SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK

October 17-21, 2005

WHEREAS October 17-21 is School Bus Safety Week in Ontario; and

WHEREAS this is a time to recognize the area's 440 school bus drivers and other transportation staff who safely transport students to and from school every day; and

WHEREAS the Transportation Services of the Sudbury Student Services Consortium, on behalf of its member school boards and with the assistance of its school bus operators and drivers, daily transports more than 23,000 students - that's 23,000 good reasons to drive safely and remain alert when you see a school bus on the road; and

WHEREAS the theme for this year's celebration is "Flashing Red Means Stop Ahead," a reminder to motorists that it is unsafe - and against the law - to pass a stopped school bus that is picking up or dropping off students. The flashing red stop sign extending from the bus is a visual reminder to stop and be on alert for children.

NOW THEREFORE, I, David Courtemanche, Mayor of the City of Greater Sudbury, do hereby proclaim October 17 - 21, 2005 as SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK in the City of Greater Sudbury and urge all citizens to support the efforts of school bus drivers in reducing preventable injuries to our children.

DATED at Sudbury, Ontario, this 17th day of October, 2005.