Playground Speed Zone Changes
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To increase pedestrian safety, and to reduce motorist confusion the Town of Sylvan Lake has approved changes to school zone designation within the community.
Speed limits and regulations within school zones and all hybrid zones where a playground structure exists, are now set to playground zone hours.
Playground zones are zones where drivers must slow down to 30 km/hour between 8:00 AM, to 9:00 PM, daily.
For clarity, the following school/hybrid zones will be considered playground zones once signage is posted:
- Our Lady of the Rosary
- Steffie Woima
- Beacon Hill
- C.P Blakely
- Fox Run/Mother Teresa
The following schools remain as school zones, as no playground structures exist on the property:
- H.J Cody Highschool
- Lighthouse Christian Academy
School zones are in effect from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, when school is in session (school days).
The decision to make the zone and related speed changes are a result of conversations with the Sylvan Lake RCMP, both the Red Deer Catholic Regional School Board, and Chinooks Edge School Division, as well as a review of safety studies, and other municipal practices (Red Deer, Medicine Hat, etc.)