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ATV’s Are Fun – In Their Place As we see land emerge from all that snow, All Terrain
Vehicles again become the vehicle of choice to get around off the road.
So, here’s a quick review of safe ATV use - the North Kawartha Community
Policing Committee wants to reduce the frequency of ATV incidents.
For the most part ATV’s (motorized two, three and four-wheel recreational vehicles) are prohibited from being operated on public roadways - this means all highways, county roads and township roads. In North Kawartha, the only public road use for recreational ATV’s is on Highway 28 from the south Apsley entrance, north to the Hastings County line. And this means on the shoulder, at low speed, and in control. A licensed trapper or farmer can operate an ATV on the road, if (ALL the following):
For the rest of us, the closest we get is when we cross over the public roads, carefully, using the shortest possible route. Most of our ATV use is on private roadways, logging roads, fire routes, and forest trails – all types of terrain. Given that, a few safety tips:
For more information, you can look up details on the following web sites: www.e-laws.gov.on.ca (Select “h” for Highway Traffic Act, and “o” for Off-road Vehicles Act.) www.catv.ca, www.ofatv.org, www.safety-council.org, www.atvontario.com, www.apsleyeso.org MEDIA RELEASE : 01 May 2006 ( North Kawartha Twp. ) A.T.V. Rider faces drinking and driving charge. from Sgt Robert La Freniere – OPP A member of the Peterborough County O.P.P. was patrolling in the Aplsey area on Saturday the 29th of April 2006 at approx. 3:00 p.m. when he spotted a Kawasaki All Terrain Vehicle being operated along County Rd. #620 . The officer stopped the vehicle and found that the driver had been drinking. The driver was subsequently arrested and charged with Drinking and Driving. A resident of North Kawartha Township appears in court on the 1st of June 2006 charged with Driving with more than 80 mgs of Alcohol in 100 mls of blood. NOTE: Within Ontario, All Terrain Vehicles can only be operated on Private Property or on Crown Land. |
Community Care Apsley
Community Care Apsley is hosting an afternoon of leisurely learning to broaden our horizons. Join us on Thursday June 15th, at Trinity United Church from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. The afternoon will feature four guest speakers from different organizations, and businesses, that have practical and hands on experience with current issues, health matters, and other challenges that we face. If you are a volunteer, a senior, or just want to learn more, please join us. This is a free event and everyone is welcome to attend. If you have any questions, please call the Community Care Apsley office at 656-4589. “Big Smiles & Racing Through The Aisles at Sayers IGA“ Congratulations to Teresa MacIntosh, the final $500.00 IGA shopping spree winner in the Great Grocery Giveaway contest, drawn on April 1st. Apsley Public School News by Susan Matthews May 3rd Apsley Public School raised $1100.00 in pledges toward ‘Pedal for Hope’ the Pediatric Cancer Fundraiser put on by the regional police. The officers rode into the village and the students gave them a big Apsley welcome. Hopefully some of you had the opportunity to hear Mike Melnik on 980 AM the CRUZ talking with the officers about their successful visit to us. During the 1 ½ hr. visit the students were entertained by competitions, antics, head shaving (5 students braved the clippers and are now hairless) and a video outlining their cause and what they are doing to help find a cure for Cancer. The school has also been working through a series of events during Education week. They have enthusiastically participated in our dress up days, watermelon eating contest and the Pedal for Hope. There is a lot of SPIRIT here in our school! We have begun to let the people who drive by our school know of our FABULOUS staff and students as well as informing them about up coming events. We hope you have had the chance to see our sign and will join us for some of our special events. Graduation for our grade 8 class will be June 27th. We have 15 students that will be graduating and moving on to Lakefield Secondary or St. Peters Secondary school. We would like to wish them the best and hope that they stop in and say hello some time in the future. Staff at Apsley Public School are excited about celebrating the assistance of all of our volunteers. We have been excited to see parents, grandparents and interested villagers volunteer their time at the school. They have been reading with students, helping with bulletin boards, sorting information, helping students with their work, and assisting in the library. We will be hosting a Volunteer Tea on June 20th at 1pm in the Library. Invitations will be sent out prior to the 20th. The OPP have indicated that they are thinking of doing another Vulnerable Sector Screening in August and suggest that you take advantage of the short drive and get the paper work done early. We are hoping to have even more volunteers as we have some exciting times already prepared. In early September we will be going as a school to the International Ploughing Match and will be needing those extra hands to assist us. Please remember that Police checks are to be updated yearly. We would like to invite the community to celebrate the careers of our retiring staff. We will be having an informal evening of celebration on June 22, 2006 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm at the school. Anne Goble, Pat St.Laurent, Bob Barnes and Noreen Woods are all retiring this spring and we wish them well. We would like you to help us by showing your appreciation for each one of them by joining us at the school celebration. Have a safe and Happy Summer – See you in September. 
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