CFWE Radio News - September 4 - 2015

Inspector Gibson Glavin would like to remind motorists that patience is needed on Alberta highways during this upcoming long weekend.

He would also like to remind motorists that it is harvest season in rural alberta.

“Other types of vehicles that we’re going to see on the highway. I’d like to pay special attention to, this is harvest season and there will be more of the farming equiptment that will be moving along on our highways. You need to be careful, they need to be careful. They take up lots of room. They move at slower paces and you need to be prepared to understand that this is important work and they need to get to where they’re going. And so do you. And we need to work together to do that safely.”

What should a person do if they are driving and begin to feel drowsy?

“If you’re feeling a little bit drowsy it isn’t going to get better by continuing to drive. That’s the signal that immediately its time to pull over to a rest stop, its time to stop where it is safe to do so. Get some fresh air, great time to do that, get some tea and coffee, take a washroom break. That’s the time, it’s the signal, your body telling you it’s time to take a break. Pay attention to it.”

The Inspiration Awards honour the extraordinary work done in Alberta communities to prevent and address family violence.
This year the awards are being expanded beyond family violence to also recognize work done in the areas of sexual violence, child sexual abuse, and bullying.

Additionally, there will be an award for lifetime achievement and an award for emerging excellence, which recognizes people 24 years of age and under.
 

Bring a candle to light for awareness and to honour or remember those loved ones in their respective stages of recovery.
Red is for those in active addiction
White is for those in recovery
Black are for those that have lost their lives to addiction

The group will walk from City Hall to the Legislative Building on September 13th at 5:30 in the evening.