OPP And District Of Muskoka Partner To Designate School Areas As Community Safety Zones

OPP And District Of Muskoka Partner To Designate School Areas As Community Safety Zones

As part of the Huntsville OPP detachments commitment to the safety of our school aged children and youth, officers patrol all school zones in Huntsville and Lake of Bays, in order to bring awareness and provide deterrence of poor driving behaviours in those areas. On a daily basis, members of the Huntsville OPP detachment patrol schools zones as a way of being visible and hopefully deterring motorist from driving poorly or in a manner that creat…

District designates all School Zones on its roads as Community Safety Zones - Huntsville Doppler

Motorists continue to speed through School Zones, placing students, parents, and teachers at risk, according to Ted Warman, Community Engagement Officer with the Huntsville OPP. Warman approached the District of Muskoka in January, requesting that the municipality consider adding Community Safety Zones to all the School Zones on its roads. Warman explained while School Zones are meant to alert motorists that there are children present, the fines…