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MPP Ted Arnott Welcomes
Bill to Extend Red Light Cameras in Waterloo Region
Waterloo-Wellington MPP Ted Arnott is pleased that Transportation
Minister Norm Sterling introduced Bill 149 in the Ontario
Legislature on June 26. If passed into law, the Bill
would enable the Red Light Camera Pilot Project to be
continued for two more years in Waterloo Region.
Mr.
Arnott raised the issue with the Minister on behalf
of Waterloo Region and the Canadian Automobile Association
during Question Period on June 17.
Red
light cameras are used to snap a picture of the licence
plate of a vehicle that runs a red light and enable
the police to lay a charge for that offence.
"I
am pleased that the Minister agrees that municipalities
should be able to continue with this project beyond
the termination date of November 20, 2002. I hope that
all parties in the Legislature will support the rapid
passage of this Bill," said Mr. Arnott.
When
he raised the issue during Question Period, Mr. Arnott
cited a resolution passed by Waterloo Regional Council
calling for the extension of the project, along with
a letter from Anne Becker, CEO for the mid-western Ontario
region of the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA).
The
title of the legislation is: Bill 149, An Act to extend
the red light cameras pilot projects to November 20,
2004, or for an indefinite period. The Regional Municipalities
of Waterloo and Peel along with Toronto, Ottawa, and
Hamilton are among those who requested the extension
while the Regional Municipality of Halton has chosen
to defer a decision on the extension in order to review
the results.
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