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DECEM BER 2016
THOROLD AUTO PARTS PUSHES “DON’T TEXT AND DRIVE” MESSAGE deaths from collisions caused by distracted driving have doubled since 2000 in Ontario, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.
Thorold Auto Parts Promotes Public Safety Awareness on Distracted Driving
While fun was the focus of the Santa Clause Parade on Saturday, Statistics on collisions from 2013 also indicate one person in the team from Thorold Auto Ontario is injured in a distractedParts and Recycling featured a driving collision every 30 float with safety in mind. A poster on the side of their big minutes, and a driver on a phone is 400 percent more likely to green and white truck advised crash than a driver focusing on the audience at the parade: “Don’t the road. Text and Drive” Thorold Auto Thorold Auto Parts owner, Frank Serravalle, pictured at left at the Parts owner Frank Serravalle As a good corporate citizen, Santa Clause Parade with the team focused on public safety. told us that texting and driving Frank and his staff are stepping as a form of distracted driving has escalated into a serious problem up to show leadership in the automotive services industry by raising on the roads; bigger than drinking and driving. awareness of the social problem. The community minded company based in Thorold made a commitment to a public service campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of texting or phone use and driving. Frank plans to display signs on the rear side of the company’s fleet of trucks to help reduce the increasing rates of collisions from distracted driving. In fact,
Please share this message with your friends. Let’s all thank Frank and his team for starting the conversation to repair this social issue. Please share this message with your friends. Let’s all thank Frank and his team for starting the conversation to repair this social issue.
GTBC PROMOTES LOCAL BUSINESSES AT NEW MEMBERS BREAKFAST D’Amelio Swyer, member of the City of Thorold’s Ad Hoc Age Friendly Committee.
Making business introductions was an interactive part of the networking at the New Members Breakfast hosted by the Greater Thorold Business Council at Club Belvedere on November 24. Some of the new members introduced at the event included Anna Schmoll, Rose Hill Lane | Personal Support, Laurie Anne Lamothe, Yoga Centre of Niagara / Espavo Boutique; Karen Head, Monat; Rene Inman, Chapel Street Designs, Juanita McLean, Seniors on the Move; Tan Quereshi, Computan, among others. We enjoyed an informative and entertaining presentation by Jean
At the GTBC meeting we connected with Age Friendly Committee member Jean D’Amelio Swyer, pictured at right, joined by Anna Schmoll, Rose Hill Lane President & Director of Care, centre, and Juanita McLean from Seniors on the Move for a conversation on a proposed seniors conference in Thorold in June 2017. For more information on the GTBC go online to: greaterthoroldbusinesscouncil.com
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Jean updated the audience of 30 members by presenting demographic data and the trends in the local seniors population. We also learned about interesting plans for a conference in Thorold slated for June 2017 with the City of Thorold Age Friendly Committee. Stay tuned to the Age Friendly Committee for news of interest to local seniors and personal support for the elderly in Thorold.
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