· Location: Municipal Building Atrium; workshops at John Dutton Theatre and EPCOR Centre theatres.
· Event is free as there is no venue cost, and ENMAX sponsors the bus transportation.
· The City of Calgary’s Animal & Bylaw Services leads the organizing committee. Councillor Diane Colley-Urquhart is the honourary committee chair.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Safety Expo is designed for Grades 4 -7 students of the public, Catholic, private, charter and home schools.
This year there are 3,300 students registered to attend.
All activities at Safety Expo connect to the Alberta Education Health and Wellness curricular outcomes.
EXHIBITS AND WORKSHOPS
40 exhibitors are participating this year, and all offer interactive learning opportunities for the students. A list of this year’s exhibitors is available online; they represent City, corporate and community organizations with a role in safety and injury prevention.
· There are seven optional workshop presentations. This year’s topics are:
o Poison awareness and prevention
o Preparation for nature trips
o Internet safety
o Bike safety and tire workshop
o Fire safety and consequences of misuse
o Emergency preparedness
o Preventing bullying and harassment
· Descriptions and presenter information is available online.
