Between The Linesprincephilips.dsbn.org/documents/FallNewsletter.pdf · Crossing Programs Committee of Niagara in partnership with the Niagara Regional Police. Launch week was: August

Crossing Programs Committee of Niagara

in partnership with the Niagara Regional

Police. Launch week was: August 28th to

September 1st. Paddles high everyone!

Remember: Safety First!

Continued on Page 2

Wednesday, October 4th.

All City School Crossing

Guards were issued “iwalk”

stickers to distribute to

students a few days in

advance of the 4th, to help

encourage participation in

the event and to promote a

positive pro-active trans-

portation message. The

stickers were provided

through Act ive & Safe

Between The Lines

F a l l E d i t i o n 2 0 1 7 S c h o o l C r o s s i n g G u a r d s

With school back in

session, the City of

Niagara Falls’ School

Crossing program

continues to support

Active Transportation

for school travel in

our community. This

year, we participated

in supporting Interna-

tional Walk to School

Day which was on

Active Travel to School Series… Part Three

“ Summer should

get a speeding

ticket.”

~Picture

Quotes.com~

“Walking is good

for solving

problems — it's like

the feet are little

psychiatrists.”

~Terri Guillemets ~

International Walk To

School Day 2017

October 4th

Welcome back to the new School

Year! The 2017-2018 school year is

well underway and our Guards are

back at their posts. We would once

again, like to “Thank” Mayor Jim Diodati

and City Council for proclaiming the

month of September as “School

Crossing Guard Awareness Month”.

Your support is greatly appreciated!

Our Bill 31 Campaign was once again

promoted by the Municipal School

School Crossing Guard Awareness Month

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underwent a complete re-do of the traffic signals and upgrade of accessib le platforms/tactile plates, and let’s not forget, the addition of our brand NEW crossing locat ion of W i l loughby-Welland! This location was added following the removal of Willoughby-Aberdeen, to better service pedestrians.

Active Travel Series… Continued from Pg. 1

B e t w e e n T h e L i n e s

Routes to School Canada.

ASRTS is described as:

“Active & Safe Routes to

School is a program of

Canada Walks, a depart-

ment of Green Communi-

ties Canada. Founded in

1995, Green Communities

Canada is a national

association of community

organizations that help

people go green – in their

homes and gardens, on

the road, at work, and in

the community. GCC and

its member organizations

work together to help

Canadians:

Improve the health of

our communities

Conserve resources for

future generations

Reduce pollution”

ASRTS lists the Steps To Success as the Five E’s, Education, Encouragement, Eng ineer ing , Enforcement and Evaluation.

Though, School Crossing Programs tend to fall under the Engineering category, don’t sell us short; we have much more to offer!

“Engineering

Goal: Creating safe and accessible school sites, neighbourhoods and routes to school. Stakeholders: school staff, boards, munic-ipalities Examples: traffic and wayfinder signs, park-ing restrictions, crosswalk improvements, crossing guards

Resources: Invite school

and municipal representa-

tives to complete a group

walkabout survey of the

neighbourhood to assess

traffic and identify built

environment barriers to

active travel. Many commu-

nities support ASRTS by

providing School Crossing

Guards at key intersections

near schools. The Ontario

Traffic Council’s School

Crossing Guard Guide

provides guidance on how

municipalities can deter-

mine the best loca-

t ions…” Read More at:

http://www.saferoutestoschool.ca/

There is also an educational

component/opportunity to

school crossing programs.

SC Guards help children

understand the importance

of road safety and develop

the skills needed to cross

streets in a safe manner at

all times. Helping to build the

confidence in our youngest

pedestrians will encourage

students’ desire to use AT

modes for school travel.

Opportunities exist within

communities to have Adult

School Crossing Guards

promote events such as

IWALK, Road Safety Training

School Outreach Programs

and School Travel Planning

Committees and much more.

The community connection

Guards share wi th their

pedestrians should not be

underestimated!

Above: New Concrete - Victoria

@ Simcoe

Above Right: New Crossing -

Willoughby @ Welland (north

and south corners)

Crossing Location Improvements Lots of location improvements for the start of the 2017-2018 school year! Victoria-Simcoe received a brand new concrete pad, removing the uneven surfaces previously at this loca-tion. Dorchester-Dunn (not pictured)

"Mass

transportation

for short

distances,

under a mile,

should rely

mainly on the

pedestrian."

