Jan 4, 2018 | Home & Community Safety, Youth Safety
Hockey – Our most dangerous game An opinion piece written by Emile Therien, past president of the Canada Safety Council, and the father of former NHL defenceman Chris Therien. – January 2010 The never-ending incidents of on-ice thuggery are turning hockey into...
Jan 4, 2018 | Home & Community Safety, Sports and Active Living
Child Safety Community Safety Home Safety Online Safety Senior Safety Sports and Active Living Traffic Safety Workplace Safety Snowmobiling has become a very popular winter sport for Canadians. There are currently over 700,000 registered snowmobiles in Canada and over...
Jan 4, 2018 | Home & Community Safety, Sports and Active Living
Child Safety Community Safety Home Safety Online Safety Senior Safety Sports and Active Living Traffic Safety Workplace Safety Outdoor physical activity can be healthy, fun and safe if you remain protected. Follow the Canada Sun Guide, created by Canada Safety Council...
Jan 4, 2018 | Home & Community Safety, Sports and Active Living
Playground Safety A playground should be a place where children can play and have fun, not a place where serious injuries occur. Some of these tragedies can be attributed to deliberate misuse of the equipment, poorly maintained equipment or having no parental...
Jan 4, 2018 | Home & Community Safety, Sports and Active Living
Motorized Scooters and Other Devices Youth Safety Home & Community Safety Senior Safety Sports and Active Living Vehicle & Road Safety Workplace Safety A variety of innovative motorized conveyances are being marketed in Canada. A few are roadworthy motor...
Jan 4, 2018 | Home & Community Safety, Sports and Active Living, Youth Safety
Child Safety Community Safety Home Safety Online Safety Senior Safety Sports and Active Living Traffic Safety Workplace Safety Trampolines are springing up as play equipment in back yards across Canada. School aged children love them. Jumping is exhilarating – and it...
Jan 4, 2018 | Home & Community Safety, Sports and Active Living
Child Safety Community Safety Home Safety Online Safety Senior Safety Sports and Active Living Traffic Safety Workplace Safety One of the most common in-line skating related injuries are broken arms and wrists. Skaters often try to break their fall by extending their...
Jan 4, 2018 | Home & Community Safety
Child Safety Community Safety Home Safety Online Safety Senior Safety Sports and Active Living Traffic Safety Workplace Safety Buyer Beware, Vendor Take Care For thousands of Canadians, yard sales and garage sales are an annual ritual. Financially, it’s a win, win...
Jan 4, 2018 | Home & Community Safety
Gambling Addiction Home & Community Safety Vehicle & Road Safety Workplace Safety Youth Safety Addiction to gambling is linked to a range of serious personal and social harms such as depression and suicide, bankruptcy, family breakup, domestic abuse, assault,...
