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• 32 tickets were issued for exceeding 60
km/h when passing a highway worker or
flag person
• One ticket for exceeding 60 km/h when
passing occupied highway equipment
• One ticket for exceeding 60 km/h
when passing highway equipment with
warning lights in operation
Police also reported one ticket to a driver
for failing to obey the direction of a flag person
or peace officer.
Fines for speeding in work zones or past
highway workers are significantly higher
than regular speeding tickets. Being
clocked at 40 km/h over the limit will cost
you $1,008 and four demerits.
Law enforcement also reported the following
results in July:
• 7,597 aggressive driving or
speeding offences
• 1,039 distracted driving offences
(including 920 for cellphone use
while driving)
• 576 inappropriate or no seatbelt/child
restraint offences
• 292 impaired driving offences (including
246 Criminal Code charges)
Brandt signs deal to
acquire Nortrax Canada
operations to provide
consistent customer
support coast to coast
The Brandt Group of Companies is pleased
to announce that they have reached
an agreement to acquire the businesses
of Nortrax Canada Inc. and Nortrax
Quebec Inc. (together, “Nortrax”), subject
to due diligence and regulatory and
other approvals.
The landmark deal will unite all John
Deere Construction & Forestry dealerships
in Canada under the Brandt banner
and deliver unprecedented access to Deere
products, parts and support services to
Canadian contractors.
With the acquisition of the Deereowned
Nortrax locations in Ontario,
Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador,
Brandt will own and operate 56 John Deere
Construction & Forestry dealerships across
Canada with an additional 30-plus service
points and will employ more than
3,400 people.
“The addition of Nortrax’s impressive
branch and distribution network gives
us an unprecedented opportunity to offer
customers anywhere in Canada a consistent
customer support experience, no
matter where their projects take them,”
said Brandt president and CEO Shaun
Semple. “We are very proud to deliver the
quality products and support services that
Canadian customers rely on for their success,
every single day.”
The acquisition will give Brandt a comprehensive
retail footprint to supply construction
and forestry equipment to
Canadian contractors and will further establish
the firm’s position as a premier
privately held Canadian company and
the largest privately-owned John Deere
construction and forestry dealership in
the world.
“Having a strong, privately-held,
Atlantic-to-Pacific-to-Arctic dealer will be
a huge benefit to John Deere, guaranteeing
stable leadership and unrivalled value
for our customers,” said Nortrax president
and CEO Chris Holmes.
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