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Canadian students color for public-rail safety

On June 1, 2010, eleven students from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Manitoba were named winners in the “Train Your Brain” Coloring Contest and awarded official Operation Lifesaver backpacks.
The Train Your Brain Coloring Contest was part of Operation Lifesaver Rail Safety Week (April 26 – May 2) and engaged school-aged students in a rail

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International Level Crossing Awareness Day June 22, 2010

Act safely at level crossings!
Operation Lifesaver Canada is committed to saving lives and preventing injuries through educating the public about the hazards and risks related to railway crossings.  In acknowledgment of the importance of rail-crossing safety, not only in Canada but also in countries worldwide, Operation Lifesaver Canada is proud to support International Level Crossing

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2010 Operation Lifesaver Safety Week

OTTAWA, April 22, 2010 – High school students across Canada will be targeted for trespass prevention initiatives and police officers will blitz motorists at highway/ railway crossings to help Operation Lifesaver and its partners publicize safety along Canada’s railways in some 200 communities next week.  The 2010 national Rail Safety Public Awareness Week kicks off

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Operation Lifesaver Safety Week

MOOSE JAW – Proclamation from City of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. 
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Accidents on the decline: Transportation Safety Board

Statistics released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada reveal positive, declining trends in both crossing accidents and trespassing accidents since 1981. See graphic below.

Public-rail safety trends 1981 – 2009

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