~Lewis Mumford~

P a g e 3 S c h o o l C r o s s i n g G u a r d s

Operations Reminders

August Orientations have come and gone, but please keep in mind some of the various procedures discussed:

Contact Julie if you discover needles, etc. at your location. She has long-handled tongs and a proper sharps disposal bin in the car. Do NOT attempt to dispose of yourself.

Remind students to dismount bikes, remove earbuds and hold

Chester’s Tree - PITC Committee’s Memorial

onto all sporting equipment while crossing the roadway.

If at a signalized location, do not allow pedestrians to enter cross-walk once the flashing hand has begun it’s countdown.

NEW shirts are to be worn unless in the laundry; do not tuck and there is no need to wear your safety vests over these shirts. Must wear reflective armbands when wearing short-sleeved shirt.

The afternoon of Friday,

September 22 was very hot,

sunny and generally, a lovely

day to honour a wonderful

gentleman, Chester Murawski.

Former School Crossing

Guard and photographer for

SNAPd Niagara, was

honoured with a memorial tree

planting by Park In the City

Commit tee, in f ront of

Greendale School. The Mayor,

Niagara Falls MPP, several

Ci ty Counc i lors , schoo l

officials, family members and

fellow Crossing Guards were

in attendance for the event.

Feel free to stop by the school

to visit Chester’s tree.

***Although Closures May Be Mentioned On ALL Stations,

Try to Listen To the Local Ones

First***

Websites:

www.dsbn.org

www.nsts.ca

www.niagaracatholic.ca

Television Stations: COGECO cable 10

CHCH Television

City TV

Social Media:

Facebook

Twitter

Radio Stations:

610 am

900 am

91.7 fm

105.7 fm

103.7 fm

97.7 fm

105.1 fm

101.1 fm

SCGs - Ron C.

and Pat G.

Mayor Jim D.

Niagara Falls

MPP Wayne G.

Top Far Right:

Mayor Jim/

MPP Wayne

Chester’s Tree

Chester’s Crossing

Partner: John Walsh

Paul Di Paolo at TSR and

St. James… Looking

sharp in our NEW shirts

Hello and Goodbye...

What’s On In The City?

We would like to take this opportunity to ‘Thank’ and say ‘Goodbye’ to Deb Washington (Drummond @ Morrison), Nick Martzoukos (TSR @ Dorchester) and John Fortuna (Lundy’s Ln @ Highland). We wish all of you good health and happiness!

Many new faces have joined our team this year, so

“Welcome” to: Heather Fairley, Patricia Bernard, Newsletter Editor: Julie Ellis

P a g e 4 S c h o o l C r o s s i n g G u a r d s

Phone: 905-356-7521 Ext# 5212

Fax: 905-356-5576

E-mail: [email protected]

Transportation Engineering

WEGO Facility

8208 Heartland Road

Niagara Falls, ON L2H 0L7

B e t w e e n T h e L i n e s

Reclaiming Cultural Identity

By Niagara Falls Museum in partnership with

Niagara Regional Native Centre

Be part of something special this October and

November. Three events. Three Saturdays. One excit-

ing program: Reclaiming Cultural Identity. In partnership

with the Niagara Regional Native Centre the museum is

presenting workshops and talks on Wampum Belts,

Indigenous Beadwork in Niagara and Creation

Stor ies . Led by Rick Hi l l (Beaver C lan of the

Tuscarora Nation) experts share their wisdom and skill,

and attendees participate in creating lasting items.

October 7: Woven Words – The Meaning of Wampum

Belts

October 28: Niagara Beadwork, Then and Now

November 18: Creation Story Revisited: Indigenous

Artists Reflect Creation Teaching

Niagara Falls History Museum, 5810 Ferry St., Niagara

Falls, ON, L2G 1S9

Every workshop runs from 2:00 – 4:00 on a Saturday.

To find out more and to register visit:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/reclaiming-cultural-

identity-tickets-37917616612

Patrick Wong, Jim Barclay, Witold Drzewicki and

Patti Chevers. Wishing all of you a Safe and Happy

School

Year!

www.niagarafalls.ca