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Portage la Prairie community organization launching life-saving Pace Car program
Safe Kids Canada and its sponsor FedEx Express Canada invite you to the launch of the Pace Car program in Portage la Prairie on October 19 at 8 a.m. at Arthur Meighen School at 201 River Road. The Portage la Prairie Community Revitalization Corporation is the recent winner of one of 10 grants to support the Pace Car program in local communities across Canada.
The Pace Car program helps stop speeding on neighbourhood streets. It's simple - drivers in the community sign the Pace Car pledge, and then proudly display the official Pace Car emblems on their cars. By agreeing to
drive within the speed limit, cars become "mobile speed bumps," slowing the traffic behind them. Drivers also agree to be more aware of and courteous to other road users, especially pedestrians and cyclists. Many Pace Cars can effectively calm traffic throughout a neighbourhood. The more people who participate, the better it works!
For more information on the Pace Car program in Portage la Prairie, please contact Elicia Funk, Executive Director, Portage la Prairie Community Revitalization Corporation at (204) 240-6471 or e.funk@PortageCRC.com.
Further details about the National Pace Car program here.
October 19, 2010 media release
