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Crystal Bay Centre for Special Education unveils new safety village
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There's a new mini suburbia at the Crystal Bay Centre for Special Education, though this one won't feature any new residents.
The four -house neighbourhood was unveiled on Sept. 28 and was built with the intention to teach proper road safety to the students of the school. The Safety Village consists of road
loop for bicycles and tricycles of all sizes, with curbs, crosswalks, traffic lights — provided and installed by the city - and an intersecting lane down the middle. There are also miniature
buildings that look like houses.
The project was funded partially by the cit: and the public school board with help from local charities. School board trustee for Bay Ward, Theresa Kavanagh, was on hand for the
announcement and was impressed with the final product.
"It's brilliant, just brilliant," said Kavanagh. "It's making use of an old track-and-field track that was obviously not being used and has made it something that's going to be a real benefit
to the kids. They're going to learn and their going to enjoy themselves."
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"This new village Nvill provide current and future students of the school with the opportunity to learn and practise road safety skills in a safe and realistic environment," said Conn.
Keith Egli, chair of the city's transportation committee, in a release. "We're proud to have been a part of this community inspired project."
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