CJCS 1240 Radio - Local and Community Events in Stratford Ontario

A quick note for local motorists;

Highway 7 will be closed from Oxford Road 119/Perth Road 118 to half-a-kilometer east of Perth Line 9 until May 24^th.

This is to accommodate construction.

One lane will remain open to local traffic only.

Adjust your driving routes accordingly.

If you're looking to get out of the house for a day, Wildwood is providing the chance to do so.

May 25th is Free Day at the conservation area.

The park is teaming up with Healthy Hikes to help you step into nature and experience Wildwood.

Free Day will run from 8am to 8pm that day, and staff will be on hand to help out with various activities like canoeing, kayaking, biking and more.

Visit www.wildwoodconservationarea.ca for more information.

Drivers take note:

Kincaid Street from Mitchell Road South (Highway 23) to the Canadian Tire/Zehr's Entrance in Listowel will be closed next Tuesday, May 21st, from 7:00 am until approximately 7:00 pm for construction purposes.

Please adjust your route that day accordingly.

Avon-Maitland District School Board students are keeping up a long tradition of excelling in the field of Tech-Ed.

At the annual Skills Ontario competition held at RIM Park in Waterloo earlier this month students from Northwestern, Listowel District Secondary School and Central placed in the top 25 in a long list of skilled trades related competitions.

Notable finishes include Jared Fraser from Northwestern who placed 4th in the Precision Machining category, and Jeremy Rock from LDSS.

Jeremy placed 2nd in the Cabinetmaking field.  

Congratulations to this year's participants:

The Perth County OPP keeps nabbing dangerous drivers.

Police in our area have ramped up enforcement of the traffic laws for Canada Road Safety Week.

Last night in St. Marys police pulled a driver over for talking on a cell phone, only to discover the driver didn't have a license.

Further checks showed the vehicle was also uninsured, and that the driver is not supposed to be operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device.

At around 10:30pm last night an OPP officer pulled over a Honda Civic going 140 km/h on Highway 7 near Wildwood Park.

The 19-year-old driver had his license seized and his vehicle towed.

Remember police all over the province will be out in force this weekend keeping an eye out for impaired driving, aggressive driving, distracted driving and seat belt violations, which are the "Big Four" causes of death and injuries on our roadways.