Safe Community Brockville
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Name of the Community: Brockville, Ontario
Country: Canada
Number of inhabitants: 22,000
Programme started year: 1997
International Safe Communities Network Membership: Designation year: 2001
Info address on www for the Programme: www.brockville.com/safety
Info address on www for the City of Brockville: www.brockville.com
The programme covers the following safety promotion activities:
The Safe Community Coalition of Brockville & District is comprised of 65 community
partners, representing a large variety of agencies & volunteers. The Coalition
sponsors injury prevention programs, some of which continue each year, and supports other
programs initiated by our partners. This report highlights programs the Coalition actively
participates in, but does not include all the safety & injury prevention programs in
place in our community.
Children 0-14 years:
Road Safety Challenge: A program sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation,
where communities work to highlight Road Safety issues within their area for one week
during the month of May. Programs for Road Safety for Children included a:
Risk Watch: A program developed by the National Fire Protection Association was
successfully piloted in Brockville, beginning in 1998. This program is school-based (Grade
1 to 8) and addresses the 8 most common areas of injury for children:
- Motor Vehicle Safety
- Fire and Burn Prevention
- Choking, Suffocation, and Strangulation Prevention
- Poisoning Prevention
- Falls Prevention
- Firearms Injury Prevention
- Bike & Pedestrian Safety
- Water Safety
Car Seat Clinics: Car Seat clinics are organised 2 to 3 times per year, with the
support of the District Health Unit, the Police Service, the Fire Department and other
community volunteers. Car seats are checked to ensure correct installation & use with
the child.
Racing Against Drugs: A program sponsored by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
(RCMP) which addresses drug & alcohol use as well as injury prevention. The Coalition
organizes the week-long event where, approximately 2000 school aged children (Grade 5
& 6) visit to participate in "Pit-stops" organized by community agencies.
They talk to children about avoiding drug & alcohol use, alternate activities and
preventing injuries.
Youth 15-24 years:
Young Worker Awareness Program (YWAP): Sponsored by the Industrial Accident Prevention
Association (IAPA), this program is delivered to high school students by health &
safety experts who volunteer their time to teach young people about workplace safety. It
includes such topics as:Principles of Health & Safety
Health & Safety Law
Rights & Responsibilities, including WHMIS
What To Do If I Get Hurt
ForeYouth-Brockville: The Safe Community Coalition is pleased to have a new
partnership with Youth Unlimited Brockville, called ForeYouth. This is a partnership that
will raise money to fund youth programs that will meet the goal of making Brockville the
safest environment for our youth to live, learn, work and play: emotionally, spiritually,
physically and intellectually.
Adults 25-64 years:
Safe Communities Incentive Program (SCIP): A program in partnership with the
Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) to enable small businesses to prevent
workplace injuries. The program provides Health & Safety training to owners and
managers and supports them to develop policies and comply with legislation. This group
incentive program provides financial rebates when the group collectively lowers injury
claims costs. Brockville has been the only Ontario community to receive three consecutive
rebates to participating businesses (more than $300,000 returned to the community).
Road Safety Challenge: A program sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation, where communities work to highlight Road Safety issues within their area
for one week during the month of May. See "Traffic" below.
Photo: Truck Safety Demonstration
Elderly 65+ years:
Fall Prevention: A Coalition subcommittee sponsored the "Steady As You Go"
program in 1998 and 1999 to prevent falls in seniors. Plans are underway for Fall 2001 to
revitalize this program with several new community partners.
At the following environments:
Home:
- Fall Prevention: as above
- Media Release regarding Homeowners & Halloween Safety
- Safe Community Handbook & Emergency Preparedness
- Guidebook: See publications below.
Traffic:
Road Safety Challenge: A program sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation,
where communities work to highlight Road Safety issues within their area for one week
during the month of May. Programs for Road Safety included:
- Truck Safety Mall Display
- Driver Fatigue: fact sheet distribution
- Boat Trailer Safety: fact sheet distribution
- Pedestrian Safety Walk with children in kindergarten & Grades 1 & 2
- Bicycle Rodeo for all children
- Car Seat Clinics
- Deputy Seatbelt Program for kindergarten children
Annual Holiday Media Campaign: Messages about the RIDE program to prevent
Drinking & Driving; messages to prevent aggressive driving
Occupational:
Photo: SCIP Rebate Ceremony (Workplace Safety program,
presentation of cheque to Coalition leaders). Ruth Kitson, Coalition Co-Chair,
Pat Lamanna, Workplace Safety & Insurance Board, Denise Kall, Coalition Coordinator,
Chief Barry King, Coalition Co-Chair (from left to right).
