CCRSA and community members continue string of protests for road safety

October 2, 2025 · 0 Comments

By Riley Murphy

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The Caledon Community Road Safety Advocacy (CCRSA) group is continuing their fight for “meaningful change from all levels of government and to bring awareness to road safety.”

The protests took place over two days at more than five different locations, following their previous protests held on September 6.

“The CCRSA was very happy to see so many of our community come out to support us at the protests this past weekend. It’s truly inspiring to see all of Caledon, and beyond, uniting together to push for the same goal, road safety and legislative change to make our communities safer,” says Amanda Corbett from CCRSA.

Corbett says it meant a lot to see many from the community take time out of their day to attend and help spread their message.

“It’s also inspiring to hear all those honks of support as people drive by, supporting us, even if they weren’t able to make it out to one of the protest locations,” Corbett adds.

“Caledon truly is a special place and we are so grateful to all be working together to push for that meaningful change that our community deserves. We will keep protesting, advocating for our community and being loud until that change comes, stay tuned for our next event,” she says.

Protestors gathered at various locations across Caledon, including the corner of Albion Vaughan and Dovaston.

Heather D’Ambrosio, who was at the Dovaston location, was also present at the previous protests, and she said they feel nothing is being done.

“Voices need to be heard, and we’re making a stand for safer roads because they save lives,” said D’Ambrosio.

Resident Darlene said that after living in Bolton for 24 years, she’s tired of “roads being overtaken by illegal truck yard trucks.”

“I feel that the safety of our roads are being impacted by a lot of illegal truck yards and illegal drivers that haven’t legally obtained their licenses, and it’s very terrifying to drive on our streets.”

“Trucks are important. We do need them for our economy, but when they’re illegal, that’s a whole different aspect that is not welcome in this community.”

Hunar Kahlon was at the intersection of Kennedy and Dougall in Southfields, where the location focused on advocating for road safety.

He shared that it is one of the most dangerous intersections in the neighbourhood.

“There are a lot of improvements that are needed on that particular intersection, which are beyond residents’ control. As residents, what we can do is we can advocate, we can raise awareness, so that’s exactly what we did,” said Kahlon.

Kahlon said a large part of their focus is to be proactive before “something terrible happens.”

He shared that drivers in the area often exceed the speed limit, are distracted while driving, and disregard stop signs.

A significant issue, he said, is that the lights currently on Kennedy Street and Stowmarket Street are not yet operational.

“Why would we put infrastructure in place and then not use it for public safety, road safety, that’s troublesome, that’s what triggered our awareness campaign,” said Kahlon.

He shared that when speaking with those in the area, there’s a lot of frustration.

“When you talk to people, everyone’s concerned about their safety on the roads,” he said

He shared during their awareness campaign that day, the community support was strong.

“We need help from both municipal and the provincial governments. There’s a lot that we can do together, and as of right now, we are not seeing that support.”

Protests and awareness campaigns are said to continue until support and change are achieved.