Friday, August 4, 2006

By News Staff

Posted August 4, 2006 12:00 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

The August long weekend is upon us which means OPP officers are out in force checking for dangerous drivers, get ready to ‘jump up’ for Caribana, and your holiday weather forecast.

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