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| STRIDES FOR CHANGE 2012 LOCATION CHANGE | 1:05 PM, Mar 30 2012 |
| Due to City Of Barrie Heritage Days festival taking place at Heritage Park on June 3, 2012, we have moved our event to Centennial Park for the 2012 Event only. We will return to Heritage Park in 2013. | |
| MOCKTAIL MADDNESS | 8:14 PM, Mar 20 2012 |
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See the main page of the webiste for details on this orignal 1st ever event in Barrie on Thursday April 12, 2012 at the ANAF in Barrie Ticket info on Main page |
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| MADD Unveils NEW LOGO | 8:40 AM, Sep 04 2011 |
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| 2nd Annual GOLF LIKE MADD Friday Sept 16, 2011 at 10:00 am INNINBROOK Golf Course | 9:59 AM, Feb 05 2011 |
| Last years event was a record breaking success! We raised over $27,000.00. This year we would like to raise $30,000.00 with your help and keep that money in Simcoe County where we are making a difference with education and awareness programs throughout the region and supporting coutless victims on a volunteer basis! | |
| 6th Annual STRIDES FOR CHANGE Sunday June 6, 2011 | 9:58 AM, Feb 05 2011 |
| The date is set and we look forward to seeing you all out for our 6th annual STRIDES FOR CHANGE 5km walk/run event benefiting the Barrie/Simcoe CHapter of MADD. All monies raise stays in Simcoe County and is used for Education, Awareness and Victim Services within the County of Simcoe! | |
| 2010 Project Red Ribbon Campaign/R.I.D.E. Launch to be hosted by SSPS | 4:28 PM, Nov 10 2010 |
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MADD Barrie/Simcoe Chapter is proud to announce that the 2010 Project Red Ribbon Campaign / Festive R.I.D.E. Program launch will be hosted by the SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE SERVICE at its newly renovated NORTH DIVISION on November 21st 2010 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS
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| Introducing MADD Canada’s Licence Plate Program | 11:38 PM, Dec 23 2009 |
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Introducing MADD Canada’s Licence Plate Program Residents of the Province of Ontario can now show their support for MADD Canada by purchasing a Province of Ontario graphic licence plate. These plates are available directly from MADD Canada or Driver and Vehicle Licence Issuing Offices across the province. The plates cost $77.75 for a set of regular series graphic plates. A $20.00 shipping and handling charge will be applied for plates purchased from MADD Canada and you will be able to choose from a list of available plate numbers. When you receive your plates, you will need to take the plates, the form letter (which accompanies the plates) and your vehicle ownership information to a Driver and Vehicle Licence Issuing Office to transfer the plates into your name and attach the plates to your vehicle. The Province of Ontario will pay royalty fees to MADD Canada of $2.25 for each set of regular series plates purchased. You can also choose to add the MADD Canada graphic to a personalized licence plate. These plates can be ordered at Driver and Vehicle Licence Issuing Offices, online at www.ServiceOntario.ca or by phone at 1-800-AUTO-PL8 and MADD Canada will receive royalty fees of $4.50 for each set purchased. Please contact Dawn at dregan@madd.ca or by phone at 1-800-665-6233, ext. 223 to purchase your plates and show your support for MADD Canada. |
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| 2010 Golf like MADD Fall Classic - Announced | 7:25 AM, Dec 12 2009 |
| We are proud to announce that the 1st Annual Golf Like MADD Fall Classic will be held at INNISBROOK Golf Course in Barrie on FRIDAY Sept 24th, 2010. Please visit the GOLF Tab on the right for more information as it becomes available | |
| 2009 Rating The Provinces | 9:45 AM, Dec 08 2009 |
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MADD Canada Publications - Rating The Provinces Rating the Provinces is an on-going comprehensive review of provincial and territorial laws that provide Canada’s governments with legislative agendas to effectively reduce impaired driving. Every three years,MADD Canada releases a study that reviews andgrades each jurisdiction’s impaired driving legislation. These document identify the evolving best practices in our country, as well as comment on new innovative measures that need to be introduced into Canadian jurisdictions. With the Rating the Provinces documents, MADD Canada ranks each Province and Territory in relation to the completeness and effectiveness of their impaired driving laws. See: http://madd.ca/english/research/rtp.html Read More |
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| WEBSITE joins forces with PayPal for 2009 | 10:07 PM, Mar 16 2009 |
