rock Gazette Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 In Loving memory of Stephen (Mut) Thompson February 15, 2002 Today marks six years since you went on to a better place, but for me it still feels like six days. You were a huge part of my heart and I haven’t been able to let you go, I will always keep you there deep in my soul I miss you so much my beautiful beloved brother. Till the day we are together again. Forever missed but never forgotten. Your big Sister Sammy & Family Be More Informed About Your Community.... Attend weekly council meetings. Phone your local Township office for Dates, Times and Meeting locations. Get Involved in Your Community & See the Difference it Can Make! The Order of Ontario Seeks Exceptional People. To find out how to nominate someone for Ontario's highest honour visit www.orderofontario.ca or call 416-314-7526 Deadline for nominations: February 28, 2008 Paid for by the Government of Ontario Ontario SUPERIOR NORTH CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD ANNOUNCES KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS FOR 4 & 5 YEAR OLDS SEPTEMBER 2008 REGISTRATION IS WELCOME AT St. Hilary School, Red Rock Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Joy Magee, Principal 886-2661 St. Edward School, Nipigon Thursday, February 21, 2008 Bill Beaucage, Principal 887-2810 For registration appointment, please call the appropriate school, on or before February 19, 2008. Please bring your child’s Immunization Report, Health Card Number and Birth/Baptism Certificate. Public Health Nurse will be in attendance. JK students must be four years old by December 31, 2008. SK students must be five years old by December 31, 2008. You are invited to register your child in a Catholic School that will focus on the integration of spiritual values and academic excellence. Volunteers ARE a ‘Blessing’ at St. Edward’s FOR THE ST. EDWARD CATHOLIC SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM St. Edward Catholic School is indeed a blessed community. Every day, wonderful volunteers from families, the community and local/district organizations get up early and make their way to the school in preparation for and to serve 100 + students who arrive at the school prior to the beginning of the school day to eat breakfast. Every morning, from Monday to Friday, St. Edward Catholic School provides a good nutritional breakfast for students before they begin their school day. It is a known fact to most of us that nutritious foods help children and youth grow and develop healthy. However, research supports the premise the breakfast is THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY. A nutritious breakfast provides approximately one-fourth of the recommended dietary allowances for key nutrients such as protein, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc. Breakfast truly is an important beginning to any child’s day as it is “breaking the fast” from the night’s sleep. A 1996 University study found that children who eat breakfast at school - closer to class and test-taking time- perform better on tests than those who skip breakfast or eat at home much earlier. Other studies have shown that consumption of a nutritious break- fast can bring: * better concentration and ability to perform complex tasks * improved attention in late morning task performance * quicker and more accurate retrieval of information (ie: working memory ) * fewer errors made in problem solving activities However, providing this program requires the dedicated commitment of volunteers to serve our children each morning, like the volunteers shown in the picture. Ministry of Natural Resources Nipigon District Conservation Officers, Ken Tuuri and Dave Fer-ren, along with Enforcement Clerk, Eveline Maedel and parent Volunteer Julie McLeod were busy feeding kids information and breakfast at the Continued on Page 9 0PP Weekend Report continued... Continued from Page 7 O.P.P. CRACKING DOWN ON AGGRESSIVE DRIVING BY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS The Ontario Provincial Police will be using all available resources for traffic patrol throughout February in an effort to reduce aggressive driving and collisions involving commercial vehicles, Commissioner Julian Fantino has announced. Both traffic unit cruisers and unmarked cars will be patrolling the roads of the province, with special emphasis on the 400 series of highways, Highway 11 and Highway 17, where a significant amount of commercial traffic travel. “Commercial drivers who are travelling over the posted speed limits, especially in bad weather, are a danger to themselves and other motorists. As their speed goes up, so too does their stopping distance, which further increases the likelihood of them being involved in a major incident.” The O.P.P. has written the Ontario Trucking Association, advising that the crackdown is coming and asking for its cooperation in notifying its members there will be little tolerance for violators. In addition to aggressive driving, going too fast for weather conditions and following too closely, the O.P.P. will be enforcing legislation that mandates all vehicles move over one lane if safe to do so, when passing an emergency vehicle parked on the side of the highway with its emergency lights activated. If it’s a two-lane road, drivers must slow down to a reasonable speed. “The frequency of incidents involving commercial vehicles recently, and the resulting deaths, injuries, damage and road closures is a major concern to the police and the motoring public,” Fantino said. “We know that commercial vehicles haven’t been responsible for all the major incidents we saw in January. But where tractor trailers were involved, they, in many cases, contributed to long road closures.” Results will be tracked on a daily basis and O.P.P. traffic patrol resources deployed to various parts of the province as needed. Constable Shelley Garr, Community Services Officer 807-887-2637