February 2, 2012 | Category: Press Release
OTTAWA, Jan. 31, 2012 – Operation Lifesaver is seeking nominations for the Roger Cyr Award presented to recognize a rail safety hero whose tireless efforts to improve safety at highway/ railway crossings and helped reduce trespassing incidents in Canada in 2011. Deadline for nominations is March 31.
Dan Di Tota, national director of Operation Lifesaver, said
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February 1, 2012 | Category: Events, General
The wait is over! The voting period for the “OFF THE RAILS” Contest is officially underway!
How to vote for Canada’s BEST youth rail safety message
All contest finalists’ entries are posted at www.OffTheRailsContest.ca
Online public voting will go from today, February 1, 2012, until February 29, 2012
You can vote for your favorites once a day in each category: English
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January 25, 2012 | Category: Events, General
“OFF THE RAILS” recap
In September we told you about the “OFF THE RAILS” contest, a fun and interactive nation-wide contest directed at 11 – 14 year olds. The contest asked youth to create a rail safety message urging their peers to stay off the rails. Working in teams of two or more, youth were encouraged
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January 18, 2012 | Category: General
The number 25. It follows 24 and precedes 26. It’s the number linked to a few things in our society, including:
the date in December that Christmas day falls on
the atomic number of manganese
the number of years people are married when they celebrate their silver anniversary
But for police officer Frank Bender, the number 25 has much
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January 11, 2012 | Category: General
As our Canadian winter wears on, you may find yourself getting complacent as you drive the routes that take you to school or work, to grocery shop and to go about your daily life. You drive these roads every day without incident, so you feel safe. If your daily route takes you through a highway-railway
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