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We are very happy to announce that starting on Thursday March 19, 2009 the Barrie/Simcoe Chapter of MADD has successfully completed our application to PAYPAL for use of their services on our website. This means that starting in 2009 you can now REGISTER Online for Strides for Change and also let your friends and family know that they too can go online to our website and PLEDGE or SPONSOR you as a participant safe and securely via PayPal. There is no need to join PayPal to use this service. It is safe and secure and recognized around the world for its security measures and reliability. This also now means that you can make DONATIONS online to the Chapter as well as purchase special event tickets or merchandise on line in a safe and secure environment |
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| SUSAN COGAN COMING TO BARRIE!!!! | 11:30 PM, Feb 26 2009 |
| On Thursday March 26th at 7pm The MADD BARRIE/SIMCOE Chapter along with AM SHALOM SYNAGOGUE in Barrie is happy to bring you an intimate evening with SUSAN COGAN. This event will help raise awareness and education about the Perils of Impaired Driving at an event that will allow you to sit back and relax to the meaningful and relaxing sounds of Susan Coagn. Tickets can be purchased thru the AM SHALOM SYNAGOGUE or by calling the Chapter at 1-866-466-5310, Tickets are also available for purchase at MUSIC PRO in Barrie. ONLINE purchases can be made by following the link on this site. ONLINE purchases will be available mid-March. Cost is only $15 for all ages | |
| FALL/WINTER 2008 EVENTS | 1:37 PM, Sep 28 2008 |
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Hello again everyone, Well we are getting geared up again for another highly successful year and continuing our fight to end Impaired Driving in Simcoe County. We are tentativly booked for OCTOBER 15th at 7:00 pm. This meeting will be held at the Barrie Police Station in the Cameron room. PLEASE arrive by 7 pm SHARP. If you will be unable to attend please send your regrets as a reply to this email as soon as possible so I can prepare for the meeting. There are a few upcoming events that I would request you place on your calendar now if you are able to come and suport us. OCT 15: OCTOBER MEETING NOV 12: NOVEMBER MEETING (To be confirmed) (RED RIBBON BOX DISTIBUTION) Week of NOV 16th or 23rd: PROJECT RED RIBBON / R.I.D.E. LAUNCH (Barrie) NOV 27th: Multi-Media Debut event in Simcoe County at BANTING Memorial HS in Alliston. 8:30 am SPECIAL EVENT!!! NOV 30th: LICK IMPAIRED DRIVING EVENT: Nottawasaga Inn 11-1 (O.P.P./ MADD Event) DEC 10: DECEMBER MEETING (To be confirmed)- Possible R.I.D.E. CHECK I have done my best to provide everyone with the most notice possible for any events that we are either holding or partcipating in. Some details of the above events are as follows: PROJECT RED RIBBON/ R.I.D.E Launch: This is an ANNUAL event that we as a chapter work very closely with the HOST Police service, which this year we are honoured to have is BARRIE CITY POLICE. The details and final date of this event are still to be determined. This is one of our larger events and we will need as much assistance as possible for this to be a success. Planning will be starting at the October meeting (if possible.) RED RIBBON BOX DISTRIBUTION: - NOVEMBER MEETING This project should be one of the Chapters largest fundraiser activities and is recognized across the Country as a Unique MADD function. ALL Board members will be expected to accept the responsibility of ensuring that as many RED RIBBON Boxes get out and are maintained as possible. Also any and all other volunteers that are able to help out with this would be VERY MUCH appreciated. This avenue for fundraising is becoming more and more important as funding at the National Level slowly declines over the coming years. 100% of the monies raised from this goto the Chapter! MULTI-MEDIA EVENT - BANTING MEMORIAL HS - NOV 27 8:15 am This is the first time we will be holding an event like this. This years Multi-medial is D.O.A. and will be shown for the first time in SImcoe County on Nov 27th for 2 shows starting at 8:30 (I think). This event will have over 500 Grade 8 students bussed in from surrounding scholls to take part in viewing the 2008-2009 Multi-media presentation. Also special to this event is that we will have 2 of the actors from D.O.A. in attendace at the schoold to speak to their experiences. This event is in conjunction with the Nottawasaga OPP C.S.O. Officer Medody Tourigny. Many thanks to her for her unending support and work on making this event happen. We have been working on putting this event together since beofre the summer and we would love to see as many of you there as possible. LICK IMPAIRED DRIVING - Nottawasaga Inn - Alliston 11am-1 pm Thsi event is another first for our Chapter