Nov 26, 2009 | 2009, News
News By The Year2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) announced that it is encouraging Canadians to get the H1N1 vaccination. To help people make an informed choice, it is launching a new online portal of...
Oct 21, 2009 | 2009, News
News By The Year2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 OTTAWA – Ontario distracted driving legislation comes into effect next Monday. The new law makes it illegal for drivers to talk, text, type, or dial using hand-held cell phones and other hand-held...
Sep 15, 2009 | 2009, Home & Community Safety, News
News By The Year2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Most of the firearms in this country are long guns used in hunting and target shooting. Government statistics show 76 per cent of firearms owners have a rifle, 67 per cent a shotgun and 12 per cent...
Aug 24, 2009 | 2009, News, Youth Safety
News By The Year2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 It’s that time of year again when all the kids go back to school. Canada Safety Council would like to continue to remind parents and guardians to teach your children about safe travel to and from...
Aug 10, 2009 | 2009, News
News By The Year2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 The National Police Award for Traffic Safety (NPATS) and the Transport Canada Director General’s Road Safety Lifetime Achievement Award (RSLAA) have been joint initiatives of Transport Canada, the...
Jun 11, 2009 | 2009, Home & Community Safety, News
News By The Year2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 OTTAWA – Globalization and new technologies have led to an influx of products in the Canadian market. In 2007, the U.S. recalled 34 million toys and other products made in China , due to lead paint...
Jun 10, 2009 | 2009, News
News By The Year2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 On February 28, 2005 a small float plane crashed near Campbell River , BC . All on board died – the pilot and four forest workers. A botched rescue and investigation angered Kirsten Stevens, the...
Jun 2, 2009 | 2009, Home & Community Safety, News
News By The Year2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 The Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) has recently released a warning on the existence of a consumer product that poses a serious fire safety hazard. The Flying Lantern (also known as a sky lantern)...
May 21, 2009 | 2009, Home & Community Safety, News
News By The Year2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 What to Teach your Children OTTAWA – In light of recent events involving the abduction of eight-year-old Victoria Stafford in Woodstock , ON , the Canada Safety Council urges parents and guardians...
