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Ottawa city counillors have voted to install a four-way stop at an intersection in rural Ottawa where a collision led to the death of an eight-year-old girl on Sunday.
Over two years, there have been eight collisions at the intersection of Nixon Drive and Dalmeny Road south of Osgoode, Ont., according to Coun. Isabelle Skalski. The two most recent collisions both happened last month and involved children.
“My heart broke,” said Skalski, who represents Osgoode ward. “There are no words for a tragedy where a child is lost, or where any lives are lost.”
The City was already assessing intersections in the area before the child’s death, but Skalski said the intersection of Nixon Drive and Dalmeny Road didn’t meet one of the criteria for a four-way stop: nine recent collisions.
“For me, I’m not personally ready to see another collision have to hapen for us to meet [the criteria],” she told CBC.
At the agriculture and rural affairs committee meeting on Tuesday, Skalski brought forward the motion to add a four-way stop at the intersection, which is a 40 minute drive south of Ottawa.
The Osgoode Village Community Association wrote in a post on social media:
“We’re grateful to see that [Skalski] is taking immediate action by bringing forward a motion for a 4-way stop at Dalmeny Road and Nixon Drive, rather than waiting for another collision to occur.”
Council passed Skalski’s motion, which also asks staff to monitor the intersection after the stop signs are added and report back with other options to make it safer.
Nixon Drive and Dalmeny Road in Osgoode Ward: