We would like to take this opportunity to remind our school community to be very careful when driving and parking near Westgate School.
We need your help to provide a safe place for our students to walk onto the playground or into the building.
The school is considering a number of strategies to help manage traffic around the school. I will sit on a City of Calgary committee to look at traffic calming solutions along 8th Avenue SW. This process may lead us to consider implementing an AMA School Safety Patrol or a Kiss and Ride type of morning drop-off. We will keep you informed as we learn more about the viability and value of these options.
In consultation with the Calgary Police Service we have decided to assist drivers with identification of potential danger areas by placing fluorescent yellow traffic cones at either end of the three crosswalks near Westgate. We will also use cones at other key locations such as corners to remind drivers of the presence of pedestrians. Please leave the cones on the road. We will remove them at the end of the school day.
We will try this until the winter break, and at that point determine if we will continue the practice into the new year.
Thank you for your cooperation!
- Mr. Fehr
We need your help to provide a safe place for our students to walk onto the playground or into the building.
- Please observe all posted signs.
- Dropping students off in any parking lot is prohibited.
- It is illegal to block crosswalks and driveways or park within 5 metres of a corner.
- Please take an extra few minutes to find a safe place to park on the side streets.
The school is considering a number of strategies to help manage traffic around the school. I will sit on a City of Calgary committee to look at traffic calming solutions along 8th Avenue SW. This process may lead us to consider implementing an AMA School Safety Patrol or a Kiss and Ride type of morning drop-off. We will keep you informed as we learn more about the viability and value of these options.
In consultation with the Calgary Police Service we have decided to assist drivers with identification of potential danger areas by placing fluorescent yellow traffic cones at either end of the three crosswalks near Westgate. We will also use cones at other key locations such as corners to remind drivers of the presence of pedestrians. Please leave the cones on the road. We will remove them at the end of the school day.
We will try this until the winter break, and at that point determine if we will continue the practice into the new year.
Thank you for your cooperation!
- Mr. Fehr