Operation Lifesaver Calls for Nominations For Roger Cyr Public-Rail Safety Award
January 15th, 2010
OTTAWA, Jan. 12, 2010 – Operation Lifesaver is seeking nominations for personnel who improved safety at highway/ railway crossings and reduced trespassing incidents across Canada in 2009. Deadline for nominations is March 31.
Dan Di Tota, national director of Operation Lifesaver, said the winner will be announced during their Rail Safety Week from April 26 to [...]
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Railroader and volunteer Johnston receives crime prevention award
December 23rd, 2009
Lorrie Johnston of the NB Southern Railway was recently honored with a “Certificate of Recognition” by the New Brunswick Crime Prevention Association for her ongoing work on railway safety, especially with children.
From left: Lorrie Johnston of the NB Southern Railway and Finance Minister Greg Byrne, who attended on behalf of Public Safety Minister and Solicitor [...]
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CN Police Chief Announces His Retirement
November 30th, 2009
Dan Di Tota, National Director of Operation Lifesaver, left, and Mike Lowenger, right, Vice-President of the Railway Association of Canada’s Operations and Regulatory Affairs group, presented CN Chief of Police Serge Meloche with a lifetime OL golf tournament certificate on his retirement from CN at year-end. Chief Meloche has led the railway industry’s safety and [...]
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Short Line Railway Helps Santa Make Advance Call
November 19th, 2009
SAINT JOHN, NB, Nov. 13 /CNW/ – The Express Trackless Train will roll out Saturday afternoon along the Market Square Boardwalk between 1 and 4 p.m. in a party for kids coming to the Uptown Saint John Santa Claus Parade.
Carter Hickey, a New Brunswick Southern Railway engineer for more than 20 years, will operate the [...]
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Safe Crossing Week 2009: Teaching children about railway crossing safety at an early age provides tools to protect them for a lifetime
November 1st, 2009
TORONTO, Nov. 2, 2009 — Safe Kids Canada and CN launch Safe Crossing Week 2009, a national educational campaign focused on keeping Canadian children safe at railway crossings and away from trains. From November 1 – 7, about 80,000 students in elementary schools across Canada will learn about safety at railway crossings in their classrooms [...]
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We are moving!
September 14th, 2009
The OL offices are coming down to earth. Effective September 14, 2009 our offices will be moving from the 14th floor (suite 1401) to the 9th floor (suite 901). The rest remains unchanged. Please make the necessary changes to your mailing lists.
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