Car Seat Clinic Hosted by The Co-operators, OPP and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health

(Mount Forest, ON) – The Co-operators, with the assistance of the County of Wellington OPP and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health will be hosting a car seat clinic at the Mount Forest Fire Hall at 381 Main Street North, Mount Forest on Tuesday October 23, from 4:00 – 7:00pm.

Please call The Co-operators to book an appointment at 519-323-4010. Each seat inspection takes 1/2 hour to complete. In order to properly evaluate if the child restraint is appropriate and properly installed, please bring the child using the seat as well.

Seat belt and child restraint systems have been proven to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries in a motor vehicle collision.

Effective December 1, 2006, in Ontario, every person travelling in a motor vehicle must wear a seat belt or use a child safety seat. The penalty for seat belt infractions is a fine between $60 and $500. Convicted offenders will receive two demerit points.

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