and the hard work of Melody Tourigny again from the Nottawasaga OPP. melody started this initiative (LICK IMPAIRD DRIVING) locally by handing out suckers to highschool students that had a tag on the suckers that said "LICK IMPAIRED DRIVING" This inititive has grown and is now becoming a leading factor in raising awareness and educating the youth of Simcoe County on the perils of Impaired Driving. This event will be held at teh Nottawasaga Inn at the CENTER ICE Facility. It will include displays from numerous community groups as well as free skating on the NHL size ice rink. There are also various HIGH LEVEL V.I.P's on the invite list whose names will be released upon confirmation of their attendance. This will also be a large MEDIA event and is being organized by C.S.O. Officer Melody Tourigny of the Nottawasaga OPP and OCCID and our Chapter along with assistance from various other community organizations. We will also be working closely with the local BOY & GIRL SCOUTS to have pictures drawn by those kids that will then be displayed at this event and possibly handed out during various R.I.D.E Events over the upcoming Festive R.I.D.E. Season. I thank you all in advance for your participation in the above mentione events and as always for your continued assistance in the FIGHT TO END IMPARED DRIVING in Simcoe County and across the Country. One of my favorite Quotes: "Decisions are made by those that show up." - I look forward to seeing you all. Sincerely, Jason Larkin, President
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| BARRIE/SIMCOE TAKES NUMEROUS AWARDS | 1:30 PM, Sep 28 2008 |
| Good morning everyone, I am happy to let you all know of the AMAZING outcome of the 2008 MADD National Leadership Conference Award Ceremony last night in Toronto. Barrie/Simcoe was OVER Represented in the Awards winning in ALL categories we had nominations submitted in! The awards were as follows: Terry Ryan Award for Police Excellence (Ontario East Region): Staff Sergeant Steve Wilson (South Simcoe Police Service) Outstanding Victim Service Volunteer of the Year Award (Ontario East Region): Kim Butler Outstanding Media Award (Television) - NATIONAL AWARD A-Channel Television - Barrie (Currently A Network) - Accepted by Lawrence Oakley (producer of the SAFE ROADS, YOUR CALL psa.) We would also like to officially announce the winner of the ONTARIO EAST REGIONAL DIRECTOR is our very own Chapter Founder MARGARET WILLIAMS currently the President of YORK Region Chapter. We are very proud to have been able to have all 3 winners available to receive their awards in person at the event last night. Please be sure to pass along your congratulations to everyone when you see them next and remember everything everyone does as a team is what sets us apart from the rest. Together we have made huge leaps forward in our region where Impaired Driving is concerned. We will continue to strive to be one of the best and most productive MADD Chapters in Ontario. EVERYONE is to be congratulated for the outstanding work you all do, have done, and will continue to do in the fight to end Impaired Driving in Simcoe County and across Canada | |
| SAFE ROADS, YOUR CALL | 11:07 AM, May 02 2008 |
http://www.orilliapacket.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=959837&auth=Courtney+WhalenCitizens enlisted in fight for safe roads; Campaign will urge motorists to call 911 on drunk driversPosted By Courtney WhalenPosted 29 days agoOne might say it's a sign of the times. The A partnership between the county, the Barrie/Simcoe chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), RIDE 24/7 and area police, the program will involve 150 signs being posted on county roads. MADD Barrie/Simcoe pre- sident Jason Larkin said while the program should see active participation from the public, the signs will also serve as a warning to impaired drivers. "They'll know it's not just the police looking for them; it's also the guy in the car next to you, the family in the car behind you, and even the tow truck driver," he said. A similar program started in York Region in June 2007. Since then, York Regional Police have received more than 1,500 calls from citizens, resulting in 200 arrests. Larkin has seen the results of dialling 911 first-hand. Last weekend, while driving north on Highway 400, he noticed a car ahead of him being driven erratically. He called 911 and a police officer caught up and pulled the vehicle over. Larkin said the driver was issued a 12-hour licence suspension. "The more eyes on the road the better," he said of the program. It's a sentiment echoed by Sgt. Steven Jacobs of Mnjikaning Police Services. "It is an extremely valuable tool, especially during the summer months when our roads are so busy," he said. The county's share of the cost to implement the program will be between $5,000 and $8,000, mostly for the installation of signs. RIDE 24/7 and the Barrie/Simcoe chapter of MADD are also contributing toward the cost of purchasing signs. Signs will start to go up in the next few weeks. The official launch of the program in |
