35 Howard Avenue, ELMIRA, ON NEED WINTER TIRES? 519-669-3232 WE’VE GOT YOURVol 23 | Issue 30TIRES! LIVING HERE New podcast takes reviews of craft beer to a new forum People. Places. Pictures. Profiles. Perspectives. PAGE 17 FRI. SAT. SUN. VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 01 CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITIES. 6 1 -1 3 -4 -7 JANUARY 2, 2020 WATERLOO REGION A HOLIDAY ON ICE WELLESLEY COUNCIL New slate of rec. Region looks fees among this at photo radar year's increases Enabled by provincial legislation, the for Wellesley technology is being touted as an option to improve safety in school zones Twp. residents BY STEVE KANNON Cameras that automat- BY VERONICA REINER
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[email protected] through school zones Easing up on the gas ped- would reduce the possibili- With the calendar rolling over al might be a good New ty of collisions, making the into a new year, Wellesley resi- Year’s resolution for 2020, areas safer for pedestrians dents can expect to pay to more as the region contemplates and cyclists, he added, not- for their recreational pursuits. bringing back photo radar. ing that while there hasn’t Meeting December 17, council- Running with provincial been a rash of collisions lors approved a slate of amend- regulations that allow the to date, the ASE program ments to the township’s fees use the technology – re- is about preventing future and charges bylaw, with ferred to as automated incidents. new pricing coming into speed enforcement (ASE) The region does receive effect January 1. rather than the photo ra- a number of complaints Most of the fees in dar term that became un- about speeding.