Noisy ATVs have one Sask. man considering move
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‘It's really a systematic failure': Parents, educators raise concerns over lack of childcare spaces in Stratford, Ont.
FILE - A young boy plays at a daycare on Tuesday May 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck Jason Davis and Larhya Miller registered their son Zander on the Stratford, Ont., childcare waitlist the day he was born. 'He turned four June 4, and he goes to school in September,' Davis said. 'And he's still on the waitlist.' They said they applied for every licensed childcare program Zander was eligible for. They also looked at unlicensed home care options. 'The first one we put Zander in, he was starting to come home with unexplained bruises,' said Davis. Zander's parents pulled him out and Miller said the facility was later shut down by the ministry. Eventually, they found a new space with a hefty price tag. 'That spot, for four days a week, we're looking at about $800 to $1,000 a month,' Davis said. To help with costs and cover care needs, Miller, a student, cut back on classes at the University of Waterloo and Davis quit his job in Kitchener. 'I only work three days a week, but I work 14-hour shifts, sleep in the back of the truck, and work the next shift,' said Davis. 'I don't get to see my family three days a week, but this way here … I'm at least available.' Zander's family isn't alone. According to the City of Stratford, around 855 kids are on the waitlist for the Anne Hathaway Day Care Centre alone – the only facility run by the city. But the overall waitlist is much longer. 'The number including (Perth) County and the City of Stratford is over 3,000 (children),' said Mandy Koroniak, the city's children's services manager. 'It's really a systematic failure,' said licensed child care provider Jamie-Lee Wagler. Wagler runs her own half-day nursery school and has two kids of her own. She said before the $10-a-day childcare program took effect, she couldn't afford to put her children into licensed care. 'It's really disheartening as a parent to be working and taking care of other people's children, then having to send your kid to unlicensed childcare and they're not being treated they way that they would be in a licensed childcare centre,' said Wagler. Wagler also said once the new program was introduced by the federal government, demand skyrocketed. 'They promised all these spaces but the educators aren't treated as fairly as they should be,' she said. 'The spaces aren't opening up and the funding is lacking so much that we can't open spaces.' She added parents and educators need to take matters into their own hands and speak up. 'This isn't just a family crisis,' Wagler noted. 'The whole economic field relies on childcare to keep that going.' Koroniak said the city feels parents' pain. 'The good news is we do have spaces that are projected to open this year, including 98 spaces in the City of Stratford,' she said. Koroniak said the increase in spaces aims to meet the province's goal of reaching 37 per cent of access to childcare. However, she also acknowledged that means most children will still be without care. 'We don't deserve to have to make these sacrifices, whether they're personal or financial,' Miller said. 'But unfortunately, it's just what we have to do as parents.' CTV News reached out to Ontario's Ministry of Education for comment but hasn't heard back.
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Councillor claims Old North intersections are overwhelmed by cut-through traffic
City councillor Sam Trosow believes it is time to address what he dubs 'serious traffic concerns' throughout Old North London. (Sean Irvine/CTV News London) A city councillor believes it's time to address what he dubs 'serious traffic concerns' throughout Old North London. Sam Trosow has arranged a public meeting on July 23rd. It will feature police alongside municipal and independent traffic engineers. The gathering will take place less than a month after a school crossing guard was seriously injured when she was struck at the intersection of Colbourne and Saint James streets. Trosow contends that, at the bare minimum, the crossroads should be converted to a four-way stop. It already features a pedestrian crosswalk. 070925 City councillor Sam Trosow believes it is time to address what he dubs 'serious traffic concerns' throughout Old North London. (Sean Irvine/CTV News London) 'It's time for action. I would like the city to undertake a general review of traffic safety in the entire Old North neighbourhood because this is not the only intersection that's been a problem.' Trosow states rapid suburban growth is partly to blame. 'Much of it is due to the development on the outskirts. People are looking for routes that they can cut through when they take Oxford, Wonderland or Richmond. So, they will figure out where they can cut through in the neighbourhood. And I think that that creates just more of a general peril.' The public meeting takes place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church. 'I think what's going to come out of the meeting is you're going to hear a lot of really good ideas coming from some of the residents who have thought about this for a long time,' said Trosow. Already, petitions are circulating asking for calming measures at multiple intersections. 'In addition to filling in the four-way stop signs where they're needed, we might need a traffic diverter or two at the appropriate place in Old North,' concluded Trosow.
