Kelowna realtors campaign to slow down speeders

As a Kelowna, B.C., realtor, putting up signs is simply a large portion of Taryn O’Donohue’s day-to-day life, but connected Thursday she’s trading her for-sale signs for thing other she is passionate astir — neighbourhood safety.

“It’s benignant of an inaugural that came to fruition seeing and proceeding speeding successful each neighbourhood,” said O’Donohue.

So, she’s decided to do thing astir it. She’s collaborated pinch section realtor Cory Alexander to print, build and present 100 “Slow down! Kids playing” signs to group who requested 1 from her.

“So, I posted it successful 3 different West Kelowna Facebook groups and I sewage 97 replies retired of nan 100 wrong six to 8 hours,” said O’Donohue.

Together, they are distributing nan signs this week and are already readying different printing.

“We person young families, we person young children and [O’Donohue] thought, if we request this, possibly different group do too. So we ordered a full bunch and nan feedback and enthusiasm has been overwhelming,” said Alexander.

Donna Howarth is 1 of nan group who jumped astatine nan opportunity to make her thoroughfare safer.

“We person speeders that spell done here, we person kids stepping to schoolhouse coming location from school, playing connected weekends we person a 30 km motion saying there’s a playground and they each do 50,” said Howarth.

Because astatine nan extremity of nan day, making judge kids person a safe spot to play is simply a priority.

“Somebody is going to get hit,” said Howarth.

The first tally of signs has been truthful successful that nan existent property squad will beryllium doing different printing soon.