Safe Communities Canada Day
Ald. Bob Hawkesworth and representatives from Safer Calgary
joined City departments today to declare October 7 as Safe
Communities Canada Day.
The World Health Organization designated Calgary as a Safe
Community in April of 2003. Ald. Hawkesworth, Safer Calgary
co-chairs Carol Eamer and Bob Lang, and officials from the
Calgary Police Service, the Calgary Fire Department, and the
Transportation department celebrated this designation and
Calgary’s ongoing status of being a Safe Community.
The proclamation was one of many made across Canada today. On
the first Wednesday of October each year, Safe Communities
Canada and its network of 44 designated members celebrate
Safe Communities Canada Day.
“Today is a reminder of the results of our ongoing efforts to
make Calgary a safe city”, says Ald. Hawkesworth. “Calgary is
internationally recognized as a Safe Community and this is
something that should be celebrated.”
A designated Safe Community is one that believes that a safe
life is a basic right and aspires to create a safer life for
all its citizens. The responsibility of creating a safer
community is one that is shared between all members of the
community. A community can strive towards being safer by
working with such organizations as Safer Calgary.
“Safer Calgary’s mission is to foster community action
towards the creation of a safer Calgary” says Eamer. “The
organization acts as a connecting network that joins many
interested organizations and services that are involved in
the reduction and prevention of harm in the Calgary
community.”
For more information about Safer Calgary please visit
www.safercalgary.ca
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