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VOCM Late-Day Update August 13 · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Good evening. I'm Linda Swayin the provincial government is seeking
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  Speaker 1: public feedback on potential changes to the Highway Traffic Act
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  Speaker 1: to address the use of e bikes, EA scooters and
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  Speaker 1: other micro mobility devices. A new report by the Canadian
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  Speaker 1: Pediatric Surveillance Program released this week shows that ten children
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  Speaker 1: died from accidents involving e bikes or east scooters in
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  Speaker 1: Canada last year. Minister Mike Gousney says it's a serious
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  Speaker 1: issue that requires legislative change.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, so if you look around the country, this is
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  Speaker 2: being done in a lot of different jurisdictions, but we
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  Speaker 2: want to get ahead of you know, hearing from a
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  Speaker 2: lot of multitude of municipality leaders, safety partners, doctors, nurses,
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  Speaker 2: we really wanted to jump start on this. So this
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  Speaker 2: is ultimately about legislation update on amending the Highway Traffic
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  Speaker 2: Act to protect our youth than anybody that uses these devices.
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  Speaker 2: So as of today, there's a with engage in how
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  Speaker 2: there's a public release put out, so we're encouraging everybody
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  Speaker 2: to engage. It's open until September third.
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  Speaker 1: THENCE is also looking at possible changes governing carr and
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  Speaker 1: booster seats for children, bicycle safety and driving schools. The
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  Speaker 1: deadline for feedback is Thursday, September third. A link to
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  Speaker 1: the Engage in l feedback page is available at VOCM
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  Speaker 1: dot com. The legislative amendments are expected to be introduced
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  Speaker 1: in the House of Assembly this fall. The Baltic three,
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  Speaker 1: a bulk carrier grounded at Cedar Cove for more than
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  Speaker 1: a year, has started inching its way back to shore.
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  Speaker 1: Resolve Marine attached a series of chains to the hull
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  Speaker 1: of the vessel and has started to pull the massive
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  Speaker 1: ship towards shore. Mayor of Lark Harbor your carb Wade
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  Speaker 1: Park says it's slow going but the work is progressing
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  Speaker 1: so far.
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  Speaker 3: I'm not really sure what distance they moved it, but
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  Speaker 3: they did move it somewhat and been waiting for an
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  Speaker 3: update there by the end of this week maybe to Friday.
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  Speaker 3: Usually we get an update. But yeah, they're prepped, they're
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  Speaker 3: ready to go and nothing that have come on shore yet,
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  Speaker 3: like so the bow is still you know, not into
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  Speaker 3: each taking. So but you had are planned. You got
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  Speaker 3: a good plan put together and are carrying it out
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  Speaker 3: and they're doing very well with it.
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  Speaker 1: The vessel will be dismantled once it's pulled ashore and
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  Speaker 1: the parts trucked away for recycling and disposal. Its Miracle
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  Speaker 1: Treat Day at Dairy Queen locations across Newfoundland and Larrador.
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  Speaker 1: For today, only one hundred percent of proceeds from the
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  Speaker 1: purchase of any d Q Blizzard will go towards the
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  Speaker 1: Janeway Children's Hospital Foundation and Cuddle's Island. Lumber of summer
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  Speaker 1: Ford has been charged under the Province's Occupational Health and
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  Speaker 1: Safety Act for allegedly failing to comply with orders issued
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  Speaker 1: by the province in September and November of twenty twenty four.
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  Speaker 1: The charges relate to a series of alleged workplace failures.
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  Speaker 1: They include the safe storage of hazardous materials, the provision
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  Speaker 1: of emergency eye and skin washing facilities, workplace cleanliness, hearing,
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  Speaker 1: eye and face protection requirements, and the availability of a
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  Speaker 1: worker certified in emergency first aid, among a number of
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  Speaker 1: other issues. The company is scheduled to appear in Gander
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  Speaker 1: Provincial Court on September fifteenth. Your weather forecast is next