2 Friday, November 29, 2019 brooklintowncrier.com Such is the guilt of law-abiding citizens. I am heading east on Conlin Rd. I make it through the roundabout at Thornton and continue towards Simcoe. Just past Stevenson Rd is a speed radar sign indicating I'm driving 15 km/h over the speed limit. Oops. I lighten up on the gas to bring it down to a respectable (acceptable?) 10 over. If the speed trap I've often seen at the light at Durham College is operating, I should be fine. There's no officer there and I roll by. Still on Conlin, with the foot admittedly plantar flexing a tad more, there's yet another speed radar sign. This one shows I'm going 18 over. Now we're getting into dangerous - and expensive - territory. Again I lighten my touch. All of which is to say those electronic signs have an impact, on me at least. And, like I wrote last issue, I'm a born-and-bred Montreal driver with a memory of those halcyon days when speed limits and stop signs were options. While signage per se doesn't work (as Mayor Mitchell said in our interview two weeks ago), this kind of warning is at least a start. He also mentioned that engineers have long been wrong about such things as widening roads. People will drive, he said, to the road's design. So if you look at a map of Brooklin, you'll see mostly straight or slightly curved roads. Another traffic calming solution - and a much less expensive one than trying to redesign or retrofit roads - is the use of bollards. These are short vertical posts, either permanent or "flexible", installed along strategic sections of roads. Run over one at your own risk. (No, I haven't tried it and no, they did not exist in Montreal way back when.) Let me throw out one instance of how even the curvature of a road did nothing to slow down drivers. Brooklin High School hosted an afternoon walkout some weeks ago in support of the recognition of climate change. About 300 students marched along the sidewalk in front of the school. Clumps of others, having been released from educational bondage for an hour, traipsed here and there and mostly walked home. Yet a few climbed into cars and snatched the opportunity to fly past the marchers at a darn high rate of speed, honking and shouting out windows. Why? Because they could. There was nothing on that stretch of Carnwith to force them to slow down even though the westernmost end of the school parking lot had an exit right into their path. Bollards and radar signs are coming and none too soon. It's not just Santa coming to town Less than half the picture: By Richard Bercuson "Proud to be a Brooklinite" Founded in 2000 and published 24 times per year. Editor, Richard Bercuson 613-769-8629 • editorofbtc@gmail.com The Brooklin Town Crier is locally owned and operated and is a publication of Appletree Graphic Design Inc. We accept advertising in good faith but do not endorse advertisers nor advertisements. All editorial submissions are subject to editing. For advertising information, contact: 905.655.7642 Email: brooklintowncrier@gmail.com Next Issue: Friday, December 13, 2019 Deadline: Friday, December 6, 2019 This December 28 and 29, Whitby's Iroquois Park Sports Centre will serve as one of 25 Canadian stops on the 2019 Rogers Hometown Hockey™ Tour - the ultimate NHL experience celebrating the local hockey stories that connect the nation. The free weekend festival will feature live entertainment, NHL alumni, and hockey-themed activities, culminating with a live outdoor viewing party of an NHL broadcast from the Sportsnet Mobile Studio on the Sunday evening. As part of the lead up to the event, the Town is inviting all local schools, hockey associations, businesses and residents to show their community spirit by participating in a "Paint the Town Red" contest. "Rogers Hometown Hockey is about more than the two-day event; it's about showcasing our Whitby pride and community spirit," said Whitby Mayor Don Mitchell. "From now until December 29, I encourage everyone to join in the fun and decorate their schools, arenas, windows, storefronts or lawns with as much red as possible." The deadline for contest entries is Monday, December 16, with the winners of each category (noted below) to be announced via the Town's social media channels on Thursday, December 19. Prizes to be won include a number of Rogers Hometown Hockey prize packs, as well as an on-site event experience. Paint The Town Red" Contest Details Who Can Participate The contest is open to all members of the community and will be separated into four categories: Residential Business School Minor Hockey Association The winners of each category will be selected by a panel of judges and announced via the Town's social media channels on Thursday, December 19. How to Get Involved From schools decorating their walls and classrooms with a Hometown Hockey colouring page or red to minor hockey organizations encouraging fans to wear red at one of their games, it's easy to get creative and participate. Follow these three simple steps for your chance to win great prizes from Rogers Hometown Hockey: Register online at whitby.ca/ hometownhockey Snap a photo of yourself, your space or your group in a red Hometown Hockey theme Share your photo on Facebook or Twitter tagging Town of Whitby and Rogers Hometown Hockey, using the hashtag #whitbyhometownhockey Rogers Hometown Hockey window decals and colouring sheets have also been created and made available by the Town. To request a window decal, email: events@whitby.ca. Please note that decals must be picked up at Town Hall. Colouring sheets can be downloaded from https://whitby.ca/en/ d iscoverwhi tby /hometownhockey.asp#colouringpages For More Information For more information about Paint the Town Red or other Rogers Hometown Hockey activities, visit whitby.ca/hometownhockey. Contest terms and conditions can be viewed at: https://icreate4.esolutionsgroup. ca/230767_Whitby/en/discoverwhitby/ resources/EVENTS/Paint-the-Town- Red-Contest-Rules-2.pdf Rogers Hometown Hockey Coming To Whitby This fall, the Town of Whitby has been working to build awareness among Iroquois Park Sports Centre (IPSC) and GO Transit users of where to park at the recreational facility. What You Need to Know To help accommodate GO passengers, the Town leases areas for parking to Metrolinx - the operator of the Whitby GO station. Through these leases, the Town provides 300 parking spaces at IPSC, as well as an additional 500 parking spaces at the neighbouring Whitby GO Station. The spaces available at IPSC for GO Transit users are located on the east-side of the facility, closest to the Whitby GO station. These spaces are clearly marked and are the only spaces available at IPSC to GO Transit users. Quick Facts Each day, IPSC (located at 500 Victoria Street West) welcomes an average of more than 5,000 visitors who attend paid programming, making the facility one of the busiest of its kind in Canada. IPSC is adjacent to the second busiest GO Transit facility in Ontario: the Whitby GO Station. Residents who have questions about GO Transit parking are encouraged to contact Metrolinx's Customer Care Line at 416.869.3200. For more information on programming or events taking place at Iroquois Park Sports Centre, please contact the Town's Community Services Department by email at facilities@whitby.ca or by phone at 905.668.7765. GO Train and Iroquois Centre Parking Instruction Only one more edition of the Brooklin Town Crier before Christmas. 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