Fraser Valley – A letter to the Editor of FVN: Dear Editor: On behalf of the Alzheimer Society of B.C., I would like to thank Abbotsford residents for their instrumental support of the 2019 IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s,…
Twenty years of traffic law enforcement experience has (mis)shaped what I find entertaining, so every Thursday I find myself reading the beefs in the Nanaimo News Bulletin’s Beefs and Bouquets feature. There is almost always at least one beef about…
Line-marking crews have begun the annual task of refreshing markings on highways across British Columbia to help provide a safer drive for motorists. More than 30,000 kilometres of lines are marked every year throughout the province to guide drivers. Lines…
Our current system of trying to change driver behaviour largely consists of traffic tickets, vehicle impoundment and driver’s licence suspensions. They all rely on traffic policing to find and deal with those who don’t follow the rules. How efficient is…
The rain is pounding down outside this morning as I sit looking out my livingroom window with tablet and coffee in hand. I’m warm and dry enjoying the idea that being retired means I am no longer on the highway…
This is a short trip down memory lane with a retired traffic cop: me. I’ve just recently completed a round trip from Vancouver Island to the West Kootenays and back and had plenty of time to think along the way….
If I were to ask you what a flag person’s job was, what would you reply? Assure orderly movement of traffic through a highway obstruction of some sort? Help everyone involved to be safe as they work on the highway?…
Abbotsford – If you ever saw the 1986 Judas Priest fan documentary, “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”, you could have sworn you were in a time capsule. The difference, it was 2019 and most of those teen and 20-somethings are now…
Paul from CompetentDrivingBC often shares his insights here on DriveSmartBC. I like his explanation of whether to signal or not and decided to share it with you. It’s great advice that we should all practice all the time. Surprisingly often,…
Halifax (Glynis Sherwood) – Relationship trauma may afflict individuals who have been harmed by physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse within a close relationship. This can be particularly devastating if the abuse occurs in childhood at the hands of caregivers, potentially leading…