Students Get Information, Demonstration on
Seat Belt Use
RCMP officers from Red Deer, Const. Steve Campbell (left) and Const. Frank Hundt visited Hughenden, St. Thomas Aquinas and Provost Public Schools recently and demonstrated what can happen if people are in a crash not wearing a seat belt. The photo shows the demonstrator part way around as it rolls upside down. Seatbelts have been proven to reduce death in crashes by 45 percent and serious injury by 50 percent—but only 69 percent of Albertans on rural roads buckle up as compared to 89 percent on urban roads. ©Provost News Photos.
Students at three schools in the area recently saw first hand the importance of putting on their seat belts after getting into a motor vehicle.

A special rollover simulator was brought to students at St. Thomas Aquinas School, Hughenden and Provost Public Schools on Wednesday and Thursday when hundreds took in a slide show, asked questions and then saw an outdoor demonstration.

Local RCMP co-ordinated the visit that included constables Steve Campbell and Frank Hundt of Red Deer talking to Grades 9-12 students at the schools and pushing the importance of buckling up.

Campbell says that “it just makes sense to wear a seat belt.” He also says that something is wrong in rural Alberta because the numbers of fatalities are up.

Students heard that there are three main causes of motor vehicle fatalities: people driving while impaired; drivers not stopping at stop signs; and occupants not wearing seat belts.

The RCMP officer pointed out that when vehicles crash they are “not accidents” they are collisions. Accidents, Campbell says are an act of God but collisions are preventable.

Seat belts keep a driver in control of a vehicle so he or she may be able to steer or put on the brakes.

People are three times more likely to die if they are thrown out of a vehicle.

Vehicle manufacturers have engineered spaces inside the cars or trucks where it is safest to be in the event of a crash. Campbell also points out that 40 percent of people in rural Alberta do not stop at stop signs and “we do not know why.”

For more see September 19 edition of The Provost News
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10 Running for Town Council
Nominations have been filed for candidates running for local public offices.

Nomination day was September 17 and names received by the noon deadline included:

•Town of Provost
Mayor Ken Knox has been re-elected by acclamation but 10 others are looking for one of six council seats. Running are Dwayne Chopek, Michael Dennehy, Dale Gregory, Bryan Mattock, Benny Miller, Harold Reschny, Dan Stuckky, Betty Varty, Tom Ward and Neil Whiting.

•M.D. of Provost No. 52
Three divisions have more than one person putting their name forward. In Division 3 Lenard Kjos and Warren Heisler are candidates while in Division 4 Barry Halvorson and Brent Mercereau are running and in Division 6 Larry Swanson and
More progress has been taking place at the Town of Provost’s new office building with part of the roof now constructed. The building is being put on the same site as the old building that was torn down this year. ©Provost News Photos.
Percy Motley are running. In the other Divisions only one name was put forward as a candidate: Division 1, Tom Schneider; Division 2, Allan Murray; Division 5, Jack Roworth and Division 7, Gillman Crone.

•Village of amisk
Nomination papers were filed for three council positions for the Village of Amisk so all three will be in by acclamation: Ross Dean, Mervin Anholt and Don Anholt.

•Village of czar
Four nominations were received for the three positions of Village of Czar council: Marlene Brown, Doug Dambrowsky, Darrell Peterson and Bobbi Usselman.

•Village of hughenden
Four nominations were received for the three positions of Village of Hughenden council: Wayne Cooper, David Symington, Gary Larson and Janice Sayer.

•buffalo trail regional div. 28
Nominees for Buffalo Trail Regional Division No. 28 were: Provost School Division No. 33 Chester Spornitz; County of Minburn No. 27 James Hinton Jr.; County of Vermilion River No. 24 Electoral Subdivision No. 1, Joyce Stewart; Electoral Subdivision No. 2, Richard Van Ee; Electoral Subdivision

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