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Huron East Fire Department Thompson to back Christine Elliott
offers tips on holiday fire safety in Ontario PC leadership race
Twelve tips to
help keep your
family safe
Water fresh trees daily.
Keep the base of the
trunk in water at all times.
Keep your tree away from
any ignition source such as
the fireplace, heaters or
candles.
Check all lights before
decorating.
Before you put up lights
check cords closely. Dis-
card any sets that are frayed
or damaged. Never plug
more than three strings of
lights together. Never con-
nect LED to conventional
lights. This is likely to wear
out LED bulbs more rapidly
and could post a fire or
electrical hazard.
Make sure you have work-
ing smoke alarms.
It's the law to have
working smoke alarms on
every storey of your home
and outside all sleeping
areas. Test smoke alarms
monthly and replace
smoke alarms as indicated
in the manufacturer's
instructions. Replace bat-
teries once per year or
chose models with 10 -year
sealed batteries that never
need to be changed.
Protect your family with
carbon monoxide alarms; it's
the law in Ontario.
If your home has a fuel -
burning appliance or an
attached garage, you must
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have a working CO alarm
adjacent to each sleeping
area of your home. For
added protection, install one
on every storey of your home
according to manufacturer's
instructions that also iden-
tify when CO alarms need to
be replaced.
Make sure everyone knows
how to get out safely.
Develop and practice a
home fire escape plan with
everyone in your family as
well as your guests over
the holidays. Once outside,
stay outside and call 911
from a cell phone or neigh-
bour's house. Determine
who will be responsible for
helping anyone who may
need assistance.
Use extension cords wisely.
Avoid overloading circuits
with plugs and extension
cords, as this can create
overheating that could result
in fire. Never put cords
under rugs.
Give space heaters space.
Keep them at least one
metre (3 feet) away from
anything that can burn such
as curtains, upholstery or
holiday decorations.
Go flameless.
Avoid using real candles,
opting instead for safer
flameless candles. If you use
real candles remember to
blow them out before leav-
ing the room or going to bed.
Keep lit candles safely away
from children and pets and
anything that can burn.
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Keep matches and lighters
out of the sight and reach of
children.
Matches and lighters can
be deadly in the hands of
children. If you smoke, have
only one lighter or book of
matches, and keep it with
you at all times.
Watch whatyou heat.
Always stay in the kitchen
and pay attention to your
cooking - especially if using
oil or high temperatures. If a
pot catches fire, carefully
slide a tight -fitting lid over
the pot to smother the
flames and then turn off the
heat.
Encourage smokers to
smoke outside.
Careless smoking is the
leading cause of fatal fires.
Encourage smokers to
smoke outside and use large,
deep ashtrays that can't be
knocked over. Make sure cig-
arette butts are properly
extinguished.
There's more to responsible
drinking than taking a cab
home.
With all the festive cheer
this time of year, keep a close
eye on anyone attempting to
cook or smoke while under
the influence of alcohol.
Alcohol is often a common
factor in many fatal fires.
% Huron -Bruce
MPP officially
announced
endorsement in
Exeter last week
Huron -Bruce MPP Lisa
Thompson has placed her bet.
Last week, Thompson offi-
cially announced her sup-
port for Whitby -Oshawa
MPP Christine Elliott in her
bid for the leadership of the
Ontario Progressive Con-
servative (PC) Party.
Thompson hosted Elliott
at an event held in Exeter on
Fri., Dec. 12
"I'm 100% confident in
Christine's commitment and
plans to turn this province
around. She is the compas-
sionate and principled leader
that our party and province
needs',' said Thompson.
She added, "I find Chris-
tine to be straight -forward
and she fully grasps how
critical it is for Ontario to
address its fiscal issues, in
order to ensure its energy
sector is properly managed,
our local municipalities are
supported, and our front line
services are a priority'!
Since her election in 2006,
Elliott has served as the dep-
uty leader of the Official
Opposition and the Critic for
the Ministry of Health and
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I find Christine to be straight -forward
and she fully grasps how critical it is for
Ontario to address its fiscal issues, in
order to ensure its energy sector is
properly managed, our local
municipalities are supported, and our
front line services are a priority
— Lisa Thompson
Long -Term Care and Health
Care Reform.
She was the author of the
private member resolutions
creating the Select Committee
on Mental Health and Addic-
tions and the Select Commit-
tee of Development Services.
Other candidates in the
leadership race include Pat-
rick Brown, the federal Con-
servative MP for Barrie, Vic
Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing,
Lisa MacLeod, MPP for
Nepean-Carleton and Monte
McNaughton, MPP for
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex.
They are looking to replace
former PC leader Tim
Hudak, who stepped down
after the party's defeat in the
June provincial election.
Thompson said she feels
Elliott has the tools take the
party and the province in the
right direction.
"After working with Chris-
tine over the last few years, I
know she recognizes the
capacity of our PC Caucus
team, and how together we
need to work towards
regaining a sound fiscal
position that will positively
impact everyone in Ontario
said Thompson.
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