OTTAWA - City of Ottawa Councillors Mark Taylor, Rainer Bloess and Mathieu Fleury will join members of the community for a Toe Tag event, which re-enacts a motor vehicle collision to raise awareness among high school students about the consequences of impaired or distracted driving.
Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: École secondaire publique Louis-Riel, 1659 Bearbrook Road
The event kicks off prom season and will be witnessed by approximately 120 students and staff from École secondaire publique Louis-Riel.
The Toe Tag event is held in partnership with the Club Optimiste Vanier, Club Optimiste Blackburn Hamlet, the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) and the City of Ottawa's Safer Roads Ottawa Program and involves a simulated crash scene where actors are rescued, treated and arrested by members of the Ottawa Fire Services, Ottawa Paramedic Service and Ottawa Police Service.
This initiative supports the Safer Roads Ottawa Program which is a leading community partnership between Ottawa Fire Services, Ottawa Paramedic Service, Ottawa Police Service, Ottawa Public Health and the Public Works Department who are committed to preventing or eliminating road deaths and serious injuries for all people in the City of Ottawa, through culture change, community engagement, and development of a sustainable safe transportation environment.
