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Halloween safety tips from OPP
To ensure that everyone has a safe
and fun Halloween, it is essential
that not only the "ghosts and gob-
lins" know what to do, but also their
parents and the motorists that may
be driving while the young ones are
out going door to door.
Tips FOR MOTORISTS:
•During Devils Night and Hallow-
een, if you witness any suspicious
behaviour by persons, call police
immediately.
*Drive slower, and be alert, espe-
cially in built up areas where chil-
dren may be walking. During the
excitement of trick or treating,
children may dart out from be-
tween parked cars.
•Watch for children walking on
roadways, medians and curbs.
•Enter and exit driveways and al-
leyways carefully.
TIPS FOR PARENTS:
• Before children go trick or treat-
ing, make sure that they have
eaten a meal. Tell children to wait
until they come home before they
start eating their treats. Inspect
candy by looking for wrappers
that have been tampered with,
pin holes in packages and loose or
tom packaging.
• It is recommended that a par-
ent or responsible adult always
accompany small children, even
when in a group.
•If older children are going out
without the company of a parent
or responsible adult, know their
planned route and which friends is
trick or treating with them. Make
sure your child is old enough and
responsible enough to go out on
their own. Instruct them to stay
together and only trick or treat
in familiar areas. Establish when
they are coming home.
•Review the safety rules relating to
traffic and strangers.
• Provide your child with a flashlight
or glow stick. Costumes should be
light or bright in colour and have
reflective strips attached.
•When you plan to greet trick or
treaters at your door, make sure
the area is well lit. Pick up any ob-
structions such as garden hoses,
bicycles, tools or other obstruc-
tions that pose a hazard. Clean
wet leaves from your sidewalks.
•Costumes should include face
paint or makeup that does not re-
strict the child's sight instead of a
mask. Children need to be able to
see hazards around them.
•Make sure that the costume is not
too long so that the child does not
trip on the fabric. No oversized
shoes or high heels.
•If the costume includes a sword,
knife or other "prop", make sure
that they are made out of card-
board and not the real thing or
rigid material. Should the child
fall, the object could pierce them.
TIPS FOR CHILDREN:
•Older children, plan a safe route
for you and your friends to follow
while going door to door. Make
sure you get home by the agreed
time. Make sure you are trick or
treating in a group.
•Trick or treat only in neighbour-
hoods you know. Only go to
homes that are well lit. If the home
is in darkness, pass it by.
•Do not go into homes or apart-
ments even if you are invited.
•Do not talk to strangers on the
street or gointo cars while out
trick or treating.
•Do not run from door to door
and don't cut across front lawns.
There may be objects like a hose,
rake or other obstruction you may
trip over in the darkness.
•Do not snack on your treats while
trick or treating. Take all of your
Halloween loot home and have
your par-
ents inspect
it.
Town eyed as film setting
Gerard Cribs
signal -star staff
Goderich in the movies?
At their October 13 meeting, Goderich
Town Council received a release form
from the Ontario Media Development
Corporation (OMDC).
The OMDC sought the town's permis-
sion to use photographs taken earlier in the
spring to use for promotion of the town as
a possible filming location for film . and
television projects.
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"Our goal is to market and promote
Ontario as a filming destination to inter-
national and domestic production com-
panies," wrote location librarian Mike
Roknic to the town. "... We wish to include
your property as a potential filming loca-
tion on this (web) site."
The pictures are part of a larger, digital
library found on the OMDC we', site, lo-
cated at: digitallibrary.omdc.on.ca.
Featured prominently in the photographs
are The Square, waterfront, CPR Station
and the gaol.
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