Crime Prevention

Drug presentation & DTES walk-about

Posted by on June 11, 2012 at 2:58 pm

Two Friday’s ago, the Odd Squad gave their drug presentation to my daughter’s sports team to provide the girls a basic understanding about the hazards of drug use. The presentation was the same provided to high schools but was tailored to the small group, which was ideal as the girls were in their peer environment. [...]

An Uphill Battle

Posted by on November 28, 2011 at 11:21 am

“Give someone a good childhood and you give them a good life.” – Mike McCardell * It’s unfortunate more parents do not realize the truth in Mr. McCardell’s words, even if he should have added a disclaimer of saying you give someone more opportunity for a good life if you give them a good childhood. [...]

Social Media and the Youngest Generation

Posted by on October 2, 2010 at 9:44 pm

Social media is a frequent topic of discussion within my circle of friends, family and co-workers.  A few people have set their heels firmly into their I don’t do those social media things defiance and refuse to entertain the thought that the days of texting, tweeting, blogging and Facebook are already upon us. The rest [...]

Don’t Drink and Drive

Posted by on June 7, 2010 at 7:25 pm

Quite the title, isn’t it? You’ve seen it, read it and heard it.  So much so, that I think many of us don’t even register the real issue behind the message and it no longer catches our attention. But here is a commercial that will. It’s meant for the holiday season so consider this as [...]

Advice

Posted by on January 2, 2010 at 5:05 pm

If you own a bright orange AMC Pacer do not use it as a get-away car. If you are 300 pounds, overweight and have bad ankles, ensure your get-away car is in good working order. If you discover after the fact that your bright orange get-away car should really be yellow because it has turned into a lemon during your flight from [...]