News Category: General
Radio and TV Stations Big Help in Life-saving Effort
OTTAWA – Canada has become a world leader in reducing deaths and injuries along railway lines, thanks in part to radio and TV stations. They have been donating airtime over the past few years, resulting in over 25,000 airings. While the grim numbers have been rising in virtually all other industrialized countries, rail deaths in Canada reached a 21-year low of 79 in 2003 as a result of the change in behaviour from drivers and pedestrians.… Read More
Rail Safety Contest Underway
OTTAWA – The fourth annual Direction 2006 railway safety poster contest is underway in Aboriginal/First Nations’ communities across Canada.
Document(s):
Click here to download the Booklet in PDF ( 317 KB )
Click here to download the Poster in JPEG ( 257 KB )… Read More
TruRez
TORONTO – TruRez, an aboriginal rap group from Toronto, is helping produce radio and television public service announcements to save lives along Canada’s railways.
Shown during today’s filming and taping are (from left to right) Everett Jacobs, aka Evolution; Art Martin, aka Krazy Talk; Blair Bradley, aka Rival; Harvey Powless, aka Mojo; Jason Martin, aka J Cruz; and Erick Martin, aka Lunacy.… Read More
Operation Lifesaver Rolls Out OLEV
OTTAWA – Operation Lifesaver rolled out a Manitoba-built mobile classroom to community, industry and government partners meeting in Aylmer, Quebec – part of a national campaign to save lives along Canada’s railways. Shown are volunteer drivers André Verner, Normand Lacharité and Jean-Pierre Brazeau.… Read More
True Leader
OTTAWA – Not all pro athletes are the same when it comes to recognizing their fans or giving something back to their communities, but Calgary Flames forward Martin Gelinas scores big on both counts.
Gelinas, who scored the winning goals in each of the three series the Calgary Flames won leading up to the 2004 Stanley Cup final against Tampa Bay, was a spokesman last year for Operation Lifesaver and Direction 2006 in a series of Canada-wide radio and TV Public Service Announcements in English and French.… Read More
Operation Lifesaver’s Annual Golf Tournament and Conference
OTTAWA – Operation Lifesaver’s Annual Golf Tournament and Conference will be held once again at The Château Cartier Resort, 1170 Aylmer Road, Aylmer, QC on September 16-17, 2004.
Document(s):
Click here to download the Agenda in PDF ( 89 KB )
Click here to download the Golf Tournament Information in PDF ( 28 KB )
Click here to download the Invitation in PDF ( 22 KB )
Click here to download the Registration Form in PDF ( 23 KB )… Read More
Rail Safety Poster Contest Winners Announced
OTTAWA – The art and design of several students will be used to help save lives along Canada’s railways, one of many initiatives by Direction 2006.
The winners of the First Nations’ Direction 2006 railway safety poster contest are: in the grade seven to nine category, Manuwella M., in grade seven at Martin McKay Memorial School in Sachigo Lake, ON, and in the grade four to six category, Kellye H., a grade six student at Queen of Peace Middle School in Happy Valley, NL.… Read More
Railway Safety Poster Contest – Winning Entries
OTTAWA – View the gallery of winning entries.
Click Here (PDF 297kb)
