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Walkin’ The Beat With The Cornwall Police Service
W alkin’ The Beat W ith The Cornwall Police Service

spotted two young motorists racing been expressed as a top priority to the per hour, than when vehicles are
along that stretch, which is a posted residents of Cornwall. In our 2021 involved in a collision while driving
50 km/h zone, travelling 107 km/h. public survey, 71% of respondents at, or below, the posted limit.
Being there were two motorists indicated that speeding and aggressive In addition to potentially causing
involved, they both were charged driving is a top concern. Too often, injury or a fatality, the decision to
under the Highway Traffic Act for however, our officers experience stunt drive or street race can also
street racing. instances such as the one above, result in the following penalties:
Stunt driving includes: • A 30-day driver’s licence suspension
where drivers are not considering the
• driving 40 kilometres per hour or serious consequences to travelling at • A 14-day vehicle impoundment
more over the speed limit on roads (whether it is your vehicle or not)
these dangerous speeds.
with a speed limit less than 80 • A fine up to $10,000
Stephanie McRae kilometres per hour The faster you drive, the greater the • A jail term of up to six months
Communications Co-ordinator • driving 50 kilometres per hour or risk becomes of losing control and • A post-conviction licence
being involved in a crash. Not only is
more over the speed limit suspension
ver the last few weeks, I have speeding a danger to yourself, but it • Six demerit points
Obeen baffled at the number of • driving in a way that prevents other can also cause serious injury or death • A mandatory driver improvement
incidents involving stunt driving in vehicles from passing to your passengers, other motorists, course, upon conviction
the City of Cornwall. In particular, • intentionally cutting off another pedestrians, and cyclists in the area. Our officers are continuing to
the stretch of Brookdale Avenue, vehicle The Ontario Government indicates actively enforce against stunt driving
between Tollgate Road and Sara • intentionally driving too close to that the risk of fatality or serious in the City of Cornwall. Please
Street, seems to be an area where this another vehicle, pedestrian, or fixed injury is 11 times higher in collisions remember to slow down and pay
is prominently occurring. object at 50 kilometres per hour or more attention to help ensure everyone can
Recently, one of our officers Traffic and road safety has always over a speed limit of 100 kilometres arrive at their destination safely.

Flag on the Play! Wildcats Flag Football Program Going Strong

By Casey Leger is to offer players 8-10 games, and
teams will be holding one weekly
“Flag football is a product of practice, with the first scheduled for
COVID,” says Wildcats president, May 8. The Wildcats have partnered
Kirby Camplin. “We couldn’t run with people in Alexandria and
our popular tackle program for the Brockville to expand the scope of
2020 football season, so we offered the game.
a non-contact option.” Flag football is proving to be
The Wildcats flag football good for the tackle version of the
program ran in the fall of 2020 and game, too. “It’s a great introduction
the spring of 2021, and the club is to football,” says Camplin, “and
set to offer it again this year. In fact, an excellent segue to tackle. Flag
the program has become so popular teaches players a lot of the basics,
that the Cats have opted to make flag things like plays, angles of attack,
football a permanent feature of local and receiving all without having
spring sports, even though the tackle to worry about tackling or being
program is back. “We have 165 tackled. Athletes can focus on some
players registered currently,” says of the other fundamentals.”
Camplin, “and we’re still accepting Anyone who’d like more
athletes.” information about the Wildcats and
The flag league will run four their flag or tackle programs should
divisions for players aged 8 to 15: visit https://cornwallwildcats.com
U10, U12, U14, and U16. The plan online. Photo Submitted