Safe Communities Incentive Program (SCIP): as above
School:
- Risk Watch Program: as above
- Young Worker Awareness Program: as above
Sports:
Harassment: Distribution of "Harassment in Sport" pamphlet in partnership
with Sexual Assault Committee to soccer and ice hockey clubs.
Leisure:
Road Safety Challenge: Distribution of Boat Trailer Safety Checklist for motorists
who transport their boats with a trailer.
Radio Media Campaign: including Boating Safety
Other:
Community-At-Large:Safety Signs at City Entrances
Safety Signs at Railway Walkways
Safety Day at "Riverfest" Festival
Radio Media Campaign: addressing many safety issues such as road, bicycles, boat, and
skating safety
"Accidents" (non-intentional injuries) in the following injury areas:
Violence prevention: Member of Dating Violence Task Force
Suicide prevention: Community agencies such as the Brockville Psychiatric
Hospital & Interval House provide suicide prevention services. The Coalition plans for
2002 include exploring potential partnerships to address this issue.
Programs aiming at "High risk-groups":
The Coalition considers children and seniors to be at-risk groups in our community.
Programs to address injury prevention for children include Risk Watch, car seat clinics,
and Road Safety Challenge. The program to prevent falls in seniors will be augmented in
Fall 2001.
Surveillance of injuries:
Brockville General Hospital provided injury statistics at the start of the Coalition in
1997. Recently, they have provided information about emergency room visits and discussions
are underway to re-establish the collection of injury data.
Numbers per year: 1999
Emergency Room Visits: 24,534
2000
Emergency Room Visits: 22,810
Started year: 1997
Injury data is also collected by the District Health Unit:Community Health Status
Report (2000) and the Eastern Ontario Area Emergency Health Services Committee: Injury
Profile of Eastern Ontario (2000) ( )
Publications: -
Produced information material, pamphlets:
- Safe Communities Handbook (1997)(40,000 distributed)
- Emergency Preparedness Guidebook (1998)(65,000 distributed)
Awards:
- Safe Communities Foundation (Toronto, Canada) Award of Excellence 1998 & 1999
- Road Safety Challenge: Children’s Safety Category: Pedestrian Safety Walk 2000
Staff
Number: 2
Professions: 1 part-time and 1 full-time:
Permanent: 1
Temporary: 1
Organization: Steering Committee:
65 members of multi-sectoral agencies and volunteers
Photo: Coalition Members (February 2000- site visit by Professor Leif
Svanström).
Specific intersectoral leadership group:
7 members representing: Health, Industry, Education, Emergency Services, and the
Community-at-large.
General Public Health/Health Promotion Group:
Leeds, Grenville, & Lanark District Health Unit: Public Health Nurse seconded to
act as Coalition Coordinator; provide professional services of Epidemiology, Planning
& Evaluation Consultant, and Marketing & Graphic Design Consultant
Photo: Volunteer Recognition (presentation of
plaques).
International commitments:
Study visits: Host to 6 Belarus delegates in August 2001 to mentor
establishment of Safe Community Coalition in Chaussy, Belarus.
Participation in Safe Community conferences: Canadian Safe Communities
Foundation Conferences: Toronto, Kingston, Medicine Hat, & Peterborough
Plan to attend Rainy River 2002 and Montreal 2002
Hosting Safe Community Conferences: -
For further information contact:
Denise Kall
Coalition Coordinator
Safe Community Coalition of Brockville & District
1 King St. West P.O. Box 5000
Brockville, Ontario K6V 7A5
Canada
Phone: 1-613-342-2917
Fax: 1-613-342-1785
 2bsafe@brockville.com
 Brockville,
Canada- Application to Become a Member of the Safe Community Network
Updated by Moa
Sundström, 2002-10-29 14:38.
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