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School zones back in session


After a extended summer vacation school is back in session.

Students and parents alike were excited about the start to a new year, as they hurried down sidewalks toward the brand new Mar Jok Elementary in West Kelowna.

Children told Castanet they were looking forward to getting inside the new school, as well as meeting new friends and catching up with old classmates.

One boy says he can’t wait to find out who his new teachers is and who will be in his class for the year.

With the opening of the new elementary, a new school zone was put in place for drivers. RCMP officers alongside parent volunteers were out in full force early Monday morning to ensure children could safely cross the street on the way to class as well as guide drivers in the right direction.

“It’s a brand new school zone and there are some route changes because of construction through this area. So, there is a lot of traffic this morning, basically detoured through the school zone,” says Cst. Kris Clark.

Construction on Westlake Road had traffic detouring along McDougall Road, but only two drivers were flagged over by officers during the school speed zone enforcement.

“The biggest one really is speeding,” says Clark about infractions in school zones. “It’s 30 km/h from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in a school zone. It’s very easy to go over that speed limit of 30, but it’s obviously in place for the children.”

Fines for speeding in a school zone start in the second tier of $196 and go up from there.

RCMP enforcement officers will be in school zones throughout the city for the rest of the week to enforce the 30 km an hour limit and encourage drivers to slow down.

 

 

 



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