Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the achievements of the Safe Communities Coalition of Brockville and District.
In the past three years they have worked with community partners to spread the message to local businesses and throughout the community that 100% of accidents are preventable. In fact, last Tuesday I attended a luncheon where over 100 local businesses divided up $76,000 in rebates from the Worker Safety and Insurance Board under their Safe Communities Incentive Program.
Thanks to the coalition, Brockville is fast becoming one of the safest communities in Canada to live, work and play.
The program is currently operating in 12 other communities in Ontario and Alberta and I would like to challenge other areas to get involved in this extremely worthwhile endeavour.