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Highway Safety Division                                        RELEASE: January 29, 2008

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Media Advisory

 

MTO/OPP COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE 2008

MTO and OPP to Sign Operational MOU

 

(Northeastern Ontario)  The Ministry of Transportation and the Ontario Provincial Police will intensify their team approach to enforcement on Northeastern Ontario highways with the signing of an operational Memorandum of Understanding for the MTO/OPP Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Initiative 2008.

 

There will also be a spotlight on a community seatbelt safety partnership with a preview of a public education piece featuring Captain Mike French,  a Canadian Snowbird pilot.  

 

MTO/OPP

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE

MEDIA LAUNCH

 

Thursday, January 31, 2008

 10:00 a.m.

Ministry of Transportation Regional Complex

North Bay

 

(Gormanville entrance past the North Bay OPP Detachment,

 heated garage bays on right,  follow the signs)

 

·         MOU Signing

o        Bohodar Rubashewsky, A/Deputy Minister - Road User Safety Division

o        C/Superintendent Bill Grodzinski, Commander - Highway Safety Division

·         “There is no difference… Buckle Up” samples  

·         OPP Roll-over Simulator Demonstration

 

Contacts:

 

Ontario Provincial Police:                                  Ministry of Transportation:                         

Patty Gysel                                                               Jeff Griffith

Media Relations Coordinator                        Regional Planner

North East Region                                           Road Safety Marketing Office

705-475-2655                                                    705-497-5453

 

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