Oceanside Community Safety

The humble licence plate has but one job, positively identifying the vehicle it is attached to. Without license plates, how would we know who owned the vehicle? How would you complain about an erratic driver or report your stolen vehicle? Intersection Safety Camera (ISC) enforcement and Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) would be stymied and even the lowly parking ticket would have difficulty.

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 221 complaints.

Intersections are dangerous places. Yielding right of way is probably the main concern, but the path you travel through one is just as important. Some drivers are so sloppy with their technique that they activate the traffic signals by driving over the detection loops in the oncoming lane when they exit the intersection!

Oceanside RCMP, Oceanside Community Safety and Save on Foods Parksville teamed up for a food drive in support of the Mount Arrowsmith Salvation Army Food Bank. Thanks to you, we appear to have raised over $3,500 in donations and a pallet of food items at the Cram the Cruiser event today. We will get an exact count on Monday, March 14th, from the Salvation Army.

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 224 complaints.

I never know what I am going to receive in my e-mail regarding this column. Recently it was a tongue in cheek request to save a marriage by settling the question about U-turns between husband and wife. Neither one of them realized that there are really very few places in British Columbia where a driver can make a U-turn legally.

Scammers are sneaky and sly. They can target anyone, from youngsters to retirees. They can also target businesses. No one is immune to fraud.

Our group of superheroes has found a way to see through the scams. Their secret is simple: knowledge is power!

Oceanside Community Safety's Mike Garland speaks with The Lounge FM's Bill Dean discussing our Keeping in Touch and Block Watch programs.