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05 | 26 | 2016 VOLUME 21 | ISSUE 20
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SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON RURAL ROAD SAFETY
Residents push for safety upgrades to St. Clements intersection
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LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT IN CONESTOGO
Petition presented to Wellesley council calls for changes to site of numerous collisions, some of them fatal WHITNEY NEILSON
WELLESLEY TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS ARE pleading with regional council to do something about the frequent accidents – often fatal – at the Herrgott Road and Ament Line intersection. Butch Voisin presented a petition with 300 signatures to Wellesley council on Tuesday night asking them to have regional traffic engineers look at the intersection again and find a solution. Butch’s wife, Lori, walked away from a serious two-vehicle accident at that intersection in February, where both cars were totalled. This prompted them to bring the issue back to the forefront. “That was a big part, but I live on Herrgott Road right in the village of St. Clements and as a retired Waterloo firefighter I see the trucks going by here all the time and I’m thinking ‘oh my God, they’re going to that intersection again,’” Voisin said. They were joined at council by Linda Lorentz and Pam Ringrose who lost a young daughter/granddaughter to an accident at SAFETY | 32
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Crowds gathered at Conestogo Park on Saturday night for a barbecue, rides and, of course, fireworks to celebrate Victoria Day. The ball diamond was filled with families getting settled before the show began, but first, visitors were treated to plenty of rides, a visit from the local fire department and more. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]
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