Signs promoting family friendly activities and recognizing family friendly businesses are being endorsed and erected by the town.
Leanna Evans, program co-ordinator for the early childhood development coalition, attended council’s May 13 meeting to share her idea and ask for endorsement.
Evans has drawn a draft charter of children’s rights and is hoping businesses in the community will support the idea and components of the charter. Supporters can put a sign or sticker in their window.
“Mostly it’s just to raise awareness. We’re not going to police this,” said Evans, who explained businesses with the stickers would not be checked to make sure they were following every point on the charter.
Evans also wants to see family supported parks in the community and parents playing with rather than just supervising their children.
She wants at least six signs near parks with ideas on how parents can better interact with their children. “They’re ideas, just suggestions to spark the light bulb.”
Parking restrictions
Parking is being restricted along 40th Street and 50th Avenue.
RCMP feel parking on the streets needs to be modified due to serious, life-threatening accidents.
No parking signs are going to be put in place by town administration to cover the two areas near the intersection and train tracks.