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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday April 26,2000 Report shows several dangerous sites (Continued from page A1) To remedy that, the report also lists the top 10 troubled intersections as defined by accident rate. On that scale, Milton had a hold on six of the top 10 slots, including the number one spot at the Tremaine Road and Steeles Avenue intersection. The accident rate of road segments were also looked at, with Milton represented seven times in that top 10 list. But only two Halton sites are above what's considered to be a normal safety level, said Wong. Currently, 1.5 accidents per one million vehi cles is considered typical. Only No. 15 Sideroad in Halton Hills and the Steeles and Tremaine intersection in Milton exceed that. But the slice of land from Guelph Line to Regional Road 25 needs further study, said Wong. "That whole section seems to have a big acci dent rate," he said. "That's the area we want to tar»» get. He noted the purpose behind the study is to iso late trouble spots and find out how to fix them. But accidents are caused by a slew of factors, not the least of which is human error, he added. "You can't predict accidents because there are human factors," said Wong. "Driving under the influence, we can't do anything about that. That's driver education." What the Region can do is focus on issues such as sightlines and pavement conditions. Lasers catching speeders Project "Laser," the traffic initiative aimed at reducing speed on Dundas Street in Oakville and Burlington, has completed its second week. During the first two weeks more than 253 traf fic tickets and at least 58 cautions (for lower or less serious offences) were issued. Given the ever increasing volume of traffic and tragic deaths on Dundas (formerly Highway 5) Halton Regional Police are out in full force for the month of April targeting speeders and aggressive drivers. Since January 1999 there have been five fatal collisions on Dundas that have resulted in six deaths. These accounted for almost 22 per cent of all fatalities that police investigated during the same time period. A Halton Region study revealed that the colli sions on Dundas tend to be more serious. This, say police, suggests that high speeds are a factor in the increased numbers of injuries and deaths. 2.9% I in m n in < » on >000 T « u ir u s ...-- - o v o r - When you Buy or lense «iny > ()()() r«iui us mid t«ike delivery hot w een April 1st \ l« i v S ls t ^ o < > o ,, , | v n r r w iH Tec ei ve a n ml O .A .tV for < lct oils S ee JV.piet e st`( of M i/m io T /o il I fiiiri4 ' irons - ^ T T n if | ro T rv T I N O I X IR A C f l> * rx.0 JtfS^ /K iz m a Organizers pleased with response to lakeside Easter sunrise service By Carol Baldwin OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The gloves came off, the sun came out and a good time was had by all. That's how Anthony Ward-Smith summed up the Oakville Easter Sunrise Celebration in Coronation Park on Sunday. The Salvation Army Band, which played music with gloved hands in the cool, early hours of Easter morning, had taken them off by the time the ecumenical celebration was in full swing. "The weather was exceedingly kind to us after the terrible days beforehand. The sun just broke through at the right moment. It was rather magi cal," said Ward-Smith, co-ordinator of this suc cessful event on the first Easter of the millennium. He estimated that between 800 and 1,000 peo ple arrived at Coronation Park for the 6 a.m. cele bration, with over 100 people in the mass choir on stage. "The only hitch was that the sound system for Handel's `Hallelujah Chorus' broke down half way through," he said, adding, "We just soldiered on." Ward-Smith was quick to thank the many par ticipants who made the service special, as well as those who helped the service move along effi ciently. In his praise he included Ken Coulter, manager of the Oakville Centre, who emceed the event. "He did a superb job of keeping everyone on the stage in line and moving the whole cele bration along at a pace that I hope kept any of the people who turned up from getting cold." He also thanked those who read passages or offered prayers during the service: Rev. Floyd Rhude, Mayor Ann Mulvale, Deputy Fire Chief John de Hooge, Halton Regional Police chaplain Hans Hamer, two teenage readers - Andrew Sutherland and Ted Branshombe, and Pastor Bruxy Caver. Ward-Smith said that the park was cleared before 8 a.m., which meant guests had already enjoyed a breakfast donated by a number of local businesses. "Someone produced some excellent hotcrossed buns...mmmm. Most appropriate," said Ward-Smith. "And Tim Hortons supplied almost 1,000 cups of hot chocolate and muffins and donuts...The Salvation Army provided a wonder ful mobile kitchen...and served coffee before the service." Any surplus food was given to the Sally Ann for its breakfast program and its foodbank received all the non-perishable goods donated by participants and guests. "It was very successful," said Ward-Smith. "Personally, I'd love to do it again, because I thought the atmosphere of so many churches com ing together in an interdenominational service was fantastic. It was, for me, a wonderful experi ence... It was a festival of kindness, generosity and unity." 'I « I |> I/ The #1 irons On th e PGA To ur . Ford of Gai &Chatelain irtnered together to offer you CAR SMAR IN T E R A C T IV E S E M I for Women. PLAN T O ATTEND THURSDAY, MAY 4, 7 p.m. - 9 | IE AVAILABLE PLEASE BOOK NOW - 1 Civic Scene Wednesday, April 26th: The Oakville Planning and Development Council meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. 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