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| Elections Completed for Board Positions | 2:51 PM, Jul 03 2007 |
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The Barrie/Simcoe Chapter held its Annual General Meeting in the Rotunda of the Barrie City Hall on June 27th, 2007. The Elections were held at that time for numerous Executive Board positions. Click on the link for more details. Read More |
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| WHAT TO DO IF YOU OBSERVE A POTENTIAL IMPAIRED DRIVER | 11:06 AM, May 15 2007 |
| WHAT TO DO IF YOU OBSERVE A POTENTIAL IMPAIRED DRIVER 1. Call 911 2. State your location 3. Vehicle Description a) Licence plate number of vehicle b) Colour of vehicle c) Make and Model of vehicle 4. Direction of Travel for the vehicle 5. Description of Driver | |
| 10 POSSIBLE SIGNS OF AN IMPAIRED DRIVER | 10:57 AM, May 15 2007 |
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10 POSSIBLE SIGNS OF AN IMPAIRED DRIVER Dangerous Driving Behaviour could be a sign of an Impaired Driver. 1. Driving unreasonably fast, slow or at an inconsistent speed ALWAYS MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE FROM ANY DRIVER YOU SUSPECT MIGHT BE IMPAIRED. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEATBELT. *** *** *** SAFETY REMINDERS
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| Campaign 911 | 10:55 AM, May 15 2007 |
| MADD Canada’s Campaign 911 Stop impaired driving. Call 911. Campaign 911 is a Canada-wide campaign to encourage and empower the Canadian public to report suspected impaired driving by calling 911. Impaired driving is the #1 cause of criminal death in Canada and, yet, every impaired driving crash is preventable. By calling 911 and reporting suspected impaired drivers to police, all Canadians can play a role in keeping our roads safe and in reducing impaired driving crashes, deaths and injuries. Join the Campaign 911 today! | |
| Help pass BILL C-9 | 12:06 PM, Apr 18 2007 |
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We're getting down to our last ditch attempts at helping this Bill to pass. ANYONE can email and make a difference. The support can come from anyone and if the pressure is not there all the efforts of MADD and the Police are in vain if these sentences are allowed to continue.There is nothing more revictimizing to a grieving family than to have some smug criminal walk away knowing he has done the crime but will now sit in the comforts of his own home, enjoying his life, his family with a pitence of restrictions. Our MADD Chapter (in Barrie) gets phone calls and emails from many, complaining about conditional sentences for horrific impaired crimes and wondering how to stop it. This is your opportunity. You can email the following address: leg-jur@sen.parl.gc.ca It is Bill C-9 that is before the standing committee. You state your request for the Senate Committee to pass C-9 ASAP and to be sure violent impaired crimes are part of this legislation Ask that your views be copied and shared with all the Senators of the Committee. Thanking all of you for taking a "moment" to perhaps make a "lifetime" of difference in the violent crime of impaired driving. Thanks again everyone More information can be found at http://www.justice.gc.ca/en/news/nr/2006/doc_31936.html Read More |
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| Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) with funding from Canada 's Drug Strategy, Health Canada , launches drinkingfacts.ca | 5:14 PM, Jan 08 2007 |
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On December 18, 2006, the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) with funding from Canada 's Drug Strategy, Health Canada , will launch drinkingfacts.ca http://www.drinkingfacts.ca, a new youth website to raise awareness about the harms associated with high-risk drinking. Drinkingfacts.ca is targeted to youth 14 to 18 years of age. The website launch coincides with the holiday season when many young people across the country will consume alcohol as part of their social activities. Read More |
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| Traffic Safety Is a Shared Priority and a Shared Responsibility | 4:44 PM, Jan 08 2007 |
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O.P.P. Commissioner Julian Fantino's Open Letter to the Citizens of Ontario. (Jan 4, 2007). Click on the link below to goto the O.P.P. website and read the full article. This and other Media links are also available from the "MEDIA LINKS" tab on the Red Bar on the left. http://www.opp.ca/opp_001805.html Read More |
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| PODCASTS Now available | 3:51 PM, Dec 16 2006 |
