If you have a real Christmas tree this holiday season, you’ll want to ensure you take proper care of it, as holiday trees are one of the leading causes of home fires during this time of year. A dry tree strung with brightly-lit heat sources can be a real fire hazard. “Live Christmas trees are really […]
Holiday how-to: how to safely hang your lights
Today is American Thanksgiving, the marker that it’s officially the holiday season. In just over a month, it will be Christmas! Whether you decide to turn on your holiday lights this time of year or not, taking advantage of the warm chinook weather and putting up your Christmas lights now is a great idea. If you’re planning […]
Safety Tips for Hanging Holiday Lights
It’s hard to believe, but next week marks the one-month countdown to Christmas! While it may still be too early to turn on your holiday lights, taking advantage of the warm weather and putting them up now, is actually a good practice. If you’re planning to hang your holiday lights soon, here’s some tips for safety: Check […]
Pedestrian and Road Safety Tips for Halloween
Monday is Halloween, which means a lot of additional traffic on the roads in the form of both cars and pedestrians. Before your community streets are flooded with trick-or-treaters, here’s some reminders about pedestrian and road safety for Halloween. Motorists: Slow down! Keep your driving at a very slow pace on Monday evening, as there […]
Emergency Preparedness Week: Preparing for Natural Disasters
It’s Emergency Preparedness Week in Canada, and this year Calgary is marking three years since the devastating flood hit our city. Because there will always be a risk of another flood, and we are in “flood season”, here’s some tips to prepare: Know the risks: first thing to do is find out if you’re living in […]
Holiday Safety: Christmas Trees
If you’re going for a real Christmas tree this holiday, you’ll want to ensure you take proper care of it, as holiday trees are one of the leading causes of home fires during this time of year. A dry tree strung with brightly-lit heat sources can be a real fire hazard. “Live Christmas trees are really […]