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Graduating students happy to be back at school for final year Don Descoteau News Gazette staff
enforcement and raise awareness in drivers. “It’s important to us, because we know distracted driving is a significant factor in collision,” said Cpl. Kathy Rochlitz.
Belmont secondary principal Ray Miller has a good way to make a connection with Grade 9 and 10 students. At an assembly Monday morning, he offered the teens two personal facts about himself: one, that he’s a huge Toronto Maple Leafs hockey fan; and two, that on his next birthday, he’ll be 14, the same age many of them are now (his birthday is Feb. 29). In his office on Tuesday, the first full day of school for all students, Miller acknowledged the teachers strike created challenges for everyone involved, from educators to students to parents. “We’ve all lost something. This is like a grieving process and we have to help people go through it,” he said, adding that good communications are key. “(As administrators) we support our teachers and it’s really important that we keep a good relationship with our staff.” Miller and his fellow administrators did their best to simplify things for the startup, he said, to enable students and staff to have less time to adjust to the schedule. He voiced pride in the fact the school pulled together the necessary components of a school year startup in just two days. “We wanted to hit the ground running so the kids could get into a healthy routine, and that goes for the adults in the building as well.”
PlEASE SEE: Distractions, Page A6
PlEASE SEE: Belmont students, Page A8
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West Shore RCMP Cpl. Ryan Bacica looks through a monocular from behind a bush on Goldstream Avenue near Veteran’s Memorial Parkway on Wednesday. He was watching for distracted drivers.
Targeting distracted drivers West Shore drivers’ phone habits spied by volunteers, police Angela Cowan News Gazette staff
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crash if you’re on the phone while driving, according to ICBC, which is why they’ve partnered with the RCMP, municipal police and community volunteers to combat distracted driving during the month of September. West Shore RCMP teamed up with volunteers from their Cell Watch program on Wednesday to step up
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