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The Independent, Canadian Statesman Weekender, Bowmanville, Saturday, March 19,1994 11 The People Speak on Rogers Community 10 Tuesday, March 15, 1994, marked the beginning of a new monthly series series that will change the face of community community television. The People Speak is a viewer- based current affairs program that utilizes utilizes the new Rogers Cablesyterns fibre-optic fibre-optic technology linking the Rogers Rogers Community Channel studios across Ontario to address issues of common interest. Hosted by CHF1FM news broadcaster broadcaster Ben Steinfeld, the first episode of The People Speak will address educational issues province-wide, including including quality of education, social pressures weighing on schools, school safety and curriculum direction. direction. Participating studios include the Rogers Community studio facilities in Toronto, Ottawa, London, Stoney Creek, Kitchener, Oshawa, Newmarket, Newmarket, Brampton and Mississauga. In addition to the live phone-in dimension dimension of the program, community members are invited to participate in the live studio audience at the Rogers Community 10 Toronto studio in North York. According to series Executive Producer Steven Kerzner, The People People Speak and the other fibre-network series which will follow, expands the concept of community programming, using modem technology to promote dialogue province-wide on common issues of community concern, allowing allowing for greater shared understanding and exposure to different regional perspectives. The People Speak is designed to promote heated debate among experts experts and laypeople, and grapple head-on with leading issues of the day. For more information on the program, including a list of guests and how to be a member of the studio audience, please call Steven Kerzner at (416)446-7141. A new machine-readable driver's licence being introduced this year will add an extra level of security for the province's 6.5 million drivers, Transportation Minister Gilles Pouli- ot announced recently. "This licence will reduce fraud and make our records more accurate," accurate," said Pouliot. "Since it will be compatible with our police work stations stations and our court network, it will also be a step forward in enforcing our laws." The new licence will look like a credit card, with the driver's photograph photograph and signature electronically printed on its surface. It will be phased in during a five- year period. Measures Being Taken to Ensure Safety of Roads Taking a national approach to ; road safety issues topped the list of five ways government, the private sector and road safety organizations can make Canada's roads safer, according according to delegates at the National Road Safety Symposium last week. Improving driver education and public public awareness ranked a close second. "We've concentrated on what we have to do to save more lives and prevent injuries," said symposium chairman Grant Smith of Transport Canada. "We're looking for results by 2001 - we'll pass on our recommendations recommendations to government decisionmakers decisionmakers and private sector leaders with specific suggestions for resolving resolving the issues." Delegates to the three-day meeting meeting of road safety specialists agreed to focus on: - increasing national co-operation on safety issues; - raising the levels of driver education education and public awareness; - improving enforcement; : re-allocating funding to road safety; and - improving the quality of safety data. Ontario's Road Safety Agenda, a provincial government planning document, document, was released for discussion at the symposium. It calls for more emphasis emphasis on partnerships and community community involvement to enhance cooperation cooperation on road safety programs. The Road Safety Agenda's call for improved public awareness and driver education, increased emphasis on research and evaluation were both reaffirmed at the symposium. "Our programs will work better if they are part of a national approach to road safety, built on partnerships and consensus," said Ontario Transportation Transportation Minister Gilles Pouliot. "Wc plan to update our agenda every year to reflect national goals and standards - so Ontario's 1995 Road Safety Agenda will reflect the work of this symposium. Symposium delegates represent a wide range of disciplines from both public and private sectors, including medicine, law enforcement, engineering engineering and manufacturing. 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