| What is a podcast? A podcast is a multi-media file distributed over the internet for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. These podcasts have been provided in three different formats for your convenience. There is an audio/visual file (.mov), an audio-only file (.mp3), and an iPod/iTunes file (.m4a). Read More | |
| PM Announcement Friday Nov 10, 2006 | 7:39 PM, Nov 10 2006 |
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled new legislation on November 10, 2006 that will target drivers who get behind the wheel while IMPAIRED by drugs. View CTV coverage of this event. CLICK on READ MORE below...... Read More |
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| MADD Canada launches its 2006 Project Red Ribbon | 12:10 PM, Nov 02 2006 |
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November 1, 2006 Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD Canada), today, launches its 19th annual, national public awareness campaign for sober driving through the holiday season. Click on the following READ MORE link for more information Read More |
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| 2006 LOCAL Red Ribbon / Festive R.I.D.E launch | 12:11 PM, Nov 02 2006 |
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November 17th at 10 am. Local Red Ribbon / Festive R.I.D.E Launch at MIDLAND CANADIAN TIRE. November 17th at 10 am. Emcee: Lance Chilton from "A-Channel". Victim Speaker as well as delegates and students from Midland Secondary School. We will be releasing doves in honor of the 4 victims of this senseless crime, that die each and every day in Canada!. There will be a combined R.I.D.E. Spotcheck in place following the ceremony. We would like to thank MIDLAND police for their support in this Launch as well as the other police services that will take part in the days events. For more information pleasee contact the chapter. |
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| MADD Bus Signs New for 2006 | 1:06 AM, Oct 27 2006 |
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Be sure to look for the new MADD Barrie/Simcoe Chapter signs now posted on various buses around Barrie. Many thanks also to Dawna of Mitchell's Signs and Imagery Group as well as Ted Barnaby of On Board advertising who helped this project to happen.See the photo in the "Friends and Photos" Tab on the left. |
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| Strides For Change Pictures now posted on site | 11:23 AM, Jun 05 2006 |
| View "Friends and Photos" and click on "2006 Strides For Change" | |
| Memorial Pictures now posted on site | 6:02 PM, May 28 2006 |
| View "Friends and Photos" and click on "2006 Local Memorial" | |
| 2006 Annual General Meeting - JUNE 28, 2006 7pm | 12:18 PM, May 22 2006 |
| Annual General Meeting - 7:00 pm. Our Annual General meeting will be held at the Barrie City Hall, Rotunda. Our guest speaker is an Police Officer from York Region who is a well known and recognized Expert trainer in drug recognition. There will also be elections for positions available within our Chapter, an overview of chapter activities from the past year or so. Light refreshments will be served. | |
| 2006 LOCAL Memorial - MAY 28, 2006 3 pm | 12:18 PM, May 22 2006 |
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Please join us in a local memorial that is being held as a dedication to ALL victims of Impaired driving, Killed and Injured. The memorial will be held May 28th, 2006 at 3 pm at McCarroll Park in Alliston. This will be a short service with light refresments being served, concluding with a park bench dedication . Please feel free to join us and show your suppoort for the Victims of this senseless crime that kills, on average, 4 people every day and injures approx 190 more each and every day. Click on the following link for a map: 2006 Memorial Map Read More |
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| Watch your local newspapers for information on the upcoming Strides For Change Walk and Wheelchair event. | 7:22 PM, Mar 25 2006 |
| The walk will take place at Heritage Park on Barries' beautiful waterfront on June 3rd. Click on the links to the left to find out more. | |
| 'Everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know' about Facts, Trends and Statistics on Alcohol-Related Trauma. | 5:35 PM, Mar 20 2006 |
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For more information on MADD Canada's 3rd edition of this report please click on the following link or visit www.madd.ca The 3rd edition of Alcohol, Trauma and Impaired Driving is larger, more comprehensive, and has more international research data to better place the Canadian impaired driving and alcohol-related trauma experience into a clearer perspective. (This is a PDF file.) http://www.madd.ca/english/research/real_facts.pdf |
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