CJCS 1240 Radio - Local and Community Events in Stratford Ontario

Drivers take note; Road 122 between Line 26 & Line 29 in the Township of Perth South will be closed today from 9:00am until around 3:00pm.

Crews will be onsite doing culvert work.

Please adjust your route accordingly to avoid any delays in your commute.

The Perth County OPP has released the results of the Distracted Driving Campaign.

Texting, handling electronic devices, eating and drinking, personal grooming and tending to children in the backseat are just a few things that cause distractions. 

For one week, starting on April 15th, police cracked down on drivers not paying attention to what they were doing.

Over that week police handed out 38 tickets, each for $155, to distracted drivers.

Four people were charged with "having a display screen visible to the driver".  All the other tickets issued were for "driving with hand-held communication device".

As an ongoing effort to save lives on Ontario roads, the Perth County OPP will continue to enforce laws related to distracted driving throughout the year.

They may play minor hockey, but they've made Stratford majorly proud.

The Stratford Warriors have won this year's Hyundai Hockey Nation contest.

The team will get a private instructional clinic hosted by Ron Davidson and Mike Keenan.

A celebration is planned for this Sunday, April 28th at the William Allman Arena.

You're encouraged to head down and cheer the team on, meet hockey alumni, and have your photo taken behind a Hockey Night in Canada desk.

There will also be a hockey equipment drive, where you can donate your gently used hockey equipment to the Hyundai Hockey Helpers program. 

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Ontario's Liberals will unveil a budget next Thursday, May 2nd.

But the Progessive Conservatives intend to move a motion of non-confidence in the minority government before then.

Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece says scandals are the reason for the motion:

Pettapiece went on to say Ontario voters are tired of backdoor deals.

The PCs are hoping the NDP will side with them on the non-confidence motion, citing that party's repeated condemnation of the government's decision to cancel plants in Mississauga and Oakville.

An auditor general's report last week showed the true cost of cancelling the gas plant in Mississauga was $85 million more than the Liberals claimed.

It's in you to give, and you can do just that today.

There's a blood donor clinic happening in Stratford.

It runs from 1:30pm to 7:30pm at the Stratford Christian Reformed Church.

If you can't make it out today, a second one is planned this week for Thursday at the Rotary Complex.

If you'd like to donate, you can book an appointment by calling 1-888-2-Donate or by visiting blood.ca.

And of course walk-ins and new donors are always welcome.