Friendship Centre asks for crosswalk – Alberta Daily Herald Tribune

The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre met with members of the community safety committee meeting on Tuesday to request a crosswalk be placed before or near the centre for the safety of children attending the organization’s Aboriginal Head Start program downtown at 10105-97 Ave.

“It was important for us to get the crosswalk for safety for the children and the pedestrians on that street. It’s a highly used street. There’s a high traffic volume and there’s pedestrians on that street as well,” said Delaine Lambert-English co-chair of the Aboriginal Head Start Parent Advisory Circle.

“The vehicles that go down that street tend to go quite fast and I honestly don’t think they realize that there is a pre-school in that building. Perhaps if they knew that they would slow down and be more cautious.”

The centre claims there is poor visibility on the corner of 101 Street and 97 Avenue as the vehicles are parked right to the curb to the corner, which interferes with the sightline of pedestrians and drivers.

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