Thursday, 14 February 2019

#MakeItClick - Preeceville's Main Street with the Mayor Garth Harris for Thursday February 14th, 2019 8:35 am

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Preeceville's Main Street with the Mayor Garth Harris for Thursday February 14th, 2019 8:35 am
With GX94's Craig Wallebeck > see him @ http://www.gx94radio.com/craig-Wallebeck

This week we focus on: #MakeItClick



What’s it going to take to make it click?
Jan 31, 2019
#MakeItClick; Seatbelts and car seats the focus of February’s Traffic Safety Spotlight
"Some things are easy to forget. The password to your computer, your aunt’s birthday, the name of the actor in that movie about that thing. But – even for the most absent-minded among us – it usually takes only a couple of reminders to make something “click.”
Except, it seems, when it comes to seatbelts. During 2018’s Traffic Safety Spotlights, police reported more than 4,700 offences for failing to wear a seatbelt or not using the appropriate car seat for kids. That’s why February’s Traffic Safety Spotlight is on seatbelts and car seats.
Police across Saskatchewan will be looking for people not wearing a seatbelt, wearing one improperly, or not having children properly secured in the vehicle.
Seatbelts have been the law in Saskatchewan for more than four decades, so the odds are pretty good that every single person who was handed a seatbelt ticket last year was already well aware they should have buckled up. So… why didn’t they? What’s it going to take to make it click?
“Whether it’s a conscious choice to not buckle up or it simply slipped your mind, travelling without a seatbelt has potentially deadly consequences,” said Penny McCune, Chief Operating Officer of the Auto Fund. “Wearing a seatbelt is the quickest, easiest way to substantially reduce your risk of death or injury in a crash.”
A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study estimated you’re 17 times more likely to be ejected in a collision if you’re not wearing a seatbelt, and you’re more than twice as likely to die if ejected. Not only that, you put other occupants in the vehicle at risk if you are not secured in your seat in the event of an accident. So making that seatbelt click seems like a pretty good idea, doesn’t it?
Most people in Saskatchewan – more than 90 per cent according to most research – do wear seatbelts. The small number who don’t are highly overrepresented in traffic deaths. In 2017, 16 people were killed in vehicle collisions in Saskatchewan due to being improperly restrained or not buckled up at all. It was also a factor in 148 injuries on Saskatchewan roads.
Not wearing a seatbelt or driving with a child improperly restrained results is a $175 ticket and also costs the recipient three points under the Safe Driver Recognition program.  
Drivers are responsible for ensuring that all passengers under the age of 16 are buckled up, and can be ticketed for each unrestrained child in the vehicle. It’s estimated that half of all kids under the age of 8 in Saskatchewan aren’t properly restrained when they’re in a vehicle. Have a little one travelling with you? SGI sponsors car seat clinics across the province throughout the year where you can learn how to properly install the seat in your vehicle and ensure your child is in the appropriate seat for their size and age.
SGI recommends these tips to make it click and keep you and your loved ones safe:
  • Always #MakeItClick before driving or riding in a vehicle.
  • When you #BuckleUp, make sure the lap belt sits across your hips and the shoulder belt fits over the middle of your shoulder and across your chest (don’t reposition the shoulder belt behind you or under your arm).
  • Don’t let children 12 or under sit in the front seat of a vehicle.
  • Ensure your child is in the correct car seat. Visit an SGI car seat clinic or book an appointment with a car seat technician.
  • Put blankets and coats over child seat straps – remember, the fit should be snug; you should be able to fit only one finger between the harness straps and the child’s chest.
Follow SGI on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for safety tips to #TakeCareOutThere.
Contact
Media inquiries
Tyler McMurchy, Manager, Media Relations, Saskatchewan Government Insurance
306-751-1837 306-535-6207 (cell) tmcmurchy@sgi.sk.ca

More on Safety when out there snowmobiling:

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Lorissa Petras from Hazel Blooms Greenhouse will be at Thirsty Dogz Liquor in Preeceville Wednesday, February 13th and Thursday, February 14th from 3-6:30 daily selling fresh flower arrangements. Arrangement prices range from $25.00 to $35.00 with a dozen roses at $60.00. For more information or to pre-order  contact Lorissa at 306-547-1213 or check out Hazel Blooms Greenhouse on Facebook




Events:

 - Ongoing

- Preeceville & District Lions Club Chase the Ace Minimum Jack-Pot is now at a $151.00 Draws every Thursday night at the Curling Rink. Watch their Ad's.   Follow the ACE on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PreecevilleChaseTheAce/

- The Town of Preeceville is pleased to announce the opening of Preeceville Dental. The clinic is now accepting new patients from across the Parkland area. The phone number is 306-547-1555 and the address is 27 Main St North, which is the Library building in downtown Preeceville.

New Transportation Business

Owner/Operator Adrien Rock

Friendly, Reliable and Honest Service
Majc Rides is a new, independently owned transportation service company. They offer rides from surrounding communities to Canora, Yorkton, Regina and Saskatoon. They use a late model Dodge Grand Carovan for their transportation services. You will be picked up from your community and driven to your destination and will be returned back to your home community. Mostly their service will be there for you for your Doctor's appointments or if you need to get to a larger center for shopping or visiting. To use their service you will need to book your ride at least 24 hours in advance. Fares are return trip included. Contact Majc Rides for pricing and bookings. Provincial subsidies are possible.
Contact Majc Rides at 306-563-8408




Valentine's Day Tea


Saturday February 16th 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm at Trinity United Church. Sponsored by United Church Women. $5.00 Everyone Welcome


​​​​​Bingo

​606 Harvard Preeceville Air Cadets Squadron Sponsoring Committee BINGO. Every Thursday at Club 60. Doors open at 7pm, first game starts at 8pm.

Walking Club
Too cold to go for a walk outside? Join other walkers every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 9:00-10:00 am at the Preeceville Community Legion Hall for the months of November thru to April. For more info contact Jackie at 306-547-2842.​


 - And as always if you wish to have an event promoted visit and post it to our Community Events Calendar at www.townofPreeceville.ca

Follow the Mayor on blogspot at http://mayorharris.blogspot.ca/








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