BATTLEFORD - With kids hitting the pavement as they head off to start a new school year, the Town of Battleford is urging motorists to use caution on the roads.
"This time of year always makes it harder; the sun sets at different times," Mayor Ames Leslie said. "Quite often if you are driving in the north to south, east to west, the sun can get in your eyes, so I do ask that people drive with more care and attention, especially at this time of year with kids going back to school. There are a lot more people moving around. There's a lot more cars on the road. There's a lot more school buses on the road than there was even a week ago."
He noted people just need to slow down, pay attention and focus on driving, and "hopefully we all can come home safe."
It's also a time when people are moving farming equipment around more at the end of the farming season.
"We're right in the thick of harvest right now," Leslie said. "It's going to be this way probably for a couple more weeks. People just need to pay attention and have patience when you're behind the big machinery because it doesn't move that fast. Sometimes it's larger than the roads, so you just have to give them the space."
