2006 UFA Safety Rules day camps
UFA's Safety Rules day camps are a fun and educational day for children and adults. The one day event targets rural kids aged 6-15 and promotes safety and health among families by providing education and awareness about safety issues in rural areas. Individual communities are involved in the planning and implementation of the program so that it reflects safety concerns of the area. Over 900 day camp participants will take in several different interactive training stations where they learn safety around machinery, animals, and health issues as well as how to recognize hazards and avoid injury. The program includes personal stories from individuals who have experienced a farm related injury, demonstrations and interactive activities. The following nine day camps are being held across the province this year.
| Date |
Town |
Place |
Contact Name |
Contact number |
Registration Deadline |
| June 16th |
Olds |
Reed Ranch School |
Andrea Church |
(403)312-9800 |
June 11th |
| June 16th |
Kindersley |
Kindersley Events Centre |
Prairie West Regional College |
(306) 463-6431 |
June 8th |
| June 23rd |
Fort Kent |
LARA Research Farm |
Matt Janz |
(780) 826-3951 |
June 15th |
| June 28th |
Lloydminster |
Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds |
Sam Hardstaff |
(306) 825-5571 |
June 22nd |
| July 10th |
Holden |
Holden Complex |
Annie Louise Danilak |
(780) 688-3928 |
June 29th |
| July 11th |
Spruce Grove |
Agricultural Society Grounds |
Maria Vandersleen |
(780) 962-2560 |
June 22nd |
| July 18th |
Taber |
Taber Agri-Plex |
Brenda Engleson |
(403) 223-8270 |
July 10th |
| August 9th |
Grimshaw |
Grimshaw Centennial Park |
Penny Steffen |
(780) 332-2965 |
August 2nd |
| August 10th |
Ponoka |
Ponoka Culture and Recreation Complex |
Cecilia Dykstra |
(403) 783-6750 |
July 25th |
Progressive Agriculture Safety Days™
This hands on, fun and educational program has been teaching children across Canada about the potential dangers and fatal consequences of behaviour on farms. Each Safety Day is organized locally to ensure it meets the needs of individual communities. Every coordinator is supplied with complete planning resources to ensure the success of each Safety Day. This program instructs children how to be safe on the farm, however, through a Progressive Agriculture Safety Day™ the whole community soon realizes that it is not just the children learning how to be safe. Volunteers, families and friends of the participants end up learning a little more about farm safety as they work towards becoming a safe farm community. Four Safety Days are being held across the province this year in Teepee Creek, Manning, Fort Vermilion and Raymond.
Applications for safety days that will be held during the spring, summer and fall of 2008 are due on July 15, 2007.
To apply or for more information, log on to: http://progressiveag.org or call toll free 1-888-257-3529.
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